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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1924
Page
1
A county roster lists city officials trustees and clerks for the Trusthws city school and other offices including tax receivers, coroners, tax collectors, surveyors, and police. It also names county board members educators and road revenues leaders, with multiple church pastors and weekly services noted.
The ethrog, sacred Jewish citron, grows in Palestine and the Greek islands and is the costliest fruit, with perfect specimens fetching up to 25 dollars. It resembles a lemon but is larger and highly aromatic. its pitma, a stamen, gives religious value, while the tree bears dark leaves and pale purple blossoms.
A Philadelphia Record writer recounts a charitable man who gave a dime to a tearful beggar only to be pressed with questions about his wife and children. The beggar grows impatient, warns they must move on, and reveals others have slipped by, underscoring the beggar’s lack of gratitude.
Aviator Martin recalls Chig nik Alaska experiences told in Robinson Crusoe style. The Denver News notes how the army’s idea of order, even in a lonely place, reflects second nature as two wanderers keep the cabin tidy before heading to Port Moller at 7 45 a m.
Martin Sr. Mac Donough, famed former Iron County prosecutor, reports copper-laden rabbits in Michigan s upper peninsula. He notes emaciated animals and a copper coating on frying pans after cooking, linking copper dust from crushed stone roads to digestive copper plating. Mac Donough contemplates a syndicate to mine the rabbits regionally.
A misconstrued riddle hints at a donor who embodies charity and humanity, naming an archetype rather than a specific individual. The playful prompt suggests a figure linked to education and benevolence, inviting identification of a well known benefactor.
The opening of the Panama canal shortened New York to Yokohama by about 8000 miles compared with Suez routes, and reduced travel to Shanghai by 1500 miles, Melbourne by nearly 3000, Wellington by about 3000, Vladivostok by about 7000, and cut west coast South America distances to roughly one third of the former Magellan route.
Ernfrid Jaffvert, a Stockholm shoemaker, travels to London to finish a technical dictionary for leather and footwear terms. He received Swedish foundation support as a travel grant and will soon head to the United States. Jaffvert aims to expand orthopedic shoemaking and has added 2,400 words to the Swedish dictionary section.
Trappers head south in luxury steamers for bearing fields in spring, abandoning older tales of rugged canoes and smelly fur bales. The migration contrasts classic images with modern palatial travel, highlighting a shift in frontier commerce and lifestyle.
The Detroit News notes rugs fall into three classes by manufacture and origin. Tugs are either ordinary nap plush or smooth-surfaced mats, resembling tapestry. Rugs split into Persian Turkish or Turkoman markets with floral symmetric designs Turkish prayer rugs or stiff floral motifs and Turkoman geometric patterns. Constantinople is the world’s greatest rug market with virtually every rug type available.
The item notes a proposed law claiming women may conceal their ages. Claimants deem it unnecessary while observers reference doctors practicing legally. The snippet reflects public debate over age disclosure and professional bounds.
The piece traces the origins of Uncle Sam from a wartime joke to a national symbol, noting his shift from a lean, angular figure to a sturdier, benevolent image. It also contrasts him with Brother Jonathan and observes how each generation remakes myths to fit its era.
A brief exchange contrasts social habits with riding as a measure of a girl’s character. The dialogue hints at judgments about propriety and behavior tied to equestrian dress and conduct, reflecting era attitudes.
Widespread concern grows as encephalitis lethargica or sleepy sickness increases across England. By April 1,400 cases were reported, far exceeding 1922 and rivaling 1921 totals, with mortality varying from 20 to 50 percent and many survivors left permanently disabled. The illness strikes across social classes, not confined to the poor or dirty areas.
A boy arrives at Mrs. Douglass’s door with the electric curling iron borrowed by his mother. She thanks him and praises his manners. He adds that he did not ask for any payment, showing courtesy and honesty.
A well known precinct politician at the courthouse canvassing board session approached a man resembling William H. Remy the prosecuting attorney and thanked him for help in the precinct as the Indianapolis News noted.
The hostess promises cheese for dinner as Iky and Arthur discuss the dish. Iky deflects with a joke about being a connoisseur of cheese while confusion over names and words leads to a lighthearted exchange.
The total hydraulic power in Sweden at the start of 1923 stood at 1,325,000 horsepower and grew by 20,000 during the year. Engineer K Kleman reported at the Swedish Water Power society’s annual meeting. Electric energy production for the year was estimated between 2,800,000 and 3,000,000 kilowatt hours. Currently under construction are power plants totaling 72,000 horsepower.
Mrs. Johnson declares a clash saying you made me what I am while Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge counters that the result isn’t flattering. The exchange reflects a heated domestic moment captured in a Kansas City Star snippet.
Advertisement notes Calotabs as a cure for colds flu and sore throats claiming rapid relief overnight. Promotes Calomel tablet benefits with no nausea and no food interference. States price ten cents for the small dose, thirty five cents for large, and guarantees money back if not delighted. Court week sale pitch adds местary auction tone.
H Head administrator of the estate of F A Crane, deceased, petitions the Lumpkin County Court for dismissal with letters of dismission. All persons concerned are cited to show cause why administration should not be terminated on the first Monday in November 1924. October 1924. W B Townsend.
W A Ash administrator for the estate of W W Ash applies for leave to sell real estate. The Court of Ordinary of Lugrokin County will pass upon the application at the November term unless good cause is shown against granting. October 6 1924. W L Townsenn Ordinary.
Notice that Lafayett Chester executor seeks leave to sell the real estate of 8 8 Chester deceased. The court of ordinary Lumpkin County will consider the petition at the November Term 1924. Unless a cause is shown to the contrary the leave will be granted. Dated October 6 1924. W B Townsend Ordinary. Oet 16th Auraria. Court week at Dahlonega.
The Daniel Farm of four thousand acres on Central of Georgia Railroad eight miles west of Milton is cut into town lots and 25 and 50 acre farms and will be sold at public auction on the premises for cash October 22, 1924. The farm is well improved with productive soil and excellent tobacco lands. Terms will be given. National Real Estate Averton Company Ayden North Carolina.
Three miles from Dahlonega on the Porter Springs road the Eliza Anderson place offers one house and twenty acres more or less. See Henry Exrop in Dahlonega for details.
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