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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
1
The text reports 1906 Lonega climate data including mean 44.48 degrees, rainfall 6.16 inches, and extremes with 70 and 14 degrees. It notes 1906 annual mean 52.58 degrees, rainfall 73.33 inches, and lists other historical highs and lows. A Massachusetts schoolgirl joke follows about a hen and roosters highlighting a misperception of intelligence.
A Sierra ville note quotes President David Starr Jordan urging self improvement and Godward progress for the new year. In Salina a 105 year old woman seeks divorce to shed the third husband’s name before death, preferring her second husband’s name for burial.
A collection of exhortations on courage and integrity urges youths to confront fears and defend right. It cites required quarterly conference appointments by Presiding Elder J. R. King and notes a strange rainfall phenomenon near Gum Swamp. It also comments on war talk between California and Japan and calls for peace and experiential truth testing.
A reflective piece discusses forgetting as a mental skill, arguing for discarding harmful memories while preserving lessons for work. It notes a balance between honoring promises and kindness and letting go of past hurts to aid progress. A stray anecdote mentions a steer sold for 500 dollars then resold for 1000 dollars at Chicago show. Lydia and Georgette dialogue hints at social teasing about a kiss at a gathering.
Directory shows court calendar for Northeastern Circuit with Judge J J Kimsey in Cleveland Georgia and Solicitor General W A Charters in Dahlonega. It lists specific meeting days for multiple counties including Habersham Rabun Towns Union White Lumpkin Stephens and Dawson with set Mondays from January through November.
County officers named include G. G. Evans Ordinary D L Cook Clerk James M. Davis Sheriff M L Seabolt Tax Collector J M Calhoun Tax Receiver J Jarrard County Surveyor J A Hollifield Treasurer completing the official roster for the region.
Baptist Church led by J. E. Ash conducts Sunday services at 11 AM and at night. Prayer meeting Thursday night. Sunday School at 9 o'clock. Methodist Church under Rev E P Dempsey with services Sunday at 11 and 5 PM. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. Sunday School at 3 PM.
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