The & Nugget and State News Blast
The item lists various notices from Georgia and surrounding areas including jail for forgery in Union county, opposition to monopolized food, road costs, and judges cracking down on Sunday closures. It cites Judge Tarver’s comments on corruption risks and equal treatment of small violators, with brief mentions of railroad roadwork, press startups, and sports pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. King
M. C. Tarver
Little Fellows
Pasoline
Boot
Land
Chatworth
Raise Something to Eat in Lumpkin County
In response to New York food riots and rising prices a rural appeal urges residents to grow food. Labor shortages in the south and west divert farm hands to northern factories, worsening crop output. The piece suggests country families can profit by small gardens or acres next year to ease city shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Lumpkin County
Road law guidance on creating and altering public roads
The article explains a 1911 Code procedure for new or altered roads, requiring three local road commissioners, public notices for thirty to sixty days, and written claims from affected landowners. It notes public roads must be laid out to the nearest suitable route, and warns that noncompliant roads are void. The piece laments lawsuits and mentions rocking chair suits as a social complaint.
Stormy Day Leaves Destruction Across Several Towns
A powerful storm last Friday brought heavy rain thunder and lightning that darkened the area. Lightning struck a wire at the plant and a telephone post near Tom Rays, with six to seven posts damaged along the line. Jack Strickland’s house was struck injuring his wife, and roads suffered extensive damage. A tornado swept Hollins Stewardsville Midway Whitsett Ala and parts of Mississippi and Georgia with more than a dozen killed and hundreds injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Strickland
Tom Rays
Gainesville
Crown Mountain
Hollins
Stewardsville
Midway
Whitsett
Ala
Mississippi
Lithonia
Uncle George and Aunt Martha in a Birthday Tale
The piece notes George Washington’s birthday observed by local banks post office and school while joking about Aunt Martha and fashion contrasts. It mentions not resting on holidays and reflects on rural life with a breakfast chicken wing and work after. A Davis District corn field detail closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Washington
Martha
George
Deafness Cure Relied on Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement notes deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh related deafness. Offers $100 for a cure not achieved and directs readers to F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio for circulars. Also promotes green hide buyers and cement tombstones by local tradesmen with shop locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Government printed envelopes prove costly for convenience
A reader notes envelopes printed at government offices save licking stamps but cost more than home printed options. The author cites two cent stamped envelopes used for monthly student reports and argues one cent stamps would suffice. The letter also mentions local clubs, food scarcity, and a visit by J. M. BrooxsuEenr & Sons to Dahlonega on March 6 and 16 to settle unfinished business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Post Office Department
Dahlonega
J. M. BrooxsuEenr & Sons
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