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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
1
An outburst at a Texas town’s weekly newspaper ends when a burly sister editor bursts from a back room. She grapples a threatening caller, hurls him into the wall and down stairs, then returns to the editor’s sanctum as calm resumes.
The Isle of Man grants parliamentary franchise to all women including widows and spinsters. Widows hold half their husband’s personal estate and a life interest in his real estate. Cigarette and toxicant sales to children were restricted on the island long before England. The island limits loan interest to 6 percent, a standard in force for over two centuries.
A browbeating professor provoked his class prompting a student to seek revenge. The student answered with a sharp remark about prussic acid, calling it a deadly poison and noting that one drop on the tongue could kill a dog. The exchange reflects tense classroom dynamics.
A strange exchange aboard a train unfolds as two men argue over a worm in an apple and labels of vegetarianism. The dyed beard passenger and Spence clash over meaning and intent in a brief, odd encounter attributed to Masravine.
Local column highlights health claims for Pure Herb Tablets renewing blood appetites and strength. A Lumpkin County census shows shifting populations with Dah lonega and Wahoo leading in numbers. A courting tale in Crumby district ends with playful rivalry among three youths as they vie for a girl’s affection, ending in a denied proposal and laughter.
A Georgia vote on two thirds for a local school tax and a push for local option protests emerge amid state politics. The piece cites prohibition as a failure, calls for cheaper farm tools and cheaper bread, and notes local races in Hall County. Prohibition, farm policy, and Sherman Texas church gains are discussed by Progressive Farmer.
An article extols fall plowing to loosen soil for water penetration and nutrient release. It argues autumn turning exposes particles to the atmosphere, boosting plant food availability and reducing pest populations by freezing and thawing insects in old roots. It notes lingering habits limit adoption and ends with a local obituary line about two of Martine Whittier's children dying in Atlanta from red dyed Easter eggs.
A reflective piece describes a city girl’s romantic wish to become a farmer’s wife and wander life’s path with her partner. The fantasy clashes with harsh farm realities such as no wood, muddy feet, hard work tending hogs, and a disruptive domestic scene, revealing that meandering isn’t as glamorous as imagined.
A Bridgeport News verse urges readers to plant seeds and vegetables for the season while also paying the printer. It humorously links gardening tasks with settling the newspaper's expenses and subscription dues.
The Maysville News urges readers to favor home merchants over distant mail order houses. It argues spending locally keeps money in the community and boosts local prosperity, while advertising fuels outward commerce. The editorial credits printers ink as the channel that directs dollars to mail order firms.
A satirical meditation on marriage norms and gender pretensions. The speaker mocks widowly pretense, bragging about ancestors, suspected salaries, and the recalled night of a failed kiss to illustrate societal expectations and memories shaping relationships.
The article argues the United States was colonized and governed by corporations from Jamestown in 1607 through the Massachusetts Bay Company era. It notes few banks in 1790 and a postwar rush after 1812 to build industry, creating stock companies, boycotts of English goods, and rapid corporate growth.
A humorous survey catalogs famous writers and composers noted for corpulence. Napoleon and Johnson are called embow and fleshy shadows, Balzac is weighed down by a day’s walk, Rossini a Jumbo who never sees his knees, Jules Janin sat heavy on sofas, Lablache paid three fares, Dumas and Sainte-Beuve bear Falstaffian stomachs, while Eugene Sue drank vinegar to curb excess.
The article notes the earliest beard shaving in Genesis and cites Leviti cus. It states Egypt uniquely practiced shaving among ancient nations and quotes Herodotus on mourning beard growth. It adds Egyptians avoided neglecting shaving to escape ridicule.
A Philadelphia Times quips about a crowd gathered at a downtown corner for a "wooden wedding" where a couple of Poles were reportedly getting married and the policeman explains the joke with a straight-faced pronunciation.
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