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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
1
A state college professor courted his female students who mocked his advances. He joked about cake boxes and crusts, then appeared with a plain, awkward woman on campus. The next morning his blackboard bore the taunting line thanking fortune that yesterday’s trust was thin.
A fragment notes a theft of laundry valued at $50,000 from wagons and hints the robbers called it a clean haul. The source text is incomplete and provides few verifiable details beyond the alleged sum and act.
The fiscal year ending June 30 shows 2,241 vessels of 3 860 484 gross tons built in the United States including minor foreign ownership. Peak production occurred autumn 1919 to winter 1920 at a rate of 4 250 000 gross tons per year aided by war appropriations and Liberty bond sales. Total ships built since June 30 1917 cost about 3 billion dollars with yearly interest near 150 million dollars.
Cotton gear wheels designed to deaden noise in trains and machinery are reported as a great success when used in automobile engines, printing presses, and similar equipment. The invention aims to reduce vibration and create quieter operation across industrial contexts.
A new company in the Philippines targets Cebu and Mindanao coal mines to boost steam coal supply for the archipelago. Efforts to develop tobacco and sugar industries accompany the drive, with much current Philippine demand directed at machinery and equipment for these new ventures.
The Fordson reduces land prep costs by almost half versus horses and saves 30 to 50 percent of a farmer’s time. It speeds field work, eases labor concerns, and offers low first and operating costs with extensive dealer support. Fordson dealers offer demonstrations on farms.
A school accident follows a Scouts first aid lesson as the principal uses the troop to help. The injured boy is taken to a doctor, others run errands, and a thirteen year old boy offers to assist his mother with first aid when her son returns home.
The exchange hints Blake-Young Jobbes bought a fine car with spiteful intent. He spends on the vehicle to signal to the girl that he will not propose again, using the purchase to display his stance.
The presiding elder questions missing children while Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge explains a North farm owner offers a nickel for every snake killed. His wife dislikes snakes, so the couple’s farm profits from local kids collecting and selling snakes for rewards, teaching money sense.
An Eastern publishing house releases a dictionary that includes only words that entered general use since the war began. Its notable feature is defining terms by quoting real examples of their use, with the come piling credited to a naval academy professor.
A columnist quips that possible effects of women's suffrage include more young men voting just to see the girls home. The remark targets public interest and social norms of the era.
The notice touts great values in the grocery line with bold promotional phrasing. It emphasizes appealing prices and selection to attract shoppers looking for bargains.
Seville blooms in spring with acacias and orange blossoms filling the plazas. The old city’s Moorish ironwork and colorful houses frame Easter processions, then the finest bullfights return near the cathedral towers, reflecting Spain’s blend of faith and festivity.
A local dentist, known for a busy practice, received a quart of wine from a grateful patient. The wine was stored with medicines and caused a small explosion when the stopper of a denatured alcohol bottle blew off. The dentist quickly disposed of the wine to a friend after the incident.
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