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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
4
A plump man at Grand Central helps a frightened elderly woman locate her son in Brooklyn by calling a taxi and privately giving the driver a tip. The exchange ends with the cab headed toward Brooklyn.
A worker named Booker asks if the offer is a hundred dollars per week while Hamsleigh seeks clarification on the payment amount. The exchange suggests a discussion over compensation terms during an employment negotiation.
Patrolman Dell Raymond found Joseph Ryan and Frank OConnor of Minneapolis in the loud speaker enclosure at Cass park. They admitted using the device for shelter after a night without money for a hotel, claiming the speaker’s sounds were a rain shelter flop. The article notes the speaker was installed to broadcast musical sounds, not snores.
A single pocket gopher prompted a $2000 repair cost and spurred Arizona farmers to seek federal help. In Pima county gophers threatened 156 miles of irrigation ditch banks, causing major water losses. A government rodent specialist treated the banks with poisoned sweet potato baits, killing over 90 percent of the gophers.
Two boys halt before a brass plate on a house. The plate bears the word Chiropodist. One boy misreads Chirrupodist as Chirrupodist and asks what it is. The companion explains a chirrupodist is a chap who teaches canaries to whistle.
A proposed bridge across the Golden Gate would be the greatest engineering feat. It would span 4,000 feet between piers doubling any existing bridge length. Towers rise to 1,000 feet with total length about 6,040 feet.
The piece traces handkerchief evolution from linen to silk, noting the rarity of linen-to-silk transitions and the enduring blue Coventry style. It highlights international producers in Ireland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Malta, India, China, Japan, and England, citing a Maltese silk kerchief with lace priced just above five dollars and linking price to trim quality.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics preliminary report on higher education in Canada lists university assets at 80.864 million dollars, income of 10.542 million, and expenditure of 11.717 million for 23 universities. Registration ending June 30, 1924 reached 39,372, with about one third female.
Proceeds paid on the death of the insured are not subject to federal income tax. Amounts received as a return of premiums for life insurance, endowment, or annuity contracts are also exempt from federal income tax.
The report states that initial settlements in southern Manchuria, previously without telephone service, will now be connected. Officials indicate rollout aims to bring modern communications to rural districts and support regional development.
A railway myth claims New York Central No. 699 reached 112 mph but evidence suggests no steam engine has surpassed 90 mph in authenticated tests. The piece notes about 30 trains have run a mile a minute in short bursts, with 22 in the United States, seven in England, and one in France.
A brief dialogue shows a couple debating future plans and financial security as they consider their next steps and earnings. The exchange hints at tension over mobility and stability without specifying place or timeline.
A Philadelphia physician writes to a lady in a March 25 1825 Poulson's Advertiser letter condemning corsets. He envisions a future where women move freely unencumbered by whale bone etc and argues women must endure long daily strains. He likens corset wear to binding an ox with hoops and planks to force labor.
The burr oak in Brownfield Woods Urbana has a 16 foot girth and 104 feet height, while Massae county hosts the tallest state tree a 187 foot cypress. The oldest recorded is a tupelogum aged 330 years. The fastest grower noted is the cottonwood in southern Illinois Mississippi bottoms, reaching sawlegs in 17 years.
The silver tongued speaker declaims before Hickville veterans using grand metaphors about the flag. He boasts of the flag over a campground while imagining its reach to distant lands. A small voice from the rear questions wind differences on the campground. Judge remarks follow.
The Belfast museum gains three prehistoric Irish sepulchral urns, one with burned human bones. Dated 2000 to 3500 years old, the urns are described as unsurpassed in value and interest among Irish finds.
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