17 Feb 1928
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1928
Page
1
The Dahlonega Telegraph warns readers that home telephones are for residents only and borrowing service demeans both the user and the provider. The notice urges honest usage, message delivery by mail if needed, and notes only paupers with business need may receive a contributed line.
Indiana farmers are urged by the state forestry department to plant walnut seedlings. Ira Stout near Sulphur Springs reports a 60 year old walnut worth 350 dollars as lumber and standing value of 31.86. A 200 tree acre would net about 168 dollars annually while paying planting and upkeep.
A German made lamp uses invisible ultraviolet light to reveal secret writing test foods and uncover forgeries. Quartz construction with a filter blocks visible light causing substances to emit purple green or orange hues. Papers and banknotes glow differently aiding authenticity checks and stamp verification.
A visitor told the London Daily Express that Hawaiians resist Europeanization and preserve their language. The church serves as a language guardian with ad hoc sermons and invited addresses, all conducted in Hawaiian and interpreted if needed, while most congregants also use English daily.
Indictment Dawn McNeill, the Duluth queen of beauty, remarks in an Atlantic City interview that hotel front rooms and French frocks have become unaffordable. She notes prices have risen sharply since childhood and that value for money has dropped.
Pathfinder Magazine notes World Peace foundation figures place global population at about 1.906 billion based on League of Nations data. Dormer suggested 1.8 to 1.709 billion, acknowledging large census gaps in regions like inland China.
Government engineers test cast iron plates on Avenue Leon Belle at Le Mans. Ten tons of plates create a corrugated surface that is smooth for cars yet prevents horse slipping and offers a durable reuse for old iron.
A small boy was taken to a West End infirmary after swallowing a halfpenny during a message to a shop. Despite an X-ray, no coin was found and he was kept under observation for 24 hours. The nurse coaxed the truth, and he admitted he spent the coin to avoid a beating, saying little boys go to the infirmary for lying.
The breed’s origin is disputed with theories about a Danish name contrasting German development. Records suggest ancient roots abroad with a possible Egyptian, then German crossbreeding with dogs like the Dogge and Rottweiler. The Deutsche Dogge name was adopted in Germany in the late nineteenth century.
A Philadelphia Record snippet quotes a cynical midnight local commuter claiming women seek independence yet expect men to cover meals. The exchange notes women paying only half the check and men paying the rest, while a smoker crowd agrees.
A Renaissance tale links Sir Henry Wyatt a Tudor privy councilor to a cat that allegedly kept him company in a cold tower by delivering food and sharing warmth. The myth extends to an ancestor of Sir Princeis Wyatt an early Jamestown governor.
A hotel proprietor on the veranda ignores a drowning man calling for help from a lake. He begrudgingly seems more focused on a “help problem” as the cries go unheeded and the lake remains calm. The scene contrasts concern with indifference.
Historic excavations at Canterbury disclose the church of St. Meter and St. Paul begun by Augustine in 598 and consecrated in 618. St Martin's church marks the spot where Augustine and his 40 companions began their mission to convert inhabitants of southwestern England after their arrival from Rome in 597 A. D.
The piece recalls forecasts by John L. Randall, an electrical engineer, about incandescent lamps. It notes his 36 year old prediction of 25 percent annual growth and a 1020 projection of 15,000,000 lamps in use. It also states current lamp production last year reached 315,000,000 units, excluding small specialty lamps.
A brief, old fashioned tale of lovers whose families disapprove. The couple marry despite parental opposition and live unhappily until their child grows into a grandchild, revealing how life moves through generations.
In Saervamenté California a dog refused rides and chased off a peddler and neighbor. The owner found her husband misplaced his $140 wallet, which the dog was guarding in the back yard.
In a witty exchange the Thoughtful Guy quips you cannot be in two places at once while the Wise Guy retorts he has endured debt and bad luck simultaneously. The playful dialogue showcases contrasting personas in a short quip from a newspaper page.
The article notes that few women pursue engineering with only 41 women technical engineers in the recent U S census. Civil engineers total 18, electrical engineers 12, and mechanical engineers 11.
A casual exchange shows a family discussing radio listening. The father enjoys bedtime stories, while Oswald laughs at Wall Street reports. The snippet captures domestic humor around news and entertainment.
Mr. Weathergilt confesses uncertainty about his worth while Miss Cayenne notes his wife’s bridge playing. The exchange frames money and social play as a light domestic vignette.
Pasadena experts predict butterfly coloring will become more vivid and wings larger this summer, per Gunder, a national authority on evolution. The forecast covers changes expected in models shown this season.
The terms Guelph and Ghibelline arose in twelfth century Germany from rival noble lines. During the siege of Weinsberg supporters of Count Welf cried for their leader, while Waiblings followers hailed Frederick, brother of Emperor Conrad. These names, symbols of factions, traveled to Italy and evolved into the modern terms.
The piece describes dining at Buca Lapi in Florence, a tiny kitchen beneath stairs, where dishes are cooked on a flight of steps. It highlights a genuine T-bone steak from Tuscan steer, prepared over charcoal on a small grill, admired for its prime beef and unique setting.
A historical method used when calendars were unknown. By knowing the weekday of New Year and using a 12 word sentence where each word represents a month, one can derive the weekday of any fixed anniversary. Example: July 4 falls on Wednesday in 1835 using the seventh letter of the sentence’s seventh word.
A four year old named Jean enjoys her first peach cobbler, praising her mother's baking and declaring she loves it. Her father notes the girl’s emptied dish and Jean credits the stepmother for making the best cobbler she ever tasted.
Scattered towns such as St. Nicholas Bristol Earlsferry Fifesshire and Midhurst Sussex keep curfew bells at eight each evening. A 1760 legend tells of a London bound merchant who found his way by curfew chimes and left Curfew garden whose rent funds the daily ring.
The text outlines the first commercial ice cream in the country in 1851 by Jacob Vursell a milk dealer from Washington and Baltimore. He started ice cream as a side line with crude methods and a simple dishpan setup using ice and salt to freeze ingredients in a smaller pan. Output was only a few quarts per day initially.
The children of Mrs. W J Worley extend heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for numerous kindnesses and beautiful floral offerings. Listed are Mr and Mrs E 8 Copeland Mr and Mrs O C Kerr Mr and Mrs W F Worley and Miss Anna Worley.
Wanted. White persons to reproduce and supply the demand for Rawleigh Household Products. Career openings offer monthly sales from 150 to 600 dollars or more. No selling experience needed. Rawleigh Methods provide sales literature service and advertising. Memphis Tennessee.
The Democratic Executive Committee will meet at the Court House on Saturday February 18 at 2 o clock P M to set the ticket by election and handle important business. County committee members are requested to be present. W J Asn, Chairman.
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