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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
4
The Kansas City Star recalls Thomas A. Edison detailing the toil in making the carbon filament for the first electric light. He describes nights of trial with a single filament, breakages by a glass blower, and a final successful sealing and lighting of the lamp.
A humorous quip about capturing Mr Turtle for a rogue’s gallery. The jailer notes every attempt to photograph him fails as the mouse tunnels his head back.
A Paris tenant angered a landlord by refusing to remove a dog and secretly raised a calf in the drawing room for months. When grown, the calf was released on the balcony overlooking the Place de la Bourse, drawing attention and leaving the landlord to manage the animal and curious onlookers.
A converted hotel in Republic Washington serves as an improvised dormitory for students from distant rural areas attending the county's sole accredited high school. A competent matron oversees the facility as pupils travel up to 50 miles, bringing furniture fuel and food, with a small monthly cash share from each family.
The New York Herald Tribune reports that Esthenia forbids face powder as contraband. Customs officers on the frontier are occasionally thwarted by smugglers of paint and powder seeking to bring cosmetics across the border.
Designers seek to replace bowlers with grass hats made from Kaet Indien grass. The hats resemble a soft deli ham in look and come in brown and gray shades. They are promised not to fade.
The Dearborn Independent reports total U S soap production in 1925 topped 467 million pounds an average over 40 pounds per person with a value over 230 million dollars up from 1922 by about 5 million.
An Italian dealer tried to export bas reliefs resembling Della Robbia works. The Genoa export official exposed fresh clay and modern factory marks on one piece to test the shipment. The official approved the rest, and the batch entered the United States.
About 15,000 police officers trained over three days on Yoyogi and Toyogahara fields in military formation. The exercise aims to boost effectiveness during potential political disturbances as Japan approaches the diet session.
A. L. Johnson of Hinton Town lost $9,000 in a Mount Oliva Illinois bank failure fourteen years ago. He left with no forwarding address, learned the bank reopened, and wrote about his deposit now totaling $2,090 in the updated reply.
Mrs Stoy Massie of Bell California reports lemons from her ranch unusually large at about two pounds each and selling for twelve dollars per dozen prompting doubt and curiosity about the fruit.
Two physicians in Ithaca New York report using analine dyes in medicine. They claim many dyes possess antiseptic properties and can outperform iodine in certain treatments.
A hotel proprietor identifies a familiar man as the robber who held up guests last year. The exchange reveals recognition and ties the suspect to a past incident, suggesting ongoing investigation and public interest in the case.
Mrs Ansel O Cole of Iowa sent Nature Magazine a report on a bird party at her feeding table. Candy drew robins orioles cardinals blue jays chickadees titmice nuthatches and grackles among others. Grackles carried off bits for their young and disliked candy dissolving in the bath.
A new device called the echo sounder uses underwater sound to measure sea depth. Sound travels at 4,935 feet per second in seawater and the depth is found from the time for the ping to go to the seabed and return to the ship.
The Sydney city health officer proposes a full time dentist and female assistant to run a dental clinic for civil employees. He argues it would cut sick leave and lower taxes, with initial cost $10,000 and $5,000 annually thereafter.
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