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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1926
Page
4
Several women stand on a downtown corner waiting to cross as one shows a vanity mirror. She explains she is used to looking in the rear view mirror of her car and confuses it with the vanity case mirror sometimes.
A resident of Clarkesville Georgia announces candidacy for Judge of the Superior Court in the Northeastern Circuit. He notes a past bid four years ago and references Judge Jones not seeking re election. He seeks voters support ahead of the September 8 primary.
The article states stock frauds dominate robberies of the public, with higher losses than burglary, larceny, and petty theft. It reports stock frauds four times greater than other crimes such as forgery and trade frauds four times, and suggests the losses could cover national debt in twenty five years.
Percy Viesen of the New Orleans board of health reports a new dust spray method for stagnant pools to kill mosquitoes and prevent breeding. He claims the arsenic based mix is 100 percent effective, as good as oil and cheaper.
Petitioners Graham Dugas and B O Dugas seek incorporation of The Dugas Corporation for twenty years in Dahlonega Lumpkin County Georgia with principal office in Dahlonega. Capital stock set at one hundred thousand dollars, common and preferred shares, right to branch offices, to buy lease and sell property, own stock in other firms, and to sue and be sued under law.
The British Police Review asks if a policeman should seize jewels or continue pursuit after a thief drops a haul. Reported case: officers caught the thief, bystanders kept the diamonds, and no one reported the find. Jewelers urge retraining to require recovery of jewelry even at the cost of escape.
A brief yarn recalls a man named Gillicult asking for a girl, with her father stepping in to assist. The exchange hints at social pressure and family intervention in courtship.
The American Medical Association reports that since 1920 new hospitals have been established at about 100 per year and by 1925 60 percent of physicians have immediate hospital connections. Rural counties gain access as 341 counties gained hospital service that year.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden author Countess Russell attends a social gathering where a garrulous society woman introduces a brilliant young soldier. The woman, fond of a lion, proclaims he was wounded in sixteen places, eliciting a wry reply from Lady Russell about men having many places.
Workmen digging for a Chanute subway under the Santa Fe track near Chanute Kansas uncovered a bed of living oysters twenty feet underground. About a bushel of oysters lay in a gravel and sandstone layer that held moisture, keeping the bivalves alive as reported by the Topeka Capital.
The southern states hold about 2,000,000 acres of forest, four times the six New England states total. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina each retain forest areas larger than the combined land areas of all states except Maine.
A British scientist argues electricity can be weighed like tea or sugar. He estimates a small electric bulb uses about an ounce of electricity in a year.
Lyons Georgia special report notes Toombs county residents back George W. Lankford for the Georgia public service commission with an organized campaign. Lankford, a Lyons lawyer and major farmer, is praised for civic work, banking roles, and eight years in the state house plus two in the senate.
A Kansas City Star excerpt mocks gender roles and homespun humor through a rambled anecdote about Bearcat’s escape from fire and pants, with dialect and local color highlighting a rustic episode from nearby Ridge.
Professor A 8 Romer of the University of Chicago reports over a score of complete fossil fish and parts of fifty others unearthed on the Gaspe peninsula in eastern Quebec. Estimates place the specimens at 60 to 100 million years old, predating dinosaurs and suggesting fish long before land animals. A relative called the French fish is found in Africa waters.
The Spitzbergen island group is renamed Svalbard after Norway acquired the area. The largest island remains Spitzbergen while Green Harbor becomes Ankers Havn, King’s Bay becomes Ny Aalesund, and Advent Bay is Longyearbyen. Official registers reflect these pest office addresses.
A candidate outlines reasons for running in the Ninth Congressional District of Georgia and commits to faithful service if elected. The appeal emphasizes ties to the district, past experience, and dedication to public welfare. A separate note appears from a Northeastern Circuit Solicitor General candidate stating merit of record and call for fair, qualified challengers.
Joe Collins announces he is a Democratic primary candidate for Congress in the Ninth District. He calls for more federal road aid, better farm and labor conditions, and says southern Congressmen can influence national policy. He cites a log cabin birth, education at Mercer and Virginia University, and four years as Solicitor General before retirement.
In Lumpkin County Georgia a rule nisi to foreclose mortgage on Lot 32 and 20 acres of Lot 39 totaling 60 acres was issued against A E Thurmond and R R Thurmond by J W Ralston. The mortgage dated August 14 1922 secured 684 dollars with 8 percent interest. Default noted and equity of redemption to be forever barred if payment not made or cause shown. Service of rule nisi ordered and returnable to next term.
The Danonca TeEnErnone Co promotes low rates and directory inclusion. Business and residence charges are listed with extensions and adjoining-house options, plus a desk set price, urging readers to subscribe for an easy conscience.
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