Local Officials and Church Notices of Dahlonega Listed
A reading lists Dahlonega area leaders and institutions. Includes city officers aldermen trustees and supervisors, county officials and boards, constables and peace officers, road and education heads, notaries, registrars, tax officials, and multiple church listings with service times and Sunday School details.
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Apes County
O’clovk
J. 3. Speer
Supt.methodist Church
J. W. Blake
Epworth League
W. R. Hightower
M.C. Wyley
Supt. Presbyterian Church
B. W. Baker
Eclock
J. A. Carson
Church OF God
Gordon Watson
Blanks for sale at the Nugget Office
Local listing notes and court blanks including notes on land deeds and options advertised for sale at the Nugget Office. The item emphasizes the availability of J P court blanks and related documents for purchase.
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J. P. Court
Nugget
Hosiery mill seeks workers in Maryville and Aloe
Ideal Hosiery Mills in Maryville Tennessee advertises steady jobs for women and girls of good character including those as young as ten years old. The furnace room at Aluminum Company of America in Algoa Tennessee offers steady work for able bodied men within half a mile of the mill.
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Maryville
Tennessee
Furnace Room
Alumnium Company of America
Algoa
Giant octopus and Chinese confectionary noted in voyage tale
The article describes a near capsize caused by a giant octopus off Plumper Point between Vancouver and Victoria, detailing a fisherman’s quick action to sever a tentacle. It also notes Chinese white chewing candy ma tang made from rice sugar, produced in home-based workshops by simmering mash to create a mild, barley sugar like treat.
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H. K. Richardson
Beauty Party Outside Sells a Patent Pie Knife
A fragment notes a beauty party outside selling a patent pie knife. A speaker dismisses it with I’m not interested, then hints interest by saying you will be when you see the girl.
England Seeks Cure for Soot Nuisance
Lord Newton urged the Lords to curb England and Scotland’s soot problem noting Manchester households pay 250000 dollars yearly for coal soot issues. He cited that London alone risks 300 tons of soot per square mile annually, enough to form a large pyramid.
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England
Lord Newton
House of Lords
Manchester
Scotland
Europe
London
Essentially Masculine
Gordon visits his aunt in the village and avoids playing with Verona a younger girl. He meets an older girl with a velocipede and prefers her, leaving Verona as his aunt questions him why. Verona pleads, but Gordon cites a desire for a change and moves on.
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Gordon
Verona
Emma
First Woman Gives Birth Aboard Airplane
Mme Georges Breyer of Lyons France gave birth to a baby aboard an airplane 6000 feet above the Mediterranean as it rushed to a hospital. The moment is described as exceptional now but possibly common for future generations as aircraft evolve.
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Mme
Georges Breyer
Lyons
France
Mediterranean
Mnother
Judge plans bachelor guide to marriage don'ts
A divorce court judge proposes a manual for bachelors titled donts for those who contemplate marriage. He warns against marrying a slovenly artistic dresser, an intensely religious or Holy Roller type, a heavily scented woman, or a girl deemed over modest who protests against revealing swimwear and gowns.
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Detroit Freee Press
The Electron and Its Daring Description by a Scientist
A eminent scientist recently described the electron as the basic negative unit of matter. He called it a spherical particle smaller than one ten millionth of an inch whose rapid orbit yields colored light and its irregular motion produces white light. He claimed all light depends on this tiny entity.
Mrs Peckton Considers Bigger Public Role
Mrs Peckton announces plans to enter a larger sphere of usefulness sparking questions of a political career. Her husband, Mr Peckton, issues a firm ultimatum saying he will not campaign for her. He claims obedience since marriage but refuses to distribute her campaign cards.
Grandmother Mother and Daughter: Shifting Life Aims
Katherine Negley observes three generations outlining changing ideals. Grandmother strives for domestic perfection and family honor. Mother seeks refinement, marriage stability, and social polish. Daughter pursues urban luxury, independence, fashionable image, and relationship variety. The piece contrasts evolving social expectations across eras.
Did His Share Between Teacher and Scholar
A terse exchange contrasts obligation and habit as a teacher urges daily discipline while the scholar replies with a utilitarian routine of sleeping and waking. The dialogue hints at duty vs. practicality in a classroom setting.
