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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
1
A Swiss hotelkeeper wallpapered a saloon with bank notes. London Answers notes the inflated receipts will likely cover the cost, attributing the odd scene to a post inflation era. The piece recalls historic notes and odd uses, from small notes to five pounders, with a French gourmet serving notes as hors d oeuvre.
The Chinook salmon, described by John T. Nichols of the Museum of Natural History as probably the largest salmon species, weighs 70 to 100 pounds and migrates from Alaska to California. After maturing at sea it returns to freshwater to spawn once, then dies, while smaller males with parr marks accompany the big fish.
A National Geographic bulletin notes Arabia resembles Africa in character and highlights Yemen as a productive region with coffee, figs, spices, hides and dates. It recounts ancient divisions into Stony Desert and Happy, and describes deserts and the strategic port of Kuwait thwarted by a British treaty with the Kuwaiti sheik blocking German plans.
A London Answers writer notes a growing demand for medical skeletons as supply from Paris dwindles and profiteers raise prices from four to five guineas to at least ten. Advertisements offering skeleton loans appear in medical journals, recalling university skull race tales at Bart’s.
United States commissions report the country can lead global civilian aviation in 1920. They cite more civilian plane orders, active air transport lines, real aerial mail service, and mail volume. They note military planes can be converted to mail carriers to meet immediate demand.
The Brazilian government aims to encourage European emigration by directing government ships in Europe to carry back on return voyages immigrants vouched for by Brazilian consuls. Previous immigration limits stemmed from high third class fares.
A compilation notes famous composers often disliked music or disliked certain styles. Beethoven faced silence after losing his hearing but once despised practice. Wagner rejected operatic showmanship. Berlioz valued audience reaction over his own work. Paganini preferred bows praised over performances.
London readers discuss the Q E D daylight cinematograph screen enabling daylight pictures with similar definition to dark theaters. The system lowers indoor current needs, promising wider spread of films and expanded educational uses without reliance on dark spaces or high power consumption.
A representative notes current prices while recalling past board costs in cities. The piece recounts two country printers who moved to Philadelphia in the 1890s and stayed at a boarding house on South Twelfth Street, overheard joking about dining on turkey and roast pork for $3.50 a week.
A bar scene recounted with a government inspector being served a stronger drink than a regular customer. The bartender explains rules prevent stronger pours, citing the inspector’s regular status to avoid trouble, while defending compliance with law and order.
Senator Sorghum quips on leaving footprints in the sands of time saying the sands of time are heavily tracked by candidates so his footprints will not receive special notice.
A humorous anecdote contrasts appetite and sleep medicines. Jenks misreads his pills, trying to eat at night then sleep through the day. He repeats the mix up after breakfast, forcing him to nap and miss work. The tale satirizes self treatment and neurasthenia.
A tale from the Boston Transcript recalls Honorable James Duff of Canada who shouted into the telephone to his wife in Simcoe county. Sir James Whitney, nearby in his office, asks why he yells across the province instead of using the phone properly.
Mistress-Emma laments lack of last year dresses as fall approaches. The maid offers to rummage her wardrobe for wearable pieces to help.
A woman defends her husband saying he does not quit work when he goes fishing. She insists he works harder while fishing than at home and remains firm in her stance on the issue.
The speaker asks if one hundred years after death they would return to talk with the living. The response suggests a willingness to inquire about whether the street railway question has been settled.
Popular Mechanics reports experiments on Madagascar to extract usable silk from spider webs. If successful the insect product may replace traditional silk, with spider thread described as finer, stronger, and more vividly colored than silkworm silk, potentially transforming many textile goods.
A historical note explains deer as a profitable stock, thriving where goats fail. They eat weeds and leaves, need no winter shelter, bear twins each June after the first year, and can jump fences. Deer suit park needs, yield high meat prices, and can graze with cattle, reducing pasture weeds.
A caller mistakes the fire station for a gardener and warns to spare the Bigflames’ house from the fire brigade. The absurd telegram style exchange ends abruptly as the line is cut off.
A privileged party in the White House gaze at the mantel clock presented by the French to President Jackson in 1824. The chief usher boasts it has run since then, noting Louis XIV’s Versailles clock has run since 1643.
A brief humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript features a beggar asking for help. He claims to have only one arm left, and the responder quips that the other arm is his, prompting a wry laugh.
Jud Tunkins promises a quirky farm show as he ties cowbells to a threshing machine to imitate a jazz band. The local feature riffs on rural humor and a playful rural entertainment idea.
A Kansas City Star correspondent describes a European royal meeting where an American reporter wore a mismatched sack suit. The potentate’s chamberlain rebuked the dress and offered a chance to redeem himself with a dress suit and a potential decoration.
A tale of kaolin clay from Pompeii used as soap by Romans. A Yorkshire sheep farmer in New Zealand observed Maori blanket washing with the clay, patented it in Europe, and its use spread to West Riding textile firms. War halted imports. now imports resume for home, toilet, and grooming use.
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