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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
4
A Popular Mechanics passage proclaims dust as a boundless kingdom with no oceans or mountains to define its domain. It catalogues myriad components from rain and snow to smoke and street dust, noting countless particles in a cigarette puff and that every conceivable substance enters into dust.
A collection of playful questions from the Boston Transcript exploring wordplay on phrases like a far cry stealing a march and the shadow of a doubt. The item muses about language and cultural idioms with witty prompts.
A former leather merchant turned ambassador to Russia learned secret leather processing through smells. While in Russia he visited factories and registered impressions by scent, enabling him to deduce formulas after returning home.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt shows Mrs. Obeesity asserting her marriage proves love by her ability to buy cigars for her husband. Her neighbor questions certainty of affection, prompting the claim that shared purchases signal true devotion.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt features a couple in a country drive with a talking horse. The woman asks if she is his ideal girl and the man replies she is his real girl, prompting the horse to wander and browse.
A humorous quip from the Ladies' Home Journal recounts a nervous parishioner who asks a clergyman to preach to help her sleep. The exchange plays on the parson’s church sermons’ soothing effect and the punchline about sleeping.
A tradition among Eskimo tribes says the moon was a boy and the sun his sister who fled his torment. She rose to the sky and became the sun, while the boy must endlessly chase her but can never catch up.
By authority of the County Board of Education I have arranged a Teacher's Institute to begin May 28 at 9 a m and continue through the 27th. The Institute will run with the Normal class at the College under Dr Gr Glenn supervision. All teachers hoping to teach in this county must attend. Q Srutrz C 8 C
Dahlonega on April 28 shows Crumby aged 29 with 10 to 12. Frogtown 29 with 3 to 5. May 8 Chestatee 9 to LL. Porter Springs 8 with 2 to 4. Yahoota 9 10 to 12 Cane Creek 9 2 to 4. Davis 10 10 to 12. Hightower 10 8 tod. Jones Creek 1 9 to 11 Nimblewill 11 3 to 5 Mill Creek 12 10 to 12 Auraria 12 3 to 5 Martin’s Ford 18 8 to 10 Wahoo 14 10 to 12 Shoal Creek 15 8 to 5 W M Grixpuk T BR.
Based on orders from the State School Commissioner the annual teachers examination will occur June 16 and 17. Preparations require only Hodge Nature Study and Life alongside The Manual of Methods and Health Talks for Georgia Teachers. Books available from Ginn & Co Atlanta for 1.00 and from county or state officials. All teachers wishing to teach in the county without a local license must take the examination locally. C. Suurrz, 0.8, C.
A humorous exchange: a house keeper notes Mr. Jones is blind and asks twice about the hat on the wearer’s head, highlighting a trivial misunderstanding and the narrator’s wry humor. The dialogue emphasizes irony in a domestic scene.
Mrs. Nagleigh and Nagleigh clash over their marriage in a tense Boston dialogue. He admits a mistake in marrying her, while insisting the fault lies elsewhere, revealing strains in a strained domestic scene.
Violet asks if prayers are answered and Mama explains yes but questions the contrast. The child then jokes that a good smack would be easier than prayer, prompting a calm parental response about faith and discipline in a domestic scene from a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt.
London Standard notes two British plants that cannot coexist thistle and rape. If a field is infested with thistles, sowing rape allegedly annihilates them, ending yearly ruin to crops. The item highlights agricultural folklore and rival plant behavior.
The Dillonega area directory lists county officers, court schedules, and town government roles. It names J B Jones as Superior Court judge, Robert McMillan as solicitor general, F Penevt as ordinary, J F Sargent as sheriff, and W S Huff as J P with court days on the second Friday monthly. District and city figures include mayor C H Jones and W J Worley as marshal, with banks, merchants, and professionals cataloged.
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