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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
1
A fragmented local note shows editors and readers discussing tips, phone calls, and reader response. The jumbled text references a boy or girl and a languid tone about being contacted by readers, with an amused acknowledgment of missed information.
A London Answers writer notes gold remains central to national power amid war. It explains how gold is mined from rock and river gravels, with major mines in Africa and Rhodesia, plus significant production in the Americas and Australia.
The author argues that Englishmen use trees in shoes to smooth leather and avoid creasing when polishing. Polishing on the foot can crease leather, while inserting trees nightly preserves shape and shine. Shoes last longer and look better with this method.
A Kentucky tale claims a tree yields walnuts and mulberries each year. The explanation is that a mulberry seed fell where a walnut grew, and shoots merged into a single trunk. The bark shows one side resembling walnut and the other mulberry.
The article warns that bright lights at night are harmful. It recommends shaded or diffused lighting and suggests a dome shade for electric bulbs or a mantle gas lamp placed high near the ceiling to prevent eye injury.
Two war veterans hobble along the Strand with ash sticks. They nod and exchange a cheerful “Cheerio” in a vignette of postwar camaraderie. Sir Douglas Haig praises the peace bond that unites those who served.
A Milwaukee Herald indulgent ode to punkin pie extols its crust, spice rich filling, and lingering aroma. The playful prose celebrates the pie as unmatched among desserts and to be savored with clandestine delight.
An amiable widow moves into Little Rydecomb and flirts with the bachelor vicar. He avoids her advances until a fortunate slip changes the dynamic. She laments loneliness as he tries to reassure her amid village gossip and quiet mischief.
A satirical verse from the Indianapolis Star denounces dentists as a drawing room and sitting room, accusing them of filling teeth with gold, charging for gas anesthesia, and profiting from fear. It mocks patients seeking credit and questions ownership of hollowed teeth in a cyclical complaint.
The blue and purple dyes linked to eastern history likely come from Reccella lichen, used in France for rich silk colors in recent years. Dyes are produced by pulverizing the thallus and extracting color with alkali, with litmus as a widely used lichen dye in chemistry.
A reflective piece urges readers to notice beauty and sunshine in daily life. It cautions against letting work and material weight dim joy, advocating open hearts and shared happiness to dispel self created gloom.
The passage clarifies two meanings of troops. In general usage troops means soldiers, while in strict cavalry terms a troop forms a unit of about 60 men commanded by a captain. The distinction affects counts like two thousand troops versus four troops.
A famed artist with smoking ban returns to his studio to find a student hiding a cigarette. He teases with a quip about the peculiar crayon, asking what the student plans to draw, and the reply is Clouds.
A quotation from Algernon Blackwood, depicting death as a return to subconscious consciousness where one becomes greater and more active. Life is described as an episode in universal life, with death viewed as a simple shift in direction.
The London Nation excerpt notes George Meredith as vain, recounting how he valued visitors seating to view his profile. Lynd records this quirk as a defining trait noted by friends for amusement.
A brief note on books that seem to help a reader gain unseen ammunition for life’s struggles. The passage highlights how each book can influence a person’s behavior and choices, shaping practical outcomes in daily affairs.
The note cites Victor Hugo’s one hundred line sentence in Les Miserables and a Waterloo chapter with fifty long lines without a full stop. It also mentions England’s foreign enlistment act whose section reaches its six hundredth word.
The passage notes Honfleur historically built a vast trade network, conquering Newfoundland and founding Quebec, with posts in India. Havre absorbed much of the commerce while Honfleur maintained exports to England in dairy, fruits, vegetables, and lumber imports from Scandinavia, flourishing before the war.
The last king of Poland Stanislaus Poniatowski died on April 11 1798 in Petrograd after a reign beginning in 1764. Widely deemed lacking strength to save Poland the country was partitioned by Russia Prussia and Austria leading to his abdication and retirement on a pension.
A traveler recalls a provincial town hotel where a late night complaint led the manager to respond calmly by ordering boots to bring a cat to room 15. The moment described includes a squeal and the sight of large rats escaping as the cat is summoned.
The expedition into the South Chinese province of Yunan secured several fine specimens of the serow. The creature is a mountain dweller, wary and fleet, and unlike animals familiar to the western world. It navigates perilous crags with ease.
It explains the era of the continental currency during and after the American Revolution, noting Congress had no tax power to redeem debts and widespread counterfeiting made the money nearly worthless.
June struggles with a proper title for her father and in play tears his collar. Hearing him approach she rushes to the stairs and cries in distress that she has torn her hubbie's collar.
