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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
1
A sharp retort accuses the tone guy who runs neck and neck with the Kaiser of cowardice and delay. The speaker says the paper ear is let behind but refuses at the post office.
A 17th century trace reveals John Wilkins describing the Ark for Submarine Navigation and noting Cornelius Dreble’s England based trial during the civil wars. The piece highlights Elizabethan curiosity about submarines as war auxiliaries and references a Pall Mall Gazette feature detailing Dreble’s contrivances.
A British farmer returned from the Menin area reports Belgium lacks livestock as farming stalls and requisitioning by Germans devastated the rural area. The Allied Agricultural Relief Committee will send a first consignment of dairy cattle within weeks to restock peasants’ farms along the Calais route.
William Brake, a boy on Eastern avenue, observes an unusually large fishing worm surfacing near a neighbor preparing ground for flowers. He compares it to birds and other creatures and excitedly asks his mother about the strange animal, noting sounds he imagined.
A Rocky Mountain News report notes that nearly 1,000 great country estates once spread across Great Britain have closed due to heavy taxation since the war. It highlights about sixty as private palaces, each needing 200 to 600 staff, plus many grounds staff and caretakers for gardens, parks, coverts, outbuildings, and stables.
A business man, convinced of stewardship, opens a "Special" ledger account dedicating one tenth of profits to religious and humanitarian causes. The practice funds churches, missionaries, orphans, and care for the needy, while enriching his conscience and business vigor with God as a silent partner.
A Montreal La Patrie note explains how the symbol 80 on Laurier’s funeral bouquet signaled the end of all things for journalists. The story traces the evolution from 30 denoting “copy finished” to 80 representing life’s end, a threshold observers recognized as the ultimate editorial finality.
American troops in France are purchasing a variety of souvenirs from local shops. Items include city brooches, the Lion of Belfort statue, the Bartholdi statue, Lorraine crosses, Red Cross dogs, and lucky white elephant charms.
Augsburg loses the famed inn Drei Mohren, known as l hoc des Trois Maires in French, famed for Puger’s life saving fire with I O U s and for hosting Marie Antoinette on her journey to France. The firebrand dismantling echoes the fate that sent her to the guillotine centuries ago.
The incoming and outgoing tides result from the Moon’s gravity. The Moon draws water from the depths like a pump. Water rushes in as it rises and shallow shore water retreats to fill the space, following the principle that water seeks its own level.
The Vatican palace in Rome is cited as the largest building by area at 1344 acres, though its size grew over centuries through additions. The Pennsylvania Station in New York City is described as the most extensive single construction, occupying eight acres with exterior walls about half a mile long. The Capitol in Washington, D C, covers 158,112 square feet, nearly four acres.
An old mystery concerns how lowER animals sense impending earthquakes. Birds and rats alarm and try to flee while human seismographs detect only faint shocks, suggesting super-sensitivity may not fully explain the phenomenon.
Washington formed a four member cabinet with no interior department yet and combined war navy under one head. He allotted two seats to Virginians Jefferson and Randolph, one to New Yorker Hamilton, and one to Massachusetts resident Henry Knox.
A brief meditation on starting a new day with dawn opportunities. It reflects gratitude for life and the chance to complete unfinished tasks from yesterday and begin new efforts with the hope of surpassing prior achievements.
The article describes four reader types hour glass sponge jelly-bag and diamond, detailing how each consumes and retains information. It explains that hour glass readers let content flow in and out, sponge readers absorb then reuse, jelly-bag readers keep the dregs, and diamond readers discard the worthless to retain only gems for future use.
Asbestos deposits in the Kotzebue Sound region of western Alaska are described as rivaling the world's richest. In natural form the mineral is pure white, soft, and found in long strings or layers that tear easily with the fingers.
The club president announces a motion to ban conversation at the card tables. A sprightly member suggests discussing the motion while continuing to play, turning the proposal into a playful dilemma among the ladies.
Modern Hospital editorial argues the United States is moving toward compulsory health insurance. It lists eight factors including European models, public health support, multiple commissions, labor backing, and political party openness. The piece frames reform as tax and taxpayer friendly despite concerns.
A writer notes American soldiers on leave toured Warwick Castle and Kenilworth, visited Stratford on Avon, Leamington Spa, and Coventry, and shared peanuts as a light American touch. Harry Gordon Selfridge sent 50 pounds of peanuts to welcome the men touring sacred Warwick and its historic moats and towers.
Miss Elizabeth Boies, director of YWCA work in Russia, says Archangel hosts many central Russian girls who fled heat and food shortages. With military operations nearby they cannot return, becoming refugees without galoshes and winter clothing. YWCA secretaries provide rooms, electricity, and organized recreation as women take jobs from clerical work to tramcars and trucking.
The fireless cooker is identified as Norwegian in origin and was first brought to public attention at the Paris opposition in 1867, marking its initial showcase and wider recognition in Europe.
A reflective note urges trusting no man who lacks a conscience in all matters, urging steadfast ethical judgment and universal integrity.
A noisy reader asks to call off Mickie and pan ups cont want to see that little Ime parading my shortcomings before my eyes when I pick up the paper.
Bill Dudley and eleven Progressive Pinochle Club members left South Side homes for Grove. They noiselessly rolled the car from the garage, pushed it a block, and started the engine to Beech Grove where the rest of the group arrived later. Dudley returned home first, prompting a flurry of explanations to his wife. The club members defend the stunt as a prank and await his account.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a tide of mischief around a small town minister. A couple wed in a farm wagon, the groom offering a rooster as payment and promising a Christmas turkey. The groom later confesses the bride was not worth the rooster, avoiding the minister thereafter.
In Maine farming communities the ox returns as a work animal due to rising feed costs. The ox sling and Lepparatus, once discarded, are again in use in blacksmith shops to secure and hoist the animal. Oxen cost less to feed than horses and match horses for small-farm usefulness, spurring the revival.
A small Indiana high school boys’ football group sought approval from a young female principal who doubted their leadership. After a meeting, they organized the team and elected her captain, citing her executive judgment.
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