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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
1
A simple home filtration method uses a large flower pot with its bottom hole stopped by sponge. Add several inches of powdered charcoal, fill with water, and let it filter into a tub. Change charcoal every three months and replace the sponge several times yearly for clearer drinking water.
A moral urging to train the mind and use it wisely for better thinking. It contrasts trained, focused effort with a lazy or overfed intellect and counsels boys and girls to develop their powers. Also notes that members of Congress have freedom of speech within the chamber and cannot be prosecuted for utterances made there.
A concise excerpt from Industrial Management Magazine argues the mind governs the hand in production and distribution, with sense and perception guiding action. It emphasizes mental control as the primary factor across stages of industry and commerce.
Ice floats because its density is about 92 percent that of water. When water freezes it expands, making ice lighter than water. Most of an iceberg lies below the surface, with roughly nine-tenths submerged and one-tenth visible.
Vienna is commonly misdescribed as lying on the Danube though the river encircles the city several miles away. A canal runs through central Vienna and links with the Danube below Prater, the famed city playground.
A quotation by W Robertson Nicoll urges that no life stage forecloses glad surprises and stresses rewards come to those who work. It argues life is hard but not unendurable and persistence yields positive outcomes.
The legislature of Pennsylvania voted Thomas Paine 2500 dollars for his pamphlet Common Sense, acknowledging its influence on the independence movement while noting he received no pension or reward from the national government for patriotic service.
The text cites Isaiah 13 21 and 84 14 to note half men half goats in destruction prophecies of Babylon. It links these figures to demons of woods and deserts and references Leviticus and Chronicles for cross text context.
A fragment praising a son and the idea that a man is made equal to every danger. It extols facing danger for duty, saying a poor tender body can run into flame, bullets, or pestilence guided by duty. The lines emphasize courage and sacrifice.
A reflection on money, friendship, and lending. Anelé Eben argues generosity matters not just when one needs cash but also when friends seek funds, noting a truly good man shows care beyond easy living and self-interest.
In eighteenth century times the bath was a rare event and soap scarce. The piece recalls a custom of Saturday night baths and quotes a friend who jokes about moving to a new apartment with a “cutest bathtub” she can hardly wait to use on Saturday night.
A writer argues that a man smiling to himself in a crowd is often sane and self content. Such individuals do not rely on external conditions to feel glad and their inner spirit should be imitated, not mocked or pitied.
For aching and burning feet soak nightly in a soda solution. Add a handful of bicarbonate of soda to a foot tub with hot water to cover feet, replenish as needed. Rub ichthyo l ointment into bunion and sore joints, wrap feet in cloth or old stockings, and use foot ease in shoes.
Asia primarily supplied the pig with an archaic type close to Sus palustris. Turkestan yielded the buffalo which adapted, becoming smaller and more alert. The Caucasus receives the horse from Turkestan. neolithic horse remains appear at Anau, and the animal is absent in Crete before the bronze age.
The Babylonians counted by sixties rather than tens, since they observed the circle's radius fits the circumference six times. This system of sixty persists in clocks with sixty seconds per minute and sixty minutes per hour, while day and night divide into twelve hours each.
In May 1912 the New York mayor Mr. Gaynor replied to a question from a milliner that nothing in the law prevented a woman from becoming an auctioneer. This records an unexpected openness on women entering auctioneering roles even as no woman held the post at the time.
A Springfield Republican remark notes a Bolivian jungle tribe binding limbs in childhood to create sinew and bone protection against thorns. The writer jokes that similar protection could help during evening streetcar rushes.
Japan possesses about 12 thousand square miles or 680000 acres devoted to rice, feeding roughly 50 million people who consume about one pound daily. It requires 185 days to grow a crop, and cultivation is almost entirely done by hand.
Killick known as Fatty Lewis defines mudholes as irregular bodies of water that fail to get from one side of the road to the other, a quip cited by the Kansas City Times to illustrate the term.
A Seattle Post Intelligencer summary notes the advertised China From Within may be by a carnival showman who once swallowed cups and saucers for public amusement, prompting skepticism about authorship and intent.
In a Washington Star column Uncle Eben muses that some of the smartest men appear to rest by seeming as foolish as possible. He jokes that the law of averages may explain odd outcomes and human foibles with tongue in cheek humor.
The text explains hydra as a simple polyp living in water, a sack of living matter with inner tissues for digestion and outer membranes for respiration. Remarkably, the two membranes share duties so that turning the polyp inside out lets the stomach digest and the outer layer respire.
