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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1906
Page
2
The item blends economic worries over cotton prices and crop losses with political quips. It notes frost damage to cotton in the south, rising cotton prices due to a short crop, and upcoming rural routes in Hall county. There is commentary on Georgia politics, a court term beginning in January 1907, and various local anecdotes about socialists, suicides, and local officials.
A long list of Superior Court cases includes libel for divorce for Herbert and Sallie Pierce and Amended verdicts, plus numerous criminal pleas of guilty for misdemeanors and felonies with fines and costs. Notable items include land and mineral rights verdicts for Etowah Gold Mining Co. and damage suits, and acquittal for John Anderson selling liquor. The Georgia scene notes Atlanta editorials and a push for new courthouses.
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The Battle Branch mine reports steady activity under Hutcheson with hopes of rich pockets like earlier yields. At Briar Patch, visitors toured the property as a stamp mill is planned after canal completion. Bearden’s Bridge tunnel progress is slow due to hard rock. Miller of Bunker Hill praises practical leadership. Beavers election scrutiny noted. Marietta Courier photo features W S Kerry. Mrs. Jefferson Davis dies in New York.
The text reports a two hour typhoon at Hong Kong on September 18 destroying or heavily damaging ten thousand lives and thousands of boats including 80 percent of smaller craft. It also notes unrelated items about a Savannah lawyer’s sentence, a burglary in Atlanta, and a 19th century reflection on the gentlemanly ideal from the Washington Post.
Red Seal shoes for men women and children arrive at B. R. Meaders and Sons with coarse to fine quality all priced close. Cash store pricing aims to undercut six month time sales. New fall groceries include Nabisen Wafers Uneeda Biscuits Aligator oysters crackers and fresh cheese.
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