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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
1
A Gainesville tale recounts a golfer who jokes about continuing his hobby on the lawn as his wife declares she will leave him. The anecdote ties to an Edinburgh innkeeper famed for dawn putting and a separation suit over neglect, with the husband offering a weekly allowance for golf balls.
A schoolteacher tests spelling and meaning during a recent exam. Johnny defines bewitching as bewitched, then asks for the meaning of fascinating. Michael finally offers a bold answer claiming it is the arm vaccine against smallpox.
Official data from the director of the mint estimates monetary stocks of fifty six major countries. The world money supply is calculated at about 50.69 billion dollars in American terms.
Georgette confronts Tricotine in the Courier Journal item as Tricotine admits she is the girl slated to marry Algy. The dialogue highlights social rivalries and marriage plans in a light, witty tone.
A courtroom exchange unfolds with a judge noting familiarity and a lawyer recalling that the defendant once taught the judge’s wife to sing like a star. The dialogue hints at past connections and raises questions about credibility and background.
In a fragmentary note the text discusses how Japan’s newly rich channeled wealth into education and the arts, endowing colleges and assembling literary and artistic treasures. A brief exchange about a ring, with a quip by a judge, remains as a stray dialogue fragment.
The tale shows how ideas sparked progress from two boys creating a bank clearing system to the steam engine and coal gas. It quotes the saying that an idea is a hurricane and the publisher calling it the most powerful force in nature.
A fat couple boarded a sleeping car at Pennsylvania Station New York. The woman slept in the lower berth and the man in the upper. The porter and other passengers helped the man reach the top bunk. During the night the train paused beside a car of loud hogs, and the groaning sleeper complained that Hiram began snoring and she could not reach him to wake him.
March Boys’ Life notes how wartime shifts spurred U.S. chemists to develop domestic drug manufacturing. By overcoming reliance on German imports, Americans created many medicines locally, reducing prices from ten dollars per dose to about one dollar.
The New York YWCA CGA branches introduce ribbon by the mile to raise the national budget this spring. Green ribbon is priced per mile and worn by the purchaser, turning generosity into a decorative contest among association clubs and their friends.
The Kansas City Star records a discussion in which Professor Pate quotes Thomas Carlyle about honor and idleness, then Festus Pester asks what follows and whether Carlyle added a phrase about the other fellow.
An elderly questioner asks a veteran about the war's horrors. He recalls spotting a German machine gun nest of about 12 gunners and firing the first shot into the middle of the nest. The shell failed to explode, and none were killed.
The interchurch world movement proposes a church home center in Times Square to counter loneliness in a theater rich area. They note 45 theaters and 10 movie houses within 100 blocks but only 17 percent churches and 2 synagogues, urging a center for travelers and visitors.
In Birmingham context a student in international politics asks if worry about the Turk remains in Europe. Mr Fanleigh dismisses that, saying concern lies in selling Spike Miggles, the team’s best pitcher, to a big eastern club.
A returned soldier tells his mother how he learned to police company streets by picking things up as he went along. The Home Sector column evokes plainspoken wisdom from wartime life in simple terms.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports the Plunkville Pal ladium editor has pressed for a curbside prank to mess with the office of a local critic. The mayor reportedly approved a plan to create a puddle directly before the critic’s building.
The exchange notes a very wealthly man, reputed to be worth over half a million, who called his home for dinner plans and then canceled a steak to replace it with chops after his guest's plans changed. He used his firm's toll to reach home.
Figure shows ten months ending October 1919 exports reach 282 million pounds worth 25.182 million dollars, compared with 26.42 million pounds valued at 0.833 million in the same period of 1913, while prices and earnings reflect a drastic rise since 1914.
Black opals found at Tintebar near Ballina New South Wales stir excitement in Melbourne as Trade Commissioner A. W. Ferrin reports a rush for miner's rights and private land entry permits with nearly a hundred claims pegged.
An army officer at a dinner quips that some gallant young officers in France used face creams and powder. He adds that there are even more officers at home who took greater care of their skins, winking to the audience.
A three story reinforced concrete and brick structure weighing 8,000 tons was moved 450 feet in Detroit. The 60 by 95 foot building traveled at 50 feet per day while remaining in use for its regular functions and without interrupting telephone, light, or power services.
A pessimist and an optimist discuss changing the world and agree on a purpose. The optimist urges action to create a better world, while the pessimist questions feasibility, framing a hopeful civic task. The exchange underscores proactive commitment over doubt.
A local tobacco salesman visited a mixed grocery and tobacco store run by a colored woman hoping to secure a supply. After a heated exchange she invoked a Ouija board to decide. The pointer moved to No, and the salesman departed without an order.
An Ohio man originated tree surgery and now runs a school to train workers who gain employment with the company after completing the course. The work is described as scientific, well paid and offering a wholesome outdoor life for boys.
The exchange features Mrs. Torkins and Meg gendorfer Blatter in Munich debating economizing at the table. They discuss managing Charley’s lunches downtown and guarding finances with discretion within a family context.
Prof. GQ Elliot Smith reported at the Royal Institution that a prehistoric nomadic race found across Europe Asia Africa the Americas and Pacific islands left traces of gold beside natural deposits. Egyptian gold symbolized vitality and used in cowry models. gold's magical value grew as supply waned and model cowries spread.
The article describes Greek musical practice with the cithara and lyre for private use and flute or clarinet for martial, public and private life. It notes male and female players, large choirs linked to religion, and Alkman’s 650 BC choir song for girls.
Mary Ellen observes the neighbor with awe as the man next door sports a clipped moustache while her father remains smooth. She voices a longing and, as his shaving begins, asks with a small plea for him not to shave, wishing to have a whisker of his.
Willis notes the strike is purely local while Gillis stresses broader ties. The works are owned by Boston interests, the manager from Chenango, workers from Seattle, organizer from New York, strikebreakers from Alabama, and troops sent by the governor. the judge quips the only local stake is bricks.
The piece claims thirty three million people crossed from alien shores to this country since Iberty's eternal fire began on American soil, portraying a sweeping migratory trend and national origin concerns.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt reports a political address urging plain common sense. The speaker defends an experimental approach, questioning why it cannot succeed and inviting public consideration of the plan.
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