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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
1
The essay explains the idiom bury the hatchet meaning forgive and forget. It traces the origin to North American Indian customs during peace ceremonies when weapons were interred after the pipe of peace. It contrasts this with the French and American temper in wartime rhetoric and sport.
The Morals and Life of Jesus of Nazareth compiled by Thomas Jefferson was reproduced in 1904. Jefferson extracted gospel texts in Greek Latin French and English and arranged them in four parallel columns on blank pages bound in red morocco. The original is housed in the United States Museum in Washington with duplicate copies printed for the wastrels.
A London Nation essay contrasts eighteenth century statesmen with today’s leaders. It laments modern depravity and public life’s lack of quality while praising past giants of debate and public service. The piece notes contemporary scandals pale beside historic integrity.
Several American authors served as ministers not ambassadors in foreign posts. John Lathrop Motley and John Jay were ministers to Austria and Great Britain. George Bancroft served to Prussia and Great Britain. Washington Irving served to Great Britain and to Spain, James Russell Lowell to Spain and Britain, and Germon Lew Wallice to Mexico and Turkey.
The text presents a fragmented exchange involving a Father Hooley figure and a military Marine, with phrases about prayer hooks bombs and a chaotic clash. The wording suggests a dramatic, rough scene rather than a clear narrative outcome.
An unclear excerpt presents a challenge to prove a statement about a swomman. The text then invites independent proof by observing how she sharpens a lead pencil, implying a test or demonstration as the method.
The article notes that male elephants in Ceylon lack tusks, appearing as small grinders. It compares Ceylon buffalo heads and cattle horns, and remarks on the small antlers of elk and spotted deer, suggesting past land connections and missing elements in pasturage.
In a hot season night a narrator and a friend fled to a country home and slept briefly. Their father urged a late ride in his car, which stalled under insect lit glare. A factory night watchman summoned a taxi as two embarrassed young women moved to safety under bright scrutiny.
The article describes pearl riches north and east of Australia among New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, and Iiji group natives. Divers extract shells from depths of 50 to 75 feet, sometimes 120 feet, without diving gear, trading pearls for trifles and adornments.
The carnauba palm from Brazil provides wax from young leaves used for candles and records, fiber from older leaves for mats hats and hammocks, and timber for cabins and fine work. Roots aid medicine and trunk supports structures. fruit feeds people and livestock. Seeds yield oil and can be roasted as coffee substitute. young leaves eaten like cabbage and pith fermented into a drink.
The Oven Bird gets its name from its arched oven shaped ground nest. It forages near the ground and climbs only to the lower branches to sing or warn intruders. Its song resembles the word teacher.
Austen Chamberlain as chancellor of the exchequer presented a budget to Parliament showing a rising total of £1,412,000,000 and noting the floating debt as a grave concern. The piece questions how the sinking fund is being addressed.
A reflective remark compares human strength to bulls and wild animals, arguing that power should be admired but not boasted. The piece emphasizes humility and the value of restraint in displaying might.
A wartime style recruitment notice urges young men to join the Navy for foreign experiences aboard ships. It promises regular pay, meals and lodging, a two year commitment, 30 vacation days plus shore leave, and comradeship. A nearby recruiting station is advertised with post offices able to help locate it.
The article lists nonnative pests such as the peach moth, Japanese beetle, European eelworm, leopard moth, alfalfa weevil, European ears wig, and the European corn borer. The corn borer likely arrived in hemp cargo at a Boston rope factory and can devastate corn by boring stalks, with up to 90 percent infestation and over 200 borers found in one corn hill. It also survives on weeds and flowers and may overwinter in grass roots.
The text notes that under favorable conditions nuggets enlarge and often contain a central iron sand grain as a nucleus around which gold deposits. At Sulphur Creek Colusa County California hot springs continually deposit gold on rock edges. Gold forms pockets in rocks. In Sonora California miners opened a pocket tunnel and recovered about 75 pounds of gold in three days.
The article notes a theory that diamonds may be found in the sea. In southwest Africa, where Germans once found diamonds along the shore, men now plan to dredge the coastal mud to recover millions of lost diamonds washed into the ocean by centuries of heavy rain.
The article cites extensive experiments on hundreds of bird stomachs across regions and seasons, arguing birds are among nature’s most effective checks on insect and rodent pests. It notes early farmers misunderstood seed loss, misattributing corn predation to birds while cutworms were the real culprits.
About 5000 Indians enlisted to fight Germany in World War I with several hundred in the navy. Indians served in regular ranks alongside other soldiers without segregation or exclusive units. Census data show 835,008 Indians in the United States as of June 20, 1917.
The quote recalls a World War I melee where Germans commented on Allied infantry charges saying the attackers overran lines with persistent style. The remark captures morale and perception of tactics during trench warfare.
