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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1921
Page
4
Federal agents halted a carload of liquor labeled as potatoes on the Atlantic Coast Line, from Georgia to New York via Richmond. The shipment, valued at 250000 to 300000 dollars, was bottled in quarts and packed in salt barrels covered with burlap. railway papers seized for investigation.
The Atlantic Monthly article by Robb argues that public confiscation destroys value rather than transferring it to the public. It cites Bolshevik precedents and notes attempts in the U S to seize private property through indirect means harming utility companies and rail systems.
Public Printer Carter reports the Government Printing Office used 60 million pounds of paper in the year ending June 30. If the year’s paper were laid flat it would cover 35 square miles and, in octavo books stacked, rise about 500 miles high. Not all paper was for the Congressional Record. other government publications also used paper.
Public notices list multiple property actions in Dawson County Georgia including two executions against R E Garmon and A J Gilreath by Farmers and Citizens Bank of Dawsonville. A second sale in the town of Dawsonville covers lands from the G S Hyde estate with court approval for debts. The dates reference the first Tuesday in January 1922 and are signed by Sheriff W J Orr and E McClure administrator.
Wood and Vandiviere Attorneys at Law led by H G Vandiviere Canton operate in civil and federal court practice. The notice highlights their partnership and areas of expertise in litigation and legal services.
A North Carolina moonshiner’s label found by revenue officers in Ashville and sent to the Internal Revenue Service museum declares Pure mountain born likker bottled in a barn. The bold ad promises strong effects and a playful dare about prohibition. The note appears in the Cleveland Courier. Tanlac is advertised as a health tonic sold by R. D. McClure.
In Greenville a dispute involving farmer Bob and a school committee erupts as a teacher asks a student to name the author of Hamlet. A boy claims Dunne wrote it, others doubt, and a committee member suggests the student is mischievous. The incident unfolds amid local tension.
Athens official Jim Hicks and Georgia agriculture commissioner faced two college girls posing for a magazine subscription scam. Patrick Mell intercepted one suspect near the exit at the state capital and recovered the family heirloom watch. Police later pursued the claimants, who were described as being wanted.
The Winder News laments missing issues from Brother Rucker and inquires about George. They await a Christmas gift expected from Brother Townsend of Dahlonega and hope he remains sober and steady in the boat.
Local notes recount cold weather, holiday visits, and gatherings. Miss Isabel Tatum stayed with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tatum. Mrs. Georg an Chumbley and Miss Pearl Surrett visited Homer Chumbley family. J. W. Darnell and family hosted several guests. Leland Darnell and Leo Pruitt visited Homer Gable. Annie Summeraur from Tate High School spent holidays at home. Regular meeting day at Sweetwater Sunday. Happy New Year wishes from Smiling Tom.
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Halls Catarrh Medicine is marketed as a tonic and blood purifier that cleanses the blood and strengthens the system to restore normal conditions and let nature work.
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