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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1911
Page
6
Fragmentary entry lists individuals such as Mowald Sif N and Benj. N. Jounson along with Melvin & Johnson at a Phemishers Saturday morning on August 12, 1911, indicating a local gathering or notice.
Yale seniors award the three big societies Scroll Skull and Bones and Wolf’s Lead to junior class members on tap day. The ceremony unfolds in Durfee Hall with a room confession and ritual slaps on the shoulder. A crowded Yale campus scene follows the tree at the fence as students, graduates, and guests watch the rite define a boy’s standing.
An article from Ballan recounts Liszt and Rubini touring together in a town with a small audience of about fifty. Rubini balked at singing, Liszt calmed him, and both gave performances. Liszt invited guests to supper, paying 2200 fries, and the following night the hall packed fully despite low expectations.
Harper's Magazine notes on Tehuelches or Tatuzoulan Endians, their customs and beliefs, social structure, myths, and rites, with estimates of population decline from 0,000 to under 500. Includes a separate anecdote about a church choir mispronunciation leading to a humorous outburst during a hymn.
The Washington Post recounts an Ohio anecdote about Tom Corwin as a young candidate. An opposing farmer supposedly used a nightshirt ruse to embarrass the rival, prompting Corwin to tell the tale in speeches. The crowd laughed, but the ploy failed to galvanize the election, leaving Corwin without victory.
Geologists discuss the earth’s interior with Professor Welchert arguing a central iron core about 580 miles wide, surrounded by a rocky shell and a sandlike layer beneath the surface. They note scarce evidence for deep metallic deposits, citing ore rarity beyond 5,000 feet and continued profitability concerns for deep mining worldwide.
The New York Medical Journal suggests simple remedies for hiccups such as sucking fees or salt and vinegar. It notes pulling the torque forward and holding it for a moment as an effective technique. For stubborn coughs, exhaling with arms extended and supporting the body, while keeping feet off the floor, may help. Sneezing is described as the opposite of hiccups and can aid certain cases.
The New York Sun notes BIH and his friend Billy discuss time. Aly watch is seven seconds slow from twenty minutes past four, yesterday afternoon. The man doubts, then learns the watch now reads twenty two minutes seven seconds past five. The friend thanks him and moves on, pleased to share the moment.
Old Podkins sits back in his chair as his wife nears silence for a minute. After twenty four years of marriage Abs clears her throat to reveal a curious fact from the papers about a two yard long permitted jaw found in Cornwall.
A brief anecdote from the San Francisco Chronicle recounts a traveler who, penniless, chose to wire his item and received a day message advising him to act as if he were broke. The quip, attributed to the paper, highlights a stubborn humor about resourcefulness in adversity.
An item from The Uplift features a woman asking if a girl assists her mother. The reply confirms aid and notes the girl has been taught to say culinary art instead of cooking, reflecting social snobbery or playful coding in domestic life.
A fragment from the New York Globe depicts March and his father running a business with the elder handling management while the younger does the physical carrying. The dialogue hints at family business dynamics and generational roles.
In Beatrice Grimshaw’s Strange South Seas the Dusky native belles are lively about attire. A face covering garment worn at night appears as daylight best dress, and a pop pie toque spurs islanders to dance wearing scarlet hibiscus robes. A bride at a wedding changes fourteen silk outfits during the reception before white guests.
London Answers critiques infant schooling abroad noting France and Belgium omit reading and arithmetic in favor of happiness, with meals stored in labeled shelves. Germany requires clean handkerchiefs and weekly baths. in Alsace and Japan, dolls are washed and a resting room with a bed is provided for tired children.
A discussion on the weights of gold and silver coins and the duty of subjects to break coins below standard weight. It cites a shopkeeper forced to refund 10 shillings after a jury ruled a horseman coin genuine. The article notes England holds about £100 million in gold coins and that annual wear degrades roughly £70,000 worth of metal into dust.
A compact survey of punctuation development from Aristophanes through Charlemagne and Warnefried to Alcuin, noting Manutius' late medieval system and the spread of colon, semicolon, parentheses, dash, hyphen, apostrophe and quotation marks, with early scripts showing spaced letters and little linking between.
Dr Josiah Oldfield recalls student days at St Bartholomew s hospital with a patient who used an ointment that cured a hand injury. The man from Leicester credited the London clinic for a swift recovery, believing in the hospital s famed reputation.
A New York man boasts of crossing the Atlantic twenty times and claims a higher record than a Calenga man who says he has never crossed the ocean but has set foot in every state. The exchange ends with a remark on how many states exist now.
Real estate described in the mortgage includes a two acre parcel in Caroline County Maryland in the First Election District on the right side of the Mount Zion Colored Church to Caine's Crossroad road, adjoining church property and others. The property occupied by Charles E Kilson at his death is improved by a new structure.
One third of the purchase money to be paid cash at sale with the balance in two equal installments due in one and two years. Deferred payments bear interest from sale and are secured by purchaser notes. At purchaser option, all cash accepted. Mortgagees William C. Thomas and Thomas J. Keating, attorney. Auctioneer Janus A. Lani.
Between two and four p.m. in 1911, lands in the Eighth Election District of Caroline County Maryland lie along the road from Laurel Grove School House to Bureau and adjoin the lands of William HE Deep et al. The parcels and boundaries are stated as part of a land description on record.
Frederic N. Nichols MD health officer warns that typhoid spreads via contaminated water or discharges. He prescribes boiling water, disinfecting stools and urine with carbolic acid solution, proper disposal of waste, and rigorous hand washing to prevent secondary cases and protect the water supply.
Packing season warning to owners and managers of canning establishments about state laws prohibiting accumulation of decaying and offensive refuse. Emphasizes prompt disposal of tomato skins and other waste, use of lime, and keeping premises sanitary. By order of the Caroline County Board of Health. Predereic N. Nichols MT D Health Officer.
In pursuance of Article LVIII, Section 19, of the Code of 1904 the health officer warns the public to bury contagious hogs and other domestic animals at least three feet deep or have them burned. Any person allowing such animals to remain on premises for three hours before sunset after discovery faces a misdemeanor with fines of at least ten dollars or ten days in jail or both.
The Board of Health warns that decaying refuse within town limits violates law and must be stopped at once. Those who disregard the rule risk arrest and fines. By order of the Board of Health. Frederic N. Nichols, M. D., County Health Officer.
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