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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
1
New York correspondent reports a press agent for European philanthropy considering bringing Prince Donletski to the United States to wed a wealthy American heiress or factory family, aiming to secure a throne and fortune through marriage.
Quicksilver or mercury is described with multiple uses including its amalgamation with gold in mining processes. It is noted as a speading agent on copper plates and as a component in blue mass preparations. The text mentions mercurial compounds and dangers, and its role in making fine mirrors.
A little girl goes to church for the first time and, after a surprised look at the grand building, asks whose house it is. Her mother explains it is God’s house and the child concedes it is a very nice house, noting they have never called there before.
Dialog captures Rough Willie trading quips with a self-deprecating edge. The banter references an eye injury, Sunday School, and characters Goodefellowe String and Walters, painting a gritty scene of street talk and clever putdowns.
The text argues cooperation comes from giving service with good will. To win cooperation study others desires and help them achieve them. Success, even in wages, comes from efficient cooperative work and aligning with an employer’s goals without resistance or negativity.
Feodor Dostoevsky drew on his time in Omsk a city once a Cossack center and seat of Admiral Kolchak's regime. Omsk lies on the Trans Siberian line from Moscow to Vladivostok and links Central Russia with Orenburg and Turkestan. The main square houses St Nicholas church and a banner said to belong to Yermak the Cossack bandit who shifted Siberia toward Moscow.
A dialogue scene notes Mrs Homebody and Mrs Over there admiring decorations. One remarks she saw a French general pin on a soldier and kiss him, adding that some French generals are very good looking.
A lawyer tells his son he goes to the courthouse to grind with a fellow. The boy notes he never carries an ax and asks why. The old exchange turns on the lawyer’s joke about an idea or task at the courthouse rather than a physical weapon.
A dramatic exchange unfolds on deck as iridegroom speaks to his father-in-law about debts. The father-in-law slaps him and boasts that his debts outweigh the son-in-law's three to one.
The piece argues for Mitchell Palmer in the upcoming Democratic primary, proclaiming him the only nationwide candidate whose name will go before the San Francisco convention. It highlights his loyalty to the party, wartime seizures of German property to fund victims, and his stance against Bolsheviks, inflation, and his openness to League of Nations reservations.
Mitchell Palmer urged Georgians in Gainesville to back his undiluted Americanism platform. He warned against adopting the Republican platform as it would amount to political treachery and a denunciation of the current administration.
A quirky note recalls a child asking how they milk the milk train during a visit to a grandmother. The text weaves a rambling aside about government and education, plus a Calvin Coolidge quote and a cartoon caption about marriage and happiness.
The United States public health service notes beauty reflects health. Natural beauty comes from cleanliness and ample outdoor exercise for the body.
Charritz in France near the Spanish border is described as a once gay European watering place famed for villas beaches and nightlife. The war altered its mood turning gambling halls into hospitals for wounded French and later American soldiers while warships and German submarines operated off the Bay of Biscay and mines caused tremors in town.
A reflective piece argues that powerful ideas need little celebration and that true worth rests on truth and merit. It notes that some great figures spoke little yet influenced much, as history shows when strong principles endure despite opposition.
The will of Lieut Frank R Kirkley of the 18th July 1917 handwriting on a photo shows I leave all to her. Muriel Kyrke Smith of Larkhill Salisbury Plain is identified as the beneficiary. The estate is valued about 1500 dollars and the will was admitted to probate in England.
A U.S. soldier in a French restaurant encounters a fellow Doughboy puzzled by a menu written in Inglish. After spelling aloud the odd words three times, they realize it reads oatmeal, spelled Haute meal in French style.
A fragment describes Charles crying after Jim my kicked him. The speaker notes surprise at Jimmy's cruelty and observes Charles’s injured face. the exchange reveals a hidden side in a boy named Jimmy.
Ebony groom recalls first sight of bride at ceremony. He admired her look and skills as she did steady washing for seven white families, leading him to surrender to love. Birmingham Age-Herald.
Mary Pickford told a Los Angeles tea crowd that beauty counts in the film world. She smiled and added that a girl cannot help her looks, but those looks can help her career.
A look at medieval European sport shows tournaments and jousts dominated by nobility with the king as spectator. Tournaments featured groups of knights aiming to unhorse foes with blunt lances while the joust resembled a deadly duel. Knights could lose knighthood for clinging to a saddle, and outer garments added color to the colors of the fighters.
A French investigation finds vinegar not only preserves but kills bacteria. Mustard is notably bactericidal among common spices, while cloves and cinnamon with essential oils eugenol and cinnamic aldehyde offer best protection. La Nature notes these spices can replace chemical antiseptics banned by French law.
A Columbus boy riding with his mother notices pumpkins on a field and learns they belong to the field owner. He is told they will be gathered later, but spots a pumpkin by the roadside on a vine and declares, It isn’t tied.
The Springfield Republican recalls Sir William Osler and the claim he endorsed chloroforming men at sixty. The paper notes his reference to Trollope's The Fixed Period and the imagined effect on human progress, framing it as a sensational but unqualified tale.
Ten year old Virginia and her companions banter about future work and fate. Virginia predicts becoming a teacher and perhaps an old maid like her aunts. John counters that Aunt Ruth’s current suitor may change plans, possibly freeing Virginia from that path.
Charles M. Schwab commented at a Pittsburgh luncheon on a young banker who eloped to South America with his cashier’s wife. He lamented that rapid ascent breeds giddiness and ruin, noting there is always room at the top because many who reach it become giddy and fall off.
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