Dahlonega's 1907 Christmas Week News Reflects Local Life
The Dahlonega Georgia newspaper notes Roosevelts non candidacy and Georgia politics, local weddings in Gainesville, a new pure food law raising fireworks prices, mine disaster tolls, Florida watermelons shipments, a Georgia possum Christmas, the Tennessee Copper plant, a Dan gon county Confederate veteran death, an Atlanta murder trial, Rome liability suit, liquor scares, Cherokee Advance upgrades, January 1908 wine restrictions, and a rural wife incident with a $25.75 fine, all reflecting small town concerns and regional curiosities.
Goodbye to the Old Year 1907 Editorial Notice
The Nue arr office closes papers until January 8 1908 and thanks patrons for support. It laments the money panic, notes job losses and hardship, asks wealth to stay home, and hopes 1908 brings health prosperity and peace for Lumpkin and county residents amid famine and sickness.
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Lumpkin
Cabinet of Local News Bits and Navy Fleet Facts
Local notes report deaths in Georgia and ongoing political races in Cobb and Wood counties. A legless Lindale resident wed last week. A Birmingham mine explosion claims many lives. Carter Tate likely to stay in office. Floyd County Farmers Union urges cotton acreage reduction amid skepticism. The Pacific fleet, 16 battleships sailing 18 000 miles, costs and ammunition described in detail, highlighting immense firepower and expense.
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Hampton Roads
Christmas Presents Exhibition At Mead ers & Sons Store
Christmas goods are on display with early selection encouraged. Special requests may be sourced if possible and prices stay close to regular stock with no holiday markups for early buyers. Do not request returns after December 20. Mead ers & Sons continue to expand groceries shoes and dry goods variety.
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B. R. Meaders & Sons
Card of Thanks and Local Notes From Dahlonega
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Dahlonega neighbors for kindness during the illness of a young son. The snippet notes W J Love less mining in Cherokee now Dawson catching beavers, W S Hutt from Lumpkin visited Dahlonega, and Bill carried sunshine with many friends. Included are brief items: a Minneapolis man killed his wife and himself over Christmas presents, a flock of crows near a hunter in Illinois, and a Roanoke bank closure last week.
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Charlie Free
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Lumpkin County
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Gainesville
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