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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
1
London tale claims a British flyer grabbed a white hot German bullet at 180 miles per hour and pocketed it. The New York Herald notes the story’s numerous implausible details yet asserts its authenticity amid bullet whine and Teutonic attempts to maim.
A tale from Greece recalls King Alexander and Prince George in a feud during a royal shoot on Athens estates. Alexander threatens with a ready barrel after a volley near George, who asks to be shot if he misfires. Nearby, Uncle Sam is urged to save and conserve, while a New Year joke about postage stamps and a restaurant anecdote frame the era’s humor.
In a Brookly n luncheon Billy Sunday recounted a Missouri church tale. A longtime pastor, thirty seven years with no encouragement, was praised only by a deacon who said he preached a beautiful text Sunday evening.
General Sir Alfred Keogh, director general of the British Army Medical Service, told a House of Commons committee that wartime examiners faced shortages and uneven standards. He noted many men were mistakenly passed or rejected and attributed rising later-board approvals to improved efficiency, while denying any lowering of standards.
An echoed discussion notes widespread English proficiency among Russian educated classes and cites historical ties from Glytha’s marriage to a Russian prince after Hastings to Richard Chancellor’s 1558 Moscow voyage. It also recalls Peter the Great’s Scottish upbringing of his mother as part of the long cultural exchange.
Reports from Argentina indicate ideal weather for wheat growth with a preliminary crop estimate of 240 million bushels. Domestic needs total about 70 million, and the 1915-16 crop reached 178 million. The oats crop is pegged at 88 million bushels, 12 million more than last year.
The piece records Robert W. Chambers remarking that America is now France’s ally. A couple saying farewell to a friend traveling to France is cited with a playful exchange about bon voyage. The irony and humor reflect wartime sentiment.
An officer at Seaford questions a young recruit about allowances and next of kin. The recruit lowers his voice to confess that he is currently only wearing a vest with his shirt at the wash.
Ancient lore about mermaids revived by reports of a 4000 year old half woman half fish skeleton found buried in Chinese sands. Critics doubt size and origin, but proponents see it as challenge to myths and a question about whether mermaids ever existed.
The YWCA has opened its first camp house at Plattsburg training camp as a social center for student soldiers and their families. It features a restaurant, a broad terrace, a reception room, and rest and writing rooms. The organization seeks $1,000,000 to build similar facilities at other camps in the U S and Europe, with some workers already in France preparing for the effort.
Charcoal deodorizes breath by chewing a small piece after meals and is an old fashioned blood purifier when used in bulk form. It also serves as an excellent refrigerator deodorizer, with a saucer of small pieces absorbing impurities and preventing musty odors.
Xantippe quips about nagging a highbrow husband while he, ever productive, invents a new ore. The exchange highlights tensions between wit and intellect in a domestic setting amid a society valuing learning and innovation.
Special advantages at North Georgia Agricultural College Dannonnan Georgia include low total yearly expenses between 125 and 175 dollars covering board lodging books fuel lights and uniform. Benefits emphasize climate mountain location discipline military department cadet band and thorough instruction in arts sciences agriculture mining engineering commerce with dormitory living under officer supervision.
A compact directory of city aldermen trustees school officials county officers and education leaders. It lists W Hi Jones T H Wimpy Aldermen G Hi Moor G W Camp B Wray A B Keith J E B McGee G W Vaughn Mayor Marshal Ey Oushe Chairmen H B Y Smith Secretary Treasurer C G Walden John H Moore B F Anderson County officers Representative Craig R Arnold Clerk Superior Court J M Davis Max Ocolleatori Porters and tax officials J Williams J L Bryant D O Johnson County Board of Education W T Dowdy D W Caldwell G Abercrombie J N Fitts Supt County Schools H F Higgins.
The Mountain Inn is now open for transient guests and the traveling public. It bills itself as the finest resort in North Georgia with electric lights running water and meals praised by the Commercial man. Proprietor Craig R. Arnold offers 80 acres in Park with shade and cool surroundings.
Leave Gainesville daily except Sunday at 7:80 a m and 3:80 p m. Arrive Dahlonega by 10:30 a m and 6:30 p m. Leave Dahlonega daily except Sunday at 7:80 a m and 12:00. Arrive Gainesville by 10:30 a m and 3:00 p m. Sunday service times vary with travel to Dahlonega and back. Fare $2.00. J W Luysworp Contractor Murrayville Ga.
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