Everyday Life Axiom on Unsought Pen Points
A person with five pencils on a desk selects without looking nine times out of ten to pick the pointless pencil. The statement argues random choice yields the dull pencil most often.
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
4
A person with five pencils on a desk selects without looking nine times out of ten to pick the pointless pencil. The statement argues random choice yields the dull pencil most often.
The advice favors a very deep old ivory as an alternative to white or ivory woodwork. It aims to reproduce the bright effect while concealing dirt and maintaining a similar appearance with less cleaning burden.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs bxe noting she calls Sen Ty when guests arrive to prepare him, while Mrs Wye jokes her husband would stay downtown if T telephoned him. Uncle Eben and Uncle Wher contribute regional phrases about social gatherings and mixers.
Public sale announced for ninety thousand dollars in six percent gold coupon bonds of the Windley Ridge Mining and Power Company. Bonds, par five hundred dollars each, are pledged to secure seven notes of five thousand dollars, payable with interest, by the Georgia Gold Mining and Power Company. Sale date set for May 1917 at the Lumpkin County courthouse Dahlonega.
Georgia plans to export millions of dollars worth of food stuffs within two years. Director Lem Jackson of the Market Bureau urges counties to form local market bureaus and pledge to buy Georgia grown products. The program aims to centralize demand, reduce imports, and boost home farming with county councils and state coordination.
A Turpon Springs Leader column extols independence and frugal edge ahead as a path to progress. It frames the idea as staying just in front of debts by inches and holding that margin to gain another advance.
A Roumanian scientist attributes aging to reduced body water. The remark invites scrutiny and irony on how age is understood. The speaker then asks if you have known a fish that died of old age to challenge the claim.
Frogs are protected in France with a closed season and a ban on nighttime hunting. The rules mirror protections for fish, regulating capture and ensuring wildlife conservation.
A reflective line notes work as worship and cheer as a form of worship. It links happiness to piety, citing R L Stevenson as the source and presenting a moral perspective on attitude and duty.
Visitors to hostelries ignore paper shortages as they write letters on hotel stationery. The note highlights continued use of hotel supplies despite production constraints.
A short editorial note in the Columbus Ga Enquirer Sun urges self care as a way to help others, framing personal well being as beneficial to the community.
A Kansas City Journal item presents a wry exchange on congress and budgeting. The speaker notes that while women could improve Congress, the enduring appeal lies in how contracts are arranged regardless of treasury funds.
A brief dialogue notes Mrs Grabcoin lifting her chin after wealth, recalling she once labored at a wash tub. The exchange suggests vanity born of fortune and a fear that her eyes may rest on a tub again during travel.
Humorous note describes a baby named Dubhwaite who asks for an old gentleman's whiskers on a trolley car. The gentleman refuses to part with them, leaving the infant disappointed but and the scene to amuse riders.
A local shop promotes affordable writing papers and related items. Shoppers are urged to ask about current prices and savings on additional goods available in store.
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