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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1925
Page
6
Three adventurers hear a tale of the ghost of Chin Foo in a decaying Chin town on the Yiang-tse Klang. They explore a haunted two story house amid opium odors and damp rooms, finding little beyond a chilling sense of vigil and danger.
In a tale of suspense three sailors discover a murdered first mate in a locked room aboard the Sally J. They discover two Chinamen with a bloodied knife and uncover a hidden ladder as the gang’s hideout. The ghost of Chin Foo lingers as two moreHyves fall to the tale’s danger.
The piece recalls John Gilpin, London citizen and train band captain, in Cowper’s humorous tale The Diverting History of John Gilpin. It notes Cowper’s life, 1731 to 1800, and his serious hymns still used in churches.
German magazine posits Thebes was like Reno in ancient Egypt. A tomb papyrus, two thousand years old, contains the first authenticated divorce decree with a notary Thut signature and four witness names on the reverse. Grounds for divorce are not stated.
The text notes that the right of trial by jury was introduced in England during the Saxon era with six Welsh and six Anglo Saxon freemen appointed to decide disputes between Welsh and English landowners and answer fully for any false verdict. Magna Carta elevates juries as a bulwark of liberty and the accused traditionally holds the right to challenge jurors through common law.
A lighthearted note marks a wedding mood as rain showers threaten, yet the bride remains optimistic. The Boston Tran script hints at a sunny ceremony despite wet weather. The line reflects cheerful resilience and wedding day anticipation.
A 00-pound pumpkin grown in a California field produced enough pulp to bake 125 dainties, turning a farm novelty into a notable kitchen result.
A compiled list shows 52 000 town and post office names in the United States with 48 names appearing more than 20 times each. The study highlights common place names and patterns in naming across states and regions.
A fragment notes crossing a threshold where moderation ends and the guardian angel ceases its charge. The line evokes a moral boundary and the shift from guidance to autonomy in the passage of a person or era.
Dr. A N Ward praises Western Maryland College for educating many Maryland leaders across law, education, medicine, and business. The college trains more high school teachers in the region, emphasizes close student contact, and counts graduates in Congress, state government, major firms, the arts, and national institutions.
The article notes that education costs are lower and open to more students. Western Maryland College Westminster charges 39 percent of total cost funded by endowment. It plans a $375000 additional endowment, with Rockefeller Foundation to add 125000 and Maryland state 126000 for a new building.
Western Maryland College plans a month long campaign to raise 376000 dollars more endowment to secure 125000 from the Rockefeller Foundation and 125000 from the state for a new building. The drive will be led by former students across Maryland and in Washington New York Philadelphia and Wilmington Delaware.
A studio casting director offered Hoot Gibson five dollars a day plus five for every fall captured on film. The payoff rewarded risky riding and dramatic spills, with no premium for poor riding, boosting Gibson’s appeal to millions of movie fans.
A Midlands England phenomenon suggests human activity causes tremors. Mining operations remove rock and coal dumping waste on surface, building stresses. In July 1018 residents near Carnarvonshire coastline felt subterranean rumblings as land between Rivals granite quarries and shore slid seawards due to quarry waste undermining the terrain.
A report from the United States Bureau of Fisheries says tales of the tree climbing perch are largely mythical though the fish onnbns testudineus scandens can move over land by using its fins and gills. It travels across stones and inclined trunks but does not truly climb trees.
Western Maryland College expands its liberal arts program to include military training. The college was selected by the Government in 1919 to host a senior unit of the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Western Maryland College operates a model farm regarded as one of Carroll county’s best, providing milk and produce to the college. The facility showcases its strong agricultural program and rural ties.
Western Maryland College reports 1206 graduates all women gaining prominence in business and professional circles. The article highlights the shift in practice and influence among alumnae.
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