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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1914
Page
1
Advertising copy promotes Pure Herb Tablets claimed to aid digestion kidneys liver and bowels, purify blood, and restore assimilation with no weakness. Three months treatment per box, one dollar, money back if no relief. Manufactured by Pure Ylerk Tablet Co. Ashland Ohio, agent W B Townsend Dahlonega Ga.
A small friendly owl nests in an old apple tree drawing onlookers. A boy circles the tree with growing anxiety, joking that the owl will twist its head off if he does not retreat. The scene captures a gentle moment of curiosity and fear.
A historical note describes a small circular void in the Milky Way sky, about a degree across, with four bright stars highlighted around it. It cites its coordinates roughly at 17h66m right ascension and 27°51′ south declination in Sagittarius, and mentions a nearby crescent-shaped void less defined and fainter than the main spot.
A dialogue notes the judge's stern, sententious bearing reflecting his official role. The exchange hints at a rigid legal temperament and the weight of judgment in court.
A humorous exchange notes a legislative bill as funny with a playful jab about a joker in it highlighting satire in lawmaking.
A judge comments on a conversation about a daughter who attended a tango lesson, noting the stiff reaction and suggesting implications from the prior exchange. The dialogue hints at social expectations and personal conduct in a courtroom context.
In a humorous exchange in a local column, a debate surfaces about whether men should be on one knee before women, with the punchline that shoe-store circles deem it the correct gesture.
A long quarrel in science over evolution and earth age narrows as Vries introduces rapid spontaneous variation, or mutation, showing that climate and environment can trigger large changes in one generation. The piece also recounts the Princess Parlaghy in New York, reacting to a Plaza intrusion case and a foreigner’s tour.
A comic fragment shows a young bride telling a waiter her husband has been late. The waiter reassures, noting the husband never drinks more than three glasses and implying his happiness explains the behavior.
A compact dialogue shows an educated tramp recalling scant rations at a house. He reports only the cold shoulder as sustenance while noting he received humble pie as his share of treatment. The exchange hints at social neglect and irony.
A speaker notes a friend often makes philosophical remarks, while another says such musings come easy when nothing specific troubles him. The exchange probes perception of wit and circumstance.
A fragment from the Boston Evening transcript pairs weather imagery with a humorous exchange about marriage. A speaker suggests launching into matrimony like crossing a vast sea, while another wonders if it would be a Pacific ocean to cross.
A brief exchange frames a man’s decline as a financial strain rather than illness. The dialogue hints at aging and shrinking appetite tied to mounting credit concerns, underscoring personal hardship in a concise, period-voice vignette.
A classroom scene quotes a student asking if needle guns preceded machine guns. The exchange highlights curiosity about firearm evolution and technical gaps in historical understanding.
A brief encounter unfolds with a tramp asking for the price of a meal and the boss replying he will fetch it, illustrating a moment of street commerce and movement through time.
A short dialogue sketches a couple at a social event. She declines the next dance while claiming fondness for dancing, prompting a playful exchange about expectations and behavior. The tone hints at flirtation and humor within a social setting.
Frank Opining quotes a humorous exchange about a last song. The dialogue shows a playful turn as one asks enjoyment and the other replies it was enjoyed because it was his last. The brief exchange captures a witty back and forth between two speakers.
Harry Bennett is known as an orchestra leader who can adapt to any college song on short notice. He once led music for a group headed by the famed Watty Stewart, performing in towns where Stewart toured. In North Adams the musicians were foundry employees, amateurs yet capable, as Bennett intervened during a rehearsal when a violinist pressed on despite a four bar rest.
Austrian professor Dr. Ernest Sellin reports uncovering foundations of the ancient capital Shechem on the Balanta hill in Samaria. In under three weeks he uncovered artifacts from Canaanite, late Israelite and Hellenic periods, including arrows rings pitchers jugs and other silver or bronze household utensils.
A quirky quote from the Boston Transcript illustrates a contentious household dispute over enacting a wife's will and the idea of bribery to sway its enforcement. The remark highlights personal conflict and money as a factor in legal-like decisions within a marriage.
George Ade once visited a Sunday editor on behalf of a theater manager. The editor, thinking Ade an amateur, told him to discard the manuscript. Ade calmly recounted that the manuscript in the waste paper basket was the editor’s own drama, returned with thanks as the manager’s joke.
The New York New Jersey joint commission weighs tunneling under the Hudson as a highway option. It notes passenger tunnel success favors vehicular tunnels and cites a $11,000,000 estimate for two directional tunnels versus $42,000,000 for a Fifth Avenue bridge.
For 400 years the isthmian canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans has driven imaginations. The French effort led by De Lesseps failed due to embezzlement and disease, but advances in science and medicine enabled American funds and expertise to succeed later.
A light dialogue shows two women debating attraction and appearance. One woman praises a man’s look while the other dismisses his beauty as she notes his gaze fixed on her. The exchange hints at social vanity and flirtation in a playful tone.
A terse exchange about missing quid pro quo in a bargain context. The lines imply that promised favors or payments were not received, suggesting a failed negotiation or mistimed agreement. The speakers remain unnamed in the fragment.
A humorous exchange centers on a caller asking an aunt for a marriage proposal. The aunt recounts a single time a gentleman proposed by phone, only to reveal he had the wrong number, turning romance into a misdialed moment.
A punch line in a humorous exchange has one character explaining he had to discard a talking machine because it made his wife jealous, highlighting a domestic tease between rivals.
A dialogue between Mrs Beacon and Mr Bacon reveals thoughts about baked biscuits from the previous day. Mr Bacon confirms the biscuits as the subject, suggesting a domestic domestic tone and a light, humorous exchange.
The message should not exceed ten words. A telegraph operator notes a constraint on message length and adds a postscript.
A shopper asks if the grocer will extend credit for another item. The grocer responds he will grant credit for any cash paid on account.
Maud tells Jack that she is beautiful while Ethel notes that people say Jack lacks imagination. The exchange hints at personal judgments and social perceptions within a small circle.
A local figure described as influential faces hostility as two-thirds of citizens reportedly vow to shoot him. The remark highlights rising tensions and potential danger surrounding the individual within the community.
A courtroom scene centers on a defendant pleading innocence amid a judge noting the accused looks the picture of misery. The man asserts he is the victim of a frame-up as the trial unfolds with tense exchanges and legal maneuvering.
Dahlonega is noted as one of the state's educational centers alongside the Agricultural College. The remarks emphasize a well graded public school system and the area academic landscape.
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