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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
1
A letter from Oscar Pannmour dated June 8 1926 praises North Georgia Agricultural College Dahlonega Ga and Col J W West for an enjoyable visit and commendable progress inviting thanks to staff and colleagues for a brilliant future.
The Winder News argues in favor of Congressman Tom Bell, praising his long service and role as ranking Democrat on the Post Office and Post Roads Committee. It urges voters to reelect him in September, dismissing the two year opposition as unwarranted and biased.
John Williams at the Caerpilly school managers meeting cites an ex examiner report declaring Welsh teaching in Glamorgan a complete failure. The chairman backs the report and urges serious consideration. He says proper Welsh cannot be taught without expert Welsh teachers.
Nelson Story of Bozeman Montana, famed as a pioneer who moved Texas cattle northward to establish large ranches across the Northwest, dies leaving behind a legacy of vast herds, a formidable oxbow brand, and a fearless reputation amid rustlers and blizzards. His fear of hotel fires and habit of carrying a rope for escape are noted.
Erick Magnussen, a renowned silversmith from Denmark, advocates reviving silversmithing in America to restore it to its historic stature. He notes American collectors favor European and Colonial silver, and he sees strong demand as a spur for a distinct American style of silver art. He recently chose the United States as the base for his efforts.
Capper's Weekly notes the goose rising as the nation's festive bird while turkey production falls from 6.9 million in 1900 to 8.5 million in 1925 per government statisticians. Disease and habitat factors push costs up as turkeys resist modernization.
An annual fire loss of 535000000 is cited as a basis to gauge sentiment on producing steel house parts ready for shipping and assembly. Proponents say fire losses would drop. A preliminary 1925 building tabulation lists total value at 5 billion dollars, with 44 percent in residences.
A fund of 7215 dollars assists Muske gon high school graduates in furthering their education. Loans from the fund bear 3 percent interest and the fund was started with 30 dollars by the class of 1909.
Mrs Lavina Hause of Salmon Beach Washington defies the notion that devilfish are terrible. During April to November she regularly rows out to catch live devilfish for ten cents a pound from an old man named Devilfish Pete. The venture restored her health and boosted the family finances.
An emergency technique from Life suggests using wire coat hangers as tools. A person can manipulate several hangers to hook a raincoat, release other items, and push a garment into a closet, all with coordinated hand and foot actions.
The Prussian lower house approved a 120000 credit for a scientific investigation into a mysterious Baltic Sea disease affecting fishermen in the Haff. The illness strikes suddenly at sea with severe muscle pains and temporary paralysis, ending on shore but likely to recur upon returning to sea.
Cortlandt Bleecker described a rich matron who wed a gigolo as the worst sort of lounge lizard. He said the man associates with chorus girls gamblers and dope fiends while rarely at home. The matron, while troubled, remains philosophic and says her motto is give and forgive.
A method uses a 60 candle power lamp placed between the eye and the egg to determine age within twelve hours. Fresh eggs look transparent with few dark spots, while after twelve hours blotchy patches appear due to shell water absorption. Moist atmosphere around the eye prevents blotch formation.
A London Mail column argues against eating plover eggs noting their cost and delicacy but highlighting the harmful impact on British birds. It warns of ecological damage since green plovers feed on water snails that host liver fluke, a parasite causing liver rot in sheep, killing about a million sheep yearly in Britain.
Scientists from nations bordering the Pacific will meet in Tokyo from October 27 to November 9 at the invitation of the Japanese National Research Council. The sessions will cover sea conditions weather life and crust changes and will form the third Pan Pacific science congress following Hawaii and Australia.
A radio apparatus weighing 57 pounds is designed for airplanes. The outfit covers 75 to 140 meters with a communication range of about five miles, allowing all planes in formation to stay in perfect liaison. A fixed aerial is fitted around the fuselage.
The American Society of Safety Engineers committee on elimination of harmful noises will study noises from trolley cars trains power stations and industrial plants. Instruments will measure intensities to determine which levels cause nerve disturbance sleep loss and hearing impairment.
Multiple notices include a foot of Park Street dwelling for rent with eight rooms, a furnished eight room house for rent, ten Duroe and Pole pigs for sale, and probate notices from Ramsay Cain to creditors of N. G. Brackett and Margret Magness with deadlines for claims and payments. An Old Colony Life Insurance Company ad offers agents a wide field and commissions for selling life policies up to 80 000 for adults and 5 000 for children, with direct contracts from the Home Office.
Mrs H G Brackett seeks a year’s support from the estate of H G Brackett deceased. Appraisers have filed their return. All concerned must show cause before the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in July 1926. Dated June 7 1926. W B Townsenn Ordinary.
Mrs. James A. Grizzle filed an estate citation in the county, appraisers passed return. All concerned are summoned to show cause on the first Monday in July 1926 why the application should not be granted. June 7, 1926. W. B. Teнасен
An old notice from a telephone company outlines affordable rates for business and residence service. It lists business at 2.25, residence at 1.75, extensions within the same house at 1.00, joining a house at 1.75, desk set type at 25 cents, and encourages subscribing to the new directory.
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