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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
1
Local churches announce weekly worship times. Baptist led by Rev W T Evans with 11 80 and 8 services, prayer meetings midweek, and Y P U on Sunday evenings. Methodist under Rev J W Blake with 11:30 and 7:30 services and Epworth League. Presbyterian led by Rev B W Baker with monthly 10 o'clock services. Church of God with Rev Gordon Watson offering 11 and 8 services and Sunday School at 10 80 supervised by A J Fitts.
It is hoped to establish a Masonic lodge aboard the Canadian Pacific steamship Empress of France. The ship’s crew includes 160 members of the order led by the captain.
A steam boiler now uses a novel device that continuously records water height and triggers a bell if the level deviates from the safe range. The system aims to improve safety by providing immediate audible warnings for high or low water.
An Sydney based executive committee will soon be named to study the best method to eliminate any monopoly in wireless broadcasting and draft recommendations for the wireless board and the federal government. A prior note mentioned a thief who stole platinum from Notre Dame lightning rod terminals and now a bolder theft target is reported. Germany’s Koenigsberg earthquake observatory was deprived of bronze seismograph parts, a loss tied to its Baltic Russian plateau site and its role in earthquake investigations.
The Science Museum in South Kensington hosts a 50-exhibit showing from 1829 to today. It includes the first typed letter from 1830 and notes how early machines weighed over 20 pounds and typed only capitals. Demand now runs at about 75 machines an hour versus two a year five decades ago.
A new Indianapolis student living at a campus residence received a note saying call Randolph 0000. She asked for Randolph on the phone and, after confusion, spoke to a voice misidentified as Mrs Randolph. Laughter erupted from fellow students as the trick was revealed.
A surge of interest in Mimbres valley artifacts draws residents from usual occupations to dig under floors of rooms once used by ancient inhabitants. Dr J Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian visited Deming to review amateur collections and preserve finds, with Pinos Altos Fort Bayard and Silver City amateurs also engaged in the activity.
The Indianapolis News reports a plan releasing over one million imported European corn borer parasites in New England to curb damage from the invasive pest. The move aims to control the destructive crop insect and protect yields.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes an old expression about a woman’s blush over wearing few clothes at home in heat, contrasted with her daughter wearing even less in public streets today.
The Detroit News surveys how ancient peoples venerated trees and plants. Druids revered oaks and mistletoe, Norse legends center on Yggdrasil and the Norns, Athenians praised the olive, Mohammedans honor myrtle wheat and date palm, and Hebrews sanctified the acacia linked to Moses.
In Brazil the Araguuaya coast features long clean silver sand stretches up to half a mile wide. The surface is smooth like a billiard table and sometimes winds create patterns while animal tracks mark the shore including capivara, tapir, turtle, and jaguar. Dense virgin forests border the sands and limbs sweep the river, posing danger to boats.
During a fierce electrical storm in Medford Hillside Mass lightning struck the electric wires and destroyed the power system, yet the 320 foot steel radio antenna and broadcasting gear remained untouched. Experts including Dr Steinmetz affirm proper radio installations reduce lightning risk, a view the Boston Herald confirms with practical tests.
A noted heir, once heir to a fortune, becomes dissipated leaving the wealth diminished. A sharp exchange questions the extent of ruin and the moral decline of inherited wealth.
The Johannesburg Times argues South Africa spends heavily on public officials. It notes only about 460,000 white men exist, many of whom are unemployed or nonproductive, leaving a tiny pool of potential producers after deducting public servants.
A new illuminated handbag lights its interior when opened. A tiny bulb helps the owner locate keys and tickets and use a built in mirror, saving a woman from hunting in the dark theater or taxi. This novelty, highlighted by Scientific American, shows how fashion and technology merge in daily life.
Very small. If your neighbor's chickens intrude on your garden and you yearn to pick him for it, that is patriotism on a small scale, according to the Brooklyn Standard Union.
German scientists note lightning melted platinum tips and iridium tips during storms, indicating temperatures exceed 1700 to 1800 degrees Celsius for platinum and about 2000 degrees Celsius for iridium. Findings arise from observations of electrical discharges striking lightning rods.
Old Columbus Dispatch joke about two Scotch Presbyterians meeting after a church service. One recalls delivering a three hour sermon and notes the audience grew tired yet the speaker says it would have done hearts good to see the listeners exhausted.
A slide rule designed by Dr Thomas D Wood expresses deviations from average child weights as percentages of the average. The device promises speed for experts while frightening the uninitiated, according to Scientific American.
A prominent theatrical man criticizes David Belasco, saying he does not like his stuff and will find a reason to prove it, a remark highlighted by the New York World as the week’s sharpest quote.
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