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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
1
Sir Edward Woodward recalls a 1900 Paris exhibition railway that looped through trees and buildings. Posters warned in many languages but omitted German, prompting a sharp remark about indifference to German safety. The manager replied with a quiet smile, acknowledging the implication.
A bold robber forces payment by hand but the victim laughs at the joke claiming credit for paying taxes and bills. The highwayman, weeping, hands the gun to his would be victim and vanishes into the night. The tale frames a stunned citizen amid financial woes and a failed crime.
A dialogue quotes Mr. Peckton suggesting mental telepathy may exist. He recalls hearing his wife’s unspoken rebuke after a so called brilliant dinner remark. The Birmingham Age-Herald source frames the exchange as a curiosity on mind reading.
In a quick wit exchange, a diner asks for a previously ordered meal. The waiter admits forgetting the order and offers to change it, noting the request would be out of season anyway. The dialogue captures a humorous moment about memory and timing.
The Niagara Falls region provided a vast water power of up to 3,000,000 horsepower aiding war production. A treaty between the United States and Canada limited water use to preserve scenery while permitting industrial needs. The falls’ force powered grinding machinery and extended life of guns and shells without harming its beauty or violating the treaty.
A Pennsylvania steel company manufactured a huge octagonal ingot mold standing 15 feet 7 inches high with an inside diameter about 19 inches and wall thicknesses of 15 to 20 inches. It poured 840000 pounds of Bessemer iron to form an 800000-pound ingot used for forging 16 and 18 inch guns. The molten iron merged in a three-ladle trough before entering the mold and the cooled mold was lifted by two 100-ton cranes.
Soft coal sells in Chili for about 25 a ton while production costs are around 5 a ton. Railways report earnings deficits tied to coal prices. Four large coal firms in Arauco province have merged. Chile’s annual coal output is about 2,000,000 tons against an 8,000,000 ton need. Deposits are barely tapped due to capital shortages.
A two week recruit at a Georgia training camp was on his first guard duty. His task was to monitor a water tank and call the corporal if it overflowed. At 1 a m the camp awoke to the cry Corporal of the guard No 6 bring a cork.
A Boston transcript captures a manager asking why the office boy is kept. The assistant quips he forgets every popular song he hears and cannot whistle it.
The Daily Mail reports Julian Huxley and team at Oxford labs making progress on perpetual youth vigor sex control and dis eases. Achievements include tadpoles becoming frogs in three weeks restoring flatworms youth and directing frog egg sex with 90 percent males.
North Dakota to designate sites of historic trails camps and battlegrounds with parks and tablets. Dr. Melvin R. Gilmore announces acquisition of tracts tied to pioneering expeditions. Communities own the sites and the society serves as trustee as work expands.
A motorist stranded beside a farm meets the owner who jokes about wolves and keeping a dining room open for city dwellers seeking summer board. The farmer notes the scenery is wild yet attractive and offers repairs and hospitality.
Seven year old John begins trading at school. He barters pencils pens paints and tablets for trifles while family reproves him. He quietly asks his aunt if she needs ink promising a trade for a pencil.
A couple shares a lyrical moment as the orchestra plays Kiss Me Again. She compliments his dancing likening it to a poem and notes the feet are mixed up, while he prompts her to continue with murmured encouragement.
Sir Oliver Lodge compares dying to discarding an old suit of clothes. The remark, quoted in The Bos, reflects his view that letting go can be as hard as death for some people.
A playful exchange between a top sergeant and a nervous recruit about marching posture and the quick line ar rows that fly. The humor hinges on strict military cadence contrasting with the recruit’s quip. The scene captures boot camp dynamics and discipline through dialogue.
A quirky exchange notes someone urging people to buy only fish to lower living costs. The response acknowledges the suggestion as a curious but impractical remedy.
A brief line shows a worker blaming fatigue from army service for consistently rising after noon. Dialogue implies workplace notes on morning productivity and lingering exhaustion affecting punctuality. No further context provided.
The Missouri Weather Review summarizes aviator experiences with up and down winds caused by daytime convection. Strong rising air currents cause bumpiness at high altitudes, while descending cooler air mimics falling into a hole. Surface wind speed and obstacles affect how far roughness reaches.
A provocative line targets Bohn and his spouse with bold humor as a provocative quote recounts the wife’s claim about shaping his character. The exchange suggests personal tension and public scrutiny of domestic remarks.
An official report details how Britain's art holdings were safeguarded during raids. The portable antiquities including the Parthenon frieze, Greek vases and bronzes, Assyrian reliefs, Rosetta Stone, medieval art, coins, and medals were moved to a station fifty feet underground on the Postal Tube railway. Fifteen vanloads were sent to the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, while exceptional books were kept in W Dyson Perries' strongroom near Malvern.
A brief mock dialogue from the Birmingham Age Herald features an ambitious citizen asking if a public career is still desired. The reply claims a practical politician has adopted the speaker, signaling a satirical political maneuver.
A local clergy class at Central Avenue M. E. church hosts a lunch with members J. H. King A. T. Hunt HA. P. Search present. A caller asks to speak to Mr. Search and King, trained in overseas Y work, asks if Hunt can assist.
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