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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
1
The article extols apples as a cheap, easily obtained food that adds variety to meals and may prevent disease. It argues apples improve brain function and skin, noting a ripe apple digests in about 85 minutes and endorses frequent inclusion in the diet.
The sense of direction is strongly developed in the average man says Professor Pate. He claims a man can rise in the darkest night and unerringly find a burglar safe, work the combination without light, drink hair restorer thinking it cough remedy on the bedside table.
About 80 flour substitutes proved useful for bread when mixed with at least three times as much wheat flour. Substitutes include flours from chestnuts bananas soy beans peanuts peas corn barley oats and rye. Bread of 12 parts boiled potato to 9 parts wheat flour proved satisfactory.
A mother recounts a quarrel between two girls who slept together. One child sobbed after lights out claiming Ruth kicked her in the back then apologized before retaliation could occur. The tale highlights household fault lines and childlike responses.
A simple restoration method hides a stain by cutting a slightly larger irregular patch from matching wallpaper and pasting it over the stain. The torn edge blends with the wall, making the repair nearly invisible.
A fashion page explains that bifurcated garments have gained strong popularity for women. It defines the style as a pair of trousers, clarifying its meaning for readers not clear on the concept.
British technical publications credit Murray a Mansfield wood turner with inventing the first circular saw. The initial device measured about six inches in diameter and operated on a wood turning lathe powered by water.
Quote from Charles Kingsley on the effects of labor shaping character. The passage asserts that forced work fosters temperance self control diligence and willpower while instilling cheerfulness and contentment and other virtues absent in the idle.
A sharp quote by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler criticizes men who seek amusement in women yet complain they are not soothing. The remark satirizes romantic expectations and pretentious attitudes toward female companionship.
A motivational passage extols those who uplift others as the ones who rise. It contrasts with those who push others down, describing the helper as constantly aided by reciprocal support and uplift across social circles.
A newspaper review highlights Mr. McB presenting works by McDowell and Granados. The critic notes his bow control and rapid position changes that maintained melody throughout the recital.
A reader letter plays on tongue twisters about rough and tough sounds. It notes a line from Youth's Companion showing the difficulty of English for foreigners and a humorous image of someone sitting on a bough and coughing with dough in the mouth.
The quotation offers a sequence of advice on marriage focusing on knowing a husband through stages of love study humor flattery and humor again. It frames marriage as a cycle of understanding leading to compatibility and potential divorce if missteps occur.
Ancient Egypt was celebrated for its wheat in earliest times. The best wheat was described as bearded. Wheat is sown in winter, followed by barley. During the plagues of hail barley suffered, while the wheat had not yet appeared and escaped harm.
A brief humorous dialogue features Miss Ascum questioning why ships weigh anchors on departure and Mr. Dumley explaining weight variation due to binnacles and other aboard items. The exchange presents light nautical wordplay in period tone.
A girl named Mary was visiting the country and was stung by a bee. She cried to her mother that she did not understand why anyone would act so harshly since she had not done anything to provoke them.
A whimsical exchange portrays Percival asking about smoking in presence and Patience replying that tobacco is viewed like daytime enjoyment, not personally consumed, but appreciated in others.
Donald bursts into a room soaking wet proclaiming he has been washing the hose. His mother reacts with surprise as the boy explains his aim and effort in a humorous domestic scene.
A rope twisted in and out of a chain over a pulley suppresses noise and extends chain life by about 70 percent.
The process begins with funds moving from the treasury to sub treasuries and from there to banks. Money is then withdrawn from banks to pay wages salaries and for general exchange, entering active circulation.
A tip describes cooling water by surrounding a pitcher with a newspaper and rubber band to seal air and slow ice melt. It also extols studying birds as a path to humane attitudes toward animal life, citing a Milwaukee Journal quote about sparrows and value of life.
The text notes fifty moons would match Earth's volume while 81 moons would equal Earth's mass due to lunar density at six tenths that of Earth. It adds the Moon's surface area roughly equals North and South America, with about 40 percent hidden from view as the Moon always shows the same face.
A Massachusetts ornithologist observed an ailing orchard from 1891 to 1895. He tackled baneful insects by attracting birds, reducing pests and enabling the trees to bear fruit, making it one of the few in the neighborhood to thrive.
A reflective piece from the Kansas City Star ponders futile hopes and a comic craving to witness a long bearded man tangled in candy-making machines. The narrator imagines a playful, impossible scene as a metaphor for longing and disappointment.
In a sick thermometer the mercury can separate. Raise the level of the extended arm and jolt the tube downward to bring the liquid back to its proper position. Repeat gently if needed.
An explanation of echo formation notes that air waves from shouting reflect and return, determined by encounters with obstacles. Any sound wave can produce an echo when reflected without changing shape.
The quotation extols a government of the people without monarchy or military coercion, describing it as popular in form and representative in character, built on equality, and hoped to endure forever through its foundational principles.
A garage boss asks a applicant if he knows how to wash cars. The seedy-looking man replies he does but quips that he will clean everything except the license plates, hinting at trouble or wrongdoing.
Milk is presented as more than a beverage, a nourishing food. The piece argues that more milk and less meat on the table reduce living costs and improve health.
Research in India reports several varieties of grass that grow prolifically and yield excellent paper pulp. The findings suggest a potential domestic source for paper products and industry materials.
In Calcutta a botanical garden reverses the common temperate practice by housing cooler land plants in cold houses while tropical species are kept in hot houses, creating an inverted climate arrangement.
A sharp exchange turns on the phrase I believe that man has a screw loose. The response jokes I hope no one will try to mend matters by getting him tight. The brief exchange plays on a pun about fixing people.
A cliff fall at Scarborough England uncovered twenty bronze age weapons including axes spears chisels gouges and a sword fragment. Twelve socketed axes are reported in perfect condition.
A proposed sane eating standard called Not enough food and no more gains support for reducing family food bills. Advocates argue it would lower costs and improve physical condition across households, though critics worry about nutrition and practicality.
A high school girl asked a librarian for a book titled American education In the twelfth century. The request, noted in the Christian Register, highlights curiosity about medieval education and library resources.
Ammonia water that has been used for washing may be used for plants. It is an excellent fertilizer.
Edward Everett Hale’s maxim inspires a shared vow to pursue meaningful deeds. The quotation frames a personal pledge to act with purpose and benefit others in daily life.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram piece notes the futility of escaping debt yet urges effort to avoid worsening finances. It frames debt as a maze where progress is difficult but restraint can prevent further peril.
A short note cites Dr. Lafcadio Hearn on poetry in Japan as universal and shared by all levels of society. The passage emphasizes poetry's reach as a common breath across readers and writers.
Directory lists city council mayor aldermen and trustees including G T Moor G W Camp C B Wray A B Keith J B McGee and G W Vaughn Also city school trustees H Hyers and B Smith secretary and treasurer G Walden John H Moore and B F Anderson County officers Hopreasawattye Craig R Arnold Ordinary W B Townsend clerk of the Superior Court M Davis tax collector O Porter tax receiver Alfred Grigzle J H Head and J L Ash as tax assessors
Prospectus describes total annual expenses from 125 to 175 dollars covering board lodging books fuel lights uniform and more. Emphasizes climate mountain location discipline obedience regularity and self dependence. Notes military department cadet band under U S Army officers and wide course offerings. For information contact Dr G R Glenn president.
The Mountain Inn is now open for transient guests and travelers in North Georgia. The facility offers electric lights and running water, a park with 80 acres of fine shade, and is promoted as the finest resort in the region under proprietor Craig R. Arnold.
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