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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1920
Page
1
The note blends poetry by Annette Wynne with practical kitchen guidance on utensil care and cooking tips. It covers keeping stars in sight, then shifts to care of utensils, drying, greasing, soap use, and food prep practices for frying and confections.
A home kitchen note describes ramekin use for sweetbreads with recipes for parbes of sweetbread with cream and beef extract, curried sweetbreads with curry and tarragon, date fluff duff baked in ramekins, and general guidance on making crumb-topped hot dishes for luncheon or supper with whipped cream as an accompaniment.
A local market tale features Vase Maxwell known for ducks. She sells a “tough” duck to neighbor Brown who pays a high price and complains. The merchant defends the bird claiming it won the poultry show for eleven years in succession. Also a newlywed joke about wife clinging to girlhood habits and an allowance from her father.
A witty vignette describes a tailor low on irons who orders a goose instead of goods. He contemplates spellings gooses or ocoge and ends with the note Please send me one tailor's goose. P. You can make that two.
Ved Waareid describes China's enamel trade rapidly growing with exported wares to Europe and the United States. Skilled older workers enamel delicate floral designs on copper bases while younger workers hammer foundations, earning higher pay per piece but less for the skilled tasks.
Uncle Bill Bottletop muses on the questionable danger of modern soft drinks as the narrator recalls names of recent extravagant beverages. The exchange contrasts skepticism with curiosity about what counts as a safe, trustworthy beverage amid evolving popular drinks.
The article recounts how the British Thistle after losing to the Volunteer returned to Scotland then passed to Kaiser Wilhelm II who renamed her Meteor. Meteor met Averna in a dead heat with 19 seconds start–finish disparity. The Volunteer, after victories, was lengthened into a schooner and trades in the Azores.
Dialogue recalls a snub by Mrs Jerkins as a speaker notes aging signs. One character remarks forgetfulness marks advancing years while recounting the encounter.
A high school teacher dodged direct refusals to restrict student activities by citing the school board. She based all refusals on board decisions, shaping student views of the board. An editor's son later defined this as "School Board—A Plank of Prevention."
A rookie in a medical ward confuses the letters M. D. U. S. A. on his blanket and asks what they mean. The orderly replies that the initials signify nothing significant, just a grim reminder of mortality faced by many.
A heated exchange questions the fairness of a local poultry show with comments about the exhibits. Witnesses differ on whether judging was impartial and the event’s outcomes.
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