17 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1926
Page
1
A Manchester Guardian observer in Bagdad notes Mosul shows a new lease on life with revived trade. The city lacks major rebuilt infrastructure though, and streets remain muddy. Yet prospectors, oil men, and drillers arrive from around the world, signaling a coming boom period.
Miss Samantha Plummer, oldest nurse in the United States army, has served 27 years without illness. At sixty nine she remains healthy and active as chief nurse at Fitzsimmons General hospital, Denver. Born in 1857 in Vernon county Missouri, she was orphaned at age three and educated at local schools before nursing training in Arapahoe County Colorado.
Miley Rezzidew of Petunia calls Amzi Fop'y a tiresome nuisance and boastful braggart yet admits his utility in a back-action fashion. After busy people avoided him he bored village loafers, some left town, and none died as a result, while he proved useful as an eradicator and disinfectant in a peculiar sense.
American singer Marie Montana, a stage name honoring her native state, has become a notable figure in Europe. She has performed in several countries and received a welcoming reception, boosting recognition of her home state abroad.
An American resident in Shanghai reportedly swallowed 48 soft boiled eggs in ten minutes at a local hotel, part of a $100 silver bet. He consumed two plates of two dozen eggs, breaking six at a time in a glass with salt and butter, aiming for a world or China record. He is alive but unlikely to eat another egg soon.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a tiny deer nose fly, in larval stage inside a North American deer, stores food to live on unseen. as an adult it does not eat and is described as possibly the fastest moving life form, outpacing birds and insects. No one has captured it in full flight.
The weather bureau notes lightning may be seen long before thunder is heard when distant, or simultaneous with the flash when very close. As distance increases, thunder follows the flash. light travels essentially instantly, while sound moves about 1,100 feet per second.
A traveling salesman and a tavern keeper discuss a humorous clipping about The Sunshine garage to be run by the widow of Limpy Wadkins who died last week. The exchange notes a fatal bet, saying Limpy killed himself by eating liver pills.
A miniature aircraft weighing about an eighth of an ounce set a new world record in Chicago during the fourth annual miniature aircraft flyers tournament. The rubber band powered plane stayed aloft for 100 seconds, surpassing the 95 second mark from 1924.
A light exchange at Topheavy tavern questions the traveling salesman about attending the elocutionary entertainment at the opera house tonight. The landlo of the tavern warns little danger unless the building catches fire.
A four foot long motor driven life buoy designed to reach drowning victims swiftly. It resembles a small motorboat with a stern bar for clingers and a control button to start and stop the motor while the operator steers as rudder.
Dr Maurice Sandoz of the University of Lausanne claims to have produced tricane a rapid narcotic anesthetic. Experiments show total insensibility in fishes and frogs within two to six minutes and some preliminary results in delaying aging.
An article discusses the uncertain location of the North Pole in the polar ocean. It notes Peary placed a flag and tools, but drifting ice would have moved any marker within days. Amundsen and Scott reportedly confirmed the pole's position by observing the sun and flag remarks.
A speaker recalls the moment of declaring love while revealing a hidden burden as a property was heavily mortgaged. The exchange hints at personal sacrifice and financial strain influencing relationships.
National Pets Government statistics show the common clothes moth as the top domestic pet in the United States, surpassing the bedbug. Households host vast, multitudes of moths, with some groups reaching into the millions. Domesticated moths are faithful, hard to remove, inexpensive, and fond of clothing including dress suits and coonskin coats.
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