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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
2
A compilation of crime, tragedy, and social notes from Georgia towns. Reports include hangings in Blue Ridge and Newton, a fatal shooting in Bangor Maine contrasted with frontier withdrawals, a man building his coffin in Ohio, and a widow’s vigilance in Union county. Also noted are liquor-related incidents, a rattlesnake find in White county, and calls to enforce the law.
Mining notes report heavy ore removal at Singleton on the Standard property and repairs by the Iowa Company to boost water supply. Joe Fitts and son dig at Calhoun. Turkey Hill prospecting continues. Seawell dredge sold to Bunker Hill Gold Mining Co. Brine Patch boat being moved up Chestatee river. Hand stumps show gains in ore and electric process. New Findley mill runs daily, last clean up successful. Findley suspended by water cut off. Trinity church pastor to speak at Hall county next Sunday. no Methodist services locally at 11. Rain needed in Middle and South Georgia.
The books for city tax returns in Dahlonega will open on June 1 and continue until June 80. All persons owning real or personal property are urged to note and comply to avoid penalties. Blanks available from undersigned or the City Marshal. May 25, 1911.
Waldemar Lindgren cites Georgia 1828 1900 gold silver output between sixteen and seventeen million dollars with Lumpkin County leading. App State gold 1800 1900 about 47 million. recent Georgia production 60 130 thousand monthly? No, 300 800 yearly statewide figure. Rural line Blue Ridge Gaddistown nearing completion Louis Cochran leads work. Coca Cola case government retrial overruled in Chattanooga. Carrie Nation dies in Leavenworth Kansas.
Leading Pasadena physicians advertise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant suitable for children. Ads promote Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder ailments and note local druggists Dr. C. H. Jones & Son. A Cherokee County reward is offered for illicit distilleries.
The report alleges 803 Chinese were slaughtered by Mexicans and a government demand of 500000 is cited. An Atlanta date on the 28th signals rising tensions as the legislature convenes. Texas notes first bale of new cotton bringing 1014 dollars.
An advertisement extols Pure Herb Tablets as more than a laxative, claiming they balance digestion, aid digestion, restore assimilation, regulate kidneys liver and bowels, and purify the blood. The copy asserts immediate improvement without weakness and notes a price of $1 per box with Ashland Ohio manufacturer and Dahlonega Georgia agent.
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