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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
4
Medoric Martin, longtime Montreal mayor, recalls a young man in the 1980s who became a cigarmaker with a Boston firm. He nearly starved due to language gaps and survived by repeating English phrases, notably ordering beefsteak well done. The anecdote appears in a Los Angeles Times feature.
The Apple Growers' union of Washington state adopts a mechanized cleaning system to remove spray residue from apples dried in the 1926 season. Apples pass over horizontal rollers and are slapped clean by 500 canvas blades, with electric drive and a dust removing fan. The invention aims to counteract arsenic residue concerns from spraying in some regions.
Chauncey Norton, an English import, failed to check on four girls after hisSpeedster rolled a hill and pushed a Ford full of girls into a ditch fifty feet below. He left the scene muttering snobs while the girls lay unassisted.
The Department of Agriculture plans a nationwide survey to identify foods eaten across regions and to measure quantities consumed. It will also assess whether an adult nutritive diet is achievable for large population groups.
In a tense Chicago moment a man, muttering about ending a crime, leans toward a girl who appears faint and woozy under heavy lids. The scene hints at danger as the unnamed narrator contemplates swift action, with the twist that the man is identified as her dentist.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes rising values for early fiction and poetry with Milton’s anonymous first edition of Comus selling for 21 500 dollars in New York. Comus, a 1634 masque linked to Ludlow castle wedding festivities, later inspired eighteenth century stage rearrangements by Garrick and Chestnut Street performances. Only a few surviving copies attract wealthy collectors.
Local comic exchange spotlights Mrs Pryer and Mrs Guyer trading quips about husbands who bring home a string of fish or a string of lies. The lighthearted quip appears in the New Bedford Standard.
Middle aged man is sought to sell Whitmer’s guaranteed line of toilet articles in Lumpkin County. Earn $10 to $100 weekly with salesmanship taught for free. Experience gun necessary. Team or year needed. Write TODAY to The H C Whitmer Co Columbus Indiana.
J N Pruett testifies under oath about money spent in his bid for the Georgia General Assembly. Items include Democratic Executive Committee assessment 17.50 Nugget announcement 5.00 gas and travel about 10.00 total 32.50. Witnessed Sept 9 1926 by T F Christian Lumpkin County Clerk. Afterward a charter renewal petition for The Water Power and Mining Company of Georgia is discussed.
The Dalhonga Telephone Co boasts low rates for business 2.25 and residence 1.75 with extensions and desk sets. Subscribe now and join the new directory. Notices also announce creditors of J N Satterfield estate must file demands and debtors pay promptly, dated Oct 6, 1926, G L Wanors administrator.
A chauffeur snaps at a pedestrian and demands rule knowledge while the pedestrian quips that the Golden Rule isn’t a road rule. The exchange captures humor in a Boston transcript style.
County commissioners set total tax rate for 1926 at 1.70 dollars per hundred in unincorporated Lumpkin, with Dahlonega limits at 1.385 dollars. Rates cover state 5 mills, educational 3.5 mills, county purposes 0.85, bond debt 0.89, paupers 0.10, jail 0.04, plus city of Dahlonega adjustments. Officials: John H. Moore, C. Meaders, W. L. Ash.
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