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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1925
Page
7
Mrs Bilger pursues a personal injury claim after a railroad cow killed her muley cow. She collects herself, demanding rising sums from twenty three to sixty two dollars as the railroad delays and officials pass the case along. She guards her spring with a shotgun, deters workers, and pushes through a long, comic dispute through station agents and claim departments toward a final demand.
Philadelphia man Christopher C. Thurber received the Near East Relief distinguished service medal after aiding Greek and Armenian refugees and enduring typhus. The tale intertwines with Mrs. Bilger’s railroad protest as she extorts eighty seven dollars for a muley cow killed by soft soap on the line, culminating in a presidential settlement of the claim.
Dr Vinton describes Easter in Athens among refugees and orphans aided by Near East Relief. He recalls midnight and dawn services, the crowd of five thousand in the cathedral, the chant Christos Anesti, and the widespread private worship among Greeks and orphans. He notes deep religious faith as a key to resilience and calls for American humanitarian action.
An old joke notes that boys are 10 percent better at arithmetic than girls and adds a marriage twist, reflecting a lighthearted humorist viewpoint about family roles and arithmetic.
A brief exhortation on self improvement through study of others' writings. Emphasizes using time to better oneself by learning from the labor of others. © Exchange.
The piece notes lightning and radio lightning as causes of the guude, with Agway once thought central. Lightning flashes trigger clicks in receivers while heavier rumbling sounds called grinderg are believed produced by electrical disturbances in the upper atmosphere above storms.
Ruskin explains cunning as overreaching with superiority and lack of sympathy. The Spokane item notes a city boasting more telephones than Chile and mentions Philadelphia's first telephone directory printed on a single card sized slip of cardboard.
A quirky tour of English locales reveals humorous village and town names such as Nasty, Mucking, Great Snoring, Swineshead, Dripping etc. The list includes Swineshead Cowbit, Dam Flask, Helious Bumpstead, Toller Porcorum, Nether Wallop, Barton in-the-Beans, and Lynesack-and-Softly, highlighting Britain’s graphic toponymic humor.
Peat prepared for fuel shows about the same thermal value as the Pennsylvania anthracite now obtainable.
A historical note describes a fox with a keen sense of smell, able to detect a man from about a quarter mile away. The fact emphasizes animal tracking abilities and sensory prowess in a brief observational line.
Order of publication in Caroline County Circuit Court seeks sale of real estate of Gootee S. Todd to satisfy debts to Leonard R. Towers and others. Notice requires publication in a local newspaper for four weeks and appearance of absent defendants on April 28, 1925. Clerk Geo A. Deakyne issues true copy. Have you a victrolan M K Newnam.
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