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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1923
Page
4
A collage of city humor showcases sharp quips about housing costs, taste, and society. Pieces include a pessimist and a realist on rents, critics labeled vulgar, and a producer praising plain Gad epure. A phoniness critique, revival jokes, and playful wordplay fill the page with light satire.
A humorous London Passing Show exchange features a retired doctor and guest debating misdiagnoses. They riff on indigestion mistaken for appendicitis and a quip about Dodge the Speed King, plus a playful tease about leaves turning red and a baby carriage gag.
Sid speaks of a pleasant thought as he and a flapper share a cheerful exchange. The caption notes a lighthearted moment from Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The dialogue jokes about Helen's restraint and notes she is a vegetarian, turning onlookers toward humor about appetite and propriety. The exchange frames a lighthearted contrast between desire and diet.
By order of the Dawson county court the estate of Elijah Bennett will be sold at public outcry before the Lumpkin county courthouse in Dahlonega on the first Tuesday in April 1928. Lot No. 4 in 12th District 1st Section contains about forty acres. Terms cash. March 2 1923. J M Brarpen administrator.
The piece argues that moving pictures trace back to Confucius and 17th century scholar Athanasius Kircher. It notes Will Day showcased relics in London illustrating the evolution from shadow plays to modern film and mentions Muybridge’s original disk in a race course controversy over horse motion.
Second round tax collection locations and times listed for 1923 returns. Readiness spans multiple communities including Shoal Creek Grumby Frogtown Chestatee Porter Springs Yahoola Cane Creek Davis Hightower and others with specified hours on dates in March and April.
Fitts' Nursery in Dahlonega Georgia advertises an established business offering a selection of fine trees and reasonable prices with courteous service. The note mentions sales and a general location, inviting customers to visit for garden stock.
An old advertisement promises a general workshop at Grilenway's Shop and a hosiery sales position. It claims available full time and part time work earning seventy five dollars weekly. The notice includes a separate unrelated probate reference for Lumpkin County with court dates in April 1928.
A speaker at a humanitarian conference in London cited Westminster Gazette figures saying 350 million birds were sacrificed yearly for fashion in Britain before the war. One hat required ten birds. plumage should be banned across Europe, the New York Tribune notes.
In Lumpkin County Superior Court October Term 1922 notice to J B Jarrard and C H Jarrard to appear at the next term on the 8th Monday in April 1928 to answer the feebs in the forfeiture of recognizance case. January 25 1923. Clerk T F Orristan.
Mrs. Nannie Brown of Black Rock Arkansas reports dramatic improvement after taking Cardus. She says she was a weak invalid who could barely stand or perform housework before the remedy, and credits Cardus with restoring her strength.
A promotional plea urges readers to mail name and address with six cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial set. The package includes Chamberlain Cough Remedy for coughs colds bronchial flu and whooping coughs Chamberlain stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and Chamberlain Salve for burns scalds wounds piles and skin affections all for six cents.
Georgia Lumpkin County notices Mary Ash applies for permanent administration of Frank Josh estate. All concerned must appear at the office on the first Monday in April to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted. Dated March 5 1923. W B Townsends Ordinary
Notice of sheriff sale in Lumpkin County Georgia detailing tax executions for 1922. Properties include numerous land lots in the Thirteenth and Twelfth Districts with sizes from forty to several hundred acres. Names include L C Perry John W Rider A D Greenfield J W Smith Wm A Pope H N Bates A J Anderson H M Ashton and the Dah Lonega Gold Mining Milling Co. Also entry regarding permanent administrator appointment for Hattie Orisson.
G W Byers guardian for Annie Sue Byers petitions to sell a one twelfth mineral interest in fractions of Hall County land totaling about 1.93 acres. Proceeds may be reinvested in state county or municipal bonds or U S bonds. Notice published in Dahlonega Nugget and Gainesville Herald. Hearing set before Judge J B Jones in Gainesville on March 1 1928.
Lumpkin County Georgia will sell at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in April 1923 the property of J W Walden and N G Lance including lots 772 773 and half of 741 with mineral rights excepted totaling about 100 acres. Also to be sold is tract in Lot 74 near Tabershana now Lumpkin County bounded by Wilson Kannady Martin and Gilbert with 8.5 acres more or less per 1928 levy to satisfy a Bank of Lumpkin County judgment against N G Lance J W Walker M E Caldwell and J W Walden. Written notice given as required.
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