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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
4
The prairie dog, once widespread on western plains, faces possible extinction in Texas due to intensified agriculture. A war on the pests has slain millions using poisoned bait, carbon bisulphide treated manure, and strychnine laced grains near burrow entrances.
At a reception in Oyster Bay Col. Theodore Roosevelt dismissed corruption talk as mainly talk. He compared it to a boastful girl recalling a dramatic Mediterranean voyage in which a tempest tested her resolve on deck with a prideful parasol.
Dialogue shows Prudence and Philippa discussing a dinner gown. The exchange notes discomfort with the attire and questions about its cut. The tone hints at social expectations and modesty in dress.
Edward C. Getsinger, an astronomer and antiquity researcher, argues in Zodialphaby that the origin of 20 languages lies in zodiac signs. He contends astronomy began as a religious science over 12,000 years ago and that zodiacal emblems started as tribal marks that evolved into modern letters.
The dirigible Los Angeles saved $14 000 in helium by adding 2000 pounds of collected rain water during a storm on its voyage from Bermuda to the United States. The ballast allowed a safe ground landing at Lakehurst without venting gas, valuing the rain at seven dollars per pound.
A Berkshire town’s new fire chief, per the Boston Globe, wrote to a Boston hose dealer asking for price lists. The salesman visited to sell equipment and reportedly booked a large order, including 20 feet of garden hose.
Dodge Brothers, Inc. states it never builds yearly models. Improvements are perfected tested and implemented immediately ensuring the car remains up to date. Owners need not fear obsolescence from new type announcements after purchase.
A notice to students and patrons of Lumpkin County Public Schools calls for a September 26 spelling examination to select a county representative for a state wide spelling bee tied to the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta on October 10. Eleven prizes range from 7 to 100 dollars. Contestants must be enrolled students in 1925 and from county or city schools. The Mastery Words list will be used first, then High School Spelling List, then Blue Back Speller if needed.
The Southeastern Fair at Atlanta offers two boys from each county who never attended the Fair School a free trip. The association pays railroad fares and provides camping quarters and meals on the fair grounds. The Fair School runs October 18 to 17, with a $5.09 incidental fee per boy. Applications and further details are available from Mr. Kk. M. Striplin, Seec's Southeastern Pair, Atlanta. A Sept. 26 contest invites interested boys to vie for the trips.
Georgia Lumpkin County Court of Ordinary to hear Elizabeth McGowan's application for permanent letters of administration on the Robert J. Hucheson dec estate. Notice to next of kin. hearing during the regular October term 1925. Witness dated October 1925 by W. B. Powssenp Ordinary.
Ethel Brannon applies for permanent letters of administration on the Willie Hutcheson estate. Citizens must appear at the Ordinary’s office on the first Monday in October to show cause why administration should not be granted.
The Old King Shortleaf, the largest shortleaf pine in the South, was felled by lightning after reaching full maturity. Its trunk yielded over 20,000 board feet of lumber for a six room house. The tree stood 120 feet, 7 feet 3 inches diameter at the stump, and 91 feet to the first limb. An entire train of 16 flat cars carried the logs to the saw mill.
In the evening paper Harold fears the news of a short banana crop. His father reads the line aloud and his wife continues her darning. Harold bursts into tears thinking it affects Sunday school picnic plans.
A patron chooses a barber while a former cutter recognizes him and remains silent. The shop fills with only the click of scissors as quiet tension holds.
A brief exchange notes China has not gone mad but cracked under pressure. The remark frames the debate over resilience and stability amid rising tensions.
A reflective saying contrasts luck with pluck describing money found versus money earned. It notes that no one finds more money than they can earn by hard work and that character differences underlie outcomes. The quote attributes the idea to Grit.
Jean de Bethencourt, a French adventurer, discovered and conquered the Canary Islands in 1402. He secured the title Lord of the Canaries and pursued the Christianization of the king and native peoples.
The article explains that earthworms fish and frogs do not fall from the sky with rain. Water vapor cannot suspend such creatures and the claim is dismissed as a misconception.
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