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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
1
City churches list weekly services pastors and times for Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Church of God. Rev W T Evans Blake Baker Gordon Watson oversee services with Sunday School and youth groups including Epworth League and BYP A in weekly notes.
Mrs. Telix T McWhirter narrates a tale about a young man admired for looks yet awkward in motion. In a football game his arms and legs flail, but his sweetheart and friends affectionately overlook the clumsy flaws, cherishing his charm despite the awkward display.
An eight year old narrator recalls a school friendship with the brother of her teacher who visits from a distant town. Years later at a dance she reunites with him, and they become engaged in a renewed relationship.
Miss H W Severy of Stanford University reports that zinc is present in all 16 marine species studied from shrimp to whale and copper occurs in many, notably in oysters and sea anemones, sea urchins and crabs, with clams and whales lacking zinc in the sample.
Lieut. Col. E. G. Hart of Sitapur United Provinces, India, applies to the American Tree Association of Washington to join the tree-planting drive. He requests planting suggestions and a tree-day program for volunteers. The association mobilizes a tree-planting army as part of the centennial Arbor Day celebration in 1972 with thousands registering trees.
A broad slope on Mont Bringuez near Lodeye France reportedly detached from its foundations and shifted nearly a quarter of a mile. The move carried soil meadows and woods and submerged roads and bridges. A chestnut grove moved 500 feet with no damage and many small lakes formed by dammed waters.
The piece argues that devotion in marriage coexists with independent circles of friends for both partners. It challenges the Victorian view of marriage as a life sentence and suggests couples gain closeness through shared companionship with others. The author cites Duncan Swann’s “The Book of a Benedict.”
A composer has written an opera about a prize fight and the press notes a hard hearted referee aiming to separate two loving heavyweights. The Punch London critique implies little fresh material seen in recent sports circles.
The Earlham College students at Richmond will answer yes to environment’s role in evolution toward respectability. New chapel seats from the Empire theater in Indianapolis have replaced old rows, moving from theater life to quiet college chapel use after the theater became a garage. The swap reflects a shift from public entertainment to academic decorum.
John N. Van Zandt of Blanenburg New Jersey is described as the oldest postmaster in continuous service in the United States. Appointed by President Lincoln at age 22, he has rarely faced job danger, overcoming initial civil service tests, and remains healthy with a hobby of fishing and visits to brothers in Des Moines Iowa and Ewing Nebraska.
Henry Phipps rose from near poverty to wealth with Andrew Carnegie in the steel business. A friend recalls his ascent from borrowing a neighbor’s hen and eggs to launching a chicken farm, then borrowing funds to enter the partnership that built a fortune.
Edmund Burke of the College of the City of New York received a clipping from a press bureau claiming to quote a statesman. The clipping turned out to reproduce Burke’s own 1775 Speech on Conciliation with the American Colonies, revealing a misdirected sample of the bureau’s work.
English scientist Sir John Russell reports a census of soil life finding over forty million organisms in one gram of soil. He counted seventeen different organisms across 865 consecutive days, noting daily population flux with seasons depressing soil life in winter and summer and lifting it in spring and autumn. The findings reveal soil as a dynamical, living system governed by unknown laws.
The article notes ancient Egypt’s farmer society led by rulers, focusing on wheat as wealth and the scarcity of minerals. It highlights dependence on crops and rare rainfall, which drove early Egyptian irrigation ingenuity and water management.
The Ohio State Journal notes Switzerland begins a pedestrian revolt against motor cars and their highway dominance. Sandwich men parade with slogans demanding better pedestrian access, highlighting a mountainous landscape where cars are less practical.
Bruhl Castle, former archbishop residence, will host a summer school next August for several score students from across Europe. The International Federation of Trade Unions organizes lectures in German French and English by leaders in the labor educational movement.
In a breezy exchange, Ethel questions how she endured years with him before filing for divorce. Clara quips she waited for his finances to enable alimony, provoking a judge to remark on the timing and rationale.
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