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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
4
Theodore Roosevelt laments politics and vows to avoid pandering to the public at an Oyster Bay reception. A humorous aside describes a senator bathing in an ornate tub with violet soap and scented air, fearing exposure of luxury if visitors reveal his private habits.
Sir Ronald Storrs asks the Channel Islands governor for funds to protect Jerusalem's sole remaining crusader tomb, that of Philip Daubeny who led during a major British naval victory. Daubeny died in 1236 after going to the Holy Land in 1222.
A dialogue shows evolution in labor roles as the employer notes the shift from walkin' delegates to business agents. The business agent recalls the decline of walkin' due to affordable cars and broader economic changes.
A Pink-Footed Goose shot in Massachusetts was initially suspected as escaped, since these birds are not known to breed wild in North America. The Boston Natural History Museum mounted the specimen with other birds and decided it could be of wild origin if no captured escaped birds were reported.
Five year old Joey Bordanaro was discharged after an appendicitis operation in Cleveland. He later shot himself while playing with a revolver, the bullet severing the appendix at the surgeon's prior incision. The surgeon removed the severed appendix through that same incision. Doctors say the boy would have needed the operation in a few years.
Paraguay's government weighs creating a state lottery to curb the roughly $130,000 spent annually by Paraguayans on Argentine and Uruguayan lottery tickets bought abroad. The move aims to keep spending within the country and fund public needs.
Tax burdens in India drive merchants to demand higher prices at home or turn to European imports to keep costs down for consumers. The note highlights price pressures across multiple articles and regions demanding cheaper goods from abroad.
Thomas A. Edison says deafness led him to books and learning. He recalls starting with the Detroit public library and working through shelves from bottom to top, then reading The Penny Library Encyclopedia, Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, Newton's Principles, and English literature amid math.
Mrs Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte defended a recent marriage at a Hot Springs dinner, arguing that rational unions may start strong but may not endure. She contrasted romantic flaws with love that mockingly defeats locks and doors over time.
Doctors in Argentina prescribe proprietary medicines more than in this country and about three million dollars worth of concoctions are imported annually from other nations.
An English chemist has developed an X-ray based camera that can take a stereo photograph of coal interior to show ash-forming material. The method could aid mining by indicating ash content and projected weight loss when outer ash is washed away.
A new wireless broadcasting and receiving tower nearly 1000 feet tall is nearing completion at Koenigswaterhausen near Berlin. It sits on a triangular reinforced concrete foundation and will house a radio testing station and searchlights with modern broadcasting gear. Four more towers are planned along the German seacoast.
Two hundred tons of banred wheat seed, developed in Kansas from a Crimean strain, have been shipped to Argentina for seed. The shipment represents a significant agricultural transfer to bolster Argentine wheat production.
Rural electrification projects in France lead farmers' wives to show interest in electrical household equipment as a new domestic trend.
The record cites a high temperature used in commercial work reaching 6000 degrees V. The figure is stated as necessary for making tungsten ductile and suitable for processing.
Spain produces silk cocoons totaling as much as 2 million pounds in a single year, highlighting the scale of its silk industry and potential for expansion.
In 1925 February March and November each contain a Friday the thirteenth, noted by superstitious observers who seek to avert misfortune. The belief echoes an older fear once centered on Friday the 13th as a jinx day, though now held by only a minority.
In a Macaoa Patria report reprinted by the China Illustrated Review, a Portuguese vessel clashes with pirates in French colors. The pirate launch is rammed, most pirates are drowned, only one Chinese buccaneer survives to share the tale.
A kangaroo feeding along the New South Wales line between Edgerel and Bellata challenged an approaching train. The animal bounded in 15 foot leaps, dodged obstacles, and kept pace for three miles. At the end it cleared a wide jump and stood as the train passed.
Exploration of Rurutu in the South Seas reveals new mineral deposits. Large bodies of near pure manganese and paint rock are found along with traces of copper. The most notable find, platinum ore, has received favorable European appraisal. Rurutu lies in the Austral group about 300 miles south of Tahiti.
A new American metal aircraft reaches the army air service with genuine amphibian ability. It can land or takeoff on land or water without extra floats, using a hull shaped fuselage and an electric motor to fold or deploy its retractable landing gear.
Mrs. Dora Turk of Atlanta reports dramatic health gains after Karnak remedy. She details years of stomach trouble, blood coughs, and breathlessness, then rapid improvement and 10 pound gain after two bottles. Karnak marketed in Dahlonega by Lipscomb Drug Co and local druggists.
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