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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
1
A garbled reminiscence recalls tracker methods for travelers. The speaker contrasts trains with cars leaving town by every hour, noting dwindling visitor waves and the sense of being overwhelmed by the influx and departure patterns.
The New York Times profile notes Prince Emir Faisal son of the Hedjaz king drew interest at the peace conference. The writer praises Arab beauty and dignity and wonders if Arabs will form a strong cohesive nation capable of leadership in the near future.
Prohibition cuts grain use for beverage alcohol while output rises for denatured uses and for arts and manufactures. Molasses from the West Indies may supply large amounts of alcohol, with glycerin byproducts aiding nitroglycerin and other industries.
A Vancouver Washington woman laughing at a post office letter claimed her husband had been killed for a $10000 life insurance payout. Reports suggest such marriages to soldiers with hopes of widow benefits are widespread beliefs backed by some instances.
The 1918 domestic production of quicksilver totaled 33 432 flasks of 75 pounds each valued at about 43 942 301 dollars. According to F L Ransome of the United States Geological Survey this marks a decrease in quantity from 1917.
The Vancouver Province notes the goat has long faced ridicule yet provides milk and cheese while fashionable items use its skin. The piece blends humor and moral reflection on the animal’s role in fashion and cuisine through the ages.
Stark Young argues in The New Republic that greatness starts from likeness to the era and connectedness to events. He cites Emerson noting that great men accept their contemporaries and the genius of their age, warning against excessive martyrdom or attachment to sentiment.
A British general known for literary leanings once joked in Edinburgh that he kissed the muses. A printer misread this as kissing the nurses. In a correction, the general admitted he had no such luck.
Six partners in a San Francisco firm kept their money in a safe with six different locks. Each partner held a key and unanimous consent was required to access the funds, a creditor failing to collect discovered the arrangement.
A device for home use automates sash closure. Blotting paper holds a lever in place, and rain dampens the paper to release the lever and shut the window. The simple mechanism aims to simplify housekeeping chores.
The tale recalls Jack reacting to his aunt who loves hosting and playing bridge. He doubts if the party will require him to sit and play cards constantly, revealing his mixed feelings about adult social games.
The quote argues candor as the best diplomacy in life. It asserts that revealing one’s hand may cause occasional losses but yields valuable gains. It condemns the fatigue of maintaining deception and upholds truthfulness as the wiser path.
A brief, wry remark compares a dollar slipping away to quicksilver, spoken by a small man with an oversized collar. The line captures humor about money and speed of spending in a concise snapshot.
Glass of many types including manganese-bearing varieties alters color when exposed to sunlight. The change is reversible by applying heat to restore the original hue.
Quote by Addison on fame as a dangerous lure. It warns that the strong craving for fame, along with the difficulty of obtaining it and the risk of losing it, would deter a vain pursuit.
An advertisement from the Boston Evening Transcript features a married 33 year old man declaring he desires a life change. The notice signals a personal pursuit of new circumstances.
A mother’s farewell warns her son to keep punctual at camp in the morning so as not to keep breakfast waiting. The quip appears in a Life section excerpt expressing domestic humor and guidance.
A note in the Boston Transcript suggests the three ball sign seen before certain shops may be of Indian origin, attributed to the Pawnee as the source.
A local business announces it has accepted the agency for the International Harvester Company's line of stationary engines corn mills feed grinders binders reapers cultivators and other agricultural implements. It invites consideration of purchasing any items in this range.
The article describes a traditional influenza remedy used by a Flathead Indian family. A man signals illness and a squaw brews a fire tepee steam drink from balsam fir and whisky. The patient drinks, inhales steam, then plunges into a cold creek and emerges “cured” with a funeral held next day.
Our Dumb Animals notes that great blue herons are protected nationwide under the federal migratory bird law. They pose no harmful feeding habits and are valued as a local attraction, with enforcement by the United States Biological Survey ensuring strict protection.
The Gettysburg battle marked the highest death toll with 55 killed among 1,000 engaged. Other major battles yielded rates such as First Bull Run 40.7 percent, Second Bull Run 45.4, Antietam 89.7, Chickamauga 47.6, Fredericksburg 18.1, Wilderness 81.2, and Spotsylvania 44.8.
A man with several decorations cannot arrange them to please himself. If he has won the V C for conspicuous bravery it must hang first on his left breast at the center of his chest with all other decorations following toward his left arm according to precedence.
The convention abolished the ordinary calendar and created a new one beginning at the autumnal equinox with descriptive month names. Fructidor was the last month, extending from August 19 to September 18, named for fruit.
The Boston Herald quotes Robert Booke arguing against complaints that Elizabethan drama is coarse. He says critics call realism indecent but true literary realism reproduces how living men speak when clergy are present.
A West Virginia private who lost a leg in war traveled to Washington and climbed the Washington Monument on crutches with a policeman as witness. He seeks a fair chance to show he can work, not a pension. The main military hospital publishes Come Back to promote industrial welfare for disabled veterans, stressing capability and independence.
Buenos Aires reports the government sends a commission to Jujuy Province to combat a bubonic plague outbreak, described as serious. The Santiago dispensary lists 605 typhus cases and 18 deaths.
Greece cultivates about 11,500,000 olive trees. Green olives are pressed to vinegar, ripe black olives are preserved for the table, and olives not for home use are pressed for oil.
A newly found Algerian rock art scene features a huge buffalo with enormous horns, an African elephant, a lion or panther, gazelle, leopard, domestic goats and sheep.
Archaeologists in the Virgin Islands report that ancient Indian inhabitants used to roam the seas in canoes in search of loot, revealing a maritime culture tied to piracy and looting.
A facetious philosopher quips that Jones says he is not married for lack of funds while the speaker claims he cannot afford a wife because he is already married, a wry paradox on matrimony and finances. The remark plays on the comic logic of desire versus obligation.
Instructions say to wet fingers then rub with the phosphorous end of a match to lift ink stains. Wipe clean and repeat until the stain disappears.
Of Ways and Means. A book published as How to Live Longer invites readers to improve health and extend life, noting many people are short in years and hoping the work offers practical guidance.
South America now looks to the United States for many manufactured goods it once bought abroad as trade with the region more than doubles in two years. U.S. shipments also include heavy orders for raw materials sent southward to fuel the growing exchange.
A husband reveals his wife vanished after eloping with the chauffeur immediately following their honeymoon. He says he has never seen her since and seeks information about her whereabouts. The fragment suggests a sensational domestic affair with a missing spouse and an alleged romantic entanglement.
In Japan candidates for parliament must be at least thirty years old. Members receive a salary of about $1,000 per year.
A granite pyramid weighing about seventy five tons sits on the old Mark Baker farm at Bow New Hampshire as a memorial to Mary Baker Eddy founder of the Christian Science Church. The rough block weighed over a hundred tons and was quarried at North Concord. It will stand on a concrete base on the Bow plateau overlooking the Merrimac valley and measures seven feet nine inches tall including the base. The base is ten feet square and four bronze tablets bearing inscriptions are affixed to each face.
Prof Clive Diy of Yale renowned Balkan specialist cites a curious Balkan tale praising cleanliness. The anecdote features a brigand camp scene where a Turkish captive is shaved and whiskers combed daily, provoking remarks about grooming compared to the brigand captain who says he combs his whiskers rarely.
A Cook County farmer builds a sentry house on his farm to monitor all areas from the upper room aided by a dog. He uses the lower section as a workshop and keeps vigilant to prevent city stragglers from stealing or causing fires.
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