Denton Maryland Teachers Examination Notice 1907
An examination for white teachers will begin September 2, 1907 at 9 a m at Denton High School. All candidates except June examinees are expected to take it. Teachers will be tested on State Manual and School By Laws. Uncertified teachers may receive 25 salary. The Caroline County Teachers Institute will be held in Denton August 19 through 21. EL M Noble County Supt.
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Scioon Boaup
Denton
Denton High School
Caroline County
EL M. NOBLE
Proposals for Wood for Denton School Board July 1907
Sealed proposals for fuel wood to supplement on site stock will be received until 2 pm September 10 1907. Bidders must specify wood type and agree to four foot lengths on school ground by October 1. Wood inspected by a school trustee and certified for quantity quality. Fuel bills payable in October. By order A W Sisk president E M None secretary.
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Ofdicr
Schoor Board
Denton
A. W. SISK
E. M. None
The Greater Happiness in Palm Beach Plans
Miss Ryland faces a hospital romance as pneumonia furthers a plan for Palm Beach and a proposed domestic future. A nurse contemplates love and comfort, while journalist John Martin pursues a future with a tiny flat and shared care, ending in a cab accident reveals a fragile decision about happiness.
First Patent in America Inventor Joseph Jenks
Journal of American History notes Joseph Jenks, born 1602 in Warmmersmith England, emigrated to Lynn Massachusetts around 1642 as a mechanic, entrepreneur, and pioneer. He headed iron smelting and machine building, patented early improvements by petition to Massachusetts Bay, and introduced the first fire engine, forged scythes, and coinage fires, marking him as America’s first patentee of invention.
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America
American
Joseph Jenks
Warmmersmith
England
Winthrop
Lynn
Mass
iron and
Tie
Massachusetts Bay
Smelts Up in a Squabble Over Dinner
Dan Foss and Helen discuss an elaborately garnished platter of two tiny smelts, debating what to call the dish. The pair recall previous fish orders, jokes about halibut, and acknowledge a miscalculation in portions, noting that two smelts seem small but appealing as an appetizer.
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Scott
Helen
Dan Foss
Dan
A Wonderful Cataract at Iguazu Falls
A description of Iguazu Falls near the tri border of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, praised as one of the world’s most remarkable cataracts. The first drop is 210 feet, then two 100 foot falls, with cascades, rapids, and expansive, scenic islands between the falls.
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Iguazu
The Habit of Nervousness in a Milwaukee Sentinel Scene
A brief domestic exchange shows Mrs Tompins fearing nerves while a friend dismisses it, and a new silk skirt’s rustle becomes a focal point of attention. The quirky dialogue captures everyday social chatter in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper vignette.
New Truth Sows Pew Sense In Lickly Phrase
A brief note indicates the phrase reciben a new truth adds a pew sense in the term likkly.
Fire drill and firefighting at sea in Pearson's Weekly
The article details shipboard fire prevention and response, noting weekly fire drills from captain to cabin boy, quiet alarms to avoid passenger panic, and the use of hydrants, portable extinguishers, and hose systems. It covers extinguishing methods including steam, water, and sulphurous injections, plus jettison and ballast tactics, and cites bulkhead strength and electric lighting as safety factors.
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annaly
Lloyd's record
capuiui
cabin bay
Lilbury
Pearson's Weekly
quote on falling from height ends with a jest
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt contemplates judgment and guilt as a man tumbles from a height. The remark implies only a fall could reveal all his misdeeds, hinting at moral reckoning and skepticism about belief.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mirthy Exchange Quips Highlight Harper’s Weekly Style
An odd fragment quotes a humorous exchange about church activities and attire, followed by a Chinese proverb on virtue as inheritance. The garbled OCR reads as a light, dated humor piece with cultural proverbs and witty misprints.
The Mouths of Babes and a Garden Romance
A bachelor named Drayton hosts a charming hedge courtship with a young girl who declares marriage plans and a future wife named Louise. The pair stage a blue room and roses, while a neighbor mother becomes intrigued by the candid, affectionate proposal and the budding connection across the hedge. The scene includes playful henhouse mischief and a comic, tender finale as a family alliance forms.
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Drayton
James
Hills
Louise
Indy
Hye
Cmyton
Character In the Eyebrows and Facial Expression
Eyebrow shape and color reportedly reflect temperament and vitality. Heavy thick brows suggest strong constitution. drooping brows imply amiability. high taint defined brows signal indolence. Very black brows give an intense searching expression while red denote fervor and ambition.
Python attack near Marico river in Bechuanaland
Mr Cocklin, walking through thick grass by the Marico river Bechuanaland, was seized by a four teen foot python that coiled around his legs and dragged him toward a tree to crush him. He freed a hand and shot the snake, which was so heavy three men could not lift it.
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Cocklin
Marico river
Bechuanaland
Hardly. Miss D Angelina on marriage and brains
Misstruct questions a potential match with Lieutenant. Miss A. replies he lacks brains and skills in riding, dancing, or tennis. She quips he swims well but an aquarium husband would not suffice, noted in London Tit-Bits.
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Angelina
London
A Queer Calculation On Earth's Motion And Worth
A statistician imagines moving the earth a foot using a 10,000 HP engine. The imagined boiler would vaporize vast water and require 4,000 million million tons of coal. The resulting train would circle the globe 80 million times, taking millions of years to traverse its own length, underscoring human insignificance in the vast universe.
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Europe
earth
Meilhac the Composer Chooses Fried Eggs Over Elabored Dish
A famed French composer Meilhac enters a fashionable restaurant in evening dress and, after pointing at the most costly dish on the menu, watches its preparation. When served, he asks, disgusted, to take it away and to bring him two fried eggs.
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Meilhac
Mellhac
Melihac
M. Mellhac
Chicago Record- Herald
Gambling ruin drives ex-captain to street life in London
The son of a Yorkshire noble family, a former army captain, squandered £50,000 and later £800 in a London club as news of a £90,000 legacy carried a condition that it pass to another if he continued gambling. A detective watched him and the fund was never claimed.
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London
Yorkshire
Fire and girdle cakes at Chequers Inn Osmotherley
The Chequers Inn at Osmotherley keeps a fire burning for over a century, fed by peat from the moors. Girdle cakes are baked on a suspended girdle above the glowing peat, while visitors enjoy an excellent tea in an old world setting amid Yorkshire woods.
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Osmotherley
Yorkshire
Yorkshire walds
London Standard
Dispute Over Law Seen In Court By Pickford Barrister
Justice Pickford, then a barrister, argued before judges when a disagreement arose. After lengthy discussion of a legal point, one judge declared the statement not good law and that the court does not expound law to him. The barrister interjected, and the exchange continued about paragraph 3 of the argument.
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Justice Pickford
Pickford
London
Obstinate Parents in Family Exchange
Reginald answers his father with a regretful remark about his obstinacy after being warned not to pull the cat's tail. The London Globe reports the scene as a domestic moment of stubbornness within a family.
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Reginald
London Globe
Amicable Adjustment of Hats Between Colleagues
A private exchange reveals two colleagues arguing over who may purchase hats for their partners. One insists on equality when his colleague's wife gets a new hat, while the other declares both will not receive hats, claiming they have already settled the matter.
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Emil
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