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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
1
The jay family is described as witty and superior among birds. The European, American, and Rio Grande jays display color variants, while the long crested stellar jay in western North America is depicted as brilliant, vigilant, and highly active in foraging, danger detection, and play.
A promotion highlighting top American race horses and bold dirt track drivers. It advertises auto polo as an exciting sport, showcases a large midways at Johnny J. Jones Carnival Exposition, markets the amusement organization as the continent’s best, and notes pyrotechnics by a special artist amplified by a 500-actor pageant.
John P. Cohalan and James A. Foley announce that after June 30 certified copies of wills and other court documents will be produced by photography in New York City. Officials praise photography for labor savings, though some electrical work remains pending. Attorneys have been notified of the planned change.
The Niagara, Perry era brig raised after famed 1812 war actions, is awarded to the United States by Erie. Congress accepts, directing the Navy to maintain the relic and provide docking at Erie port for world visitors.
A Leghorn pullet laid an egg in a sparrow nest under a porch eave. The next day the egg was smashed and the nest vanished as sparrows rebuilt their home. The pullet returned to the scene, then left in frustration as the sparrows persisted.
A past state quotes a belief in reincarnation and living in classical eras. The speaker wonders if they were among sacred geese that saved Rome by waking people with a loud cackle.
Incendiary bullets fired from aircraft machine guns function as miniature high explosive shells. Millions were produced at the Frankford arsenal using hollow brass casings filled with barium nitrate and a magnesium red lead firing charge. The bullets differ from solid rifle rounds and are designed to deliver flame by igniting the explosive inside upon discharge.
The article notes the United States openness to diverse immigrants over a century and more, yet only two presidents have non British surnames. Both were Dutch, Van Buren and Roosevelt, illustrating the limited non British presidential lineage.
A quoted authority says appendicitis operations have “gone out of fashion” and asks what the indications are for fall and winter styles in surgery, implying evolving trends in operative methods.
The European market offers few good assortments of rough and finished diamonds. War-time production gaps, South African restrictions, and rising sterling exchange push importers to pay more for rough stones, with higher prices anticipated after cutting.
In Mardy Rhondda, a developing landslide from the mountain threatens the mining town. After rain paused, movement resumed with 40 Edward Street houses feeling pressure as ceilings fall and doors warp. Army huts rise in the park for possible temporary housing.
A humorous exchange contrasts a man who toiled long hours with a younger person. The elder recalls 14 hour days while the youth notes the lack of moving pictures and golf offering little else to do.
A new device for rapid card dealing uses a metal tray holding a full pack, a wheel with a rubber rim pressed by a spring, and a finger loop. Pulling the wire advances one card at a time as the wheel contacts the next card.
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