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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
4
The piece notes sailors favor the word gob to describe themselves and reject official labels. It cites Herbert Corey in National Geographic who explains the term arose among sailors who call themselves jobs and insist on the authenticity of the name.
In a terse exchange, a shopkeeper notes a recent robbery but downplays losses while the prior night’s incident looms as a worst case. A passerby mentions post-robbery markdowns of all items by 20 percent.
A compact washing system combines washing wringing and ironing in one unit. The ironer, under two feet long, can heat by electricity or gas and is pivoted at the corner beside the wringer for compact operation.
Sir Herbert Samuel high commissioner for Palestine arranged fire protection for the Holy Sepulcher after noting lack of arrangements. He arranged three portable fire pumps from England as a personal gift to Latin Greek and Armenian custodians controlling the shrine.
Reports from the salmon grounds off Vancouver Island say Indian fishermen have temporarily quit fishing to hunt fur seals ten miles south of Cape Beale. The law allows only their race to hunt seals, and the seals fetch about 25 dollars each. Some Indians reportedly took ten seals in a single day.
An American agricultural expert argues that northern Canada’s Arctic lands, where temperatures plunge to 91 degrees below zero, offer unusual opportunities for growing sheep cattle Siberian alfalfa and even fruit.
A speaker voices uncertainty about why a companion seems unsettled. The exchange hints at influence from health book reading on perceptions and mood without detailing concrete events or outcomes.
Finland plans new coins and has authorized the Bank of Finland director and the state council to contract with the Birmingham mint for 20 million nickel bronze pieces. Ten million will be one mark coins, with about ten million smaller denominations produced in Finland, though milling them domestically is costly.
Switzerland approves a law requiring aerial passenger carriers to provide parachute life packs for all passengers. The move mirrors Holland’s prior requirement for life packs for pilots and passengers to ensure in flight safety.
A pink daffodil was produced in England and exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society annual show. The item prompts questions about demand for such a bloom.
The Journal now operates a full 24 hour AP leased wire service and also receives United Press coverage. News is transmitted to Atlanta promptly through the night and day on the fastest train out of the city. Readers are assured rapid, comprehensive reporting.
A new process turns intensely acidic apple juice into a sweet sirup suitable as a base for flavoring extracts. A by-product, calcium malate, matches maple sugar sand and fed malic acid, valued at $1.50 per pound before the war. Presently only Nova Scotia plants use the method, but it could reduce waste of hundreds of thousands of tons of fruit annually.
The wife of the lord lieutenant of Ireland reportedly used a gramophone to deliver an address for Lord Edmund Talbot during a 19th century campaign. When he fell ill, she spoke on his behalf in his absence while touring the Chichester constituency.
The North American notes industrial progress from five hundred thousand to over twenty million horsepower in modern American industry. It contrasts past dependence on horses with current reliance on mechanical power, highlighting horsepower as a legacy unit of energy for a giant nonbiological system.
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