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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
4
Ohio State Journal argues truth guides virtue and condemns pride and harshness when truth is misused. It stresses truth should be friendly and not rude, and that a virtuous life stems from truth, while bias and anger reveal error.
An enslaved man Henry questions the communal prayer for rain, noting that in his view rain comes only when the winds shift. The anecdote mirrors religious tension and superstition during slavery with a sharp wry voice.
Agnes Kone a farmer's wife from Gottschach Carniola Hungary committed suicide by entering a red hot kitchen oven after church service. She had four children and a devoted Catholic husband. A note said she wished to die like martyrs at the stake.
The Catholic college of cardinals now has the smallest number in centuries and the lowest share of Italians. Once thirty plus members, the tally drops to 49 after Cardinal Cavicchioni’s death. No new appointments for three and a half years and likely another year before a consistory.
At a wedding breakfast in Danville, Uncle Joe Cannon contrasted youth and age noting that the young seek to display knowledge while the old aim to conceal ignorance. The remark highlights a common sentiment on aging and humility.
A reflective query contrasts banks in finance with natural banks. The speaker asks if financial banks serve the same role as natural borders, questioning whether they collect what is due and reflect the true value or obligations tied to funds and balance sheets.
The Lancet warns that while sea air is cool and pure it can fail to benefit some visitors. Amusements tempt fishing bathing sailing and water sports, yet a debilitated person may suffer worse health as digestive circulatory and eliminatory systems struggle with the bracing sea air.
A fragment shows a tense exchange about a daughter's future living arrangements. Mr Wise asserts agreement to the move while the father resists. The scene hints at family authority, property, and generational plans within a domestic setting.
The article notes that Trance runs a school savings bank since 1884 with over 8 million dollars in banks, Germany has had a similar system since 1840, Lowell Massachusetts reports over 10 thousand dollars saved since 1900, a Pittsburgh bank counts over 26 thousand child depositors with 150 thousand on deposit, and seven US cities with school savings systems reached 230 thousand depositors and 870 thousand dollars by last year.
In Abdul Hamid's Calonica harem a eunuch named Yussuf Ali killed Eunnch Aide after pursuing her. He was captured and found insane. The act led to the removal of all eunuchs from the sultan's harem amid royal anger.
Census enumerators in Hyderabad and central provinces labeled village shrines as occupied houses. Occupants were idols granting boons and blessings or living on tenant contributions. Other listings noted collectors of edible birds nests, receivers of stolen goods, witches, wizards and cow poisoners.
Quotations portray a man accused of heavy drinking and denial of intoxicants as a paradox. The exchange highlights public scrutiny and irony over rumored habits and personal restraint.
A credit man recalls a banking error that shifted funds between a personal and a special account. He salvaged a fragile relationship by verifying funds with the bank and cashier, then advised approaching every account with optimism to aid bill collection.
Dialect dialogue shows OToole inviting OBrien and Faith to join for supper at home, poking fun at family tensions. OBrien delays with a long past supper time remark, while Faith jokes about restraining both men.
A brief recipe fragment lists ingredients for snicker doodles including sugar eggs milk lard raisins flour cream of tartar baking soda and optional flavor. It describes dropping spoonfuls on a greased pan and baking in a hot oven.
Mary M. Ricketts applies for letters of administration on the estate of Sarah F. Duckett, with a court hearing set for the first Monday in November. J.B. Pree, Ordinary, notes the action in Lumpkin County during 1911.
Directory items list Lumpkin Superior Court schedules, county officers, town district officials, U S officers, and Dahlonega entities. It names mayors aldermen postmasters bankers attorneys doctors merchants schools and services including hotels, shops, livery stables, and professions.
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