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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
4
Detroit News reports Doctor Baker refused to fix Earth time by years and offered that pliocene humans in Ipswich may mark early human existence. He suggested man may have lived just before the pliocene, linking lunar formation with continental drift and early human development.
The cartoonish exchange recalls beliefs about the earth’s shape in Columbus time and echoes a local joke about current business mood suggesting the world remains flat. The quip compares past exploration with present commerce, hinting at skepticism toward progress.
The world’s strongest mine hoist, built in Manchester, is bound for City Deep gold mines in South Africa. It will lift nearly ten tons of ore through a 4500 foot shaft, at over forty miles per hour, every two minutes. A 300 ton dynamo will power the hoist, with two 85 foot diameter winding drums and a shaft assembly exceeding 400 tons, plus a 15 ton winding rope.
Competition for women’s Olympic games invites all nations to send two competitors per event. Scheduled for August 27 to 29 in Gothenburg, this marks the second international contest under the Federation Sportive Feminine Internationale. The body plans cooperation with the International Olympic Committee for future games.
A government notice from the United States Bureau of Standards lists specifications for government sewed articles. It details thirty seven typical stitches and notes some use up to nine threads for durability and uniformity.
A black and white cat named Pearl living in Paweatuck, R. J., has welcomed a tiny silver gray fox into the family. Pearl is mother to four kittens and all members, including Lou the adopted fox, appear amicable. The mother shows fondness for her unusual new brood as for her own offspring.
A terse fragment discusses efficiency experts and their employment status, noting that even those who once promoted efficiency now face job-related questions. The text hints at a broader critique of efficiency culture and workforce trends.
The Trenlopen lighthouse in Lewes Delaware, the Atlantic coast's second oldest, toppled after centuries of erosion and shifting sands. Built by Britain in 1764, it bore a French lens and once aided a 40 mile beam, surviving revolutions and wars before 1924 when a new steel light replaced it.
Dialogue shows She asks about marriage disagreements and He replies he could be happy even without agreement, signaling a cautious optimism about compatibility in marriage.
Dr Lutz Heck of the Berlin zoo presented a lecture on his Abyssinia expedition to secure specimens. The stage featured a diverse menagerie and trained keepers as the curtain rose, illustrating the rare animal life showcased during the talk.
Roermond Fol land hosts a massive egg market, auctioning 93,266,012 eggs weighing 5,558 tons with a net profit of about 2,750,000 dollars under producers cooperative rules. A record single day sale on April 25 saw 3,450,883 eggs trade. Ducks eggs totaling 1,282,060 were sold for over 35,000 dollars, weighing more than 73 tons.
Alaskan mink stock on Moose Creek moved farm near Anchorage shows eleven females and five males. Two of the three females bred last year produced 14 pups, signaling good prices for future breeding. No pelts are being taken yet as the season begins.
Candidate K Kenyon urges Northeastern Circuit voters to elect him solicitor general after twelve years of incumbency. He emphasizes legal experience and fairness, asking supporters to evaluate his record and vote according to conscience. He signs Seweee Respectfully, K. Kenyon Gainesville.
J. W. Boyn administrator announces a public auction on the first Tuesday in July 1926 at the Lumpkin County courthouse in Dahlonega to sell multiple forty acre lots in Lumpkin County and described Dawson County tracts plus a trust mortgage bond interest. The sale proceeds cover extensive parcels in the 12th and 5th Dist Sects and related acreage in the 6th Dist. North Half of Lumpkin and a Dawson County farm north of Dawsonville. The notice is dated June 6 1926.
Citations issued in Lumpkin county Georgia require all interested persons to appear at the ordinary's office on the first Monday in July to show cause why permanent administration on the Hubert Parrish estate should not be granted. W B Powisman ordinary notes the filing date as June 7 1926.
Joe Collins announces candidacy for Congress in the Democratic primary. He calls for more federal road aid, better farm and labor conditions, and asserts South’s influence in national legislation. Born in poverty, he describes self made education and four years as Solicitor General.
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