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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1923
Page
3
Jed endures a ruined, sunbaked yard as Minnie returns with plans to transform the place. He recalls her optimism after her uncle's legacy and their talks of rebuilding, painting, and a garden, while he struggles to finish repairs and avoid revealing the truth about his efforts and delays.
A woman describes envisioning a cozy white house with green blinds and a latticed porch then reveals to Jed in tears that she has gone blind. He feels shame as they turn the corner to see the house, and she sobs that she knew its beauty but did not tell him.
A historical note traces Spain 1192 expulsion of Jews and its link to early Jewish presence in America. It cites 1482 voyage references by Columbus era figures Louis de Torres and Calnabus, noting Jews among early explorers and settlers. It also mentions 1654 New Amsterdam arrival of 27 Jews and initial Dutch restrictions before permanent residence was allowed.
In a Kansas City Star excerpt Clark ponders delaying action as Sunday grows late. He finally asks Martha what time they dine, sensing the need to act. Ruben, Martha's brother, interrupts and bluntly tells Clark to go home, ending the situation.
A German scientist has invented an aluminum film for cinematograph. The process yields long flexible strips called reefing. Both film sides receive emulsion with printed positive pictures and projection relies on reflected light. The method’s superiority over existing systems remains unproven.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece recalls a man who, after ten years away in the West, returned to his former business firm and was politely ignored by old partners. The incident highlights how familiarity fades in business, though the man hoped to reconnect.
A New Zealand crow species exhibits a rare sex based bill difference. The male uses a stout beak to hollow out wood and reach grub beds while the female has a longer, slightly carved bill to extract larvae from burrows, then they share the meal.
A Cleveland Commercial column laments the modern business handicap of overlong discussions. It praises prompt, compliant workers who say All right and then carry out instructions, while condemning those who delay, argue, or require repeated reminders to complete simple tasks.
Scientists built a huge electrical apparatus to generate heat tens of thousands of degrees, converting metals to gas instantly. Tungsten pieces exploded like dynamite as temperatures reached about 40 000 degrees Fahrenheit.
An elderly contributor shares quirky terms from a generation past. Suiptions meant smart and perky in New York while Thanks it signified I claim it. Menavelins described a toothsome bite exclusive to Long Island. Gawmed up a child’s face from bread and molasses. Scam sheared as scamuljugated referred to two youths fond of each other.
Prudent Italians wear coral or ivory horns on necklaces or watch chains. Carters place a bull's horn under wagons to protect horses. Workers and babies in red caps show how the Evi Eye drives tales of the jettatura. Verdi reportedly faced two operatic failures attributed to the curse.
A famous ball player, honored by a newlywed couple, explains why players pick up two bats, then drop one to make the other seemight. He also nonchalantly drops one of the bride’s biscuits, eliciting blushes as he lifts the remaining treat.
The article surveys historic sneezing superstitions from Greek beliefs on timing to luck signs. It notes saying God bless you arose during plagues, the sign of the cross fading, right side sneezes bringing luck, left side as bad, and sneezing at weddings once seen as good omen.
There are plenty of reasons why this step should never be dultted. In radio work the aerial currents are always feeble. It does not do to lose any. No better leak device is known than a hackle of sharp points. Elec tric charges escape by this route into the surrounding air at every oppor tunity. When electrons find a region set with narrowing edges and points they crowd into it, driven by their powers of mutual repulsion. Voltages become high out on narrow areas. Electrons find it easier to leap to molecules of air nearby than to stay among their kind on the point. There is a remedy that is easily appled. Bend down all projecting ends of wire and melt a large drop of solder over the whole spot. Electrons find it most difficult to get off a sphere. Soldering provides a continuous metal contact between wires, and does away with losses by resistance, to a large extent.
Margaret K. Haughery of New Orleans became the first U S woman honored by a monument. Once a laundress she built a dairy, bakery, and factory, delivering milk by cart and later distributing wealth to city orphans. Known for calico dress and sunbonnet, she signed her will by mark and died in 1882 with a statue erected soon after.
The text lists each Muse with emblematic attributes: Calliope with tablet and stylus or scroll, Clio with scroll or books, Erato with lyre, Melpomene with tragic mask sword or Hercules club, cothurnus and laurel, Polyhymnia appears without symbol, Terpsichore with lyre and plectrum, Thalia with conic mask shepherd’s staff ivy wreath, and Urania with staff and globe.
A discussion of long standing beliefs about remedies for children's throat issues. The piece notes moon waxing hair cutting, live frogs for thrush, and raisins with stones on the stomach as popular but outdated practices. It contrasts these with modern science gradually eroding such ideas.
Youth's Companion reports mine engineers trialing wireless telegraphy as a remedy when telephone systems fail during disasters. A receiving station 60 feet underground near Pittsburgh picked up distinct short wave signals, though audio quality dropped with depth. England tests with a three-tube set at a 2000 foot level linked to the pit mouth, with better results at greater depths.
Surgeon Commander Murray Levick of Captain Scott's Antarctic voyage describes penguin mating behavior. In spring the hen birds hollow ground and wait. A male places a pebble at her feet, triggering a territorial dispute among mates, often ending with the male retaining the hen. One observer was pebbled by a bird and, after investigating the silent man, walked away.
Authorities note reduced brain blood during sleep. Excitement or deep thinking increases cerebral flow, hindering sleep. Mosso demonstrated head depression when subjects were excited or mentally taxed, revealing a link between mental activity and sleep disruption. This insight informs insomnia treatment.
The term deadhead, Latin caput mortum, was used by old chemists to denote the residuum after volatile matter has escaped. The phrase spread figuratively to objects stripped of value, as with spectators or passengers who do not pay, deemed nonvaluable from a revenue view.
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