Directory listing for city government and churches
A faded directory lists city officials including mayor and aldermen, county officers, clerks, sheriffs, tax assessors, registrars, education boards, road and revenue leadership, notaries, and justices of the peace. Churches named with pastors and service times appear alongside blank forms and blanks for sale at the Nugget Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hyans
G. G. Evans
W. J. Free
O. Johnson
W. Id. Jones
W. J. Hightower
A. B. Keith
County Board OF Education
Lowes
J. M. Ridley
T. Dowd
D. Pierce
D. W. Caldwell
Carl Shulia
John LH. Moore
W. L. Ash
C. Meaders
T. F. Christin
Notary and
Jutsichs Peace
Uraria
W. A. Hutcheson
J.P
Cane Creek
Luther Justus
J. P Grumby
L.B. Hasfield
N. P. Chestatee
J. M. Wilkins
N.P. Davyisa
W. M. Wehun
Porter Springs
P. Mi B. Y. Pou
Pupl.methodist Church
J. W. Biake
Frayer
Wpworth League
W. KR. Iightowner
M.G. Wyley
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Baker
J. OG. Carson
Church OF God
Gordon Watson
Good Form to Appear Coy in Greenland Marriage
A 19th century description details Eskimo婚 customs in Greenland. It notes marriage by capture, reluctance of brides, and the social penalties for accepting, while highlighting the selection of a wife for strength and health and the common practice of exchanging spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Tess
Believe in Odd Remedies From Ireland and Wales
The Lancet cited unusual cures still used in Britain. A Roscommon ritual says during a first epileptic attack to place a piece of warm fowl with a silver coin in a flag hole to prevent another fit. A Welsh gardener claimed shingles cure by passing hands over the skin, tracing a lineage from a shot eagle that granted healing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Wales
Britain
Lancet
Roscommon
Good Roads Campaign for Dahlonega and County
A rural verse lauds Georgia highway work and county leadership. It praises Moore Meaders and the highway department urging bonds to fund roads, mountains, and undeveloped attractions along the Blue Ridge to the Land of the Sky. The piece extols progress, unity, and county prosperity through infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aah
Highway Department
Acris
Gold in World History and the lure of riches
The article traces gold's impact across ancient civilizations from Abraham to Julius Caesar. It notes gold as an exchange medium, sacred vessels in Belshazzar's era, riches in Judea Egypt and India, the Persian throne of gold, Delhi's wealth under Nadir Shah, and Ophir as a recurring source in Jewish chronicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Solomon
Babylon
Belshazzar
Judea
Egypt
India
Persia
Hindustan
Nadir Shah
Delhi
Rome
Julius Caesar
Ophir
Daylight Saving Watch Promises Timely Regulation Fix
A customer complains the watch gains from half an hour to an hour daily, while the dealer suggests the model is a daylight saving watch with no extra charge. The exchange centers on the device's timekeeping and the offered adjustment.
N G A College Baseball Schedule 1923 Compilation
The document lists a 1923 college baseball schedule with dates and venues including Clarksville Dahlonega Athens Piedmont Newberry and Oglethorpe. It references multiple opponents and locations with tentative spring and early summer matchups across several campuses.
FLOCK TO NATIONAL FORESTS
Motors and good roads spark a shift in American recreation as vacation time becomes open and explorers roam national forests. Travelers by car wagon horse or foot enjoy camping hunting fishing photography and nature study with only fire safety and camp cleanliness required.
Dreadful Loss Comedic Manuscript Mislaid at Coney Island
Robert W. Chambers told a New York luncheon that literature suffers in deflation days. At Coney Island a gaunt man reported his manuscript of three short stories stolen from a bench while a girl in a one piece bathing suit sat nearby. The officer advised rewriting. The man protested that his stories were gone with a hot-dog sandwich wrapped inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Chambers
New York
Coney Island
Litterateur
You Cant Get Better Cigars Say Auctioneer and White
The auctioneer praises a stack of cigars as superior and unmatched in the country. Listener White interrupts, claiming he smoked one last week and still has not recovered, refuting the claim of unmatched quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Kite season confounds grandmother on Sunday walk
A grandmother notices white blotches on trees during a Sunday walk and learns at dinner that the marks are kite scraps left by a windy season. The younger relative explains the phenomenon, revealing a lighthearted domestic moment.
