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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1926
Page
7
The Progressive Grocer advises merchants to bank as much cash as possible by late afternoon and to avoid keeping large sums in cash drawers. Move money before crowds thin, and hide it securely. A detective proposes wiring a cash register key to trigger a distress signal.
A Toronto Globe summary notes the Army school of physical training in England printed rules for fair play. They urge playing for the game, supporting one’s side without self, accepting decisions, and being unselfish by teaching and aiding others.
A reader asks about flag washing. Citing a navy official, proper care includes tepid water and pure soap, gentle wringing, multiple clear rinses, and hanging to dry in shade. Do not twist, keep stripes vertical, and press only if needed.
The piece notes a famed tree in Athens that uniquely owns itself with a small surrounding plot deeded to it. It contrasts this with the Toombs oak once on the University of Georgia campus, lost to lightning, where Robert Toombs reportedly spoke to a larger outside crowd than inside the chapel.
The text lists famed waterfalls and rivers with Victoria Falls in Rhodesia and Niagara partly in Canada and the U S as top falls. It notes Yosemite as the highest cataract and mentions European peaks, Mississippi Missouri debates, and Whitaker's Almanack naming the six longest rivers: Amazon Nile Yangtse Yenisel Mississippi Missouri with various mileages.
Dr Charles J Fish of the New York Zoological Society reports shrimps Alpheus living in sponge canals form hive like colonies. The shrimp colonies swim freely but return to their sponge home. A sponge hive with shrimps was placed in an aquarium aboard the ship Arcturus.
Peter of Riga a noted French churchman of the Twelfth century compiled a Bible summary in 15000 verses. He divided the work into 23 sections and each section omitted one letter of the alphabet.
In the mountain town of Mackay Idaho two water sources are used for year round needs a cold spring for summer use and a hot spring whose water is piped in during winter.
The name Britain comes from the Latin term Britannia derived from the Celtic tribe Britanni that inhabited the island's southwestern region.
The reader is guided through crossword solving with definitions linked to numbered grid clues Horizontal and vertical words fit from white spaces to black squares. Definitions include enumerated terms such as bane, double teeth, before, drug plant, compass points, and more, ending with fresh next issue.
A Wharepuke area geyser field in Whakarewarewa New Zealand quiets after sudden activity. Boiling water rises into 100 foot plumes from vents while boiling mud and steam fill a large cavity 15 feet deep near a Maori meeting house. Families live among mud volcanoes using natural heat for cooking.
Paris letter notes a debate among French literary figures about the unicorns existence. The academys new dictionary edition is urged to settle whether the unicorn is a fabulous animal or a real creature, with critics citing Aristotle and Pliny and questioning the academys authority.
A historical note asserts humans with ruminant-like chewing dated to 1707 with Robert Gill of Dorsetshire. It recounts medieval and early modern cases, including Roger Gilt who endured “great tortures” from this unusual faculty, with long chewing sessions and occasional sickening results cited by the Chicago Journal.
In isolated Turkestan villages tractors excite farmers while murahs oppose the device calling it the devil's plow. Priests warn of crop failures yet peasants embrace the machine for its ox-drawn plow superiority. A peasant even requests a tractor at his wedding as an honored guest.
Laborers at the Imperial palace grounds in Tokyo found a large snake that they initially took for a log. Court officials ordered no disturbance and rejected any snake hunt, saying the crawler should be left alone as a spiritual omen tied to the ancient fortress once on the site.
The Navajo are part of the Athapascan stock named Pertnas by themselves. They originally occupied lands south of the San Juan River, spanning northern New Mexico and Arizona, and extending into Colorado and Utah. Surrounded by Apache tribes except to the north where they meet the Schosfienent family, they now reside on the Navajo Reservation in Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.
A new chemical process has been developed that dries eggs into a powder for indefinite storage without refrigeration or preservatives. In commercial use, the method promises to impact seasonal egg markets by supplying eggs in a stable powder form that retains broad culinary use.
A dull dinner joke ends with the deaf dean Perse giving grace. A guest notes six eminent barristers dying within months, prompting the dean to offer a religious blessing, praising the Lord for mercy.
Trees preserve climate clues in their growth rings. By counting rings from heartwood to bark, scientists date seasons and infer wet or dry years. Each ring marks one year, and ring thickness indicates growth conditions.
A garbled excerpt discusses the scale of economic ideas, wheat crop income, and French debt relations. It references Chicago real estate and a vague valuation notion, implying a large monetary figure and a transfer of cash value without clear context or coherent facts.
A school headmaster in an English district received a note from a boy excusing his absence to repair his boots. Upon inspection the master found the thirteen year old had skillfully soleing heeling and patching the boots himself, proving handwork is not taught in vain.
A British medical figure suggests that mental troubles fade when people dwell on them intensely until they tire of the memory. Another doctor argues that praising, not reproving, cures childhood contrariness. He notes many oppositional habits stem from nervous self consciousness and recommends modeling desired behaviors.
Floyd W. Parsons notes in the Saturday Evening Post that humans misjudge cosmic distances. He contrasts the sun at 93 million miles and the moon at 240000 miles with light travel times of eight minutes from the sun and one and a quarter seconds from the moon.
A man and a foreign woman dispute over a window sign reading furnished rooms. The man insists not to rent, claiming his family occupies the house, while the woman counters that a neighboring tenant hung a sign to prove she is not the only one with furnished rooms.
The Bahamas consist of about 3,000 islands with only 20 inhabited. Principal islands include New Providence Obaco Great Bahama Andros Harbor Island with Nassau as the main city on New Providence. Area 4403.4 sq miles, highest point over 410 ft, mean temps 88 in hot months and 66 in cold months, heavy rains May to October, annual rainfall 63.82 inches.
The report notes over 100 stair related fatalities in a single year in Manhattan. Nationwide deaths from stair falls are about 14 990 annually with most due to slipping or tripping. About 85 percent of accidents on stairs occur in December January and February due to snow ice and poor lighting.
A fragment of a 19th or early 20th century exchange notes happiness as something lost yesterday and hoped for tomorrow, yet always slipping away in the present moment. The line reflects a reflective view on human joy and memory.
A Detroit News note ponders who first coined the phrase The quick and the dead before the era of automobiles, highlighting linguistic trivia and cultural awareness in early 20th century journalism.
Astronomers describe Venus as extremely cold and slow rotating. Its day equals its year, and daytime temperatures hover near freezing.
Order of publication in Caroline County Orphans Court directs publication for four weeks. It seeks sale of Harriet L. Ivins real estate in Burrsville to distribute proceeds per her will and law. Defendants must appear by Oct 21 to show cause why a decree should not be passed.
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