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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1926
Page
4
A tale from W Orton Temson via the New York Evening Post describes church treasurer disputes as drought dries wells. John Williams negotiates with six men to withdraw forty three dollars, noting six signatures and six faces needed at the bank to release funds.
A heated exchange centers on evolution with a husband labeled an evolutionist and his wife insisting she cannot be made to accept the idea. The dialog portrays a clash over scientific belief and personal views.
Atlantic storms test the Albert Ballin class steamships fitted with Frahm based anti rolling tanks. The slightly bulged hull and water inlets provide stabilizing action claimed to end rolling, making these seasickless liners notable for passenger comfort. Tank concept originated in World War I on German submarines.
If you wear glasses and visit multiple offices daily, wipe and clean them with petroleum ointment each morning to prevent a foggy view when greeting customers.
Easton Pennsylvania octogenarian twins Mrs Tanisa Barron and Tenry Brinker mark their eighty five years. One twin was born December 31 1840 late at night and the other January 1 1841 in the morning about fourteen hours later.
Bound to Learn to Play Charles G. Miller of Minneapolis Minnesota, after a life crowded with work, is learning piano in his leisure. He had five or six lessons before breaking his arm and now practices with one hand while waiting for the arm to knit.
Popular Mechanics notes a 200 foot tunnel from Goat Island to the whirlpool area named Clearwater View with two electric elevators, a spiral stairway, and a rock peninsula for viewing the Falls. The project cost nothing to the state, funded by tourist fees.
Joe Collins outlines a Democratic primary candidacy for Congress in the Ninth District. He pledges federal aid for roads farm and labor conditions, notes his Southern background and self made rise, and mentions four years as Solicitor General without seeking reelection.
Public sale at Lumpkin Superior Court on first Tuesday in June 1926 includes Lot 827, 40 acres, timber and water power along Etowah River. Property to be sold for equitable partition decree. located 68 miles from Atlanta and near Dahlonega on Atlantic to Asheville Highway. Commissioners W A Hutcheson, W Beavis, M Horstry oversee sale.
By order of the Lumpkin County Court of Ordinary the J. I. Tate estate lands and bonds will be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in June 1926 at the Dahlonega courthouse. Property includes Tate Hotel site on East Main Street half acre, a half interest in five acres on Chestatee Street, 174 acres of Parks Farm near Dawsonville, five Liberty Bonds of 100 each, fifteen Bank of Lumpkin shares of 100, and ten Ford Motor Co Limited shares of 7.50 each. Terms cash. May 8 1926. J W Boyn Administrator J E Tate Estate.
A Pathfinder Magazine description details Simeon Sound in British Columbia as one of the continent’s oldest settlements built on cedar raft houses tied to log-raft foundations. Loggers move seasonally, a store and post office serve the community, and a connected “main street” with planted flowers decorates the floating port as new raft homes join each winter.
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