THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G. MAYNARD, Manager.
Published every evening except Sunday by the NOME PUBLISHING
COMPANY, Nome, Alaska.
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ABSORBING
POPULATION
Alaska has served notice up
on the world that it wishes
none of the wasters and flab
by individuals who prefer to
lean upon somebody else rath
er than carve for themselves.
And those who believe this
is a land flowing with milk
and honey and only awaiting
some mechanical contrivance
to turn the stream into the
outstretched bowl may as
well revise their ideas and get
down to earth.
As pointed out by skilled
engineers and geologists at
the recent session of the Am
erican Mining Congress. Alas
ka is the richest spot in Am
erica with respect to miner
als. Other surveys of natural
resources show that it is pos
sessed of all those avenues by
which mankind may hope to
advance to prosperity and in
dependence. There are tim
ber, agriculture, fish and cli
matic conditions equal to and
better than many spots in the
United States, proper. But it
is in the raw, so to speak
What is needed is ambiti
ous and industrious youth,
armed with the advantages
which our liberal school sys
tem has provided; youth
which is capable of shoulder
ing its pack, faring forth in
nature’s storehouse of wealth
and there working out its
own salvation as the pioneer
men of wealth in the Terri
tory worked out theirs
It is no child’s game, but it
is one which presents the
only avenue through which
the man of courage and intel
ligence can escape the lock
step of the day’s pay, and
while escaping, amass a com
petence, at the same time
carving his name upon the
scrolls of one hundred per
cent Americanism.
Pioneering is the furnace
heat which tempers a man,
fills him with the pride of ac
hievement and permits him
to sit beside the great.
Washington knew what it
was to split shoe pegs from
beachwood with which the
soles of his boots were attach
ed. Lincoln was not too proud
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THE FASTEST, MOST FREQUENT, MOST
CONVENIENT SERVICE IS
VIA
MIROW AIR SERVICE
FAST, STURDY, LUXURIOUS PLANES
THE BOARD OF TRADE
NEW LOCATION
(Opposite The Dream Theatre)
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Job Printing Department
Is Ecjuipped To Handle Your Job
Printing Needs, Efficiently,
I i -
Speedily Executed.
AT REASONABLE PRICES
THE NEVADA BAR
BEER WINES
CARDS AND POOL
to split rails. And our own
successful men lost nothing
of caste or pride in driving a
team or mushing dogs.
All the education in the
world is worthless unless it
is backed by a self-analysis
which intrudes the inquiry :
“What am I good for?”—Cor
dova Times.
Primitive Lamps
Great Stone Age
Used By Eskimos
Most Necessary to Comfort
Of the Northland Tribes
And Was One of Most’
Cherished Possessions
The necessity of warmth
and light, without question,
was one of the greatest prim
itive needs of the stone age
of the Eskimos. Without the
lamp there was no possible
way to combat the rigor and
darkness of the long Arctic
winters. Was it any wonder
that on their household uten
sil. in fact, its most cherish
ed possession, all domestic
and social life was focussed.
And yet, the necessity of
light and heat was really of
secondary importance. With
out the lamp their drinking
water would have been im
possible to obtain from ice
and snow. Besides that it
was indispensable for drying
the clothes (an Eskimo would
freeze in wet clothing), This
was done by hanging the cloth
ing on a rack or frame built
over the lamp. It was also
very useful in making imple
ments, such as snowshoes,
sleds and many others. The
making of these implements
was greatly aided by dipping
in water or urine and slowly
steaming over the lamp until
the material became flexible.
The bone, ivory and deer
horn were all similarly treat
ed. A lamp burning brightly
was a sign of prosperity. On
the other hand as the lamp
consumed a great deal of fat
and fat was an important ar
ticle of diet among the nativ
es, the dim, flickering lamp
Children's Help-self Pajamas
Flannel and Broadcloth
Sanforized-Shrunk
AT
MILDRED’S
SHOPPE
H. BRORSON
Certified Watch
Maker
Repairs Mailed Back Promptly
Front Street, Nome,
P O Box 278
Nome Laundry
Joe Amarok, Prop.
DRY CLEANING AND
PRESSING SUITS
PHONE MAIN 29
East of Catholic Church
Nome, Alaska.
was an indication of poverty
and hunger.
