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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1921
Page
1
The Egyptian lotus a historic symbol linked to Osiris and reverence in temples. The lotus eaters phrase describes those lost to dream worlds from dried seed effects akin to opiates. Hercules and Hebe myth explain its name. Hylas vanished after being lured by Lotus in a pool.
A writer recalls a patient New York Herald salesman who never gives up a prospect. Three visits over years show persistent, polite persistence, ending with the salesman’s blunt line that they never give up a prospect till he dies.
A Western report describes Urga as home to a brutal prison system with triple stockades and underground dungeons. Inmates are placed in iron coffins with small air holes, fed through a side hole, and kept chained inside for life. Escape or release is almost impossible, with execution or rare freedom the only exits.
Peat has long served as fuel since ancient times across Ireland Britain Russia Scandinavia Germany Holland and parts of France. Pliny notes Teutons drying and burning peat or mud at the edge of the North Sea, a practice still seen when peat is cut in brick shapes and air dried in Europe.
Ford Motor Company denies any price reductions stating cars are sold below cost and no further changes are planned. An accompanying notice seeks automobile salesmen to commit full-time work, signed by Louise Wisdom.
The text highlights ancient feats such as the Kupalinos tunnel on Samos, early tunnel planning by Tleron, portable clepsydras, and devices measuring patient temperatures. It notes that modern slot machines and taximeters echo ancient ideas, and references ballistic war machines like the poly bon and monankon as precursors to modern weaponry.
The passage discusses Henri Murger born March 24 1822 in Paris. It notes his portrayal of artists life in the city and his writings on dissolute thriftlessness. Trained as a lawyer he served briefly as secretary to Count Leo Tolstoy and died in Paris in 1861. A monument to him exists amid protests and his songs were translated by Andrew Lang in 1872.
The United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving expands stamp production with new presses. Two operators perform moistening printing gumming and rolling to output four million stamps in an eight hour day. Operators manage unwinding the roll, perforations, machine speed, inspection, and final cutting into sheets of 400.
The text urges calm, gentle parenting when raising small children, noting a loving child can become a critic. It stresses mothers to stay patient, model good speech and manners, and keep minds open to new ideas since parents cannot relearn schooling but can learn to guide with balanced judgment.
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt explains euphoria as a physiological feeling of well being. It links joy in sport art and nature to euphoria and cautions about drug induced variants and possible gland involvement.
A readable list of city county officials including mayor aldermen county officers roads and revenues notaries and justices of the peace with school board and registrar names. Also a for sale note offers forty acres partly in Dahlonega with best offers invited to CRARTERS.
Watkins Co offers territory to sell products of the largest institution of its kind. Auto or team ownership and a bond required. Write Dept 111 Winona Minnesota for information. Twenty million users.
One hundred acres of cabbage plants offered with pricing and delivery options from PanickeR FARM Moultrie Ga. Also notices to debtors and creditors in Lumpkin County Georgia including Mary J Anderson deceased estate claims and payments, appraisals for J M Mineacey and W L Brackett estates with hearings scheduled by the Lumpkin County Ordinary in January February 1921.
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