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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
1
The Mountain Club House now welcomes transient guests and travelers as the finest resort in North Georgia. It offers electric lights running water and 30 acres of park with shade and cool surroundings under proprietor Craig RK Arnold.
The elephant stands firm as its mahout dies, defending a standard. After three days it awaits the boy, son of the mahout, whom the master had briefly entrusted with authority, then marches behind the child with shattered harness.
The Hotel Steward argues tips should be abolished and wages raised, but the public would bear the cost through higher prices. He notes many hotels and restaurants would fail financially without price increases as competition is fierce and many trades show rising instability.
A remarkable operation by Prof Hrwyn Payr at Leipsic university surgic clinic implanted thyroid tissue from a healthy child into an imbecile patient. The child showed immediate improvement and gradual recovery to a complete cure, then discharge from the clinic.
A speaker notes her husband labels himself a progressive in politics yet remains deeply conservative on household spending. She questions consistency between his public views and private budgeting behavior.
A fragmentary comic exchange features a narrow escape line about not ringing a belle and a joke about a two hour sermon by Dr Mummer. The humor pivots on puns and playful misdirection.
The piece portrays Senator Kirtland Perky, newly appointed to succeed the late Idaho senator Heyburn, detailing his law study in Lincoln and a humorous portrait of his appearance and tennis skill. An incident with a Boise Chinatown contact highlights local humor regarding his elevated city role to senator.
A Harvard professor in psychology claims an angleworm can think after experiments. The worm learns to avoid a left hole with a mild electric shock and repeatedly crawls toward the right dark cavity. Similar tests with mice and guinea pigs are planned by the department.
The article notes that it has never been clearly demonstrated that Thomas Paine wrote the Letters of Junius. It references Junius Unmasked (1872) as a plausible but incomplete attempt to identify the author and states that Junius may never be unmasked. The letters are praised as superb examples of their kind, though the author remains a mystery.
Dialogue hints at a couple admired for devotion while revealing a mismatch as one partner is absent. The exchange contrasts public idealism with private absence, suggesting social scrutiny of marriage norms.
Inquiries arise about Mrs Prettyface's status after her husband’s death as onlookers note her black attire. While some suggest mourning, others refrain from confirming specifics, keeping details limited to her somber dress.
A heated exchange unfolds with taunts and threats of retaliation. One speaker boasts of a bold plan to confront an adversary, declaring intent to materialize harm by delivering a box of matches. The exchange underscores rising tensions and potential conflict.
American meteorologists note winter snow in semi arid western mountains as vital for water supply and motive power. University of Nevada meteorological department plans a foresters course on mountains and forest management to conserve snow. Symptoms link cold dry air to tuberculosis risk with higher death rates in low, poorly ventilated rooms.
A reflective meditation urges ending regret for past misdeeds. It argues yesterday’s actions should not be relived and retaliation harms both parties, warning that clinging to grudges only wounds the self. It emphasizes forgiving past wrongs to pursue happiness.
The exchange recalls Colonel Spriggins as a fine old gentleman who lived peacefully with others except during campaign years. It notes forgiveness by the good Lord for his wartime words and deeds.
In Tarper’s Weekly a passenger named Willoughby insulted a railroad, but the porter deflects with humor and suggests a safer observation. Willoughby moves to the rear, scattering remarks that leave a tie smoking as the train finally passes.
A discussion on how one positive trait can offset flaws in people. The piece notes a politician praised for being good to his mother despite faults, and a troubled boy redirected by poultry farming which transformed behavior and usefulness.
A playful exchange highlights Pilkins enduring composure under pressure. The line imagines how he would react to someone shouting fire near him, with confidence that the fire department would handle any blaze.
An eastern man on a business trip visits a country town hotel and declines pork and beans, saying he never eats them. The waiter asserts dinner is over as he departs.
A wry exchange questions the Swashbys wealth. One character mocks their apparent lavish living, while another deems them estimable yet financially unknowable. The dialogue hints at social dining plans despite uncertain worth.
Low total yearly expenses ranged from 126 to 176 dollars covering board lodging books fuel lights and uniforms. The prospect emphasizes climate mountain location freedom from distractions obedience order self dependence and a cadet military department with army officers, plus courses in agriculture mining engineering and commercial science. Boys reside in dormitories under officer supervision. Address G R Glenn.
The Lumpkin County sheriff announces a public sale at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in June 1913. Many land lots across Habersham now Lumpkin and other districts, totaling numerous 40 to 250 acre parcels, are offered as unreturned unimproved wild lands for unpaid 1912 taxes. Executed by J M Ricketts tax collector, the sale proceeds to highest bidder for cash. January 20 1913. T M Ray Sheriff.
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