Denton Journal December 1 1928 front page note
Denton Journal issues for Saturday December 1 1928 from Melvin and Joinson publishers. Page 2 features local items and notices reflecting the era in Denton with period tone and community updates.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1928
Page
2
Art Critique Attacks European Treasures Before 1810 Revered
Vanity Fair quotes William Bolitho condemning Europe s treasure trove as a junkyard of works by grandfathers. Critics deride modern European taste, calling architecture like Versailles and Cologne Cathedral ill judged and out of scale. Old works before 1810 supposedly hold artistic value, regardless of quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
William Bolitho
Vanity Fair
Versailles
Eiffel Tower
Chateau of Blois
Cologne
Pastor Called On to Have Business Mind
A minister argues in Harper's that churches should avoid the spectacle mindset and treat growth like a business. He compares church success to a furniture shop focused on customers and appeal, urging ministers to actively “sell” their institution with practical, tradelike acumen. The piece explores the tension between sacred aims and secular efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s
Hooks to Invest In for Homeowners
Household tip guide from Successful Farming Magazine on using hooks indoors and for various items. Recommends hooking doors inside to prevent banging, hooking caps on feed boxes, storm windows, gates, tool boxes, and playhouse doors. Warns against overfastening long staples which can trap children inside.
Park Keeper Disturbs Couple After Hours
In a Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph item, two youths sitting in a park after dusk are told by a keeper it is late. The youth apologizes and says they plan to marry next year, prompting a playful remark from the keeper about their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohers
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
The Cruelest Nes Told In Science Quote
Robert Louis Stevenson reflects on loyalty and silence, noting how lovers and friends falter when pride or shyness keeps them from speaking at critical moments, turning affectionate ties into failing, disloyal bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Start Is Not All The Winner Of A New Year
A reflective note cautions that success in a new year comes from steady daily improvement rather than bursts of effort. It suggests living progressively, making each day better than the last and each month an upgrade over the previous one.
Patience Pluck and Patience on Brazilian Roads
In southern Brazil roads are often almost passable and generally hopelessly uncomfortable for touring. Traversing them tests motor cars and tires severely, demanding patience and pluck from travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Brazil
Tearus and Daedalus Imprisonment and Flight Myth
Tearus, son of Daedalus, crafted wings with wax to escape imprisonment. They flew free but Tearus flew too close to the sun. The heat melted the wax, his wings failed, and he plummeted into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tearus
Daedalus
Greece
Australian rabbits and ants threaten stock food supply
The passage claims rabbits in Australia are hated for eating the grass that stock rely on. It suggests millions are killed annually in Australia and notes skins provide revenue contributing to neutralizing the rabbits' impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Telephone system handles vast daily demand and expansion
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies report the scale of service in Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia with over 573000 phones in operation and 3000000 calls daily In the first nine months 25600000 toll calls were completed and 13000000 worth of improvements are planned this year The firm notes efforts to extend service to more areas and recent reductions in installation charges to encourage wider use
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Hamilet
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephonuc
Albert E Berry
Chesapeake and Potomac
Derry
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Agnes H. Harper
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William F. Jackson
True Cay
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Skippy
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M. K.newna
Denton
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WILEN
Samuel Kirk & Son Incorporated
Baltimore, Md
North Charles St
Denton Auto Co
Denton, Maryland
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