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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
3
Local items report Mrs. Jos Cochran’s illness and community happenings across Dawsonville. Mentions Maj McClure’s porker, court sessions, mail routes, travel for S A Bennett and Starlin, and Miss Florence McClure visiting Hall county relatives. Also notes cold weather, Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad, railroad prospects, marriages, subscriptions, and February pension pay day.
Farmers boost land work and prepare for crops as weather stays favorable. Dredge boats to mine Etowah river bed near Dougherty with plans to launch by spring. Captain C F Howe returns to prospecting and develops valuable properties. B S Usden publishes Georgia Public School Examinations since 1888 for teachers. Colonel Estill looms in Georgia politics as bands wagon gains momentum toward the Executive Mansion.
Colonel Sanders reports a pleasant office call on the upper Navid ad. He mentions a fine game hen named PantiKrn ger showing promise as a specimen of the Grist Champions, praised as the purest strain of games in the south, with hopes to exhibit similar birds soon.
Last Saturday in the early morning a one horse wagon bearing Dawsonville’s legal rights went to a Justice’s court ground east of Dawsonville. The scene showed the horse leaning on the collar and the traces under high tension amid repainted bills. The day’s outcomes and court impression remain unknown. the riders returned home safely to their families and friends.
The note states that Sleepy Peat communication will be published next week, outlining upcoming details and announcements.
Cotton seed price 17 1 28 per bushel. Wheat bran with shorts 1 1 4 cents per pound. Good country flour 2 1 4 cents. Best country flour 2 1 2 cents per pound. Cash or produce. Flour freshly ground from extra good wheat.
The U S Civil Service Commission will hold exams in multiple locations during March and April to recruit for government service. About 9,889 found positions last year with around 10,000 expected this year. jobs offer life tenure with salaries from 660 to 1200 dollars and promotions, with little education beyond common schooling required. Politics plays no role and southern states show less competition. Those aged 16 to 45 may apply. free information via the Columvia Correspondence College Washington DC requesting Civil Service catalogue number three.
William Williamson of Amherst Va says he suffered lumbago for over a year and found relief with Chamberlain's Pain Balm after other remedies failed. Sold by J O Golding and all country merchants.
The text notes very cold weather and several social calls and visits. Misa Nettie Mincey attends school in Mma while Miss Melrose Randal visits Misses Sarah and Mattie. Various girls host or visit each other and a candy drawing is mentioned at M. G. TMarben’s residence.
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