26 May 1905
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
1
A testimonial touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as successful in curing convulsions fits and epilepsy. A Lincoln Indiana resident claims dramatic recovery after long illness and psychiatric care, with a guarantee from Miles Medical Co. and local druggists offering refunds if the first bottle fails.
An authority notes the Hamboo plant as a wealth source in Japan and China used for building, ropes, mats, utensils and more. one variety is eaten as a vegetable. The plant thrives in tropics but is found in Japan with heavy winter snows, and can grow rapidly. The largest Australian gold nugget, found in 1851, weighed 223 pounds.
A Dixie Home essay urges readers to curb worrying about future troubles. It argues expectations rarely match reality and advises living in the present to gain happiness and reduce nerves. The piece cites Franklin on worrying about non occurring troubles and encourages balanced dispositions.
A 19th century warning lists foods to avoid to stay immune from disease. Sir Frederick Treves cites preserved ginger and pineapple as dangerous, while oranges figs and raspberries are deterred. The note also mentions oysters lobsters shrimps whitebait and other seafood as items to shun under typhoid fears.
Sam Jones denounces liquor traffic citing Lawrenceville ordinance. He warns a mandamus would ruin families and calls dry towns to enforce ordinances. He vows Georgians will stop the jug trade and says liquor men should be kept from the courts for years.
A short essay argues joy comes from appreciating our own opportunities and small pleasures. Envy of others erodes happiness, while choosing gratitude for daily experiences such as a modest car, home, trolley ride, or river steamer can lead to fuller living.
A fragmentary piece extolls thrift and self control for boys. It cites examples such as Jay Gould, George W. Childs, Andrew Carnegie, Abraham Lincoln, and James A. Garfield to illustrate rising from poverty. The text urges earning before spending and avoiding tobacco and drink.
The dialogue contrasts a farmer brother who keeps a store and shuns advertising with a pastoral scene of milking and waiting for a cow. It then cites old phrases for medical mystery neuralgia, a wicked man’s death as “gone to where the woodbine twineth,” and editorials attributing self-harm in delirium tremens to mental aberration.
J J Kimsey Judge Cleveland Georgia and W A Charters Solicitor General Dahlonega Georgia list court terms by counties Dawson Rabun Hebersham Towns Union White Lumpkin with dates in January February March and April through October plus fourth Mondays and a first or second Monday schedule for each county.
County officers listed include G. G. Evans as Ordinary and D. L. Cook as Clerk James M. Davis serves as Sheriff KR J Walden is Tax Collector J M Calhoun as Tax Receiver C J Jarrard County Surveyor J A Hollifield is Treasurer and J M Ricketts serves as Coroner
The document lists city government figures led by Mayor R. H. Baker and a board of aldermen including 4W B Gurley and Ir. McGee. It also names W. GB Townsend, BE, Vickery, T. J. Smith, Jr., W. P. Price, Jr., and Clerk Wm. J. Worley with Geo. W. Walker, Marshal A as part of the municipal roster.
Baptist Church led by Rev W G Taylor holds services Sunday at day and night with a Thursday prayer meeting and 9 o clock Sunday School. Methodist Church with Rev C P Marchmay offers Sunday 11 and night services and weekly Wednesday prayer meetings. Presbyterian Church led by D J Blackwell conducts services on the first and second Sundays with Sunday School at 9 am.
Barber shop advertisement offering clean shave hair cut and shampoo services. Promises ready to wait on customers at any time highlighting Henry Underwood as the proprietor in a respectful, inclusive shop setting.
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