13 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
1
Margaret Anderson opens the Blue Rose tea room with high hopes and strong service. Regular customer, a studious yet enigmatic man, vanishes, hurting business. After losses mount and the shop closes, the return of the suitor with a two-month secret invention prompts reconciliation and a renewed life outlook.
In London I find Chandler still at the old hotel facing Trafalgar Square though the times have changed. The sicking-room waiter keeps his candor and habit, noting no German waiters but many Swiss, while Chandler remains Hogland, a steady link to a familiar England.
Adelaide Whitman leaves Gilbert Claxton, a dreamer writer, for a real world match, but his published success leads him back to Jerry. Gilbert discovers his true partner in the manuscript collaborator, while Adelaide finally accepts they are from different planes of life.
The article urges keeping an old door lock for spare parts and explains how to study the lock’s anatomy with a screwdriver. It notes that learning to adjust locks yourself can avoid costly locksmith visits and even suggests reversing a spring catch to control door direction.
There are no new recipes for success in life. A good aim, diligence in learning every detail of your business, honest hard work and a determination to succeed win out every time, unless crossed by some exceptional accident or misfortune. Opportunities are not picky. Many opportunities come to every man. It depends upon himself and what he makes of his opportunities and what they will make of him.
The text discusses ancient burial customs for clergy with feet westward and heads toward the rising sun, contrasting with common burial in the east. It cites crozier and cross on tombs to show reverence for leaders who would await the first resurrection as Christ advances from the East toward judgment.
The season’s first ascent of Mont Blanc by two English climbers draws criticism from Albert Smith’s era. Mr. Philips of Christ Church, Oxford, recalls Smith’s warning about pointless risk and danger to companions. A London Journal notes the expedition as a mindless display by English tourists in Switzerland.
Three heavy passengers aboard an air express from London to Paris caused the craft to rise slowly. After ascending about 100 feet the pilot deemed the load too heavy for the 230 mile trip and returned to the airfield. A second plane was wheeled out, some passengers transferred, and the two aircraft then flew together to Paris.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a staged exchange where Miss Pounders and Mr Dubwaite discuss being in an office with a jealous wife. The dialogue hints at professional tension and marital unease in a light, domestic tone.
Mrs A praises her husband for admiring her hair eyes hands and voice. Mrs B asks what she admires in him. Mrs A answers his good taste in things.
A New York City traffic cop notes drivers from many states including Porto Rico. He has records from every state except Kansas and asks Kansas motorists to watch their step after a local encounter at Fifth Avenue.
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