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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
1
The London zoo’s 30-inch carp, bred in captivity and about 30 years old, may disprove long held tales of venerable fish. Reports say Buffon’s record and other grand ages are dubious, as experts debunk Fontainebleau carp and Mannheim pike as hoaxes or composites.
Dialogue hints at evolving views on women and swimming. A murmured line suggests pressure on women to join the sport, while a counterpoint notes broad belief in participation. The exchange captures era attitudes toward gender roles in water recreation.
Victor F. Cosgrave, secretary of Automotive Laundries Ltd in Melbourne, sent a letter to himself as liquidator to learn his standing. Receiving no reply, he sought a court ruling and learned he was ineligible for the office in the voluntary windup, requiring another to serve.
Advocates of brighter fashions for men shocked churchgoers in Paris as enthusiasts appeared in violet suits and matching hats. The outfits were conventional in cut yet the most vivid men’s wear seen in Paris in some time.
The missing persons bureau at Vancouver B C. received a letter from Copenhagen asking to locate a seventy two year old youngest son. The inquiry highlights unusual lifespan concern as authorities search for an elderly resident.
Dr John H Gerould of Dartmouth College reports in the Quarterly Review of Biology that butterflies have distinct personalities and customs by family and species. He describes variation in vigor longevity mating and food response among individuals and notes behaviors such as feigning death and gregarious groupings possibly tied to scent cues.
In the Myndd Newdd coal mine Wales a chapel at shaft bottom serves workers with a short service before work. A coal trolley acts as pulpit and the oldest miner presides as pastor while miners sit on rough benches. Services are conducted fully and with notable impression.
Desert buses with endless treads, carrying many passengers, appear in Africa for Saharan border routes per Popular Mechanics. They supplement camels on long interior journeys, while a bassoura tentlike camel basket with colored silk trim carries two people.
The article notes that a fully mounted airplane under a giant parachute has been considered but the installation problem halted trials. The French tried similar work in the war, others abandoned efforts in the U S until Harry Doucett of San Diego California achieved a successful parachute descent in August 1926 using his own invention.
In a Copenhagen speech the president of the Danish Automobile Club argues that short skirts and flesh colored hose greatly increase night visibility for women pedestrians. He claims this visibility helps drivers see them in time to avoid accidents.
The Woman's Bureau of the U S Department of Labor has prepared three films showing conditions for working women. They are designed for use with the stereopticon machine and freely sent to individuals and organizations for educational purposes.
In 1882 New York welcomed Lady de Bathe later Lily Langtry who defended Gladstone from slander. Within days New Yorkers honored her with public demonstrations, and her look sparked fashion revolutions. Her hair plait and bangs influenced styles. Langtry coats, gowns, and the Langtry toque appeared in shop windows.
In Girard Ohio during March, lineman W P Ward revived Muggsy the bulldog after smoke from a house fire trapped the pet. Using the prone pressure method familiar from human resuscitation he pressed the dog's chest for about half an hour until the dog gasped, rose, and wagged its tail.
American Forests and Forest Life describe a Texas discovery by geologists Dr. C. C. Gaither and Prof. S. I. Cade of a distant valley forest near the Rio Grande. upright trunks rise 100 to 150 feet, with Prostrate trunks up to 836 feet long, covered by volcanic ash indicating a post petrification eruption.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art adds enormous engraved gilded sleeves of armor from about 1525. Bashford Dean notes armor followed fashion, designed to fit clothes and reflect princely taste. The Radzivil lineage near Poland and Russia is linked to the pieces, with a matching backplate as clue to origin.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Miss Hubb and Mr. Shop spar over eating etiquette. The Boston maid retorts that hands merely carry food to the mouth where chewing occurs, highlighting the playful clash over table manners.
Henry Fairfield Osborn discusses Charles Huxleys unusual interest in infants in Impressions of Great Naturalists. Huxley reportedly reassures a fond mother and uses the moment to test whether a baby's feet turn in, allegedly supporting his theory of arbor boreal descent.
The Baston Bengal railway announced that women would be allowed to visit its demonstration train touring the country. The train carried public health agricultural industrial cooperative and civil veterinary exhibits and demonstrators. Few women visited the exhibitions but feminine interest was greater than before.
Thirteen year old Frederique Korthale of France earns an honor to exhibit two animal sculptures at the Salon des Independents. She finds zoo visits inspiring and studied two years in Italy under Frederica Piaggio Gliglione.
Local ad lists fresh ground meal at regular price, children items 90 cents to 1.00, and regular corn and fodder. Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Hats priced down from 1.50 to 1.60 and 8.00 hats to 2.00 2.50. Dresses cut from 6.00 to 4.50 5.00 and silk hose 50 cents to 85.00. B I Anderson invites bargain seekers.
Doctors endorse purification and urge a thorough Calotab course to cleanse the entire body. Take Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks as nature rewards health. Family packages with directions available for 35 cents at drugstores.
A motor truck driven by William DeVeard of Carlisle Michigan was struck by a fast passenger train. DeVeard was thrown into the air and landed on the cushion seat, which came down right side up a short distance from the tracks. He was unhurt. The track was demolished.
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