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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
7
Chemists have developed dustless racing surfaces for metropolitan tracks near New York and Chicago using calcium chloride. The chemical absorbs water to suppress dust without harming hooves, improving visibility and spectator comfort. Its use expands from county fairs to larger venues as tracks seek cleaner, faster finishes.
A Popular Pictorial Magazine writer proclaims the Parthenon in Athens the world’s most wonderful architecture. Built from 450 B C under Phidias, it housed a gold and ivory Athena statue and featured a long marble frieze. Much of it now lies in ruin after 1685 damage from a Venetian siege, with Elgin marbles later moved to London.
The biological survey notes that during the breeding season many birds eat caterpillars and feed them in large numbers to their young. Hairy caterpillars are rarely relished by birds, with the cuckoo, especially the yellow billed and black-billed species, as notable exceptions as hairless caterpillars are heavily destroyed.
A little girl returns from school proudly showing a paper about Socrates. She reads her composition to her mother, who notes the teacher discussed Socrates. The child’s lines describe him as a great man who told others what to do and whom others then gave poison.
Leonard A. Ard Barrett argues economy is a sacred duty when aimed at grand goals or simple frugality for freedom and devotion. He warns against waste of life and resources, noting by‑products create wealth, and that moral energy wasted harms society more than material waste. (1927 Western Newspaper Union).
A pithy maxim warns that health improves when one avoids dwelling on illness. It reminds readers that many ailments arise from idle thoughts and idle dreaming, urging a proactive mindset for well being.
A 1927 recipe roundup showcases cabbage prepared in many styles including cabbage with sausage hot slaw and cheese sauce. It covers whole cabbage with pork sausages shredded cabbage in creamy sauces fried cabbage and stuffing variations with crumbs and cheese baked cabbage in a cheese crumb crust.
The article discusses St Yves as the patron saint of lawyers known as The Advocate of the Poor. It notes a festival refrain praising advocates as those who are not thieves and a cat is shown with the saint in art. A legend says St Yves argued for entry to Paradise, joking about regularization by a sheriff, as paradise had no lawyers.
Sealing wax is now highly versatile in arts and crafts, surpassing other materials in usefulness. It can imitate enamel, wood, or colored glass in beads, pendants, flowers, plaques, vases, and candlesticks. Creative home crafters melt wax on tools, mold, color, and shape decorative pieces.
Cross, famed banker and husband of the novelist Mary Ann Evans, enjoyed grouse shoots in his homeland. After coaching from a gamekeeper, a host’s joke about his misspìng birds amused Joe and later King Edward, who praised the keeper as one of the most tactful remarks ever.
A Philadelphia Record note recalls a mother and her five year old Dorothy visiting for tea. Dorothy accepts sandwiches instead of cake and casually remarks she likes cakes better but they will do. The scene highlights how children often surprise adults with unexpected responses during social calls.
A historical tale notes Sir Henry Wyatt a privy councillor under Henry VII kept a cat by his side in a cold tower after Richard II confined him. The cat allegedly brought him pigeon daily and kept him warm by cuddling. He is described as an ancestor of Sir Francis Wyatt, an early Jamestown governor.
A. J. Brosseau of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce told the National Crushed Stone Association that reduced road construction costs could lower total vehicle costs. He noted factories continually seek detail improvements to offer the public better vehicles at or below current prices.
A short, dialect filled exchange features Zachariah and Ebenezer discussing putting a bridle on a horse. The brief dialogue hints at a humorous or rustic miscommunication over how to obtain the bit for the mouthpiece. The text presents sparse, archaic wording with a playful miscue in how the bit is acquired.
A humorous quip remarks that when most people fade, they may be more dead than remembered, framing mortality with a witty twist from Soliloquizing Lil. The line playfully contrasts fame and oblivion in a tongue in cheek tone.
England patents a luminous hat for women to improve visibility at night on highways. Designs use glowing chemicals clearly visible from a distance so motorists can see walkers and avoid collisions.
The passage urges painters to study nature by observing a variety of objects in the field. It emphasizes selecting and retaining diverse forms seen, building a mental bundle of valued subjects to represent through art.
The piece argues taste in home decoration transcends money and education, noting that a wealthy person can have a shabby home while a frugal one can achieve fine taste. It suggests most homeowners rely on others with taste to design and decorate, implying broader access to good design amid economic differences.
To those who desire fall hatched chicks, 1 will begin setting Sept. 6. Wingate Neal, Denton, Md.
A concise reflection on effort and value, noting that the quality of effort matters more than public opinion. The piece emphasizes steadfast work as the true measure of merit, regardless of worldly recognition.
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