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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
1
President Andrew M. Soule promotes the Georgia State College of Agriculture short courses held in January. Courses cover cotton industry, livestock, agronomy, and horticulture with field demonstrations. Farmers report saving hundreds of dollars after $26 course cost, urging white farmers over 16 to participate and spread the word locally.
A chicken with a cold should receive quick attention as catarrh may worsen into a bigger problem. Causes include cold weather drafts damp air and poor housing. Remove causes first and the birds may recover. pepper in mash helps and Boracic acid rinse or potassium permanganate dip can treat nostrils eyes and mouth.
M P Jarnagin argues Georgia can raise beef cattle as cheaply as grain states due to abundant Bermuda grass and longer grazing. He notes corn proves Georgia’s beef potential, with cows bought at $17 and calves sold at $44.99 at 28 months. Benjamin Leath, a corn club prize winner, must leave college for health reasons.
The Georgia State Board of Health warns mothers that whooping cough is highly dangerous and often fatal for children under five. It stresses that exposure risks and severe coughing paroxysms can lead to pneumonia, kidney and heart complications, and urges prompt medical care for severe cases.
The article urges health authorities to curb whooping cough by placarding affected homes and warning the public. It suggests color ribbons for infected children and calls on parents to isolate sick children while ensuring the healthy have fresh air and safety, predicting fewer cases and saved lives if boards act decisively.
John Burroughs argues that immersion in fields and woods yields saner, healthier, truer life standards. He claims absorbing nature surpasses formal schooling and that love and enjoyment of nature deepen understanding better than laboratory study.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Puddlethorpe debating travel plans and opting to stay home for an operation, reflecting lighthearted tone and domestic social satire. The dialogue captures fashionably phrased gossip and summer plans in a whimsical snippet.
A line from Harper's Bazaar mocks gender roles with witty exchange about women. Judson contrasts a bottom position with Hudson claiming a top drawer. The remark reflects satirical social commentary of the era.
The king orders a handsome blue satin mantle for the Knights Grand Cross of the Victorian Order. It features a two inch red border blue and gold silk cordon and a blue enamel collar with gold roses and white enamel inscriptions. Queen Victoria's medallion sits in gold at the center.
A dialogue asks why one would pursue becoming a beauty doctor citing handsome profits in the beauty business as the main motive. The exchange frames the profession as financially attractive potential work in cosmetics and aesthetics.
A fragmentary exchange discusses poverty as a powerful social force. The speakers note that poverty governs behavior and shapes choices, reflecting a grim view of economic hardship.
Stella asks if they are engaged while Bella mentions expecting the notification committee tonight. The exchange centers on an anticipated formal notice and relationship implications.
A writer in American Medicine argues that great scientists like Darwin Pasteur Newton Franklin and Edison lacked university education. He adds Paul Ehrlich to the list, noting his failure in formal schooling yet prominence for discovering 666. He suggests education should cultivate thinking over memorization.
Senator Bristow, in Salina, compared Cornwallis era troops to Blane's wife who thought burglars were downstairs. He recalled Blane’s strategy to quell fear by claiming burglars work in silence. Bristow ended noting Mrs Blane now fears silence as a sign of danger.
A Suffolk County lawyer widely praised for freeing a vagrant on vagrancy charges was later given a watch as gratitude. The debtor, a hatless tramp, offered the shimmering gift after leaving the courtroom corridor, claiming he had no money to repay the attorney's defense. The gentleman had stood up for innocence, believing the client did not steal an elderly man's watch.
At a Mansion House meeting supporting the London Bible Women and Nurses Mission Sir Alfred Pearce Would recalled the decline of the old fashioned poultice saying it is “dead as Queen Anne.” He noted antiseptic dressings have replaced it and highlighted changes in medical care.
Petitioners seek a twenty year charter for Dahlonega and Gainesville Transportation Company to operate an automobile road from Dahlonega to Gainesville with power to own real estate, water power, electric plants, and to issue securities. They request branch offices, rights to acquire rights of way, and to construct tram roads, speedways, and related utilities. The filing is certified by C. Han, Clerk, Superior Court, Lumpkin County, Georgia, December 12, 1912.
G H McGuires Feweler's Store advertises jewelry repair on short notice in good style at reasonable prices. The shop stocks spectacles, clocks, watches, eyeglasses, and musical instruments.
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