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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
4
Lieut. Commander George H. Reed reviews ancient dental practices following a National First Aid Association talk. He notes Egyptian mummies show dental surgery and artifacts include gold or silver toothpicks. The earliest dental treatment on record appears in a 1550 B C papyrus.
The British minister of health appoints a committee to advise on legislative and administrative measures to determine the quality and authenticity of therapeutic substances offered for sale. The group includes distinguished professionals and will review the House of Commons select committee report on patent medicines.
The article notes eye shells from incubation establishments accumulate as a by-product. The shells are sold and used in the chicken industry as poultry feed, with the lime in the shells serving as a bone builder for the birds.
Reported snatches from a transcript show a mother hoping a ceremony proceeds smoothly tomorrow while a father voices skepticism. Eleanor is described as at a critical moment, with the scene framed in a Boston context.
A freshman recounts the day a psychology professor, described as a confirmed bachelor, failed to arrive for class. He announced to the students that the instructor had eloped the previous evening with a library staff member and would not return that semester, surprising everyone as the professor walked in.
Indians farm for themselves totaling 759,933 acres with 36,328 workers. Stock raising involves 47,174 people, stock value at 37,401,101 dollars. There are 90,555 Indian children of school age, 4,881 unavailable for school. Another 25,433 Indians engage in other work producing goods valued at 1,030,396 dollars.
In a New York suit the International Mercantile Marine Company accuses seamen of stealing goods valued near 5 million dollars over the past year. One claim notes 850 thousand dollars worth of clothing found hidden in a liner’s swimming pool, placed there the day before port arrival.
A young state college professor, eager to win favor with female students, is teased about cake gifts. After a cringe worthy exchange he later escorts a plain student, and the campus chalkboard reads Thank fortune that crust of yesterday was thin confirming the prank.
A cottonwood grown from a handspike stake after 1815 battles now stands 105 years old near Norris City. The hollow base has sheltered fowl and dogs and served as a children's playhouse while the 30 foot circumference tree reaches about 175 feet high.
The article explains that Earth’s cloud layer is a thin veil, covering about half the planet when viewed from the Moon. It compares cloud thickness to less than one eight hundredth of Earth’s diameter and notes weather forms within this narrow atmospheric belt.
A brief line notes a theft of $50,000 in laundry from wagons, described as a clean haul by an onlooker. The remark hints at a calculated, high value crime without detailing suspects or location.
A salesman quotes $300 for a ring and mentions luxury tax while Mr Gayboy insists that the ring is essential for peace and sanity as he hopes to bring it home to his wife. The exchange frames a domestic request amid a pricing dispute.
Mrs. W. M. Peden of Navasota Texas reports restored strength after feeling health slipping away. She describes nervous fatigue and inability to work, then notes improvement after using Cardui, with better appetite rest and energy. She endorses Cardui as a worthwhile tonic.
The fiscal year ending June 30 showed 2,241 vessels totaling 3,860,484 gross tons built in the U S and foreign owned tonnage, up from 2,158 ships and 8,734,741 gross tons the year before. Peak output occurred autumn 1919 into winter 1920 at 4,250,000 gross tons yearly, funded by wartime appropriations and Liberty bond sales, with total ship expenditures since June 30, 191? reaching about 3 billion dollars and annual interest near 150 million.
A new gear wheel made from cotton aims to reduce noise in train gear systems and other machinery. The article reports it as highly successful when used with automobile engines and printing presses.
A light column jokes that roses require effort while suggesting weeds are the truly easy crop. The piece riffs on gardening patience and practical planting choices using witty dialogue about horticulture.
A Stockholm company has begun manufacturing soap from sewer fats and plans to expand to native vegetation fats. Beech mast and horse chestnuts are cited as potential raw materials for future production.
A heated opinion argues that venues should sue places of amusement to bar sailors in uniform from entering. The remark frames naval dress as a protective issue and questions public access policies for servicemen.
Nell and Stell chat about yesterday's golf round with Nell asking about attire and Stell replying that her outfit is a new Scotch plaid that fits perfectly, in a casual Guardian style exchange.
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