21 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
1
A humorous anecdote from a train where South Dakota and North Dakota governors search for a collar button before a banquet. The South Dakota governor, frustrated, bangs his head and muses that governors and waiters must wear full dress nightly.
New Rochelle councilman Harry A. Archibald found four large pearls in oysters and reports they align north-south on a glass table, shift to east-west, form a square, and act like a magnetic needle. He believes iron particles in the shells mark a magnetic compass built from the pearls.
An old adage story explains the phrase nine tailors make a man. Nine tailors subscribe small sums to aid a beggar who then thanks them, saying their kindness has made a man of him.
A Massachusetts record smelt, 15 inches long and eight ounces net, was landed at East Orleans and brought to Boston. Harold Eldridge of East Orleans reeled in this king of smelts on a pole line, surpassing a Boston harbor record held for over a decade.
The article honors the Pilgrim Fathers and Massachusetts Bay settlers noting their virtues and flaws. It argues their courage and fortitude helped settle the land and form a democratic framework, with descendants sustaining that legacy across the continent.
Very rare type of Irish as Alexander Carnegie Ross arrives as consul general. Acting Consul-General Wellesley Moore remains patient at the Adler sanatorium recovering from nervous prostration. A Buenos Aires successor is on the way, with climate deemed unsuitable to affect him.
Mrs. Mary E. Williams, director of domestic science in New York public schools, criticizes poor cooking. She recalls a Christmas dinner in a bleak New England village likened to an Edith Wharton Starkfield setting, describing the turkey as vulcanized rubber.
A red nosed man claims two bits will buy a good dinner and asks for a dime for a drink to whet his appetite. He plans to work up a bigger appetite to get more money, exploiting a new stall joke. The narrator notes borrowing a car and fare home.
The article profiles Sir Arthur Balfour as a devoted patron of music and the arts. He favors Bach and Handel over modernist currents, supported Athaliah in Edinburgh and Belshazzar’s Feast financially, owns Handel manuscripts, hosted Handel Society rehearsals at 4 Carlton Gardens, and is a Bayreuth Wagner worshiper and early Richer Concert subscriber.
The Cutting of the Khalig marks the opening of Khalig canal dams in August when the Nile floods for cultivation. A procession of decorated boats sails the river with a warship replica boat, musicians, and firing miniature guns, replacing ancient virgin sacrifices with a dummy offering per Wide World Magazine.
Rex Ellingwood Beach, Chicago writer, jokes at the Chicago Athletic Club about cities of America. A journalist quips about Chicago girls’ feet, but Beach says the libel is dead and recalls a lawyer’s line about a Chicago typist with large feet.
A column urges mothers to teach children to write thank you notes for gifts. The author recalls growing up writing timely acknowledgments by Christmas, contrasting with friends who take weeks to thank givers and neglect to teach politeness.
The Australian steamer Paro reported odd phenomena during a Singapore to Fremantle voyage. Off Mount Semru smoke appeared from the summit indicating activity long dormant, followed by dense dust and darkness in the Madura Strait. The sea turned powdery, sea birds gathered, and the sea bee glowed phosphorescent until after eleven hours of steaming.
The article cites Mrs. Earle's Sabbath in Puritan New England noting fines for smiling on the Lord's day. It mentions Jonathan and Susanna Smith fined five shillings and costs for smiling during service and, in 1670, lovers John Lewis and Sarah Chapman tried for sitting together on Sunday under an apple tree.
The Ivy harmless. German architects builders foresters and master gardeners testified that ivy does not dampen walls and may protect them by absorbing moisture and shielding against weather. They also found no evidence that ivy roots affect stone foundations.
A quirky, darkly humorous anecdote unfolds as a doctor misreads a woman’s injury. The tale describes a series of wild, improbable causes from a ferocious animal to an earthquake before revealing she merely sought a matching remnant.
In a humorous exchange, the idea of appointing a butcher as referee is floated because he “knows all about steaks.” The joke plays on the butcher’s expertise and the wordplay around steak and stakes.
A principle debate centers on whether telegraph firms should avoid cash sales while continuing to offer credit. Advocates argue consumer access. opponents warn of financial risk and profit margins.
A dramatic line from the Courier Journal notes that actress Gladys Piffleton is now free. The quote questions whether she faced murder charges or a divorce suit, reflecting sensational gossip coverage of a celebrity dispute.
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