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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
1
The Luxemburg Zet tung extols cosmopolitan welcome at parade grounds during French Belgian and Luxemburg evenings. It recalls July events, praising strong national sentiment, active audience participation, and solemn chorus moments amid large crowds.
Dr. Haden Guest of London reports to The Lancet that Russia is gripped by typhus relapsing fever and cholera with smallpox, warning of a looming winter epidemic. The Lancet urges urgent action and notes the League of Nations needs financial guarantees to carry out a coordinated global response.
A blushing maiden confesses surprise at a sudden declaration of love by a young chemist. He offers his nerve tonic to calm nerves and restore appetite, boasting a 50 cent price and presenting the dose for an adult.
A Hague based company plans a floating fair aboard the Messageries Maritimes vessel Macedonia to tour the United States and Central and South America. The co operative venture aims to introduce Dutch products and help Netherlands firms establish import and export ties aboard a 6100 ton ship.
A New York writer cites John C. Tomlinson's sun dial specialty and notes that until clocks became common in Europe in the 13th century time relied on sundials. Washington carried a sun dial, Jefferson pioneered dialism, and clocks faced clergy opposition for scriptural silence.
Captain Sutton Rutherford recalls a prohibition era quip about whisky prices rising and the humor in treating at clubs. He notes a friend warning about Rogers becoming deaf and a playful exchange leading to an arrest on suspicion by a prohibition officer.
A nurse recounts a doctor asking to name a newborn Elizabeth Ann after a morning checkup. The parents approve the offhand name, and Elizabeth Ann is set for life. Similar naming by doctors is noted with examples in Long Island and Mount Vernon.
A Massachusetts inventor develops a machine that speeds leather softening by replacing manual graining boarding and staking with two parallel belts. The hide lies on a metal plate between belt faces as the upper belt is pressed down by a lever, enabling continuous operation.
A Massachusetts inventor introduces a glove cleaning device resembling an ice cream freezer. Soiled gloves are placed in cleaning fluid and whirled by a perforated blade. After about three minutes of turning the handle the gloves emerge spotless.
Excerpt from H G Wells praising Napoleon as a record plunger whose directness and unshaken will defined his era. The piece argues his lack of religion or duty shaped a stark, unambitious drive to win, contrasting with other leaders and highlighting deeper human fascinations.
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League defends hotel workers in San Francisco noting hotels are generally fine. He cites a Nevada case where a traveler fears a brigandish landlord but learns robbers attacked elsewhere and the landlord later sends his missing packet with a note seeking a receipt.
Aerial photography enters real estate showing vibrant neighborhood detail. Buyers visit brokers to view precise aerial views and quickly decide to visit or search elsewhere, saving time and trips.
An unprecedented raisin demand now driven by home brew use is expected to ease in a few years as interest in preparations wanes. The Agricultural Department is researching new raisin uses to sustain the industry, with government guidance when signs of decline appear.
A historical note on women's clothing efficiency compares fast dressing trends. It cites one piece outfits, snaps at the waist, bobbed hair, and reduced use of buttons and corsets, while men still take longer to dress. It highlights how executives, students, and speakers dress swiftly for daily routines.
At a Colony club tea Nazimova discusses coming winter styles. She predicts skirts will be longer and criticizes knee length designs as unsuitable for many figures while noting men’s candor influences fashion shifts. A rooftop dining anecdote follows about opinions on dress length.
Canadian notices a chinook salmon caught in Skeena river BC in spring 1920 bearing an aluminum tag B F 1911. Tag linked to sockeye migration study. fish observed at Point Partridge Whitbey Island WA on Aug 18 1918. Travel distance about 600 miles. two years post spawning.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes a husband puzzled by wives. He recalls his wife paying $80 for a tan coat and then hiring a beauty specialist to remove it, highlighting domestic fashion and cosmetic spending trends.
In a quote from Farmer Countogsel, he asserts that American farmers can prevent isolation by producing goods the world needs. He adds that those who ring the dinner bell rarely face loneliness, framing farming as a safeguard against isolation.
A garbled notice lists a missing bloodhound and a steer under Mayor W J Hightower and education officials names, then shifts to property sales including forty acres in Dahlonega and the Dick Whelchel Home known as Oriental Hill.附
An advertisement seeking agents to sell Original Watkins Remedies Spices Extracts etc promises opportunities for spare time work. The note instructs contact with Watkins Co 59 Memphis Tennessee for details.
Watkins company invites farmers to buy from 137 products and offers territory rights for sales. If you own an auto or team and can furnish bond, write for information on becoming a distributor for the world’s largest institution of its kind. Dept 111 Winona Minn.
Notice to debtors and creditors of Mary Anderson late of Lumpkin County Georgia to render in demands and all who owe the estate to make payment as required by law.
The property of L. C. Perry and J. W. Perry, Lot No. 5 in the 18th District and 1st Section of Lumpkin County Georgia containing about 40 acres, will be sold at the courthouse door on the first Tuesday in February 1921 to satisfy a fi fa in favor of the Bank of Dahlonega. Dec 80 1920, J. M. Daves, Sheriff.
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