Whelchels, Wilkies; whats in their name?

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Whelchels, Wilkies; whats in their name?

Johnny Vardeman

Updated: Jul 18, 2010, 5:00 AM

Published: Jul 17, 2010, 10:48 PM

Whelchel, Wilkie, Gilkie? An ad in an Atlanta paper in the late 1800s promoted "Whelchel's Never Say Die" potion that supposedly was a cure for several ailments. The ad noted that "Whelchel" should be pronounced "Wilkie."

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Mysterious white horse rider searched for pot of gold in North Ga.

Johnny Vardeman

Updated: Sep 13, 2015, 5:00 AM

Published: Sep 13, 2015, 2:37 AM

During the 1920s, a woman in fancy riding clothes regularly could be seen on a white horse in a sparsely populated area of Banks County near Alto. She carried a map and said she was searching for a pot of gold supposedly left by Spanish explorers decades ago. She wore high-top black English riding boots and stayed with the Seaborn Gilstrap family.

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