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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1905
Page
4
A Vinaneler’s clerk in Chicago chose plain English to relay a consolidation plan to New York. He split the message across Postal and Western Union and sent half by each company, then instructed to read both messages together by alternating words. The trick fooled rivals and completed the transfer.
Marian Wheeler notes in Harper's Bazar that a baby's ears should lie flat against the head from infancy. She warns caregivers to avoid caps or hair pulling that push ears forward and to ensure the child lies evenly on both sides to prevent one ear from standing out. Continuous attention in early months is essential to correct the defect.
A famous Sheffield cutlery firm houses a pocket knife of rare value, designed for a giant’s hand. It features seventy five blades with elaborate engravings depicting Sheffield college, York, Windsor Castle, Arundel Castle, and other famed scenes. Mother of pearl hafts display a stag hunt on one side and a boar hunt on the other.
The guide advises on choosing wash ribbons in multiple widths to fit beading work. It recommends a flat bodkin with fine teeth to catch edges and thread ribbons smoothly, preventing curling during insertion.
The article describes a wooden bread slicer frame adjustable to loaf shape and width and a bacon slicer on a similar principle. It cites Canterbury England with annual whipping days for boys as part of broad educational beliefs, noting famous masters and references to old schools including Dean Cold Dr Keate and Christ's Hospital.
The performer closes his act with a “burned pack” routine where ashes inside a box become a rabbit and vanish. He invites a volunteer to name the chosen card, promising it will appear in his hand. Giles notes the moment with keen attention as the panel observes.
President Luther of Trinity College Hartford preached on Esther. He concluded with the line about hanging Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai and then added in a lowered voice that Haman would be the exception.
A witty back-and-forth contrasts the top and bottom with a remark from the Philadelphia Ledger about ambition and laziness, noting the cleverness of finding space at the top versus a bottom position.
In Greenwich a quaint shop without a sign markets hundreds of herbs for common illnesses. It sells old time remedies such as catnip for nervousness and sassafras for the blood, with teas like sassafras and boneset offered hot or cold. The piece notes some herbs are deadly poisons yet labeled as other remedies. Medical Talk criticizes abandoning grandfathers’ garden cures for modern drugs.
The article traces astrology from Chaldeans and Egyptians to Rome and China, noting its influence at courts and its survival through bans and crusades. It highlights its peak in the 14th and 15th centuries with university chairs at Bologna and Padua, and mentions Napoleon and Swift as critics who shaped its decline in England.
A Louisville Post feature notes that many birds are caring mates and explains paternal roles. It cites carrier pigeons and multiple species such as crows blue mitten birds black gulls great blue herons and black vultures as examples of fathers feeding mates and sharing nest duties.
A young lawyer in a great city writes to his father after hanging out his shingle. He celebrates winning his first case, notes the cards favoring him, and reflects on needing winter clothes as winter approaches. The Cleveland Leader reports the cheeky, self-assured milestone in a brisk, reflective tone.
A Baltimore News item quotes Mr. Vansant at Quement as answering a fashion query with a sly punchline the tenant. The remark plays on a witty seasonal trend pun, reflecting the paper’s light style.
A humorous exchange centers on budgeting for a pet and high interest. The dialogue features a cheerful dog and a cautious owner debating affordability and debt, highlighting financial strain in a domestic moment from Town and Country.
In a playful panel from Illustrated Bits a man tells his companion that he dotes on her as she asks what her father would say. He replies that she should seek an antidote, offering a wry cultural gag about affection and advice.
A humorous Harvard Lampoon strip features Dr Bailey poking a thermometer at a sick student. The student questions why the doctor took their temperature, prompting a light exchange about health and assessment.
African epicures consider the tongue of a young giraffe a great delicacy. The meat was said to taste somewhat like veal.
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