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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
1
Robert Burns investigates a small whisky shop run by Jean Davidson. He tests the liquor with his tester after a plot to dilute the drink is uncovered. The morning sample proves the liquor within regulation strength and Burns remains perplexed by the clever ruse.
A landlord in a London Ideas item surveys a prospective tenant with a joke about football and referees. He explains he takes no risks after a bad referee decision that led to a noisy, sleepless night for neighbors. The tale ends with a quip about a lighthouse crib and foggy nights scaring a navy off the rocks.
A Berks county politician recalls a tale of a young man escorting his fiancée to view local sights. At a confectioner’s window a placard reads ice cream one dollar per gallon. He jokes he will see Maria through no matter the cost, then orders ice cream.
A tale from London tells of James sent by his master with a hare in a hamper. Tired and curious, he finds the hare has fled, and James shouts that he has the hare's address on the hamper.
A fragment quotes a joke about forcing a reluctant poet to write verses for vinegar advertisements. The exchange shows a mother pressuring her son to enter factory work, despite his identity as a poet.
In a spring article C F Niven warns that rushing to plant after a wet, inconsistent season leads to soil that is cloddy and hard. He stresses thorough soil breaking before planting, warns against plowing wet, and urges extra prep time for better yields and easier cultivation later.
A collection of brokered items notes Canada considering restricting Black immigrants, Judge Hines open to Gov. Smith’s senate seat, Ware county sheriff’s capture of two illegal distillers, and a 60 foot well death in Columbus. Also reports a Moultrie preacher’s chain gang sentence, New York collar death, Georgia sheriff actions against illicit distilleries, an Indian boy with two heads found in Okmulgee cave, and Athens court fines. Concludes with remarks on Col Charters and local political ties in the Ninth district.
A long list of new subscribers and renewals for April includes Rev. Jas L Webyat, S. Teal, J. Sullens, J. Chapman Jr, W. H. Satterfield, J. B. Pierce, J. M. McDougald, J. A. Chapman, J. A. Anderson, J. J. Grizzle, J. R. Cain, J. C. Calhoun, J. W. Walden, Capt. J. W. Stewart, May Abercrombie, and others across Dahlonega, Gainesville, Murrayville, Cumming, Atkins, and various routes and states. The roster shows readers from Georgia towns and several neighboring states listed with multiple routes.
A civic appeal urges residents to support local merchants who fund taxes and schools. It contrasts home shops with national mail order houses and questions who provided aid during illness unemployment and tragedy. The piece asks readers to consider neighbors like Sears Roebuck Rich Brothers Montgomery Ward Co Wanamaker and Rouse when deciding where to spend.
A local tale recounts a young man nicknamed the Foot Log Boy visiting his sweetheart on a Sunday afternoon. After supper he attempted a bold joke at the table while the father watched, prompting a comic misstep about bread and gravy. The piece ties in Booker T. Washington controversy with southern decorum.
A passenger challenges a fat man on a train car about Washington as a commander asking for two battles he led. The man blushes and exits, as other riders watch. The exchange ends with the initiator regretting the embarrassment.
A Philadelphia Times item recounts a young married couple known in exclusive circles. Their infant, at age where hands serve as mouthpieces, devours the father’s mileage book while he travels frequently. The mother reports the act. the husband wryly asks if that is going too far.
The article explains how the standard yard of cloth came to be tied to King Henry I's arm length of thirty six inches and notes the imperial standard lengths recorded in stone near Trafalgar Square, engraved in 1876.
A country woman and her boy Willie tour the city and peek at stuffed animals in a taxidermist shop. Willie balks at a sign promising tanning services and says he has had enough of that at home, prompting the pair to move on.
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