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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
1
A 1918 political notice announces J. D. Epwarns seeking Democratic primary for Northeastern Circuit judge pledging full-time service, orderly docket disposition, and court schedules from Monday to Saturday if needed. J. B. Johns states intention to run again, requesting support and offering fair, just rulings. February 22, 1918.
Two notices announce JT am c andidate for Solicitor General and reelection by Joseph G. Comins and Robert McMinnan. They urge Democratic primary participation, pledge faithful service, and ask citizens to support by vote and word amid wartime duties and no personal canvass. Clarkesville, Ga.
R J Jackson announces candidacy for Congress in Georgia's Ninth District subject to the Democratic primary in September 1918. He emphasizes loyalty to democracy, patriotism, and public duty amid world conflict, pledging to uphold authority and defend freedom for future generations.
The candidate declares as a state senate hopeful for Georgia's 82nd district. He pledges to serve the people to the best of his ability subject to the Democratic primary on September 11. If elected, he will fulfill his duties with dedication.
Edwin L. Purkess recounts a Popular Mechanics solution for freeing a heavy auto truck stuck in a rut. The method uses two saplings across slabs of wood, a tailboard chain, and a rope tourniquet to lift the wheel from the rut, then add slabs under the wheel and axle to secure solid ground.
Maj. P. B. Magnuson reports at the New York Academy of Medicine on Maj. David Silver’s artificial leg, built for about 26 dollars, which closely mimics a natural limb and can suit stump-only veterans. The device, with a jointed foot and rubber base, reportedly outperforms prior prosthetics and may erase the need for crutches.
German medical weeklies summarize in the Journal of the American Medical Association a new condition called war edema. It causes swelling in the legs and sometimes the face and body cavities. It lasts months without relief and the diet, rich in carbohydrates and water, with little fats, is blamed. Cure noted is bed rest and adding at least 100 grams of fat daily.
The Boston Post reports Everett Dunbar of Lynn has developed protective body armor for soldiers in France. The flexible steel plates are sewn into cloth by volunteer women workers, with Dunbar surrendering the invention to the war department and avoiding a patent.
Isaac F. Marcosson argues in the Saturday Evening Post that modern Spain betrays its past splendors. The piece depicts a country torn by disorder, lacking leadership, and entangled with German propaganda shaping global perceptions of Spanish economic independence.
Madame Suzuki is reported as Japan’s wealthiest woman. She heads Suzuki & Co., which is said to have earned several hundred million yen since World War I. Her late husband left a large Japan fortune, and Kaneko’s failed speculation nearly ruined them. She safeguarded her family, while Kaneko wandered Kobe.
Douglas F. Manning of Alexandria Bay New York reported to the weather bureau that during evening storms thunder caused windows to rattle chinaware to jar and earth tremors to resemble an earthquake. The bureau notes very low pitch musical notes from pulsating lightning discharges likely produced the shaking.
Secretary Daniels commends Lieut. Barbey and the Annapolis crew for gallant rescue after Paddleford ran aground. Barbey and two men carried a lifeline through dangerous surf, enabling two thirds of the crew to be saved. Barbey, a Portland native, entered the Naval Academy in 1908.
Frank Harris recalls complaints from theater managers about George Bernard Shaw who is praised for his weekly dramatic criticisms. He recounts managers' quips on Shaw’s tweed attire tall frame and red beard and Shaw’s habit of laughing at the wrong moments.
Captain McWilliams recalls a trench raid where a game of bridge was interrupted by shellfire. Sergeant McBride grabbed his rifle and the deck, sending all men over the top in moments. Afterward the sergeant’s cards were found in his pocket and three men volunteered to recover them.
Joel Hadley of Shortridge High School received a large coconut from Rudolph Harle spent winter in Deland Florida. The nut, nine inches long and seven and a half wide, retains its natural shell with ink address and stamps, and remains unopened as a keepsake of postal efficiency in the twentieth century.
An officer with a bombers’ party in a Pozieres trench encounters a line of soldiers marching with raised hands and a large cigar box on one man’s head. The box holds only cigars as a humorous propitiatory offering, the claimant quips Piccadilly again soon, now sir.
A farmer's wife chides Hiram about town attire. He defends wearing his working clothes to avoid being mistaken for a city chap, saying he must look like someone who could sell a load of produce if needed.
A biography tracing William J Harris born February 8 1868 in Cedartown Polk County Georgia through his education at Polk County schools and the University of Georgia to his work as teacher and political organizer. It covers his roles as private secretary to Senator A S Clay, chairman of the Polk County Democratic Executive Committee, state senator 1911-12 and his influence on anti graft measures and the white primary. It notes his service in the Census Bureau under Wilson, chairing the Federal Trade Commission, and his high regard from Wilson including cabinet service and later Senate election efforts.
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