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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
1
The candidate declares his bid for Judge of the Northeastern Circuit of Georgia subject to the Democratic Primary. He pledges to clear dockets, devote full time, hold courts as required, and schedule trials by docket order. He seeks voters support in the 1916 primary and pledges fairness and justice if reelected.
Fellow Citizens announce candidacy for Solicitor General of the Northeastern circuit subject to the Democratic Primary. Joserit rt Comins asks support after sixteen years at Gainesville Bar promising able and high character service. Rone MOMInLaw Clarkesville Ga seeks reelection with war effort duties limiting personal canvass appeals for support.
A Georgia man announces his run for Congress in the Ninth District under the Democratic Primary on September 1918. He stresses devotion to democracy, loyalty, and courage to uphold authority and freedom for future generations. He asks for public support and declares his intent to live the democratic ideal.
Candidate Paserr declares for state senate in Georgia's 82nd district subject to the Democratic primary on September 1 1918. He pledges to serve the people to the best of his ability if elected.
The article describes Welheiwei as a British leased naval and commercial base near Kinchow on Shan tung peninsula. It explains the split island mainland setup with a dockyard a coaling station and naval machinery. Civilians mostly live on the mainland and use steam launches to reach shops that cater to British sailors trade, while the island appears barren with sandy hills.
A compact survey traces beard politics from the Tartars and Persians to Alexander the Great and Peter the Great. It notes English fashion shifts after the conquest, Restoration, and early American shaving norms, plus tales of long beards worn by women in Savoy and Paris and a five and a half foot beard captured at Pultowa.
De Quincey called Coleridge “a man of infinite title pages” and recounted Coleridge admitting a long list of unexecuted books. He argued opium might not drive this but his partner in the debate saw overactive thought with constitutional indolence. De Quincey also noted plans for a grand but unfinished work and a projected prolegomena to political economy that never reached print.
Morning exercises and calisthenics practiced at dawn improve health. Stand at an open window breathing fresh air, then perform quick fist thrusts, a toe touch, and a kneeling bend to finish. The routine lasts about five minutes and boosts circulation and muscle condition without medicine.
Excerpts describe a breakfast of canned Mongolian finches in a Malay frontier outpost. The narrator recalls the Malay mountains, the Yajuj myth, and limestone caves said to guard against winds and beasts as Beebe reflects on remote geography.
Wenatchee state newspaper recounts a Nebraska tale of Oscar Woods waking in a bed with a sleeping parson after a cold zero dawn. A fire failed, the preacher was pulled from sleep, and a chaotic chase ended with the parson surviving a tough confrontation.
The article notes about 80 000 earthquakes per year and three and a half earthquakes per hour on average. It discusses violent events in 526 1693 Lisbon and other regions, then highlights frequent minor quakes and the seismograph's role in recording them. It mentions occasional non tectonic vibrations such as church bells.
A quote from Laura Spencer Porter in Atlantic Magazine questions social power over the poor. It contrasts harsh calamity cloaks and shifting family sizes with control over comfort and wealth. The passage probes who can compel others to endure cold sleep and deny warmth.
A veteran recalls dozing on July 8 at Gettysburg while Pickett’s Charge unfolds nearby. He notes the terrain, the heat, the distant cannon, and the tension of a pivotal moment as the battle rages beyond sight.
A traveler cuts out a table from a timetable at a railroad terminal and leaves the booklet. A second passenger notices the missing page and retrieves the torn timetable to discard it properly in a waste basket.
The article argues Siberia is far from barren penology and hosts forests mines and wide agricultural regions. It notes arctic zones are only parts of Siberia and many districts support vigorous northern climate inhabitants. It frames Siberia as economically self-sustaining with diverse resources.
A British police constable in uniform attended a South London church unofficially. His devout posture caused nerves among worshippers who speculated he planned to arrest someone. After service he left without incident, but groups within the pews whispered about motives and targets.
James N. Fall notes in the Atlantic the loneliness of air travel as engines hiss and wires sway. He recalls warnings from a companion about the fragile, fallible machinery and the fear of silent, inanimate life amid vast quiet.
A London Chronicle piece notes century old dining manners led by the bishop of Chelmsford. It recalls Lord Cockburn describing Edinburgh as toasting each guest individually with numerous healths. Before ladies retired there were rounds of toasts with flowing sentiments about evening pleasure.
A New York Tribune item notes mourning attire shifts to dark blue for widows who divorce and seek separation. The anecdote recalls a wife explaining her color choice after divorce and her husband remarrying a stenographer, illustrating evolving social norms.
Silas Deane, born in Groton Massachusetts, served as a merchant and delegate to the first Continental Congress. In 1776 he went to France as a secret envoy posing as a Bermuda merchant, faced poverty and denial from Vergennes, and eventually helped establish the Franco American alliance before dying in 1789. Congress later paid his heirs a sum in recognition of his service.
A quotation extols death as the ultimate great equalizer where wealth rank and power fade. It contrasts fortunes and conditions, declaring the strongest and weakest alike bow to mortality and the grave settles all inequities and prerogatives.
At Iwane village in Shiga Prefecture a 1,000 year old wooden Vaisravana statue was opened after four years. Rice seeds inside germinated, producing a crop similar to modern varieties and signaling a strong yield next year. A flaxen textile bag with an inscription was found alongside the seeds.
A Bagdad newspaper reports astonishment as electric streets glow, sparking myths. Some say the lights are Jinn or divine. others claim male and female lights, with female lights in citizens pockets. Some reference the bird Al Rahman and legends from Al Ardesy to explain the spectacle.
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