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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
4
Atlanta reports Treasury officials press farmers to top the Fourth Liberty Loan. Card system will track subscriptions by households and occupations. County chairmen express optimism as quotas rise. campaign runs September 28 to October 19 with local committees tasked to meet targets.
The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign urges every American to lend to the government to support the war. Local committees in each county mobilize loyal citizens to subscribe, with many already registered for the draft urged to view themselves as in service by contributing income to the loan. The war costs the United States about sixty seven million dollars daily, and the effort seeks voluntary subscriptions at banks or through committees.
Atlanta Governor Gay Joseph A. McCord of the Federal Reserve Bank of the Sixth District has been appointed general chairman of both Liberty Loan and War Savings Stamps committees for the district. The move aims to coordinate the two revenue programs while preserving their separate identities and leadership.
The War Camp Community Service provides club rooms entertainment and outings for soldiers in khaki and convalescent men back from France. It supports mental and physical comfort with facilities that relax troops and benefit families through its wide range of efforts.
The Jewish Welfare Board leads morale work for American troops, linking Jewish soldiers with home. It seeks 400 workers including rabbis and professionals to strengthen mental and moral fibre against cultural pressures, with volunteers from various professions joining the effort.
The American Library Association coordinates massive reading matter shipment to the trenches. Books magazines and newspapers are sent via Y M C A Red Cross Knights of Columbus and the Salvation Army to the men in France, despite stressed ocean transport facilities.
Atlanta reports that six Young Women's Christian Association secretaries sent to Russia to organize work in Petrograd and other cities have escaped. For months their whereabouts were unknown and their fate was uncertain until now.
The Knights of Columbus in Great Britain advance social huts for U S forces overseas. Clubs have been established at 266 Edgware Road London Market Drayton Littlehampton and Inverness. Temporary huts rise at major camps and 2000 secretaries have volunteered with strong men over thirty five years old ready for any post of danger or hardship.
The Thacher Medicine Company of Chattanooga Tennessee touts Stella Vitae as a remedy for women worn by backache misery and suffering. It claims to restore health over thirty years of use with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to help. The ad emphasizes nerve quieting pain relief and blood building with a $1 price.
The note emphasizes quick, attentive care when a parent seeks help for a rushed child. It outlines that timely action is essential, urging caregivers to respond promptly and provide immediate assistance. The message stresses attentiveness and efficiency in handling urgent child welfare situations.
A phenomenon called esturbio caused oyster beds near Margarita island to decompose and die. Losses in pearls are estimated at 3 to 4 million bolivars, about 579000 to 772000 dollars, leading authorities to ban fishing in the infected area.
Court order lists two tracts totaling eighty acres and an additional twenty five acres in Lumpkin County Georgia for sale by administrator H. B. Sire. Auction set for the first Tuesday in November with cash payments. Property includes lots 1004 1008 1012 1013 and adjacent parcels, tied to deed from 1905 and a 1917 security deed to G. H. Moore.
Mrs. T. Littlefield promotes a broad range of coffins from cheapest to highest priced with copper lined finest models north of Atlanta. The seller guarantees Atlanta burial goods prices and claims unmatched quality and neatness. invites inspection.
A fragmentary directory lists mayoral, aldermanic, trustee and clerk roles, county officers, tax officials, education authorities, and school superintendents. Names appear for the mayor, trustees, clerks, sheriffs, tax collectors, assessors, and board members, with some titles and departments incomplete.
Purporting to correct digestive, kidney, liver, and blood functions Pure Herb Tablets claim to normalize the entire system without weakening effects. The ad promises immediate perceived benefit and a three month supply for one dollar with a money back guarantee. It lists Ashland Ohio as manufacturer and Dahlonega Georgia as agent address.
Dr Homer Head of Dahlonega Georgia announces special advantages at North Georgia Agricultural College. Expenses for the entire year range from 125 to 175 dollars including board lodging books fuel lights and uniform. The school promises a healthy climate mountain location and freedom from city distractions plus strict discipline, military department and cadet band under U.S. Army supervision. Full courses in arts sciences agriculture mining engineering and commerce are offered with dormitories under officer supervision. For information contact Dr G R Glenn president.
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