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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
2
The Dahlonega newspaper notes Christmas liquor issues, local arrests in Douglas Arizona and Gainesville, and a Georgia sheriff jailed over missing funds. It reports Habersham population adjustments after county line changes and a Christmas day confrontation in White with planned court cases for Ash and Parker.
The passage outlines a road duty law for male citizens aged 21 to 50 with exemptions and a choice between work on public roads or a commuting tax. It states a maximum of ten days of work per year and a tax not exceeding fifty cents per day of work, highlighting perceived injustice to poorer men who cannot pay.
State Pension Commissioner Lindeey reports returns and decisions on applications from Ordinary Pruett county residents under the act approved July 11, 1910. Dispositions include soldiers approved nine, disapproved twenty seven, returned for amendment eight. widows approved eight, disapproved six, returned for amendment eight. Also notes six months actual service requirement and several tax value based rejections.
A historic ad promotes Folley's Honey and Tar for La Grippe coughs and stuffed colds. It claims rapid relief without opiates and safety. Sold by Dr. C. H. Jones & Son.
A collection of brief items and anecdotes from a small town. Mary Wooten is bound over in Clayton for a killing as a man approached with an open knife. Dawson County notes a former Auraria citizen in serious condition but recovering. A New York resident forecasts the Lady Mother Billy’s return from the grave. A Chattanooga scene ends in a pistol shot and a tongue talking episode. The piece also covers holiday reflections, deaths in 1910, and local medicine testimonials for Foley products with endorsements from Mary C. Abbott and L. McConnell, plus pension counts in Union and Cherokee counties.
The firm of Littlefield and Evans is dissolved by mutual agreement. All accounts due to the firm must be paid to T. H. Littlefield, who will continue in the livery business. Dated December 31, 1910, T. S. Leereerenn, G. G. Evans.
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