A historian notes that Asia Minor is an imprecise geographic term with unclear boundaries. The designation dates to the fifth century AD via Orosius and does not align with the Roman provincial layout. Anatolia, favored by Turks, remains similarly indeterminate as a name.
The text argues that Berbers in Northern Africa are a white race and could pass as Europeans or Americans if dressed and behaved similarly. It notes the Iaemenses as descendants of ancient European whites, describing blue eyes, fair hair, and rosy cheeks as common, with many women regarded as strikingly handsome.
The source notes R L Stevenson could dream at will and finish dreams from previous nights. James Payn claims Stevenson had a nightmare of dual personality that inspired the novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A witty quote notes the more brains a man has the more he needs brain food though not the kind eaten. It argues the best brain food is what we feed the mind, not the stomach, since food for brains requires existing mental capacity to benefit.
A highly valued pen, among the world’s most coveted by collectors, is traced to New York and crafted from a carved box once used by George Washington to hold lenses for his surveying instruments. The wood formed the lid of the Mayflower captain’s deck.
Dick attended Diana's third birthday party as a guest. He started quiet and morose but brightened at dessert. Upon seeing ice cream and cake he grew cheerful and buried his face in a marshmallow cake shouting that it was the frostingest cake he ever ate.
The house sparrow is labeled the avian rat and cited as causing one of the nation’s largest leaks. Making up about one fifth of the bird population, it demands vast amounts of seeds fruits buds and young vegetables to sustain the sparrow tribes across the country.
The article notes tin undergoes allotropic disintegration most remarkably. It asserts tin decay only occurs at temperatures not exceeding 64.5 degrees Fahrenheit and is most prevalent in cold climates.
Uncle Eben says opportunity is like a bee. One man can follow it to honey while another only gets stung. The saying frames caution and persistence in pursuing chances.
If you love reading and own many books guard against reading too much without thinking. The note urges balanced reading to avoid missing judgment or reflection on what is learned. It cautions readers to consider comprehension over sheer volume.
The line Many Can Answer Her prompts debate on how to shed a character trait. Readers weigh practical steps and personal growth ideas inspired by the author.
A fragmentary report argues a familiar charge about illustrated stories is false. It notes an illustrator may be a fan yet omits a key detail about a man’s wound and a smooth face, described as a family’s claimed masterpiece.
Industri Management magazine argues money’s value rests in human touch. The Midi hand of humanity turns what it fingers into gold. Diamonds command high value due to rarity and the vast earth moved to extract a single stone. Gold’s worth derives from the heavy work behind an ounce.
The global Mocha sheep skin supply comes from about a dozen buyers who employ native collectors in caravans. Skins are gathered at centers including Mocha Berbera Zaylat and Hodeidah, then sent onward from Aden, a British coaling station, to London Europe and the United States.
A brief humorous anecdote tells of Little Gwennie who asks a carpenter about his family. After learning he has three half brothers and three half sisters, she ponders and asks if he is the only whole one left, revealing a child’s playful mischief.
The passage discusses Ether as a tenuous fluid postulated to fill space and mediate light and heat. It notes that while Ether is assumed to explain certain phenomena, its actual existence is widely debated among scientists and proof remains inconclusive.
The passage defines true friendship as priceless, describing a real friend as another self who shares secrets, rejoices with us, comforts us in hardship, and offers enduring pleasure in companionship. It presents friendship as an ideal valued above all else.
The piece recalls Ben Franklin’s advice to care for pennies so dollars take care of themselves. It notes that a boy who spends pennies quickly will see the challenge and doubt the task can be done.
A concise arc traces the bracelet from ancient badge of insanity to a tool for wealth in eastern cultures, noting its evolving social meanings and uses through history.
A recently patented stairway design provides access to rarely used building sections. The foldable stairs retract into a ceiling space and are concealed by a panel when not in use, offering discreet vertical movement.
A fragment notes wood gaining hardness and toughness when placed in tanks and treated with a quick lime slurry that gradually slackens. It hints at a preservation or curing process affecting wood properties over time.
A cryptic exchange hints at a risky venture with phrases about being on the ground floor and a stock drop after a misstep. The dialogue suggests expectations of opportunity and a miscalculated entry. No clear individuals or organizations are named in the readable text.
An invention proposes an electric heater that warms water in a boiler or vessel to any desired temperature after filling. The device aims to provide controlled, consistent heat for domestic use, offering a new solution for heating water efficiently.
A speaker laments the lack of benches and parking options, noting there is not a single bench in sight. The remark hints at urban neglect and community demand for public seating and accessible spaces.
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