Few People Die of Old Age in New York in 1921
Only 707 of 120,575 state deaths in 1921 were due to old age as New York reported the lowest death rate on record. National figures note four years added to average life in the last eleven years due to disease prevention, per the State Charities Aid association.
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New York State
New York
State Charities Aid Association
Spark making alloy sparks ignition devices history note
A cerium iron alloy about 70 percent cerium and 30 percent iron emits a shower of sparks when struck by a steel wheel. It was used for automatic gas-burner igniters and miner lamps, proposed for motor headlights, and even as a substitute for electric ignition, but its performance declines with use due to oil and dust.
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Washington Star
Left at the Post
A little girl watches her newborn brother with keen interest while the bald father, sensitive about his lack of hair, is present. The girl notes the baby’s lack of hair, the nurse offers reassurance, and the child jokes that her father's hair is unusually slow to grow.
Grumbling Newsboy Drops Stop Signal After Collision
A portly shopper on F street blocks a display causing a newsboy to collide and spill a package. The boy apologizes with "excuse me, lady" and adds a line about a stop signal while recovering the item. The exchange blends old fashioned courtesy with a cheeky modern twist.
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F Street
Avoirdupois
BBC Washington Star
Argentine expedition fails to find plesiosaurus
A Patagonian expedition searching for the rumored plesiosaurus returns empty handed after thorough combing. The report mocks endless tall tales from sailors and generations of baron Munchauses who hype imagined creatures.
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Patagonia
Baron Munchausens
Oberammergau Perfumed Cheese Attracts Publicity
Before the war the Germans marketed a scented cheese tied to the Oberammergau festivals. It was quickly made by blending fresh curds with dried flowers and chopped aromatic herbs. The label claimed it as Cloister cheese from the Alps, for the festival Passion play performances.
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Oberammergau
Alps
Poland to Export Eggs
Poland could export 700 to 1000 carloads of eggs yearly based on production estimates. The nation may produce about 2 billion eggs annually, or 15,000 carloads, with Cracow conference urging continued export trade control to protect Poland’s exchange rate. At present the rate is about 1 cent per egg.
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Poland
The
Cracow
Real Life Huck Finn Basis Barney Farthing Dies
Barney Farthing, the real life model for Mark Twain’s Huck Finn, died a pauper in 1917 in a county almshouse near the town where the authors were schoolmates. He spent his final years in hardship and reportedly helped craft his own coffin as a protest against coffin price gouging.
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Huckleberry Finn
Barney Farthing
Mark Twain
Huck
Barney
Coffin Trust
Tremendous origin traces fear in word history
The Milwaukee Sentinel explains how tremen dous derives from tremulo and tremendus, initially describing fear from size. It notes the shift from physical objects to immaterial things like issues and passions as the word broadened in use.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Librarian Digs for Pirate Treasure in Neustadt Site
Otto Kiep of Ottendorf used medieval castle records to identify a likely treasure site near Neustadt. He dug secretly, found a chest of gold, reburied it, and seeks a legal reward from the estate owner for disclosure. He now suspects another pirate hid the hoard.
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Otto Kiep
Ottendorf
Stortebecker
Herr Kiep
Neustadt
Scientific American
Cloak for Queen Elizabeth Chronicle of Raleigh Tale
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a tale that Raleigh spread his cloak over a muddy spot for Queen Elizabeth. The witty line claims she would not wear ge Joshes as a quip connected to the gesture.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Louisville Courier-Journal
Blood attracting sharks via blood-filled float
A Florida man introduces a shark lure using a float filled with animal blood that slowly releases scent to attract sharks. The invention aims to improve fishing efficiency by drawing the predator closer to the bait.
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Florida
Thunderstorms Spur Brotherly Pranks In Washington Star Tale
During a summer storm eight year old Jimmy teased his four year old brother Bill. A loud thunderclap prompts the father to say the thunder is to make bad boys good. After the storm small Bill regains courage and teases James again, who then hopes for more thunder.
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Jimmy
Bill
James
Washington Star
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