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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
1
A Chicago couple debates rising costs as cigars and cosmetics face new taxes. The man, pretending reluctance, sees a chance to push a savings plan while his wife suggests sacrifice. He hides his pique behind the paper and a victorious grin.
A brief note imagines Paul Revere using modern telephones to summon Concord and Charlestown in eight minutes. The piece notes lanterns and powder delays, suggesting the ride might have been unnecessary with instant alerts. It ends with a nod to a poem by Christian Science Monitor.
Earl explains his teacher will leave because she is going to get married. When his mother asks who, he responds he does not know yet but notes the man “keeps a toothache office down the street.”
A veteran recalls adjusting to civilian attire after three years in uniform. He notes civility seems higher out of uniform, contemplates officer perceptions, and reflects on shedding military habits like saluting and the sir title while relearning daily civilian routines.
The Missouri river bridge at St Joseph was rebuilt to replace bad piers. New piers were placed between the old ones and spans shifted shoreward. Traffic was halted for under ten hours during the move and a temporary span allowed river flow, with a cantilever swing span later added.
The alien property custodian releases a 500 page register naming enemy concerns found in the United States. He cites over 600000 dollars in evaded income taxes and states some German firms were turned to war work producing about 30000000 dollars in supplies. Compiled material provides comfort to Americans with Germany related claims and hints at immediate reimbursement from funds collected.
Mrs Kennedy Fraser used a phonograph in the Hebrides to capture the traditional songs with absolute accuracy. The islanders were excited by singing into the device and impressed by the fidelity of the recording, plus the ambient sounds of onlookers.
Chart Pitt recalls a bleak view of trench warfare and gas hazards. The piece contrasts silent skies with no banners or horses, detailing battery positions, sappers, and miles of hostile terrain. It emphasizes a stark dawn chorus of wind over planes and ribbons of distant country lanes.
William Charles Scully describes water loving South American snakes, noting the green water snake as a superb emerald in motion. Other beauties include an olive pink variety. Predators such as mongoose meercats badgers secretary birds and eagles keep snakes in check. mothers may eat offspring. turkey buzzards drop snakes from height.
The bridegroom's father, serving as master of ceremonies, travels far to attend the wedding. His wife pins his coat tails to protect the wardrobe trunk, and he walks the aisle with tails pulled up, provoking snickers and lasting embarrassment. Separately, Sweden reports a zinc iron cable with lower conductivity than copper but promising high voltage transmission in trials.
Waste hemlock bark from paper mills, long of little value, shows potential as a tanning material. Tests at the Forest Service laboratory in Madison Wisconsin indicate no major technical barriers and that the product meets tannery standards.
A playful dialogue hints at potential will contest after a domestic quarrel, with characters quipping about fate and fate’s twists. The humor centers on Gabber and Hen, as Robin-esque wordplay contrasts with a sea creature chorus.
Maj. Gen. John J. O’Ryan recalls a WWI tale from France about an English sentry cursing the rain and mud. As he laments the weather and Germans a Minnie shell lands near him, leaving him uninjured in mud. He quips about the blast while pleading for a better joke from God.
The article lists historic claims of extreme age from 121 to 160 years and beyond. Notable cases include a 130 year old Bengal chaplain, a 1386 year claim for Andrei Schmidt, a 138 year old Hadji Raouf, and Puget Sound chief Quo Ka Num alleged at 160. It notes a 1912 Europe tally of 7 000 centenarians with many Bulgarians among 8 888.
Miss Winifred Holt leads the Lighthouse in New York a home for the blind teaching useful work She earned the moniker angel of the blind after founding the Phare in France for blinded soldiers She trained over three hundred men to support themselves without sight and served in the Somme trenches during World War I.
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