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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1929
Page
2
A respectable man faced court for petty theft after being caught taking a sign from a construction job. The judge asked what the sign read, and the defendant explained he planned to hang it in his car so his wife could see it, revealing the reason behind the theft.
A quirky item notes a passer-by querying a beggar about wearing two hats while the beggar boasts booming trade. The beggar mentions expanding his premises as business accelerates.
The statement extols broad civic talk while noting that valuable contributions remain scarce, highlighting a tension between free expression and substantive input in public discourse.
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as fast relief for gas and sour stomach, claiming acidity is checked and digestive organs quiet. It says the product suits children, signals of coated tongue or fetid breath justify use, and emphasizes seeking the genuine Phillips name over imitations.
In Little Rock Arkansas Mars H Aas testifies she was sick for three years after her last baby and suffered nerve issues and insomnia. She used seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and seven bottles of Pinkham's Sanative Wash and is now well and active with a large family and a happy home.
The Weather Bureau explains no proven link between sunspots and weather. Dr Charles notes differing weather patterns across regions complicate any correlation. Bureau records show sunspot cycles of about eleven years with up to 250 spots in busy months and none for stretches, while scientists debate planetary and solar internal causes.
In Modesto California sixteen year old Max Denny took a car for a test spin. He cut electric power to Escalon Riverbank Oakdale and Knights Ferry for varying times. He blew fuses on a PG and E private line. He knocked down a 17 000 volt power line on McHenry avenue and wrecked the car. He suffered minor cuts and bruises.
A buck charged through a cottage window in South Bay startling a camper who hid on a stove. The intruding deer smashed glass and decor, then fled through the front room window as woodsmen note many deer are seen in the Adirondacks after hunting season.
A bored commuter observations lead to a transit commission inquiry. The piece notes clubs of New York and a dog and horse relief society while detailing a change in gate opening times at Pennsylvania Station to ease crowding.
Lebanon Indiana man Emmett Scott aged 46 began a three month sentence at Boone County Jail. He claimed a unique escape by sawing through the gate to the bullpen after finding the jail doors locked and keys missing. He followed sheriff instruction to proceed with the sentence.
In Budapest a gravestone bears the name of a presumed dead wife and her children, prompting an investigation by the widow. The divorced husband allegedly raised the monument to demonstrate his devotion and persuade his former spouse to remarry him.
A Philadelphia naturalists expedition collected 230 bird specimens and 45 rodents from Gulf coast islands near Port Aransas and Lydia Ann Island. They documented frigate birds, terns, a roseate spoonbill, curlews, horned larks, various rats and reptiles, noting submergence of islands in prior years and unexpected rodent populations.
Robert Russ fourteen recalls diving from a bridge over the Tennessee River at Guntersville Alabama to save Harry Smith fifteen. He says it was harder to stand up and pitch with bases loaded than to dive and rescue, though he himself was injured in the feat and spent twenty minutes to bring the boy to shore.
Captain Henry L. Bowdoin to launch salvage of the sunken hulk Egypt off the French coast 20 miles away. The treasure, valued at 15 million dollars, lies in 400 feet of water and has drawn many prior seekers. $1500000 reportedly spent on the project by local capitalists. The Egypt sank on May 20, 1922.
Deputy Sheriff William Hulsey of Fresno County says he would not be surprised if the millennium arrives soon after reporting forty eight hours with no new bookings at the county jail. He notes Fresno city prisoners are also held in the county jail as Fresno County’s population is about two hundred thousand.
Giant farmer Conrad Carroll went amuck aboard a Northwest Western limited train from Norton County Kansas to California. He attacked passengers, wrecked the chair car and diner, and chased women and children before being calmed by a Sacramento schoolteacher. He was subdued, given an opiate, and taken to hospital at Biggs after arrival.
In Brescia Italy Signora Roverbella mourned her husband after an automobile accident that mutilated the body and left her convinced the corpse was his. A visitor then arrived alive and well revealing the mistaken identity. The actual victim was an elderly man about her husband’s age.
In Brooklyn Mrs Anna Torceyn fought a huge rat in her home at 123 Louisiana Avenue to protect her two month old son John. She struck with a broom as the rat bit the infant thrice and attacked her throat before neighbors drove it away. An ambulance surgeon treated the baby's wounds. Residents report unusually large rats in the street.
Shirley L. Freeman, a radio salesman, and his devoted terrier were inseparable. When the dog wandered in front of an electric train, Freeman heroically tossed the pet to safety but was struck by the train and killed.
James Raute fifty nine Chestnut Hill gardener died after a bee sting. Doctors cannot determine if the sting caused death directly or if heart disease or shock from pain contributed. An autopsy was ordered to determine exact cause.
An old promotional sketch notes Dr Caldwell's syrup as the world's laxative. It claims to cure constipation by addressing breath coated tongue gas headaches and lack of energy. It says the remedy is popular with women and children and widely sold in drugstores.
Mrs Jones-Oh reports she has sent for seed catalogues and a booklet on fox farming to aid her farming plans.
Strontium, used in refining beet sugar fireworks glass and medicines, is one of the few minerals the United States must rely on foreign imports for. The note highlights a dependence on foreign supplies for this chemical element.
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