Dalton editor notes and local happenings in Georgia
A Georgia newspaper column comments on local politics scandals and figures including Tom Watson’s $5,000 campaign help, county census discontent, and a series of crime and prohibition incidents in Atlanta and nearby counties. It references a jail escape in Fannin County, a robbery at Etowah, and a moving picture exhibit involving Homer Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin County
Copperhill
Georgia
Lumpkin
Dawson
Forsyth
Prohibition
Homer Stover
France
United States
James Town and Williamsburg Trip Offers Historic Reflections
A Richmond reader recalls a May 1920 trip to Jamestown and Williamsburg, noting Jamestown as the cradle of the American nation and Williamsburg's colonial heritage. He visits William and Mary College, recalls Patrick Henry’s speech, and admires the old church with Washington’s handwriting and pews once occupied by four presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
the Nugget
Dahlonega
Jamestown
Tone
America
Virginia
Old Dominion
Pocahontas
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
United States
Harvard
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Geroge
Henry
George Washington
Washington
Jefferson
Monroe
Tyler
A. W. Carny
Nugget’s Cash Honor Roll Names Acknowledgments
The list names individuals and towns across Georgia and beyond including Moore Atlanta Garner Dahlonega Long Dawsonville Bell Cleveland Davis Dahlonega Lance Dahlonega Conner Lidlog EB Stover Kokomo Loggins Chestatee Pate Dahlonega Calhoun Dahlonega Sheffield Dahlonega Carney Dahlonega Morgan Wyncote Pa Gibson Dahlon Wim Housley Dahlonega Bodie Long Auraria Dotson Dahlonega Patterson Canton Jarrard Dahlonega Jarrard Monnington Tex Farmers in several counties plow cotton due to poor stands and plant food crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.N. Moore
Atlanta
J. A. Garner
S. P. Long
Dawsonville
W. TL. Bell
Cleveland
L. R. Davis
Jim Lance
Dahlonega
John Conner
Lidlog
L. Stover
Kokomo
Ind
W. J. Loggins
Chestatee
T. A. P.pate
Paul Calhoun
Commencement Week Highlights and Local News
Sunday to Wednesday events detail sermons, declamations, plays, alumni address, debates, and diplomas. Notable items include Miss Mauddell Lilly’s homecoming, Captain Woodward’s health, Judge Robison’s death by suicide, a long-distance marriage, Mt. Pisgah communion, and editorials on New York clothing prices affecting Atlanta during the convention. W. J. Vereen elected national committeeman after Clark Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. J. Vereen
Mountrie
Clark
Howell
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Promoted As Constitutional Cure
An old-time advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment taken internally to reach mucous surfaces via the blood. It promises a $100 reward for any cure failure and urges sending for circulars and testimonials. The note also mentions other items from the era, including delegates to a national convention and local road management politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Th. Hall
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the & Nugget
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Bob Knox
Dalton
Tom Watson
Peach
Tennessee
Jim White
Etowah
Jim
Illinois
Heaven
Gainesville
Quitman
A. W. Carr
Nugget
A. B. Keith
Chaser
the Mountain Inn
Craig R. Arnold
Metor
Tate’s Hotel
T. J. McDonald, Dentist
B. Orisson
Route 4
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Winona
Minn
N. G. A. College
8S. Y. Jamison
Annual Meeting
Board of Trustees
Department of Expression
Geo. N. Napier
Phi Mu
Chan[pebree Barrow
University of Georgia
J. W. Woodward
Nelson
Blairsville
Lithonia
Judge Robison
Jasper County
Savannah
Mt. Pisgah Church
New York
Hunt
H. Head
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Lumpkin County
Singer Sewine Machine Co
Gainesville, Ga
C. J. Summerour
Joan H. Moore
Admi
Amy Hand
Palmer
Smith and Watson
Sargeant Rice
U. S
Columbia
S. C
Capt. Harris
Board of Roads and Revenues
County
LaGrange
Sitle
Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners
North Carolina
J. G. Smith & Sons Barnesvile Buggies
G. HH. Moore
T. J. Smith
General Merchandise
Bank OF Dahlonega Hionega, Gra
Holme
United States Treasury
J. F. Pruett
J. M. Brooksher
TOFP
Jackson, Cashin
H. Watson
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