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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
1
At the Athens college farm a native cow herd crossed with a pure bred Hereford shows rapid improvement. Progeny display red and white markings, blocky conformation, short limbs, deep bodies, and rib depth. Even without special feed, several calves resemble pure-bred stock, illustrating strong hereditary influence.
Instructions from horticulture professor T H McHatton on timing and preparation for spraying San Jose scale in orchards. Recommends November spraying with lime and sulphur mix, specific mixing ratios, hydrometer testing for Baume or gravity, and two applications if infestation is severe, otherwise a single November spray.
Inquiry into whether soil types vary in plant food content and whether cultivation practices or erosion influence soil character. The note raises questions about how soil type, cultivation, and erosion affect nutrient levels and soil quality.
A satirical piece urges merchants and residents to ruin a town’s prospects by buying from outsiders, denouncing local merchants, praising outsiders, avoiding collaboration, and spreading doom scenarios. It advises farmers to curse the local trade, resist unity, and discourage investments, warning that property values will fall.
John R. Fain concludes salt offers no value in curing field hay or storing silage and hay should dry in the field. A practical lime test uses blue litmus paper. if it turns pink after soil dampening for 15 minutes, lime is needed. The State College of Agriculture attended the International Livestock Show in Chicago with Prof. Milton Jarnagin and five students.
The article describes electric light canes with built in lamps and a side button to operate the light, commonly arranged at the upper end or near the handle. It notes renewability of the cane battery akin to flash lights and warns patrons that parcel post packages must be presented at the Post Office or to a carrier for weighing and measuring before dispatch. Atlantic City reports a municipal precedent with Miss Bessie Townsend appointed city comptroller at $1,900 yearly to manage over $3,010,000 and oversee city property.
The document lists official salaries such as President 50000 yearly, Vice President 14000, cabinet officers 12000, Supreme Court chief 15000 and associates 14500, and congress members 7500 plus 20 cents a mile travel. It then disparately notes a laborious parade of tasks for a newspaper man ranging from writing to rumor, with many duties and social asks.
A professor and his wife discuss history and breakfast chatter in a witty exchange. The man muses on forefathers debating at the table while his practical wife jokes that history does not rise from breakfast topics. Vanity Fair notes her remark about daily life.
Britain adopts rolling tank modification for the Orion class to reduce dangerous rolling. The tank, proven on some passenger ships, aims to stabilize gun platforms and improve shooting accuracy by dampening vessel roll in future ships.
A humorous exchange notes Pilgree's boldness in public versus silence at home, highlighting a jailhouse or street scene where a character taunts a waiter. The banter contrasts private restraint with public bravado as readers glimpse social dynamics.
Copper beeches show fading foliage as autumn colors weaken their once bold copper tone. The tree group’s leaves transition, dulling the vibrant season display.
An excerpt from a London opinion quotes a warning about diagnosing with medical books and predicting that self treatment may lead to death from a misprint, reflecting public concern over amateur medical practice.
Griggs cites luck and pluck as the two keys to success Briggs quips that luck includes finding someone to pluck, framing a light exchange on perseverance and fortune.
North Georgia Agricultural College presents low yearly expenses from 125 to 175 dollars covering board lodging books and more. The ad boasts climate a mountain location discipline military department with U S Army officers and strong courses in agriculture mining engineering and commerce. It invites inquiries to G R Glenn LL D president.
Petition filed in Lumpkin County Georgia to incorporate as Dahlonega and Gainesville Transportation Company for twenty years with potential stock increases to 500000 dollars. Main business is transportation from Dahlonega to Gainesville with rights to acquire real estate bonds electric plants roads and lines, sue and be sued, and establish offices and branches.
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