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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
2
A poor neighbor Eugenia makes pot cheese as a humble gift for the ill Mrs. MacVane. The gesture leads to awkwardness and humiliation but sparks a later invitation as MacVane welcomes her with warmth, revealing social contrast and quiet gratitude.
Mrs. MacVane recovers from illness after eating pot cheese and shares it with Eugenia who adores the dish. Eugenia aids her friend with daily servings as Mrs. MacVane regains strength. The pair discuss an upcoming trip to the city with plans for a satin dress and traveling in a hen car.
A century ago a Boston printer issued Tamerlane and Other Poems by Edgar A. Poe. Few New England readers noticed its romantic, flawed verse. Now the tiny volume is a rare collector’s item valued at $15,000, with four known copies in private hands and one in the British Museum. The irony sits in Boston, the city that once scorned its debut.
Sylvia appears sweet as a fair hatred girl and her partner debates beauty. He compliments her while noting she sometimes looks prettier, then she asserts the real test is constant prettiness. The exchange reveals playful charm and social vanity at the dance.
Nature Magazine notes the Cecropia giant silkworm reaches about four inches full grown. The caterpillar features conspicuous fleshy protuberances glowing in coral red yellow and blue along its bluish green body.
A fragment hints at a theatrical or celebrity reference involving Joan Crawford. The snippet draws attention with a surprised or amused tone, suggesting a lighter cultural note or anecdote centered on the actress.
A 15 year old patent proposed a car device to gather road dust. Funnels from front to rear wheels fed dust into a central flex, blown by moving air or a centrifuge fan. U.S. engineers doubt its success given modern dust control and road improvements such as calcium chloride.
In the United States and Canada a movement turns backyards into children's playgrounds. George W. Perry of Orange New Jersey opened a backyard recreation center a year ago and sparked the Backyard Playground Association of America with HQ in New York City. The system uses simple equipment like garden showers and on site janitors as organizers, aiming to transform neglected spaces into small recreation hubs, especially in crowded urban districts such as New York.
George Shaffer recounts In Liberty that Father Junipero Serra planted a grapevine in 1771 at San Gabriel mission. The vine fed an industry worth 350 million dollars with 100000 workers, still growing today. The giant vine spans an acre, eight feet in circumference, and yields a ton of grapes annually.
The article notes Cotton Mather planned to lead Harvard but pursued Yale naming via a gift from Elihu Yale. It recalls his 1717 diary entry seeking support from the London donor and states that Yale College was named after him and the gift.
An Eastern college professor claims married men are smarter than single men. Yet married men send single men to college, implying a paradox in educational choices and social expectations examined by the Paso Times.
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate essay argues that destroying a wrong idea requires challenging it with reason, equal treatment, and factual truth. It cites Galileo, Joan of Arc, and Bible cases to show ideas survive violence, while truth conquers falsehood.
Washington Star notes that the phrase down brakes is now outdated in railway safety calls. Engineers instead shut off steam apply the air brake and open the sand valve to slow a train in about five seconds. Reversing the engine after the sand brake weakens braking power and is avoided.
Asphalt lumber, a hoard-like product made of layers of special waterproof saturated fiber, has recently attracted attention in the commercial world. The material can be cut and joined. it features a one inch rabbet along the full length on both sides enabling quick matching. No extra cement is needed as the rabbet joints become integral to the solid board.
A seventeen year old philanthropist Sidney strolls the Strand seeks matches at a tobacconist. After the clerk refuses charity and sells him a penny box, Sidney pays, lights his cigarette, and warns that future requests for a fight should be met with a match from his own supply.
An Oversight Sandy won a $1,500 car after buying two lottery tickets. Friends rushed to celebrate at his house but found him morose, muttering that the second ticket ruined the luck and he cannot imagine why he bought it.
A dialogue from the Munalich Filegende Blatter narrates a fortune teller informing a hopeful youth that she is about to be discovered by a moving picture director and elevated to stardom. The teller notes the same promise once made to Rosa, while attributing the trend to Sadlea’s popularity.
At 24 Burbank created a famed potato variety through selective breeding from Early Rose seedings. Two years later he founded the Santa Rosa experimental farms in California and dedicated his life there.
The piece argues thrift enlarges both individual capital and the nation’s total capital. Saving adds to private funds and indirectly boosts employment, enabling legitimate business returns and dividends. It links thrift to broad prosperity and stronger economic capacity.
Maryland Casualty Company sues in Caroline county equity to void a deed from Anna D Green to Elsie Green Semlow for property in Denton and to appoint a trustee to sell to pay creditors. The bill details bond indemnity by Anna and Harvey Cooper for Thomas R Green estate debts, prior mortgage, and alleged misappropriation by Cooper, with actions by Everngam and Denton National Bank. Notice ordered by publication for absent defendants Elsie Semlow and Walter Semlow with appearance deadline Sept 15, 1927.
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