Figured In Religion
It is surprising that the
lamp figured largely in all re
ligious and festive gatherings.
Oral history still preserves
the names of ancient native
women who won fame for
their skill in procuring a max
imum of light and heat from
a minimum amount of oil.
The lamp was always the
personal property of the wo
men. In a good many villages
the marriage vows were con
sumated by a young girl mov
ing her lamp to her future
husbands’^ igloo. Until but a
few years ago the removal of
SALES
Every Month In The Year
Auction Sales Dates
7 935
December 11
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON
REQUEST OF SHIPPERS
Advances will be made as usual
when requested. Transferred by
telegraph if desired.
The Seattle Fur Exchange
10(18 Western Avenue
Seattle, Wash.
MILK—FRESH—MILK
DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH
Dieticians contend that fresh milk
contains more nourishment than any
other known food, It has no sub
stitute.
Our cows are selected from the
best dairy stock on the Pacific Coast
—tubercular tested and approved be
fore being shipped.
We deliver at your home—office
—or store; in quarts—pints—or half
pints. Phone your orders.
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WALSH BROS. DAIRY
Cavey*s Bakery
OPEN FROM 6 A.M. TO 1 A.M.
GOOD CUP OF COFFEE
BEST PASTRY IN NOME
Good Meals
Town & Country
SKII SUITS
All Colors—Your Choice
$12.50 Suit
JACK
SEIDENVERG
CITY LAUNDRY
Harry Saito, Prop.
Opposite The Bank
Suits And Hats
Cleaned
Laundry Work At
Reasonable Prices
Baths For Men and Women
Phone MAin 149
EMPORIUM BAZAAR
OPEN FROM 8 A. M. UNTIL 9 P. M.
Come in and see our Large Display of Holiday
Gifts. Do Your Shopping Early and avoid the
Rush. Don’t Rush Us.
WE WILL SELL OUR GOODS CHEAPER.
Main Saleslady,.Mrs. Spaghetti Dan
^^■■^^^^(Jpposit^TelephoneOffice^^^^^^
the lamp by woman constitut
ed and was respected as a di
vorce by the villagers, rela
tives, husband and chiefs. It
was the woman’s work to ob
tain oil from the seal and
walrus fats although a very
inferior substitute was some
times obtained from the fat
of the reindeer or polar bears.
This fat was usually render
ed by an old woman taking
the blubber in her mouth and
and chewing it, squirting the
oil in a small wooden vessel
and draining it into the mem
brane of a walrus or seal stom
ach.
The lamp wick was made
from finely powdered or
twisted moss. The moss was
placed in a long ridge on the
lowest part of the lamp and
a piece of bone shaped like a
long, narrow spoon was us
ed for trimming it.
(Continued in Next Issue)
EMIL HURJA EXPECTS
TO ENJOY VACATION
Emil Hurja, former Alaska
newspaper man,and the right
hand bower to James Farley
at Washington, D C., in writ
ing to a friend in Ketchikan,
under date of October 9, says
he and Mrs. Hurja expect to
“leave next week” on a vaca
tion trip to the Orient. “I
have been so snowed under
with my official committee
work,” he said, “that I have
neglected my personal corre
spondence. I see a number
of Alaskans down here and of
course, through Delegate Di
mond, keep in pretty close
touch with the situation, and
try to help Alaskans when
ever 1 can.”
OLD PAPERS
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BY NOHALICO
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WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE
WITH THE BEGINNING OF
BUSINESS NOVEMBER I61I1
BUY NOW & SAVE
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COMPANY
r
BEGINNING MONDAY
SPECIAL GIFT ATTRACTION
EIGHT M.M. MOTION PICTURE PROJECTOR
AND CASE TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE
One Ticket for each one doll cash purchase or paid
On Account—Drawing Jan. 10th. 7:30 P. M., 1936.
PIONEER DRUG STORE
SPECIAL LUMBER SALE
120, 2 x 4s. which will make decking for 40 feet
of sidewalk. Special Price while they last
$14.50 or 60 for $7.50
20” and 22” x 1‘- Spruce Drain Board Stock
VELLO (in 6 colors) the Ideal Washable
Wall Finish—5 Lb. Box—$1.35.
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MINERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
OF ALASKA
NOME, ALASKA.
Have Moved To Their New
Quarters At
Barracks Square
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