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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1923
Page
4
A Philadelphia Art club member proposes a three handed bridge game. The method exposes six cards in the dummy hand while three players bid for the dummy, creating a more engaging alternative to the traditional four handed format. It is praised as an improvement and preferred by many players.
The Detroit News notes brandy once called brandy wine as distillation of wine. English shortened the term to brandy, from the Germanic root brand meaning burning. Cognac and brandy originate from this burning concept across Germanic languages.
The United States hydrographic office is creating a global currents chart to save money for shipowners and reduce voyage times. Navy officials ask captains to discard drift report papers every four hours, which will be collected and reported to provide data for the chart.
A reader recalls entering a bakery during a street car strike and buying a lemon cream pie. A passing truck stopped, its high entry required a ladder, which broke as a 250 pound reader climbed. He fell onto the pie, becoming covered in lemon filling and frosting.
Jessie quits the job explaining not low pay but threats from Mrs Greenbacks husband. She says Mrs Greenbacks would fire her for resisting a kiss and even had her arrested for defending herself with a coal shovel. The dialogue notes the tension and a joke about the husband.
The article notes most Latin American drinking water is impure while a market for American filters grows as education rises. It adds that Mexico City enjoys a cleaner supply due to its high elevation and favorable water conditions.
One thousand twenty four signatures including Samuel L. Clemens and Mark Twain alias Swain are being bound in autographed volumes in Norwood. The sheets are insured for $100000 and bound for preservation or sale.
A brief London Tit-Bits dialogue snippet shows a maid reporting a visitor and the master’s uncertain line of inquiry. The exchange highlights a social vignette with formal speech and situational humor.
Mr Chuggins denounces self-starters for causing loss of life and accuses them of letting a reckless flivverist speed into action instead of wasting time cranking cars. The remarks reflect alarm at unsafe automotive behavior in the community.
Our business has been established in this county for years selling thousands of fine trees. Variety is large and prices reasonable. If interested call or write C.N. FITTS & SONS.
The study by the Bureau of Standards found bottles stored dry and at even temperatures fare best after six months. Dry, well boxed bottles outperform outdoor or humid room storage, while tight paper wrapping worsens condition. Rubber stoppers greatly reduce weathering. cork or paper stoppers offer little help. Dust accelerates deterioration. Further tests in factories and Panama are pending.
Lumpkin County Georgia commissioners fix county tax rate at 8.5 mills for 1928 plus state and educational levies. Total levy in non Dahlonega city area amounts to 1.60 dollars per hundred, while Dahlonega city reaches 1.85 per hundred. Elders sign the order as official record.
Fragmented copy cites pain and various ailments and mentions a Dr Pheehar and Stella Vitec. The garbled lines reference health improvement and a slogan urging to act today but lack coherent details or verifiable facts.
Once shy Georgette gains confidence with a swagger stick as seen by onlookers. The accessory, praised by the New York Sun and Globe, gives her a model walk and a newfound air of importance. Boys and girls notice a dramatic change as she strides the avenue with the stick and a haughty gaze.
The Mississippi River floods drive millions of fish into shallow pools where they perish. Federal seining parties recover them and return or relocate them. In 1919 over 100 million fish were saved, far exceeding government fish cultural funds.
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