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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
4
John Stuart Mill reflects on Socrates as a virtuous yet controversial figure. He notes the philosopher’s clash with Athenian authorities over impiety and corruption of youth, and records the tribunal’s guilty verdict as a profound judgment on virtue and influence.
A heated snarl from the Editor dismisses praise of a senator’s former student as a model boy. The Reporter notes an interview with the senator’s old school ma’am while tension grows over envy among peers and a proposed league of “average boys” to oppose him.
A controversial old anecdote recounts a southern orchestra’s regular horn player falling ill and a darky substitute from an amateur brass band joining rehearsal. After a first performance the substitute fears his skill, yet the conductor hints at improvement with practice while the man warns of better music tomorrow night.
Amherst scholar Prof. Stark Young denounces profiteering at a tea, calling this a materialistic age. He recounts a tale of a hopeful suitor asking a millionaire for his daughter’s hand and being warned that profiteering will not suit her upbringing.
Cross examination reveals the defendant kissed a young woman and claimed mistletoe as a defense. His wife, heard in the courthouse corridors, quips about a sprig of mistletoe over his roadster. The Birmingham Age-Herald reports this sharp exchange during the trial.
A poet with long hair asks a conspicuously dressed woman if she cares for Browning. She replies softly fearing her jealous husband, creating tension in a brief Stray Stories moment.
A historical roster lists aldermen trustees school officers and county posts including tax collectors receivers assessors registrars and board members with names such as G H Moore W M Housley J A Dockery Joe Ridley and J A Hollifield. It catalogs notaries peace road officials and various precinct JP positions across multiple localities.
Male help wanted to sell 187 Watkins products direct to farmers. Earn by building your own team and posting bond. 52 years in business with 20,000,000 users. Write for information to J. H. Watkins Co. Dept. 111 Winona Minn.
Georgia Lumpkin County sheriff sale to settle 1920 taxes. Properties listed include multiple parcels in the 12th and 11th districts and others, with several firms named as owners or defendants such as Anderson Real Estate Company, Armbry Austin, Dahlonega G M Co, Iowa G M Co, Lumpkin G M Co, and Dahlonega G M Milling Co. Sale date set for first Tuesday in April at the courthouse door, with cash bids.
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey successor in office of John M. Slaton enforces forfeit of recognizance in Lumpkin County Georgia. Principal George Pierce and security L. W. Little liable on bond given for appearance in Lumpkin Superior Court proceedings.
A notice to R M Summerour and V Y R Bearden to appear at the Lumpkin County Superior Court on the third Monday in April 1921 to show cause why final judgment should not be entered on the bond forfeited to the State of Georgia with interest and costs. Witness Judge J B Jones and Clerk T F Christian.
Notice to Marvin Pierce and J C Pierce as sureties on a bond for Marvin Pierce to answer a misdemeanor indictment. The bond has been forfeited and a warrant issued. they must appear at the next Superior Court term in the county or face further legal action. Dated February 21, 1921. T F Christian, County.
Guy Elliott and J F Smith charged in Lumpkin County Georgia with larceny from a house. Grand jury found bonds forfeited and actions follow. Defendants must appear on the third Monday in April 1021 to show cause why final judgment should not be entered for the state with interest and costs. February 1, 1021. LT. F. Christian.
A historical note recalls a preteen Napoléon forming a brief childhood romance with Giacominetta, an Italian girl with golden hair, begun after he entered a Corsican school. They abandoned games for long walks and riverbank musings while peers taunted them. the affair ended when he left the school.
The 94 year old Tsocrates writes in 342 B C of education as using daily life well, judging rightly, seeking the golden mean, and behaving decently with others. He praises poise in prosperity and adversity, humility, and enduring virtue as marks of educated, virtuous men.
England and Wales records show 229 867 births in the second quarter, 41 215 fewer than the first quarter but the highest for nine years. Boys to girls births stand 1 050 to 1 000, infant mortality at 6 per 1 000, and marriages reach 217 336, up 79 034 from the prior quarter.
A minister strict about his morning study hour allows a caller only in life or death cases. A maid reports a visitor who says it is a life and death matter. The minister goes downstairs and discovers the guest is an insurance agent seeking an urgent policy.
Austria passes a law allowing land not in use or expected to be used soon to be requisitioned by national, provincial, or municipal authorities for public playgrounds. The provision was noted in a report to the US Children's Bureau.
A witty exchange frames a tenant’s move as caused by a haunted house. The man asks why, the reply cites a tyrannical landlord and an unmatched collection, delivering a sharp quip about landlordly eccentricity in a Birmingham Age-Herald–style aside.
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