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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
4
Dr George A Dorsey argues in Cosmopolitan that gamblers fail when they lack self control and learn nothing from experience. He warns the crisis tests reveal character and urges brains over bluff to quit when tired or headed for danger.
Luther Burbank recounts a youthful quarrel with a Boston sweetheart in 1874 that sent him to California following Horace Greeley's advice. He notes their later long friendship and mutual thanks for her belief in him, as cited by the Kansas City Star.
The piece traces the shift from the long s to the round s in English typography. John Bell led the change in his British Theater edition around the 15th century, with the American Revolution era accelerating adoption. Franklin noted the round s becoming standard by 1786, and after 1800 the long s nearly vanished.
An English boy stops a passing motor car, politely salutes the occupants, and receives sixpence. When asked about his father’s trade he explains he is an undertaker, not a motor repairman, noting the belief that motor cars bring his father business.
Japanese iron tea kettles come in many forms and emit musical steam bubbles when heated. The sound varies with kettle design and fire regulation. These singing kettles have been used for generations.
A fragmented note discusses sharing troubles with a friend as a cure. The author argues that telling woes and hearing others can lessen burdens, countering the idea that shared misery doubles. The piece reflects on sympathy and listening as remedies.
The Detroit News describes Venice in the sixteenth century as unmatched in luxury and ceremony. It notes lavish religious rites, victories, foreign visits, and noble marriages celebrated with grand pageantry. Merchants profited from lavish fabrics, while processions featured gold robes and rich hangings. Venice buzzed with frequent carnivals and pervasive masquerades, often banished by decrees.
The term cliff dwellers refers to ruins in the Southwest and other regions once thought to be from an extinct race. New findings show they were built by ancestors of modern Pueblo Indians such as the Hopi, with villages on inaccessible mesas still inhabited. Evidence also appears in Europe, indicating early human history.
The Lumpkin County commissioners fix the 1927 tax rate at 0.43 mills for county purposes plus 0.85 mills for county debt and paupers, jail and court house repairs, totaling 1.70 on the county and 1.85 within Dahlonega city limits. The action follows state and educational taxes of 5 mills and 3.5 mills, respectively. Proceedings dated September 12, 1927.
The Dauronca Telephone Company warns that residence phones are for the residents only and warns against deadbeat use. It compares unpaid calls to stealing from regular subscribers and urges paying for calls or delivering messages by mail. The note hints at limited concessions for business needs and cautions against borrowing phone service.
The speaker urges reading with critical attention to discern quality. He argues that effort transforms initially austere works into enjoyable ones and that every book holds something new, improving both taste and understanding over time.
The narrator recounts a night when stage manager failed to place a mattress outside the castle wall for Dustin Farnum. He made a dramatic leap and landed with a thud that echoed through the theater. He peered over the parapet and announced the lake is frozen.
The term denarius or denarius as penny traced from Latin coinage to English usage. Medieval money changers kept the legacy as the penny’s fixed name. A penny equals about two cents, and the half penny roughly equals a cent.
J S Speer cashier of the Bank of Lumpkin County swears the attached balance sheet for October 8 1927 is true and correct. The report shows resources including Loans and Discounts 67668 11 Furniture and fixtures 2400 Cash in vault 60949 53 and other deposits and accounts totaling 13107 64. Undivided profits and capital stock details are listed.
The report lists assets including loans and discounts 72869.78 cash in vault 38921.15 checks for clearing 699.86 overdrafts 2190 total 115819.75 Liabilities show capital stock 15000 surplus 1700 undivided profits 579.59 cashier's checks 24.25 certified checks 55.50 demand deposits 68180.14 time certificates 41350.27 Officials certify the condition as true and correct dated October 10 1927 with signatures of cashier T P Christian and directors W J Towresa and M C Winey.
Detroit News recounts Charles Dickens visiting the United States, describing American settlements as desolate with log houses and trash, lamenting roads through wild forests. He noted an Ohio road as a rough track now modernized into United States Highway No. 21.
After a severe storm, Christopher Columbus halted at Santa Maria in the Azores on February 14, 1503, to water his crew. He drafted a complete account of the voyage, sealed it in a waterproof cloth and iron barrel, then cast it into the sea, hoping posterity would learn of the discovery, but the document was never recovered.
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt has Mr Wombat blaming his wife for nagging about small faults. A friend counters that a wife aims to keep her husband at his best, a labor of love. The dialogue suggests marital friction and enduring expectations.
Odd Census Taking Nepalizin devised a plan for counting Chichlilmec Indians by each household placing a stone per family member. Croziers gathered stones in an open field, counted them, and found twelve heaps totaling 3,200,000 tribe members.
Winthrop K. Lane argues in Delineator Magazine that a child’s reputation for truthfulness guides behavior. Labels become self-fulfilling, so homes should foster an atmosphere where truth telling is a simple, expected norm.
A cryptic scene unfolds as a person hides in a pantry to avoid a pursuing agent. The intruder waits until the coast is clear then departs, planning a future attempt. Alys returns with payment, and the agent resumes pursuit, noting a mirror reveals the hiding spot and warns to choose a better hiding place.
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