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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
3
A village smith nails a horseshoe to trap the devil then drives the last nail through the shoe into the floor. The devil breaks free but flees whenever a horseshoe is seen, preserving an old folk belief from Merrie England.
Dutch astronomer Dr. Pannekoek reports a colossal black cloud 280 trillion miles away, 20 million times larger than the sun. He suggests it may be a dust birth cradle for a star and that the sun orbits this near massive body once in 2 million years, reshaping earlier calculations.
In the dry season central Soudan the Gwari fish along river banks with a riverbed poolshrinking method. Locust tree pod juice is poured into the pools causing fish to leap from the water while natives snatch them in excitement. This practice, dubbed Jump juice, appears an ancient custom among these Africans.
The Scientific American discusses cases where a great emotional shock caused immediate whitening of hair. Von Kehoer Stil of Livermore, California, argues phrenology links hair whitening to brain regions governing emotions. Examples include whitening over caution, conjugal love, and philoprogeniveness after stress or injury.
A discussion of Chinese religious practice describes the kitchen god and how households use candy to block his speech. The ritual aims to keep sins hidden from higher deities by making the god appear gluttonous and unable to speak during his heaven visit.
An old explanation notes that heat drops with altitude despite proximity to the sun. High mountains stay snow capped in tropics because upper air offers little resistance to sunlight, while the earth absorbs and reflects warmth. This cooling effect requires warmer clothing for high altitude flyers.
A New York Times travel note describes a drive from Melrose Abbey to Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott’s home, and Dryburgh Abbey on the Tweed. It notes artifacts from Scott’s study and his burial with two hounds, plus dramatic riverine ruins and salmon-filled summers.
Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776 at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia by forty‑four William and Mary undergraduates led by John Marshill, became the oldest American college Greek letter society with branches at Yale in 1780 and Harvard in 1781. Today it is described as an agreeable bond of meeting strong graduates with chapters at major colleges, meeting during commencements to elect top students.
Captain Vidal of the steamship Canada docked at Providence R I wired Marseilles that a baby boy born aboard during the voyage from France was named in honor of the steamer Auguste Canady Pera Lazar. Officials extended to the boy the ship’s privileges, allowing him to visit France as a guest of the Canada or any other line boat.
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