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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
4
United States Department of Agriculture outlines a seed plat strategy for selecting high yielding disease resistant potato seed. Inspect, cull weak or diseased hills, harvest careful seed stock, store in crates at 30 to 40 degrees F, and reexamine tubers for quality before next planting, with seed treatment for scab or black scarf.
Grain growers are urged by the Agriculture Department to order sacks early to ensure supply. Local dealers will stock less this year and will order only to meet trade needs, so growers should notify dealers of their required quantities to avoid transport delays and help manufacturers.
The guide urges selling infertile eggs if not used at home and warns against over selling. It notes that pulling fodder reduces corn yield by 10 to 15 percent.
The passage explains that piracy in the Mediterranean spurred the creation of the first gold certificate. Rome bought wheat in Egypt and Egypt paid tribute for the Roman army, prompting a scheme where wheat importers exchanged gold for certificates at an Alexandria bank. Pirates would avoid handling certificates, while the Egyptian tax collector and Rome honored them.
A note on straw headwear traces its use to the ancient Greeks but states European adoption began about fifty years ago. The piece highlights the shift to straw hats as a contemporary style accessory.
A reflective note asserts humility over pride, stating no one earns their abilities alone and credit belongs to circumstance and circumstance alone. The piece counsels gratitude for advantages and cautions against self-congratulation for success.
A brief aphorism notes that the optimal rule is the one with the fewest exceptions. It emphasizes simplicity and universality as the hallmark of good governance or reasoning, inviting reflection on decision criteria.
Farmers neglect cream separators, wasting 10 to 25 percent of butterfat. Encouraging cream separators could increase food available for consumers. Hogs must have pasture, especially in the West where grain is scarce, to avoid losses in hog raising.
Poultry breeders are urged to tighten sanitation to curb diseases and slow the rapid spread of pests like lice and mites. An appropriate insecticide is recommended to aid in control and protection of flocks.
The article traces world coffee leadership from Arabia to the West Indies and Java, then to Brazil, which now accounts for about three quarters of global production and dominates the market.
Twain’s posthumous story The Mysterious Stranger is cited for its view that humor can undermine power and pretentious folly. The essay notes Satan’s claim that laughter, more than power or money, can topple a grand public illusion.
Advertisement touts Stella Vitae as a guaranteed remedy for women's life weariness and backache, claiming thousands recovered in thirty years. It offers money-back if the first bottle fails and urges immediate purchase for $1, with Thacher Medicine Camps in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
When you send your child in a hurry to the on pist either with a pre criptoy or with a request of onvikiat you naturally want the child to be given attentive and prompt care.
The note compares Dick Turpin the English highwayman to Swift Nick Nevison, referencing an 1676 Gad's Hill robbery and alleged York arrival an alibi. It records Turpin’s birth at Hemepstead in 1705 and his execution for murder at York on April 10, 1759.
Administrator H B Suron announces sale of a Lumpkin County Georgia estate at public outcry. The parcel includes eighty acres across several lots totaling eighty acres and twenty five acres more or less, with two tracts described and bound by historic lines. The deed securing debt dates to 1917 and sets principal of 600 dollars with 8 percent interest. Terms are cash. This October 1, 1918.
An advertisement touts a range of coffins from cheapest to highest priced along with copper lined caskets. It claims top quality stock, neat presentation, and guarantees Atlanta prices on burial goods, inviting customers to inspect in person.
A historical directory snippet lists city government officers and school trustees. It names H Eyers as chairman, G Waiden as secretary and treasurer, J L Moore and others as trustees, plus officers including the sheriff, tax assessor, coroner and surveyor.
An advertisement touts Pure Herb Tablets as a natural remedy for indigestion rheumatism and blood troubles. It claims to correct the digestive system kidneys liver and bowels without weakening effects and offers a three month treatment with a one dollar box plus a money back guarantee.
Ist. Total expenses less than any other college 125 to 176 dollars per year for board lodging books fuel lights and uniform. 2nd. Magnificent climate mountain location freedom from city distractions. 3rd. Obedience order regularity and self dependence taught every student. 4th. Finest military department and cadet band in Georgia under U S Army officers. 5th. Thorough instruction in A B and B S courses plus agriculture mining engineering commercial science. 8th. Boys live in dormitories under officers' control. For information address Dr G R Glenn President.
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