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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1927
Page
2
A Christmas season tribute praising the Man who thought of others over self. It extends wishes for the coming year, hoping friendliness thoughtfulness and service toward others multiply a thousandfold in each reader.
The prose muses on humanity’s struggle to accept a harsh universe. It contrasts fire’s mastery with nature’s laws, noting progress from caves to space while acknowledging constant danger, accidents, and the quest to understand origins, purpose, and happiness. Editorial notes follow on tax reform and corporate rates in Congress.
The passage links Jesus life and death to a divine sign and token. It states Christmas marks remembrance and light, contrasting shadows with happiness. It describes moving stars indoors to shine from a tree and ends with a warm greeting of Merry Christmas.
The text notes a homemaker’s challenge to satisfy Christmas joy without missing any confection or stocking virtue. It frames sugar plum visions as a playful, pervasive motif guiding holiday preparations and the desire for a complete festive feast and tree display.
A nostalgic blend discusses festive candy ideas for a Christmas basket using dates prunes figs and candied peels while also recalling Halley’s Comet and other famed comets like Biela Eveke Donate with notes on their glow and historical names by W S Crouse.
The article reviews the mystery of comets from ancient fears to scientific study, noting about 700 recorded comets with 400 before telescopes. It highlights Edmund Halley, his methodical tables, and his 1682 comet whose predicted return in the late 18th century was verified, tracing its long, elliptical orbit across centuries.
Weather hurt golf but locals still played Bell Mont course near Choptank Maryland on December 18. Captain Spence Phelps mishit the first tee but recovered with a fine drive. Bobbed hair jokes, poetry and wry asides fill the page. Chicks Smith scored a hole in one while players share quips about alcohol and life on the links.
Belasco brings his drama Hidden to Ford's Theatre in Baltimore for the holiday week starting December 26 with the New York company. Star Beth Berrill leads opposite Philip Merivale, backed by Marjorie Gatoson, Mary Morris and Mary Wall. Elinor Glyn praised the study of female psychology and urged women to see it.
Fox Films stages a dignified screen adaptation of Carmen with a brilliant lineup of principal actors. The article highlights the extensive cast and the film’s elevated presentation.
Raoul Walsh directed production features Victor Mature Laglen as Escamillo Dolores Del Rio as Carmen Don Alvarado as Don Jose with Nancy Nash and Ben Bard in supporting roles. Engagement runs two days next Monday and Tuesday December 26 and 27 at New Dover Opera House.
Christmas Week at the Maryland and Garden Theater in Baltimore features Leon Errol in Yours Truly with a 100 cast, plus London Tiller Girls and grand scenery by Joseph Urban. The bill includes Wagner Brothers freaks, Sweet Adeline, Eugene half man half woman, Wilton Sisters, Roger Imhof in The Pest House, Henry Regal, Flo Lewis with Sam Coslow, and a three acts of dancing and juggling with film Husbands or Lovers. Three daily performances mark the inaugural week for the remodeled venue under Keith-Albee Big Time vaudeville.
The Journal announces subscription options in Careline for residents and outside readers. The offer lists rates of $1.00 for in careline subscribers and $1.50 for outside subscriptions.
Wright's Jewelry Store showcases beaded and mesh bags in a small display. The ad highlights new arrivals and prices, inviting shoppers to browse the selection at the downtown shop.
Clare Reynolds, new to an busy insurance office, helps Everett Moore pick gifts for his mother and sister on Christmas Eve. Their chance shopping trip and tea room talk lead to mutual admiration. A note from Everett with red roses on Christmas morning hints at a budding romance sparked by shared shopping and conversation.
A sudden doorway collision leaves a young man with a bleeding head. Marion bandages him and earns a hopeful invitation to share plum pudding and Christmas dinner. He accepts, recalling meals from childhood as they plan the feast together. Based on a 1937 Western Newspaper Union item.
A reflective note on Christmas spirit, urging men to bring joy to at least one person or creature during Christmastide. Emphasizes compassion beyond self, with a succinct moral about shared happiness through small acts of kindness.
A traveler on a rough frontier scene offers a mule for a hundred cars. A bystander bids five dollars, and the rider halts in wonder. He declares he won’t let a small matter of ninety five dollars block a mule sale. The moment ends with the mule being kept.
The article notes North Carolina had at least ten capitals, listing Snath Edenton Brunswick Wilmington Newberry Hillsboro Smiths le Fayette and Raleigh. It explains the 1791 custom of moving the seat of government with the governor or assembly and describes Raleigh’s purchase of a foundation square mile for a permanent capital, with the city now four square miles.
A father drawing with his young daughter on a blackboard notices he forgot to add fins to two fish on a globe. The girl responds with a playful quip about the fins and their own body parts. The exchange captures a light moment between parent and child.
John, a bright physics student, explains why a chisel must stay wet on a grindstone. He warns that without water the blade overheats and loses temper, risking damage during sharpening.
The first all Pullman built car named Pioneer carried the widow and child to Lincoln's burial. The 1859 rebuilt iron coach by George Pullman marked a key milestone in railway baggage and passenger car design.
A child writes to Santa with requests for shoes size eight, clothes, fruit, and nuts. He asks for Daddy to be free before the new year, signs with Ralph Coursey and P. S. Santa, and mentions a rock chair and a hidden pillow box of homemade chocolate creams for Santa.
Health Centers for Colored People announce ongoing establishment of community health centers for colored people across the state. Dr. John S. Fulton says new conferences are held regularly, with Turner's Station in Baltimore County adding weekly sessions for mothers and for young children.
Several hundred from diverse denominations will attend a two day Christian Unity Conference at the First Presbyterian Church Baltimore January 12 and 13 1928. Participants include bishops and church leaders from Episcopalian Presbyterian Methodist Baptist Disciples and other groups discussing the Federal Council Lausanne Conference Faith and Order and broader church cooperation. Morning and evening sessions will feature open discussions with noted speakers from Union Theological Seminary The Christian Century and other institutions.
The two day conference will gather diverse denominations under the Christian Unity League led by Dr. Peter Ainslie. Dr. Hugh L. Hodge will preside as the Holy Communion joins all denominations in observance. The event opens at 10 and is free to all, with enrollment covering all Christian communions.
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