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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
1
The finest resort in North Georgia opens for transient guests and the traveling public. Craig R. Arnold, proprietor, advertises electric lights running water and 90 acres of park shade and cool surroundings as features.
Georgia Fulton County petitioners from Dahlonega request incorporation for a railroad to run about seventy five miles from Ball Ground Cherokee County to the northern state line Towns County with power to acquire private rights of way, build branches, operate electric light and power, condemn property, and extend routes subject to Georgia law. Capital stock set at 500 shares of 100 dollars each. Four weeks notice published in sheriffs advertisement newspapers.
A large crowd attended the Lampkin camp meeting as usual with summer visitors beginning to depart. The note mentions local business ads and civic notices, plus vivid anecdotes about residents and visitors including Will Vaughn and Paul, and a claim about cotton quality near the college farm.
A local notice urges readers to buy typewriter paper envelopes and college stationery from Nuagrr office while discussing pellagra. The column cites doctors in Lumpkin County and debates the disease’s causes, critiquing corn meal and cottonseed oil as factors and blaming decayed seeds and spoiled lard in cooking.
The piece cites Orison Sweet Marden via Success Magazine praising the exceptional young man. He treats the employer’s interests as his own, views work as self formation, and rejects excuses for extra effort. He completes tasks, studies the business, and seeks improvements to advance beyond present duties.
Harper's Weekly recounts ancient olive trees in Syria over a century old, still flourishing and likely to fruit for generations. Traditional methods gave way to improved care, with Syrians now harvesting olives yearly and hand-picking to preserve trees and fruit quality.
A suburban neighbor, noticing a figure in Mrs Simpkins garden, misidentifies it as her husband. The door slams, and the daughter is told of the mix up. The truth emerges that the figure is merely a scarecrow in the onion bed.
Walter Goodfellow recounts a British expedition into Dutch New Guinea describing ritual mourning customs and skull collecting among the Mimika. He notes women’s elaborate mourning attire, nightly wailing, and burial before dawn while skulls decorate huts. He cites isolated cases of cannibalism of enemies killed in war.
A pompous laird seeks a man for odd jobs and interviews Tammas Jeems Pittendrigh who offers his name. The laird shortens it to Old Tom. Tammas then asks how they will pronounce the long name and suggests a nickname, Old Nick, prompting a humorous exchange.
A young unnamed musical composer reads verses by Thomas Moore and writes a melody that pairs nicely with the poet. He shows it to a publisher who deems the music good but the words as bum.
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