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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
4
The account describes old Swedish wedding traditions in Husaby Gothland where groomsmen carried lances with torch sockets for defense and procession. It notes volunteers as the best helpers and cites a superstition that a bride should step into the carriage with the right foot first for both departure and return from the wedding trip.
Food scientists note healthier populations in countries with high butterfat intake. Chinese consumption remains very low, with butter used mostly by wealthier classes. China’s annual butter use is about 2,000,000 pounds for a population of 446 million, while Americans average ten times the Chinese daily butter intake in a year.
The thinker warns that a single generalization can overturn science literature reputation and even the hearts of mankind. He likens it to a city fire where nothing remains safe, and asserts that all hopes and beliefs could be revised or condemned by radical ideas.
Homes under construction in South London embrace many devices including a radio, violet Tay apparatus for skin treatment, electric fridge, washing machine, central heating, room to room telephone, loud speakers, and an electric vacuum cleaner.
A Christian Science Monitor correspondent notes London press humor from schoolboys misdefining words. The latest juvenile atrocities include Cistercian as a garden plant, Macadam as the first Scot, Jondicen as a dangerous serpent, Theodolite as a saint in Browning, and Artisan as a kind of well.
A young golfer meets Doctor Jones after an eager introduction by the club master. The game grows tense on the third hole when a drive lands in a tough bunker. Frustrated, the player asks his partner if he is a DD or an MD before attempting the shot.
In early colonial inns travelers often shared beds when rooms were full. If beds were available, asking for clean sheets marked the guest as an aristocrat, since sheets were changed only at irregular intervals according to the almanac.
Not the town outfit but a private water works plant with a 75 foot well pump 16 foot endless belt two horse power gasoline engine large tank and locust tank tower. Offered for 150 cash. A W Cain Dahlonega Georgia.
County Commissioners Meaders Ash and Moore fix 1927 rates: state 5 mills educational 3.5 mills, county general 0.52 percent, bond debt 0.80 percent, paupers 0.10 percent, jail and courthouse 0.04 percent. Dahlonega city limits total 1.85 per hundred, otherwise 1.70. Scheduled Sept 12, 1927 approvals.
Dalionega Telephone Company urges customers that phones in homes are for residents only and others using them is deadbeating the service. It likens it to rail fare evasion and notes charges for sending messages and a possible free phone for businesses in need. The notice emphasizes paying for talk or walking.
A fragment from Lurgener's Poems in Droghe tells of a man walking a road between poplars seeing a brave sparrow family while a hawk circles. The moment of fear and gloom shifts to courage and vitality as the speaker resolves to keep a good heart despite danger.
A West Africa report notes thirteen native women slain by lightning under a galvanised shelter while believers refuse to enter. A European transport manager defied ritual warnings, removing bodies, then died of yellow fever in Accra three days later.
Cooking experts present a dinner for four that costs only a dollar. The project highlights how far the dollar has fallen in value and showcases frugal, practical recipes while noting the era’s economic pressures.
An Indian mirror crafted from a thin slab of polished black stone with a narrowedhandle was found near Hazelton British Columbia by a Canadian government archaeological expedition. Dr Harlan J Smith notes the rare artifact dates to prehistoric Skeena valley totem pole Indians and could reflect facial features when wet. The mirror will be sent to the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa.
The passage notes a rise in the 16 hour day of leisure with more time for movies and printing. It links expanding entertainment to increased free time and questions future limits seen by eye specialists and psychologists. It hints at per diem reading and viewing rates and cautions against excess.
Helen Bishop notes a ten year revival in American housing styles. The shift moves from ugly 1890s frame houses to colonial forms then to Mediterranean inspired dwellings with Spanish character, now native to Florida and California.
Popular Mechanics recounts two Capitol basement cats named Mary and Dirty patrolling the building to deter mice. Befriended by staff, these felines are now officially part of the capitol watch, praised for their usefulness in maintaining the government’s workings.
The plan proposes two 18 hole golf courses in Windsor Great Forest, cleared in World War I, as a state golf project replacing crop farming. The project links with a building development plan and marks the first government golf venture in Britain after municipal trials.
The scarcity of tin prompts discovery of a substitute. Black plate is lacquered and welded electrically rather than soldered, proving highly satisfactory for canning applications.
Denver News Times reports on new hangers and shoe trees claimed to extend garment life by reducing creases and wear. The piece highlights design features, material quality, and practical benefits for daily use.
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