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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1925
Page
3
A colored man recounts a brutal morning at work when a white employer reacted with horror to his battered face after a fight. The resident narrator, named Mr Watkins, explains the cause as a violent beating over a heated argument. The tale reflects harsh racial attitudes and painful violence.
Mr. Charles R. Miller of Fidelity & Deposit Co. hosts a California visitor at Westminster, praising Western Maryland College. The guest credits the small college with closer instructor student relations and higher opportunities, noting the college’s graduates’ success.
The article argues that good surroundings support student success, citing Western Maryland College as a model. It notes emphasis on athletic activity and gymnasium work to keep bodies healthy while minds are trained. The college’s hilltop location at a thousand feet provides pure air and water and healthful surroundings.
The Library at Western Maryland College is described as modern in every sense with a stack room capacity for 25,000 volumes and a reading room measuring thirty by sixty feet.
The Koran or Akoran, sacred book of the Mohammedans, was written about 610 by Mahomet who said it was revealed by the Angel Gabriel over 23 years. Abu-bekr published it about 635. Its faith asserts one God and Mahomet as prophet. Sule Inv translated it into English in 1734. It contains 6,000 verses in 114 sections.
Greek painters Zeuxis and Parrhasius are linked by a tale of rival skill. Zeuxis painted grapes so real that birds pecked them, while Parrhasius was allowed to surpass him in a later contest, a story rooted in tradition about the art of illusion.
Sixty five years after its start in Westminster Maryland Western Maryland College grew to 26 buildings and five acre athletic field. It earned Alac accreditation and its graduates enter universities worldwide. The college pioneered coeducation with equal study and separate instruction and grants the same degrees to men and women.
A Tatler anecdote recites how a British worker Jim explains lateness. He lives next door to the works yet accuses Teddy, three miles away, of tardiness. Jim insists if he is late he can hurry, but if Teddy is late he must remain so.
The passage notes Giacomo Puccini kept multiple eyeglasses to aid his genius. His wife provided spare pairs, and the composer’s study housed at least five sets in varied spots including the piano desk fireplace and music rack.
A missionary returning from Siam reports a local dish called bee bread made from wild beef with larvae. The mixture is broken up and cooked into a pulpy mass. He describes it as delicious with a sweetish nut flavor and notes that one might take a second helping if unaware of the ingredients.
A clergyman visiting a widow after the death of a rich but eccentric man tells her not to grieve, saying the body is only a shell and that the nut has gone to heaven. The remark, cited as pickup, frames the deceased as an eccentric figure and offers a moral squib on mortality.
After a three day debate a French court ruled eggs are fresh if no more than two weeks old in summer and no more than three weeks old in winter. From now on eggs must bear the laid date in red ink.
An anthropologist creates a whistle with an adjustable plug that can be made shriller until human ears no longer hear it, while a dog still detects the vibrations and responds to the sound.
Promote Kemp's Balsam as a safe old fashioned remedy for children. Claims it soothes the throat and blocks the cold from spreading, urging quick treatment to prevent croup. Available for 30 cents at all stores.
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports horse prices have begun to rise after a long low period, with breeders expanding in districts that have foundation stock. Demand favors large, sound draft and wagon horses weighing 1400 to 1600 pounds, and a prolonged price upturn could benefit foals reaching marketable age in coming years.
A reader describes how blisters from shoe rubbing may evolve into painful ulcers and offers a home treatment. Prick the blister, apply disinfectant, then pass a fine thread threaded with Vaseline through the blister to drain it. Next day remove the thread and cover the spot with Vaseline, repeating as needed.
The passage questions phrenology as a science, noting it is usually credited to 080 science yet deemed unsupported by physiology anatomy and pathology.
The Nile crocodile is depicted as a formidable hunter with keen victim selection skills. It is described as exceptionally tough and tenacious, its strong hide providing protection that makes combat with other animals difficult.
Africa holds nearly half of the world's potential water power, followed by Asia, North America, South America, and Europe. Australia, though smallest, is also rich in white coal resources.
Experiments at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Yonkers suggest that artificial light and sunning aid growth but do not provide a profitable plan for marketable plants flowers or vegetables.
The United States Steel Corporation paid 60 860 852 in dividends in 1924 despite earnings decline. Dividends reached 159 000 stockholders with an average 382 33 per holder, illustrating wide distribution. Similar patterns occur at Pennsylvania Railroad and American Bell Telephone amid growing public ownership.
In a small 80 mile square region of Spain the finest green olives are grown. The hot sun, soil and surroundings contribute to olives attaining unrivaled size and meatiness.
The decree of battle is not alone Nature's means for the development of animal and vegetable strength and perfection but she arranges for the development of armaments and fighting and defense appliances to meet every improvement in the status of any species. Works on biology teem with examples showing Mendelian heredity mechanisms.
Simple advice to keep leather dry and sunlit to prevent mildew. Sunlight inhibits mildew growth. if mildew appears wash with soap and warm water or wipe with a damp cloth and dry leather thoroughly.
The lion is described as the jungle's noblest and mightiest hunter. It seizes most creatures as prey while the African buffalo and elephants can sometimes overpower both lions and other big cats.
A description explains perfumed butter made in Paris by layering unsalted butter with flowers. A muslin layer sits between butter and blossoms, followed by another flower layer and ice to preserve and infuse scent.
The Department of Agriculture notes birds will eat the Japanese beetle, a natural pest control. The purple grackle is cited as the most important bird enemy, with two thirds of its diet consisting of Japanese beetles in infested neighborhoods.
The British Museum’s old newspaper files are stored in a dedicated depository at Hendon, seven miles from London, occupying nearly ten miles of shelving.
A home care tip states that applying a few drops of paraffin on the final polishing rag after brass cleaned with etal polish yields a smoother surface and longer lasting cleanliness.
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