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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
4
The dean of York declares York minster houses English glass unmatched worldwide and appeals for local funds to preserve windows in active service. Some six century old panes were cleaned for the first time and show that washing does not harm the glass’s mellowed appearance.
A new locomotive built and installed by the Delaware & Hudson at Colonie near Albany, N Y, is claimed to develop one third more power with one third less fuel and water. Officials estimate the engine will be about twice as efficient as typical locomotives now in use.
Light airplanes for popular use remain a future development, says Prof. J. M. Low who chaired the light airplane competition in England. He notes public interest is apathetic and manufacturers have not yet perfected the machines, which are also noisy dirty dangerous and uncomplice according to Prof. W.
Post Office warns all mail handlers that opening mail addressed to crime suspects is illegal. Such actions endanger the sanctity of first class mail and can lead to prosecution. Government offers law officers cooperation through proper channels.
Alberta finished about 400 miles of main highways in 1924 under a five year plan approved by the legislature. The program includes a $3,500,000 total expenditure and $250,000 of federal aid has been earned. Next year the plan contemplates about 500 more miles of highway.
England plans a continental mail route inspired by the U S night air mail. Fans expect mail to be carried to London by train then by air to Paris for overnight service to France.
In England a school trains exiled Russian princesses to earn a living, teaching practical skills and careers to royal refugees adapting to civilian life.
President Coolidge warned a timber famine could strike the nation within fifty years as forest clearing outpaces replanting. He cited an annual 25,000,000,000 cubic feet of lumber cut versus only 6,000,000,000 feet regrown, urging widespread replanting and fire prevention beyond government efforts.
The First edition club of London opens a Byron manuscripts exhibition with proof sheets and first editions. The display features items from private sources and several books that are the only known copies, many accompanied by manuscripts and proof copies.
Heavy rains in parts of Nicaragua last fall halted traffic as rail lines were washed out and unable to be restored for months, crippling transportation and commerce in affected regions.
Berlin hosts over a thousand marriage brokers in three classes. A leading female broker boasts 36 matches in three years and notes many unions were love affairs. She says many clients were dowry women whose beauty surpassed their fortunes and cites age exaggeration as a common hurdle.
In a crowded town clinic during a smallpox scare, doctors and girls argue over vaccination sites as a boy named Buddy Cohen bursts in shouting his mother sent him to be vaccinated. A famed physician remarks how vaccination has become chaotic compared to the past.
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