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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1927
Page
4
Edna Rowe writes from a Florida resort hotel where no full length mirrors exist in any public area or bedrooms. She notes the self aware, overstuffed fashion choices of middle aged patrons and questions whether neglect or psychological management genius explains the lack of mirrors.
The New York Times reports Staten Island shows 73 percent native white now, up from 67 percent eighty years ago. Of foreign born residents, 56 percent are naturalized, with Italians, Germans, and Irish among the top nationalities.
A witty remark from the Vatican recounts the bishop of Gibraltar joking that he oversees southern Europe, managing embassy churches from Nice to Malta while visiting Rome. The exchange highlights clerical humor about jurisdiction and hierarchy within the church.
G J Walden administrator of J N Utterfield deceased asks the court to dismiss him from administration and receive letters of dismission. He cites full administration and governs the action for the first Monday in October 1927. August 6 1927 WL Townsesn Ordinary
Mrs Elizabeth J McGow an as Administrator of the estate of IL J Sutcheson has filed a petition. The Ordinary assigns October 1927 as the hearing date to show cause why she should not be dismissed and letters of dismission issued.
Commissioners for Roads and Revenues of Lumpkin County announce the 1927 tax structure. State levy remains 5 mills, educational tax in Dahlonega area 8.5 mills, with county rates totaling 1.70 per hundred dollars outside the city and 1.85 inside Dahlonega, covering general, bond debt, paupers, and jail repairs.
The Dawdonca Telephone Company warns residents that phone lines are for authorized household use only. Borrowing service to save money is condemned as dishonest, likened to stealing from regular subscribers. The message offers a single free or paid solution and emphasizes paying for calls.
Engineers measured Niagara river flow in 191% and found 200000 cubic feet per second at the falls. They cross Goat Island to install a sounding cable to determine depth and rate of flow, enabling calculation of water used for electricity and waste. About 96 percent goes over the Canadian Horseshoe Falls as crest center retreats eight feet yearly.
The article notes basketball's rapid growth in France with about two hundred skilled women players in Paris and major industrial centers Lyons and Clermont-Ferrand. It highlights Paris as a focal point and marks a shift in public interest for the sport among French women.
A hard boiled Minneapolis man impatiently seeks the smoking room while waiting for his wife. He questions an usher about directions as she finishes getting ready and heads to a lounge where a sign reads pay no attention to that sign.
Chicago has installed Bright Street Lights on State street using two 2 000 watt lamps on two light standards spaced ninety feet apart. The lighting value per standard is about 90 000 Ti mens with the light on the street surface more than double that of the most lit previous street.
In Berlin a wind mill aims to pump water using the Rotor windmill principles of Tlettner. The rotor, mounted on a tower where a windmill stands, spins merrily and resembles a huge spoon on a stick in the ground.
Capper's Weekly reports tabby cats nursing young foxes on Canadian fox ranches. Mother foxes are too nervous to nurse their cubs, while the foxes live near civilization in a lonesome but orderly setting.
The text notes Maine as the first prohibition state by adopting an anti liquor law in 1851 and later a prohibition amendment. It also states Georgia, founded in 1732, banned intoxicating liquors by trustees, with Jamaica rum entering when Georgia became a crown colony in 1782.
The fragment recalls a jokey barbed exchange involving Rip Ramsey and Major Munks about a man’s talking, with slang and a note that one person left him still speaking. The source text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates.
Pathfinder Magazine explains the historical span of the Spanish Main from the Orinoco to Partama and into adjacent Caribbean waters. It notes buccaneers and trade routes as the core context, with the term now purely historical and linked to sixteenth century seafaring terms.
A brief dialogue captures a sister asking if Bobbie loves her most and Bobbie affirming. The sister urges Bobbie to go out with Tom tonight, highlighting a tense household moment of affection and jealousy.
In Weissenbach Austria the mayor and vice mayor were chosen by drawing lots after a council stalemate produced repeated ties. Terr Welmasinger, a local factory director, became mayor and one of his workers was chosen as vice-mayor. Welmasinger is not specified by party. his vice-mayor Wenneinger is described as a Socialist.
The interior minister of Hungary forbids women from entering any card clubs in Budapest. He says women are keener gamblers than men and will curb their fighting impulses. The ban follows a hair pulling quarrel between an official's wife and an actress. He aims to shut all gambling centered clubs in the city.
The United States Weather Bureau reports a tornado tore a schoolhouse at Laplata Maryland and carried a heavy iron roofing sheet 50 miles from the wreck. The storm traced along the ground for fifteen miles, and experts believe a whirling upper air vortex sustained the roof fragment.
A Liberty question cites Natal South Africa as the most illiterate country with 94.8 percent of natives unable to read or write. Guatemala and Reypt are near second with 92.7 percent each in the same ranking.
The article profiles the Japanese woman Suzuki once deemed the richest in the world, highlighting her rise in business, the cultural barrier of women in Japan, and how financial difficulties have challenged her status.
A Woman’s Page note laments splashes from autos in muddy streets ruin silk stockings. The piece likens cars to politicians always throwing mud, reflecting weathered city life and domestic frustrations.
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