Entomology notes do not record the first appearance of the cootle while Noah saved two of every living thing on the voyage. The fragment hints at a humorous biblical reference to preservation during a journey.
AOhio State Journal notes that some readers call for practical fixes over notices when a bell is out of order. The quip contrasts front door notices with actual repairs, highlighting efficiency debates in local behavior.
Dr Wen den Phillips of New York told the Philadelphia College of Physicians that the last census shows about 287 people nationwide and in New York City at least 100000 persons are partially deaf. He noted about 80 percent are from the working class and incapacitated to some degree.
The report shows unwashed wool averaged 62 cents per pound to producers in Canada in 1918 and 59 cents in 1917. Washed wool averaged 80 cents per pound in 1918 and 75 cents in 1917.
Three electric welding methods are described. Spot welding joins metals by pressure and current, seam welding uses roller electrodes, and carbon arc uses an iron pencil instead of a carbon rod. In shipbuilding thick plates profitably join beyond riveting, with butt welds reaching 0 to 5 percent of solid plate strength.
John invites Mary to the theater and buys a single ticket while Mary waits outside. He announces he has his ticket and leaves her to purchase hers, causing a blush and a visible crowd reaction as he attends the performance alone.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip quotes a lawyer stating there is no need to build a fence around his client when she testifies, while the plaintiff is described as more or less fair. The exchange highlights courtroom nerves and strategy.
A fourth grade teacher remarks on a student named Jack who has moved up to the fifth grade. He says his new teacher seems pleased, as she hasn’t taken the smile off her face yet.
A Kansas City Star remark notes women tailors achieve better fits than men as they perform miracles for their clients.
Mrs Blunderby questions how the Blanks funded a grand dinner calling it a sumptuous repast in a Boston Tran script excerpt.
A reflective line urges gentler temper and warmer words to mend loving bonds, suggesting small acts of kindness can alter relationships. The text speaks to improvement through restraint and sympathy in intimate connections.
Quotable line by Newell Dwight Hillis asserts happiness and victory belong to those who live for conscience and duty and the soul s higher ideals.
A quip from Uncle Eben reflecting on ambition and dramatic rise versus steady persistence in cautious contrast with a plain path. The line suggests valuing bold ascent and quick descent over constant dullness.
The Ohio State Journal notes a satirical take on a future where every person holds an office yet lacks meaningful work. The piece critiques bureaucratic abundance and hollow power in a imagined society.
A concise quotation crediting Ralph Waldo Emerson. The line proclaims that the active soul is the world’s sole value. It presents a philosophical reflection on personal vitality and inner engagement.
Court records uphold that a wife cannot steal from her husband when cohabiting. The ruling reinforces the legal presumption of mutual residence and shared finances in domestic cases.
A clipped aphorism attributes error not to haste in action but to quick judgments, echoing Louis Napoleon's thought on prudence in interpretation and decision making.
A note explains a woman cannot stay up late due to laws restricting night work for women, signaling household or work restrictions in the era. The message emphasizes obedience and caution.
Sir Walter Scott notes country farmers lighting up when the minister reads the text. Isaac Barrow calls tobacco pan pharmacon, while Bishop Burnet holes his hat to hold it. Doctor Parr smokes in the vestry before sermons as hymns rise, claiming a preference for long days over long hymns.
Robert resisted having his bobbed hair cut. He argued about growing up and being a big boy. His mother reassured him that short hair would help him look older, and at bedtime he sighed that looking like a big boy didn’t change his need to sleep with the babies.
The article notes the dromedary's reputed speed and cites an Eastern proverb claiming a camel rider will be far off before answering a greeting, illustrating the camel's swiftness like the wind.
The Zuyder Zee, once a marsh surrounded lake, expanded by floods in the thirteenth century. Its area spans about 2 000 square miles with depths averaging 10 to 19 feet. Dutch efforts since the sixteenth century have reclaimed one million acres from sea lake and river.
A ninety year old patriarch leads forty four descendants to Brazil in search of new adventures and fortune, noting the family already possessed a handsome competence. The piece portrays Japanese voyagers as sturdy and ambitious in a Latin American migration context.
The instructions advise using a sponge to wipe the glass and remove spots, then dust with powder blue muslin tied, rub lightly with a cloth, and finish by polishing with a silk handkerchief. This method emphasizes a bright, streak free surface.
The quote links nature and intellect under a single master, claiming a grain or principle planted in good ground or mind yields fruit. It frames creation as connected from root to fruit through consistent guidance by a supreme source.
A campus scene features a man in a full dress suit once worn by three football captains, two editors, and the leading man in the latest college production. The dialogue underscores status and attire echoing past prestige.
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