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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1926
Page
4
The article reports 16,000 killed and over 16,000 injured by fire last year with 80 percent being dependents or inmates of state institutions. Property losses totaled 548.8 million dollars, averaging 1,503,590 daily and 1,014 per minute, far exceeding Chicago’s fire losses and prior records.
A quoted exchange discusses dominance in marriage and the value of a wife’s ignorance in some respects. The lighthearted banter contrasts pride with modesty, suggesting mutual tolerance and humor in spousal dynamics.
In Manila the majority wed before 21 with ages clustered around 20 to 25. Across provinces marriages occur earlier, driven by long engagements and a customary law requiring parental consent. Men provide a dowry under this system, while brides mostly remain under 20.
The Turkish government forms a 12 member artist committee with fixed salaries signaling a shift from Ottoman traditions. The move marks a break from past rulers who stifled art fearing revolutionary ideas and banned human depiction in sculpture and relief under religious edict.
In a Life column excerpt Sambo describes waking at two in the morning to a ghost passing through the side wall of a haunted house. He then escaped to the opposite wall to repeat the phenomenon, echoing a rural folk tale of spectral intrusion.
A brief exchange shows a man and woman discussing art and a budding artist. The man mentions living in a studio and growing whiskers, humorously hinting at his fledgling career.
A Herald-Tribune note claims a debt or obligation as a jest about a car sale. The quip ties a low price of 80 cents to the newspaper, reflecting a satirical mishmash of costs and credit. No additional facts are verified in the fragment.
Two government scientists Dr E O Ulrich of the geological survey and Dr R S Bassler of the National Museum publish a book on condodonts tiny fossil teeth. The research may have industrial value for the petroleum industry as Paleozoic fish flesh is linked to petroleum formation and the teeth help date rock strata and locate oil pools.
Wes ton Wiswall of Omaha Nebraska spent two nights in jail after using his duplicate keys to take his own automobile. Mrs Wiswall had driven the car downtown to shop and reported her husband missing when the police could not identify him. The car was found with Wiswall and he was released after the misunderstanding was resolved.
Girls from the Scouts planted 1 000 trees at Camp Andree the national Girl Scout camp in Briarcliff New York during the last year. Sixteen hundredths of them were evergreens red spruce white pine Norway spruce and hemlock from seedlings to mature trees. Many trees and shrubs were fed to decorate the grounds around the main lodge.
John T. Couch deceased. Gouck files for year's support and appraisers report. Court of Ordinary Lumpkin County requires all interested parties to show cause on the first Monday in October 1926 why the support should not be granted. Date Sept 7, 1926. Ordinary W B Towksknia.
Commissioners Meaders Ash and Moore establish Lumpkin County tax rates for 1926. State levy remains 4 mills and educational rate 3.5 mills for non Dahlonega property. County wide levy totals 5 cents per $100 with specified per-purpose shares. city limits of Dahlonega adjust to 135 per $100.
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