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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
6
In the 1921 Denton Journal issue dated August 13, Saturday morning, readable lines reference individuals Howard Melvin Denj and Johnson Melvin Johnson with publishers noted, though details are fragmentary and surname spellings uncertain.
The article traces Blue Point oysters from Great South Bay in Suffolk County New York. It notes six bar rels eaten per barrel taken, 10 000 acres under cultivation, and oysters migrating from Virginia stock planted in the bay. It explains past scarcity in 1825 and subsequent efforts to restore the industry with transplanted seed oysters.
Harvard astronomer Professor William H. Pickering reports Saturn’s inner “crepe ring” is about 2 000 miles thick while outer rings are thinner. Observations at Jamaica’s Harvard station show the plane of the rings periodically edgewise to Earth, causing them to vanish briefly. Pickering also studies Mars canals and the hypothetical planet beyond Neptune.
The text discusses the attribution of the phrase Albion perfide to Napoleon and earlier usage. It cites 16th and 18th century French sources Descriptions des Royaulmes d Angleterre and Travels that describe English conduct as unfaithful in peace and war. It notes contrasting opinions by Francoise Maxemillean Nissan about French perceptions of English treachery.
In 1768 a Westminster petition debate led to ministers summoning followers from across realms. Edmund Burke likened this to whipping in a pack of hounds, and the phrase caught on. Treasury officials became whippers in, then whips, tracing the term to this house of commons episode.
Cremation was common in ancient days among the Greeks and Romans with funeral pyres signaling final disappearance of many heroes. Certain American Indian tribes wrapped their dead and bound them in cradle-like bundles on living tree branches. Yet burial remains the common and perhaps permanent method of disposing the dead.
Maurice Baring reflects on tropical light after sunset, describing a mauve horizon glow and swift emergence of stars. He contrasts this with Coleridge's line, noting the red afterglow lingers while the sky darkens, making great clouds appear as inky silhouettes.
A humorous exchange from a theatrical piece features Hamlet Ophelia Juliet Portia Rosalind and others as their mothers scold them for wild behavior graveyard muttering kissing fences and tomboy tricks while warning of consequences in a light hearted tone. Georgiana Cheesman is cited.
A columnist argues about the paradox of female self sufficiency and male restraint. She questions whether the contemporary woman is truly more reasonable despite claiming equal rights and opportunities. The piece critiques mutual concessions and unspoken tensions in gender roles.
This 1408 gold seal, used by Henry IV and successors, showcases a Gothic frame with 21 figures in niches and banners. Alan Wyon notes its political symbolism and the era’s perpendicular architectural influence as a zenith of English art.
Modern mysticism imitators should note that early schools thrived in the second and third centuries with figures like Clemens Pantaenus and Origen in Alexandria. In the Middle Ages Germany led mystic thought with Eckhart and Tauler, whose teachings influenced England through Henry Souso.
The eye of a frog is described as the smallest camera ever, capable of forming a retained inverted image when retinae are exposed to daylight after dark conditions. Observations note a purple reddened retina that bleaches in light and that fixation in alum partially preserves the window’s cross bars on the retina as a picture.
The text contrasts two approaches to handling a body after death: preservation for as long as possible or destruction through decay or fire. Earth burial is presented as the most economical and widespread method, commonly influenced by religious beliefs. It notes that priests have long used death as a tool to teach faith, reflected in solemn funeral ceremonies.
A buoyant tour describes the Dateau theatre a white and silver playhouse built on a barge from Tours to Strasbourg. The vessel hosts five hundred in red velvet seats as actors double as crew scrubbing decks shopping planning bills and welcoming crowds along France’s waterways with a lively floating drama circuit.
A National Geographic bulletin notes former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary chose Stelnamanger as a symbolic site to seek renewed legitimacy among former subjects. It recalls the long-standing aim of Austro-Hungarian rulers to revive a Roman and Frankish imperial link, with Stelnamanger near the ancient Roma Sabia capital of a Pannonian division.
Survey parties witnessed a brilliant rainbow formed by sunlit sand particles suspended in the air by wind near the Great Salt Lake. A secondary bow appeared, with the main bow twice as wide as a normal rainbow. The sand consists of calcareous spherules between the Walls of No 8 and No 10 shot, explaining the color display by reflection from the spherule surfaces rather than standard refraction.
Selenium described by the United States Geological Survey as a rare element with key uses in coloring glass red for railroad signal lights and enameled ware. It also mentions its unusual electrical properties as a poor conductor in the dark and a good conductor when heated, aiding early telephony and transmission of sound and photographs over wires.
One of the world’s largest mints with a potential daily output of 500 000 silver dollars is planned for Shanghai, China, costing about 2 000 000 dollars under an American expert. In about two years it will absorb 14 tons of silver daily to standardize currency as China's tael is only a variable measured slug, not a constant coin.
Mrs. Corntossel laments that her son Josh has learned a regular violin tune, doubting he will amount to anything. She mocks the idea he is being educated for a future in a jazz orchestra, calling it mere waste.
A short note urges kindness with a cheerful word to brighten someone’s day. It asks readers to imagine small acts of kindness for older people, children, servants, animals, and even pets, suggesting any easy gesture can spread happiness today.
A fragmentary note recalls Joanna Southcott, the Devonshire servant girl who claimed prophethood and issued 6100 pipers to her sect. The text cites her odd doctrines and surviving documents valued by adherents, including references to salvation and inheritance in God.
Two hundred years after Hang Egede sailed from Bergen to Greenland his efforts are reviewed. He translated the Bible with his children help and reestablished Danish Greenland trade relations that endure. His son Paul continued the work and died in Copenhagen in 1753, earning Danish regard as a pioneering missionary.
Seals and their impressions have long fascinated connoisseurs. From biblical signets to Egyptian cylinders, seals identified objects and secured goods, with impressions made in mud or wax. Ancient crafts prized bright stones for intricate seal works, reflecting enduring artistry and utility.
The duke of Argyll recounts Mr Gladstone presenting his first budget to the cabinet in 1858. Gladstone, then 43, entered with an old leather box and spoke for hours as colleagues listened in a loop around him. The budget speech to the house followed, lasting nearly five hours.
The article explains that no white pigments exist in feathers and whiteness results from total light reflection off exposed surfaces. It discusses theories from various authorities, noting that tiny structural elements cause many surfaces that maximize reflection while minimizing absorption, similar to snow or powdered glass.
A Havana item notes controversy over an elevated railroad pushing steel through palm fronds, with discussion on whether state province and municipality should share construction costs with the traction company. Strikes, inquiries, and franchise disputes may follow.
A guest jokes about recognizable visitors at a host’s home in the suburbs. The trick reveals a granddaughter in a short dress, a wife in riding breeches, and a daughter in a tea gown, but the twist shows the guest is the 10-year-old daughter and the grandmother, creating a playful misdirection in a courtroom quip.
The article notes ancient Egyptians practiced embalming for those who could afford it. The process spanned about ninety days, involving natron for 70 days, washing, cedar oil treatment, and casing in linen bandages. Costs ranged around $1,500 for the full method and $300 for a cheaper version, with mummies proving its durability over millennia.
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