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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
1
The article recalls Henry Frick's view that there is no secret to success, only hard work and perseverance. He cites dedication at Carnegie Steel from 1889 to 1895, working long hours with no vacations, influencing colleagues as Carnegie noted.
In a knot tying contest a drowning boy metaphor prompts a rescue attempt as Team 1 succeeds while Team 2 fails repeatedly. A separate discussion at the workingmen's institute questions women filling high offices with a quip about finance.
A Boston Transcript note recounts a child taken to church for the first time who appraises the building with childlike honesty. She asks whose house it is, learns it is God's house, and remarks that it is a very nice house they have never called at before.
A short vignette recalls Giles living with his grandmother. He is dirty and shabby, and she laments her inability to care for him. Giles responds with a sly remark about “the other guys” showing a child’s blunt awareness of life outside.
The Rodriguez family from Porto Rico, per the records of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, sent 84 men into American forces. The first seven named are Domingo, Francisco, Jose, Juan, Ramos, Tomas, and Antonio. Serial numbers fell in the 600,000 class.
A mother chastises her daughter after a visit with a friend over tea. The girl admits she took a second piece of cake despite being told not to contradict, and recalls a guest predicting another serving. The exchange reveals family dynamics and courtesy under pressure.
A bill in the Saskatchewan legislature at Regina would require a wife's consent for selling or mortgaging the family residence, removing valuation limits. The measure aims to strengthen protections for wives over homes, reflecting postwar attitudes toward women.
A wartime survey details reclamation of French farmland with over 1.0 million acres cleared and about 0.5 million acres planted. It notes the vast first zone where four years of fighting destroyed 2,297,500 acres and left soil heavy with metal, plus second and third zones with debris removal and neglect. Farmers form communes to coordinate the recovery.
In a Boys' Life essay the author recalls the once forested Atlantic coastal region and notes the shift of timber wealth toward the Pacific. He argues that trees are a major national resource and urges broad efforts to preserve forests before it’s too late, highlighting large scale tree planting across the country.
Entomologist H. B. Weston reports bedbugs can live twelve months without nourishment. In experiments, bedbugs kept in tubes remained hale and hearty after a full year, suggesting remarkable endurance.
A Karikaturen cartoon in Christiania shows a portly polar bear and King Haakon’s boatmen as Norway receives Spitzbergen. The Arctic island hosts about 500 residents, densely Norwegian, with coal reserves potentially yielding 0.5 to 1 million tons annually, but navigation is seasonally limited by ice.
A motorist halted by an officer mutters about policemen and their attire. The driver’s groan at cold air turns into a moment of humor as the officer comments on the chill and lets him drive on. A passerby notes the slang remark.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a church usher who, after a late night, dozed in a back chair during a long offertory. He slept through the music and needed another usher to wake him so he could carry the plate to the altar when the minister awaited.
The manager plans a new act featuring performer William Smith playing a composition by John Jones. The work will have its title rendered in plain English as part of the upcoming show.
In a humorous aside a reader recalls a woman who dislocated her jaw by yawning and became speechless. The quip follows with a man admitting an effort to curb his wife’s yawning as a rude habit.
A Regina dispatch to the New York Evening Sun describes silver foxes near Huns gary Hollow as pampered aristocrats, fed luxury fare, kept in spotless refrigerators, and raised on hygienic, high fenced ranches along the Canadian Pacific railway. The piece notes prairie provinces excel at fox breeding, rivaling Prince Edward Island’s industry and US farms in profits.
Paraguayans still write heavily with mainly American supplies. A statistician credits 3,500,000 letters in 1918, while today most writing materials come from the United States. About 75,000 pupils buy pens ink and pencils locally, with Spain and England contributing a small share. Blue black ink is preferred and long pointed pens dominate. Over 500,000 pencils are used daily though fountain pens remain rare with only about two thousand sold yearly.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes various "crepe hangers" including Mrs Jibway who jokes that lighting a quarter cigar costs enough to keep an Armenian baby alive forty eight hours longer. The line frames humor about expense and care.
Portland Oregonian offers practical advice on slipping safely with emphasis on body position. Heavier individuals may cushion impact, while lighter people should protect the head and tuck into a ball to reduce injury as they fall.
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