Water motor inventor harnesses swift current with hydraulic design
An inventor develops a hydraulic motor intended for use in streams with low head but strong current. The device converts water flow into usable power, offering potential for small hydro generation.
Smiths Move From Hyde Park Apartment To New Two Family House
The Smith family leaves an expensive Hyde Park apartment for a cheaper two family home nearby, noting heavier cold as frost reveals poor heating. Mrs. Smith protests to the first floor landlady who admits heat failed to reach the upper floors, despite the janitor serving the millionaire across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Smith
Chicaro Journal
Misunderstanding at the Summer Resort Fishing Ground
A new girl at a seaside resort learns the art of fishing from another woman as they discuss handling a big fish. The dialog covers technique and a light clash over expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Letting It Lie Exchange Sparks Between Mr Peckton and Mrs Peckton
In a Birmingham Age-Herald snippet Mr Peckton ends an hour and a half harangue by asking if any ancestors were celebrated orators. Mrs Peckton retorts and presses, and he evasively mutters he will not develop the thought in the current moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Peckton
Mrs. Peckton
Birmingham Age-Herald
Pointers To Poincare Gaffes And Einstein Jest
A playful clipping notes a Scientific American quip about ancient papyri from Thebes and Ptolemy Philadelphus, then shifts to a joke about Einstein in Bavaria. The exchange features misattributed topics and the tale contrasts a supposed enmity with Germany and a mathematician cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thebes
Upper
Egypt
Pennsylvania University
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Scientific American
Poincare
Einstein
Bavaria Square
Berlin
Germany
Binistelp
Raymond Poincare
Henri Poincare
Billy Reflects On School Years And College Plan
Billy's father explains a path from twelve years of school to four years of college. Billy replies that he would learn enough during those years to cover the rest later, showing a humorous take on formal education timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Eches
Gas mileage device combines flow meter and meter
An inventor has created a device that attaches to an automobile to measure gasoline consumption per mile. The unit blends a gas flow meter with a listening-style indicator to track efficiency as the car travels.
Pumpkin Lesson From an Ohio Clergyman
An Ohio minister overheard his daughter and friends criticizing neighbors. He lectured on scandal and suggested rolling a pumpkin as innocent diversion. Later a ministers meeting at his home led to a heated discussion until the daughter reappeared with a pumpkin and urged him to roll it about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Philadelphia Ledger
Power Loom Almost Human
The article traces ancient silk weaving in China to 2500 BC and suggests weaving arose in multiple regions. It describes early hand weaving, the loom’s invention, and the power loom by E English inventor Cartwright, noting rapid improvements since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Egypt
Southwest
Doctor Cartwright
Maine Blueberry Belt Shifts Value and Volume
The Washington county blueberry belt yields about 500000 dollars worth of berries from a ten mile strip. An elevated tableland of sand and gravel, this treeless area hosts 12 factories and once sold land for ten cents an acre, now worth at least a thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Jefferson Davis
Barrens
Portland Herald Press
Catering to Plain People in Campaign Attire
A humorous exchange about a public figure’s appearance in campaign settings. Senator Snortsworthy agrees that leaders must tailor their clothing to local voters, noting that overly neat trousers or spats could cost or clinch votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Snortsworthy
Birmingham Age-Herald
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R. H. Bakes
T. ¥. Christian
S. A. West
Joy
Townsend
K. H. Wimpy
JT. Jackson
W.S. Davis
Ptrustees City School
Asheppy Gane Oy
John St Moore
A. W. Cain
JM. Brooksher
Owgiraly
W. B. Townsend
Superior Court
Christian
Pose
J.M. Davis
C. Portes
H. Peck
Cantrell
Baker
Hall
Oir
F. J. Cheney & Condo
J. P. Court
Georgia
Lampkin County
Martin
B. Fy
Admr
J. G. Martin
Tdeal
Maryville
Tennessee
Furnace Room
Alumnum Company of America
al Cow
Pounviste
G. H.mcguire Jeweler
Dahlonega
Watehss
Clockay
Moore & Earlys
N.G. A College
Clarksville
Athens
Piedmont
Dahtonega
Newberry
I. On
Bod P Ds Rinithy Tom E Ao
Rb Air
Oglethope
Bank
Wofford
Spartanburg
Viedmont
Daddy
Maine
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