The saying defines a truly free mind as one jealous of its own freedom and guarding its inner empire from merging with others. It emphasizes self rule as nobler than worldly power.
A wartime tale describes efforts to sway American fishers with posters and promises of plentiful fish. It claims cotton nets fail to fool fish while linen nets stay effective, arguing linen mesh remains nearly invisible and essential for catching salmon in the Great Lakes and Pacific waters.
The former Danish minister to Petrograd says Bolsheviks run a revolutionary school in Moscow directed by Professor Radek. Agitators from around the world reportedly study for missionary work, with emphasis on Bolshevisation and methods of influence. Advanced topics allegedly include tax collection without cash loss and counter-revolution strategies.
Julian Hill recalls Goethe's remark that The Vicar of Wakefield is among the best novels ever written and calls it musical prose of a true poet.
An elderly man recalls a boyhood Christmas on a Pennsylvania farm when the sole gift was the chance to fire a gun once at risk. The reminiscence highlights scarce holiday rewards and risk in past rural Christmas customs.
A brief oddball item notes three year old Little Donald Press says nightly prayers. After closing his usual prayer he asks the Lord to protect him from Brother Bill's cold feet, a humorous domestic moment recorded by PExchange.
A brief reflective line asserts that happiness depends on present feelings and internal state rather than external conditions. It frames joy as immediate and personal, urging self-contained contentment.
A playful line proposing that causing a baby to cut teeth might make him cross eyed ignites light argument about wordplay and parenting humor. No factual event or figures are present, just a joking premise and reactions.
Merrill’s father had just learned to drive and the baby was learning to walk. She walked sideways and skidded across the floor, prompting Merrill to rush in and cry out to his mother to see the display.
A humorous remark by a facetious philosopher appears in the Indianapolis News. The line deflates praise about a man being handy about the house as the worst among left-handed compliments to keep a man content.
A quip suggesting that including homemaking duties in marriage vows could curb rash marriages. The speaker muses that adding chores like cooking, washing, mending, and sewing on buttons would slow impulsive unions.
A brief quotation from Louisa May Alcott emphasizes that only books born of heartfelt feeling travel far through love and language, guided by spoken words and lasting in memory.
A pithy reflection on effort and value, using an analogy of a hungry elephant and a peanut to question meaningful progress. The tone is aphoristic and analytical, suggesting doubt about how worthwhile small actions are amid larger aims.
A reflective maxim attributed to Izaak Walton emphasizes that companionship and meaningful dialogue form the core of virtue, suggesting moral strength grows through thoughtful exchange and shared ideas. The aphorism frames social interaction as foundational to character.
Charles E Swett presents a prepiration of silver that can be shaped like wax or clay or thinned to paint thickness. Copper alloys and bronzes may be worked similarly. The material can be reduced to pure metal without altering form. Artists may sculpt in the round or relief or brush it onto metal surfaces. It promises a new, original medium though costlier than stamped ware and has been patented.
A fragment notes a quotation about going into the house of the Lord. It suggests the speaker could be referencing women of the house or church-going neighbors in a social exchange.
A reflective line on poetry’s power to reach the humble, its ability to pierce pride and fear, and illuminate the lives of the coarsest men as perceived by Lowell.
Uncle Eben calls a loafer a man who avoids work and expects busy people to quit their jobs to stare at him. The remark reflects playful social satire with regional dialect flavor.
A New York Evening Post quote echoes the view that factory girls cannot instantly replace domestic workers. The speaker argues basic home skills and sanitary habits are not learned quickly, noting factory training lacks kindergarten grounding and warning about future home life.
A G W H Russell recollects a north England town mayor whose gift funded sea front seats. The inscription reads Presented to the borough by the mayor. Ald. Boggins. The sea is his and he made it. The London Chronicle notes the tale with gusto.
Celia, sick for weeks, rises briefly from a chair and declares she feels heavy to herself as she stands on the floor for a moment.
The piece praises daily benefits like clean water wholesome food and fresh air as foundations of health and happiness urging gratitude for basic comforts that sustain well being.
Jamie burst into the house crying loudly as Jane explained that he was ashamed and unbrave because a small dog chased him, making him fearfully run indoors.
The Los Angeles Times quotes a maxim on thought and diet, noting the brain is built from food and asserting mental and bodily health are linked to what one eats. It presents the idea with a saying that aligns thinking with nourishment.
A brief adage from George Bandon emphasizes trust as a greater compliment than affection in personal bonds.
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