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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1926
Page
1
All creditors of the estate of J B Tate late of Lumpkin County deceased are notified to render demands according to law. All persons indebted to the estate must make immediate payment. This 8th day of January 1926. Y T Tate
Stop worrying your neighbors and get a telephone of your own. A few cents a day will pay for it in your house and a clear conscience is worth more than the cost. Let us order your magazines and newspapers. R C and F L Meaders.
Lumpkin County Georgia notice by LaFayette Chester executor seeks discharge from Ordinary. Any objections must be filed before the first Monday in February. January 4 1926. B Townsenn Ordinary.
GC W Ash administrator of the estate of W W Ash deceased petitions the court stating full administration. He is cited to show cause why he should not be dismissed and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in February 1926. Dated February 4 1926 by W B Towssen.
Oscar Brunler, a Belgian scientist, reports a submerged oil flame that burns under water for weeks with near total heat efficiency. Using a car-buretor like spray, crude oil mixed with air is forced into a burner under pressure, water kept out until hot, then water rises to submerge the flame. More than sixty oils tested, boilers run months, flame regulated by a wheel.
Kiev observers announced a discovery of a periodic Brooks comet, but U S Naval Observatory and Simeis in Crimea could not confirm. Prof Asaph Hall at the Naval Observatory notes the Kiev position likely an error and plans another search once weather improves. The new report places the comet in Aquarius at twelfth magnitude.
Figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show smokers shifting from cigars to cigarettes. The change began shortly before World War I, intensified during the war, and has persisted after the armistice. Cigar tobacco stocks have built up and some are used in other products. Estimated cigar-type tobacco acreage for 1925 is 143,000, down 20,000 acres from 1923.
A humorous exchange about buying a new suit and the stingy spouse. The man recalls buying behind the husband’s back with house money and facing scorn afterward.
The Austrian Federal Railways are erecting large plants to supply electricity for railway lines. The move aims to power locomotives and improve grid reliability across the network.
A new automatic flagman device improves crossing safety by ringing a gong and waving a red disk or lamp when a train approaches. The weatherproof unit relies on storage batteries or trolley power, closing a circuit at a set distance to warn speeding vehicles in time.
Workmen on Ludgate Hill uncover ruins of a Black Friars priory dating about one thousand years. Excavations reveal cloisters a chapel wall and penitent rooms with the site yielding new details about the old abbots and monks. Bones of a mastodon were found under Trafalgar Square earlier.
Two Springfield girls decide a fishing prank with a worm girl handling bait and a fish girl avoiding removing the hook. The worms girl uses a handkerchief as a latch to trap the fish, while the other hesitates and finally yields, ending the caper in a messy display.
Chattanooga Tennessee with 60 000 residents has raised 115000 dollars to buy Lookout mountain slopes for a park project. Led by Adolph Ochs and 115 citizens the plan aims to create a unique urban landscape that could earn Chattanooga the title Heidelberg of America and inspire other cities with natural hills and waterfront beauty.
The 1924 telephone system carried over 45 million calls daily and ran nearly 40 million miles of wire, up 5.37 million from the prior year. Underground cables totaled 26.65 million miles, 67 percent, aerial 22 percent, and open wire 11 percent. The Bell system, covering about 70 percent of U S telephones, has raised plant investment by 1.948 billion dollars over the last two decades.
An English journal reports Americans average 175 pounds of meat per person annually, with beef making up the largest share. It notes the English eat about 110 pounds, the French half that, and lower figures in Germany Austria and Italy.
A hollow heel invented in England serves as a powder box and hidden puff. The heel resembles a normal high heel, but a back catch lets the powder box swing down on a hinge to reveal a powder puff for touch ups.
Wythe Williams reports that Georges Clemenceau spends his last days in a rented fisherman's cottage in the Vendee. The modest home sits near gray dunes and sea, rented at 1205 dollars yearly, with a countess owner who may sell to make the dwelling a national monument. The aging statesman, still in good health, is described by his tenant as a royalist to be a curious landlady.
The piece describes a waiter who adjusts service based on tips. He hides the tip amount, murmurs phrases to steer choices, and quietly influences dining flow. Proper tipping yields polite acknowledgments while excessive tipping prompts extra service or leaving items unnoticed.
Esperantists from many parts of the world attended a summer program in psychology languages and international law conducted in Geneva as part of the Seventeenth Universal Esperanto congress. It marks the first use of an artificial language in such a formal academic setting with many national congresses and publications worldwide in Esperanto.
Public ownership of telephone systems appears to be waning in Europe as Spain Italy and Greece privatize their networks. Poland also shifts exchanges to a privately held minority stake. Norway Sweden and Denmark show strong private sector development of telephony.
A playful exchange unfolds as a suitor crash lands and proclaims affection, while the other person retorts that many more options exist. The judge weighs in on the comic moment.
J P Nevins of Lawrenceburg Kentucky reports severe bilious attacks twice monthly with dizziness and constipation. After failed pills a neighbor recommended Black Draught and he gained relief, renewed energy, and the ability to work double. Made from medicinal roots and herbs, 25c sold widely.
Mrs George R Sutton applies for a year’s support from the estate of George R Sutton deceased. Appraisers have filed their return and all persons must show cause before Lumpkin County Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in February 1926. Dated January 1926. W B Townsenn Ordinary.
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