14 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1928
Page
1
A bus line from Dahlonega to Atlanta lists departures from Dahlonega at 7:30 A M and 4 P M with returns from Atlanta at 7:30 A M. The notice directs readers to see Fred Jones at Princeton Hotel Bus Station 17 North Forsyth Street in Dahlonega for details about Best Cars and careful drivers.
We express heartfelt thanks to friends for kindness and sympathy during our mother’s illness and death. Appreciate floral offerings and use of cars from Lula Gurley, Harry Summerour, W W Gurley, and Mrs Irma Gurley.
Georgia voters will decide at the November 6 1928 general election on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow Ware County to increase bonded indebtedness by 250000 dollars to acquire a hospital site in Waycross or nearby and to construct equip and operate a hospital The measure was prepared by the 1927 General Assembly and approved by Governor L G Hardman with the proclamation issued August 27 1928.
The text discusses inequality in human intelligence and resourcefulness in creating institutions to prevent poverty. It asserts some regions are improvident or ir responsible and that widespread want threatens even societies that currently resist hardship.
A playful dialogue centers on a hat dubbed miraculous. The exchange notes yesterday's new hat and mentions someone calling it a miracle hat, while the speakers recall little else about the item or its origin.
A large manufacturing plant between Philadelphia and New York tested red lighting on brick lines to reduce mortar emphasis seen with white lights. The brick building, shaped with curved lines, appeared more satisfactory under red lamps, revealing subtle details without exposing interior features.
From Pliny to Norse tales to Olaus Magnus and Greenland missionary accounts, legends describe gigantic sea and land serpents. The oarfish may have inspired many yarns. yet no conclusive proof confirms the sea serpent’s existence.
Kendrick Kimball writes in the Detroit News that the humming bird though only three inches long displays fearless spirit. They attack hawks crows and eagles and their rapier bills deliver sharp pricks. Within their own species they duel with swift thrusts and rapid dodging.
A thrifty Scotch farmer begins his day by reading from the Bible to his field hands. While reading Chronicles he notes the many generations and remarks they “begat one another” to the page and beyond, then sends the workers to their tasks.
The excerpt praises nature as fair in distributing gifts of color and form. It notes gossa mer skin favors true and Titian blondes, blends brownish skin for sun resistance, and admires the silhouette of a dryad with one standout beautiful feature. The tone celebrates varied physical traits as natural aesthetic ideals.
A historic note describes how indigenous peoples extracted sap from maple trees in early spring. They used tomahawks to tap trees, directed sap into ground vessels, and boiled it in bark dishes and earthen kettles to produce syrup.
The article traces weaving origins in China around 2500 B C and Egyptian use earlier, noting multiple civilizations likely invented weaving. It contrasts hand plaiting with loom use, highlights the power loom invention by Englishman Dr Cartwright in 1787, and notes later loom improvements reaching high perfection.
A comic tale recounts a Chicago troupe driving on with debt and eight singing landlords in tow. The landlord’s tenor voice lands him chorus work, until the boss jokes to hire a bass singing landlord at the next stop. The anecdote ends with a wary laugh at the growing chorus of landlords.
The article describes batik as a wax dyed fabric technique popular in America. It explains applying hot beeswax to cover areas like a yellow butterfly, then dyeing the fabric green. wax resists color, and the finished piece is cleaned with gasoline to remove wax.
Considerate of Mother Bobbie is told by his mother not to leave the porch in rain. A neighbor says Bobbie is at her house, but he returns with a stick he says is to spare his mother from going out to get wet.
During a dollar day crush a boy named Perry was separated from his mother. He sobbed and drew a crowd as women tried to comfort him, assuring his mother was near while he cried that none could show his mother's face.
Noted child Billy cheers over a new baby brother while neighbors gossip about appearance. Lilly and Trever discuss the baby’s color, with Trever remarking the infant is a deeper shade than expected.
The State of Georgia petitions the Lumpkin Superior Court to condemn a 1928 Chevrolet Roadster owned by Fred Smith for illegally transporting intoxicating liquors on public roads. The court requires all interested parties to show cause within 90 days why the property should not be condemned and sold as prayed. Judge HH Sutton presides, with Clerk T F Christian.
Commissioners Meaders Ash and Moore set state 5 mills and education 5 mills, adding county rates of 27 38 and 15 hundredths for general, bond, and pauper needs. Total levy reaches 1.80 dollars per hundred for Dahlonega and county outside city limits. Tax collector ordered to assess and collect for year 1928.
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