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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
1
Public notice from J B Jones announcing candidacy for Judge of the Northeastern Circuit of Georgia in the Democratic Primary. He pledges to dedicate full time, hold courts as required by law, hear cases in docket order, and seek voter support. Dated February 22, 191s.
Joselin G. Conins announces his candidacy for Solicitor General of the Northeastern circuit under the Democratic Primary after sixteen years at the Aninesville Bar. Rosare McMinnan seeks reelection and asks patriotic citizens to support him while balancing office duties and war efforts, thanking locals in advance from Clarkesville Georgia.
R B Jackson announces candidacy for Congress in Georgia Ninth District subject to Democratic primary. He emphasizes devotion to district welfare and duty to democracy amid wartime struggle, pledging to uphold liberty and American virtues.
The candidate declares their candidacy for state senate in the 82nd Georgia district subject to the Democratic primary on September 18. They pledge to serve the people to the best of their ability and name Job Ukrern as the spokesman.
The article extols Gaza as a historic center fought over for centuries. It notes its fall opened the path to Jerusalem for the English, recalls its ancient Philistine ties and Samson’s gates, and chronicles sieges from Alexander the Great to Islamic and French conflicts before British victory.
The piece notes near total Latin American alignment against Germany except El Salvador and Mexico. It places Salvador as a German activity hub, yet nearby republics limit its reach. It cites November arrests in New Orleans of eight Mexicans linked to the Felix Diaz faction.
M Veronnet argued at a Paris Academie des Sciences meeting that planet ages could be inferred from rock water absorption. He claimed the moon has absorbed all water via diffusion as it cooled, Venus holds dense vapor, Mercury shows no surface water, and earth rocks now contain enough absorbed water to cover Earth about 400 metres deep.
A historical note contrasts women's rise in many trades in the United Kingdom with shoemaking, once a fashionable London occupation. Lady Sarah Spencer, in a 1808 letter, boasts making a pair of shoes and declares she might take up shoemaking if needed, humorously envisioning a cross legged livelihood amid leather and awls.
A trained bloodhound should follow a city trail if the tracks are under ten hours old in the country from three to twenty four hours. The atmosphere greatly affects scent with hot dry weather hindering progress and moist days providing the strongest trail scent.
The piece argues women will enter many industrial roles beyond wartime relief. It cites leave plans for soldiers, nerve strain in the front, and a shift toward peacetime work. It notes rising female labor, including elevators, clerks, drivers, and munition work, with a call to study women as a permanent industrial force.
The London Times notes a shift from mollycoddles to modern dandies at the Royalty theater during Queen Victoria’s reign. Earlier, similar eccentrics were called beaux in Queen Anne’s era, and later fops and sparks. by the late eighteenth century macaronis defined the fashionable class, with dandies rising in the Regency period.
Prof J A Fleming at the Royal Institute explains magnetic history from ancient experiments by Gilbert and Perigrinus to Kelvin’s admiralty compass. He states the earth is a magnet and metal objects align with it, and he clarifies the Goat and Compass sign origin as a contraction of God encompasses us rather than naval magnetism.
A three year old Italian girl named Marie arrives at an orphans home and is seated in a high chair among many unfamiliar children. She learns to wait for the gong before eating and blurts out Let 'er go in joyful defiance.
The passage notes that Solomon is credited with at least 1000 proverbs while American weather sayings are scarce due to the nation’s youth and diverse origins. It mentions the U S government collecting these weather proverbs into a book spanning 148 pages.
A reporter recalls a late night scene at division headquarters during an air raid drill. In a deserted street two dim figures collide with the narrator and reveal they are Americans after a frightened woman assures them no danger.
The surgeon general notes that some recruits never get seasick while many suffer briefly at first voyage. Most acquire the sea habit, but a few experience extreme discomfort preventing duty and must be discharged. About seven to eight discharges yearly occur for this disability.
Java, a large island with 42 million people and hilly terrain, has popular motorcycle use. A favored ride runs from Batavia to Soerabaya covering about 345 miles on improved roads, showcasing the island’s good routes for motorcycling.
William Schley Howard sought an April 1918 interview with President Wilson about his bid for the Georgia Senate. Wilson named Harris as his preferred candidate and urged unity against Hardwick, prompting Howard to promise support before later running. The exchange, documented in letters from Howard and Wilson, shows a shift in tone and attempts to correct a false press account.
A political critique accuses Congressman Howard of promising not to run, seeking President Wilson’s backing, and then deceiving Georgia voters by misrepresenting the interview. The letter argues voters should distrust a candidate who cannot be trusted to keep pledges and favors Senator Harris backed by the President.
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