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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1928
Page
1
The 80 foot Daibutsu is claimed as the world’s largest Buddha statue and nearing completion in Beppu. It cost about $50,000 as a gift from Wisaburo Okamoto and will be dedicated to the spirits of about a million Japanese citizens without relatives for funeral rites.
A garbled OCR passage references poet Heile, Lemor, and Alexandre Wells in a murky trade tale. It notes paralysis, a visitor, and an offer that allegedly succeeded with quirky dialogue about fleas and a claim of “you see, Alexandre Wells.”
The readable fragment mentions a person accusing themselves of cheating others and notes the phrase one harmed most. The garbled OCR text references a magazine and American context but lacks clear names, dates, or places to identify a specific event.
In Toledo Ohio Mr and Mrs Stanley Wolinski observe the birthdays of their four sons Edward Albin Clarence and Stanley Jr ages nineteen seventeen fifteen and thirteen The family notes the growing cake count and cost as the boys age and resolve to bake four separate cakes to mark each birthday in coming years.
A new cihaulmoogra oil and benzocaine mix allows leprosy patients at the national leprosarium to receive treatment with minimal pain. Dr. Frederick A. Johansen reports 24 lepers treated with the method, noting it provides a uniform oil dose over time and reduces discomfort.
In San Angelo Texas workers in west Texas oil fields shift from dynamite to snakeskin hunting after fashion elevates the reptile to a commercial asset. Men drag snakes from dens with hooked poles, skin them, sun dry the hides, and ship them to shoe centers, boosting income amid oil slump. Several hundred rattlesnakes have been found in a single den.
A Regina Leader tale shows a traveler offering a dictionary after a businessman dismisses travel in books. The comic exchange centers on words and contempt, highlighting the value of language as a sales tool in a brisk, clever vignette.
Leon Treich uncovers verbatim Vas contrived exchanges from Voltaire. In a pair of translations he recalls a post Oedipus quip about social rank and a Ramond visit where Voltaire jokes about eighty three ailments, pious authors, and profiting from the Fathers.
A historic note describes seaweed’s potential as a source of algin and alginates. Algin, a starch like gum substitute, offers superior viscosity and practical advantages for sizing fabrics, dyeing, paper coating, and finishing. Seaweed also provides iodine.
An instrument called the microtome enables scientists to cut microscopic specimen slices with a thickness of one micron. It is used in preparing samples for examination and may require freezing or alcohol cooling to prevent material from sticking to the knife.
The strongman from Norway known for smashing paving stones with a sledgehammer on his wife’s head was booked on the Orpheum circuit. His act shifted to small-time engagements with four to five shows daily before he canceled his contract amid jokes about his wife’s headaches and “fallen aches.”
In Mary’s first week as a stenographer she imitates older staff by using first names for salesmen. She answers the phone with Oh Henry and the big boss speaks to his wife, creating an awkward moment in the office.
A reflective note from Your Home Magazine on the allure of casements as windows. The text contrasts casements and sliding sashes, marveling at hinges that swing open fully and the poetry tied to the word window.
A New York Times collection notes various improvised wedding rings, from a bridesmaid weaving hair into a ring at a London ceremony, to a monocle frame replacing a lost ring in Lancashire. It cites a leather ring, an umbrella rubber token, a gloved cut, and even a swallowed ring from a tug captain as examples of resourceful substitutions in bridal moments.
A young Boston businessman, worn to a full dress suit after a country overnight stay, returns to work in formal attire. A grandmother, mistaking the pile of clothes for her son’s, sends the suit to the tailor while others think the guest’s garments were sent to the wash.
The geological survey states the organic theory is most accepted for petroleum origin. Crude paraffin base petroleum forms from vegetable debris while asphaltic base petroleum forms from organic matter with much animal content. Both bases yield similar products except asphalt only yields asphalt and paraffin wax. Paraffinaceous petroleum contains more kerosene and gasoline than asphaltic petroleum.
Jack and his mother travel into the city for a shopping trip. The boy notices a seed store and urges getting plant food for house plants that look unhealthy. The scene centers on a city bus ride and a practical errand to improve houseplants.
Yale seniors rate Mussolini as the second biggest living world figure in New Haven. The description notes his middle name matches that of a famous Roman emperor and calls him a flyer in the caption context.
Sioux City residents organize the Circle of Sisterhood to assist single women and widows as they enter the business world, cope with sorrow, and plan homes and trips. Dr. Georgia Bernard Brown is national president, Maude Ellen Lynch drives the effort, with chapters nationwide. Membership is open to unmarried women of good character. marriage ends membership. White and red symbolize purity and courage.
The Near East Relief organization says in a congress report prepared by Charles Y. Vickery that 1.5 million lives have been saved, with 200,208 aided last year and 150,000 children sheltered in its orphanages from the Caucasus to Egypt. It notes 45,000 children placed in homes across at least a dozen countries and a financial summary showing expenditures over 105 million dollars.
The Smithsonian Institution is assembling a large permanent exhibit on steam-power plant engineering occupying about 3,000 feet of museum floor space. It will showcase engines from ancient turbines to modern developments, including the Hornblower engine of 1755 and Col John Stevens’ 1803 boiler and 1825 locomotive water-tube boiler, with models from Wahcack, Wilcox, Stevens, Corliss, Ericsson, Gifford, Sellers and others.
WANTED Ambitious industrious white person to introduce and supply the Demand for Rawleigh Household Products. Good openings for you. Make sales of 150 to 600 dollars a month or more. Rawleigh Methods get business everywhere. No selling experience needed. We supply Sales and Advertised Literature and Service Methods. Profits increase every month. W T Rawleigh Co Dept GA 2863 Memphis Tenn.
Yabtonega and Atlanta Bus Line lists departures from Dahlonega at 7 30 A M and 4 P M with return trips from Atlanta at 7 30 A M and 4 P M East. Cars and careful drivers are noted at Princeton Hotel Bus Station 17 North Forsyth Street. See Fred Jones Dahlonega.
The government creates a new ceremonial division within the Department of State with James D. Dunn as head. The agency handles arrangements for royal and foreign dignitary visits, ambassadorial appointments, diplomatic immunity, and international conference planning. It will clarify precedence at state functions and advise on formalities in Washington society.
Ellen Wilen plans a Sunday outing with her father George and mother away with the car. At the Copley Plaza hotel a polite waiter presents a large du jour menu as Ellen wants tea and an ice cream cone.
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