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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
1
An account recalls a German explorer Ritter witnessing a leopard battle a troop of baboons in West Africa, then recounts opium stories, Maine bounty costs for bears wolves and wildcats, and argues for professional toastmasters to regulate public banquets and balance speech and food.
Statistics cited by the Japan Weekly Mail challenge claims of a move toward socialism in Japan. They show an increase in small farmers who own their land over the past decade, even as manufacturing grows, suggesting rural independence persists and socialist predictions are not borne out.
Mrs. Gramercy suggests a tiger skin rug with real head as a joke. Mrs. Gayboy replies she could not use such a thing in her hall. She jokes about her husband’s imagination when he returns home late.
A retailer and agent dispute profits over liniments. The agent claims double the profit from Skinoffe Ten Liniment, asserting his product is 80 powerful and each bottle sold drives a sale of a salve bottle, revealing a courtroom debate on value and leverage.
A Paris boot and shoe maker, now a millionaire, transfers his building plant and stock to 50 longtime employees. The deed values the share of each worker at about $8,000, but the donor keeps control for three years and no beneficiary may cash out before then.
A rector meets a gamekeeper on his way to a church meeting and asks why the keeper is not at church. The keeper says he avoids attending to prevent shrinking the congregation as others would poach if he stayed. The exchange is reported by the London Weekly Telegraph.
Paris public garden encounter shows historian M. Guizot calmly lighting a cigar as a disreputable follower sits beside him. The man, convinced the target never smokes, departs after a fierce look. A week later the assailant is arrested for attacking a public official resembling Guizot.
A wife and daughter of a large wheat buyer in Mylor South Australia escaped death as bush fires closed on their home. They fled on a terrified mare bareback to the river, diving into water and ducking underwater to avoid the flames until the fire passed.
A Newark New Jersey church sexton tolling the Angelus collapsed and died of heart failure before the usual tolls were completed. The parish priest and a physician confirmed the death after discovering the man in the belfry.
The piece argues singing stems from emotion not technique alone. It says mastering voice laws helps reveal inner feeling, but without an inner want to express, technical skill cannot create a true singer. Many students miss this point and expect technique to make them singers.
In Philadelphia at St. Agnes Hospital a seven year old boy survived after consuming seven strychnine tablets each one fortieth grain. The tablets were in a bottle belonging to the sister who had been advised to take doses by her doctor. The child climbed a chair to reach the bottle at dinner and swallowed seven before collapsing.
A child asks what to do with a penny while the little man contemplates buying an Oriental rug and keeping the rest for personal spending. The dialogue portrays a small tale of choice and whim.
A speaker recalls advising a man under a misapprehension and realizing the guidance was the wrong kind for him. The anecdote centers on the social mishap and the speaker's rueful reflection on the advice given.
An elderly lady thanks a laborer who gives up his seat in a crowded tram. He replies that a man should not let a woman stand and adds that some men only rise for pretty women, but he always does this. The exchange, reported by the London Telegraph, highlights courtesy.
A young woman declines to recite the obedience vow during the wedding ceremony. Her father quips that if the contract terms fail, a lawyer can interpret them. The exchange highlights tensions over traditional marriage vows and modern autonomy.
An ad details assorted six month and twelve month subscription bundles for multiple papers and mags. Offers include the Tri-Weekly Constitution and others with varied price points from 50 to 185 cents. Subscriptions can substitute different journals in most bundles. Send orders to W. B. Townsend, agent, in Dahlonega, Georgia.
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