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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
2
The Nugget notes national and local chatter about politics and prices while reporting storms near Camilla and Ovilla. It questions prohibition’s effect on city life and shares a suggested flu prevention method from a New York board of health, plus home isolation guidance.
The survey notes widespread flu closures in Thomasville and Copperhill Tennessee. Atlanta reports rising deaths and a crippled post office service from influenza. Other items cite tax changes in Savannah, cyclones in Franklin County, and political chatter around Gov. Dorsey and prohibition.
Stone outlines an integrated low gravity, large volume system for the Barlow placers on Cane Creek. Three quarters of a mile of canal and 2000 feet of 24 inch tubing feed water to wash gravel and gold bearing formation. He claims the setup, operated by two to three men, will cut costs, prevent freshets, and make the venture profitable without external incorporation or public funds.
There is more catarrh in this region than all diseases, once deemed incurable. Local remedies failed. Hall's Catarrh Cure from PF J Cheney Co Toledo is a constitutional internal remedy claiming to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars reward for any unimproved case, with circulars and testimonials available. Doctor’s druggists sell Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Small-town trade note advertises a fresh stock line of cups, saucers, plates, bowls and pitchers. Coffee priced at 40 cents per pound, other coffees up to 65 cents. General goods available. GW, VAUGHIEN
The issue notes a flu outbreak delaying delivery and mentions a suspended great railroad strike. It reports 17 of 20 convicts near Danville infected, three guards ill, and $467,224 in government checks to Georgia discharged soldiers. Rev J B Jones seeks tax collector post. Evans county mob disrupts courthouse lights after a sentencing.
A list of names and places across Georgia including Dahlonega, Gainesville, Atlanta, Murrayville, and East Point. Events mention Dahlonega participants and multiple figures 1 through 5, with numerous residents linked to towns such as Dawsonville and Barna.
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