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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1915
Page
4
The Denton Journal announces a Saturday morning issue dated December 25 1915. Melvin Benji Johnson and partners are listed as publishers. The brief notice identifies the paper's leadership and the holiday edition date.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat summary recalls how,Guelph women carried captured Ghibelline officers on their backs during Konrad’s siege of Heidelberg Castle. Moved by devotion, Konrad allowed safe return for the women’s jewels. Queen Charlotte of Württemberg later funded the Weinsberg asylum as a memorial in 1820.
A Danish American fire department recruit in Panama arrives to duty and, with a jamaican guide, goes hunting. He recounts seeing a colossal snake said to be fifty feet long and ten inches thick, forcing him to abandon thoughts of a big catch. The guide adds a colorful tale of a trestle bridge construction and a serpentine misperception.
A New York Journal excerpt discusses the kangaroo as a unique Australian marsupial. It notes the pouch, antiquity of marsupials, and distinctive hind limbs and tails. It contrasts with American marsupials and muses on evolutionary trends and ancient wildlife.
In Douarnenez a Jeweler polites the watch for repair but postpones returning it until Friday. The artist and TP leave on a 3:15 train to Pont Croix after knocking on the closed shop door on a Thursday noted as the town’s legally mandated rest day.
Maryland Agricultural College hosts a week long course and conference on road making and maintenance from January 10 to 18. Road engineers supervisors and taxpayers will discuss financing drainage and maintenance of country dirt roads to improve farm movement and social ties.
Maryland poultry raisers argue for pure bred flocks over mixed mongrel stock. They claim pure bred birds lay more eggs, show uniform eye size, and fetch better prices at market. They warn mixed breeding risks defect propagation and poorer flock quality, urging careful selection of breeding stock to improve traits, not chaos.
A fragmented description traces oriental lacquer from China to Europe, detailing methods, materials, and two main lacquer types. It notes early seventeenth century contact when Portugal and others opened East trade, sparking European demand for decorative screens and panels adorned with inlaid shells and stones.
A.N. Verdi explains in St Nicholas that cutting a banana trunk above ground during the wet season spurs rapid new shoots from the center of the stalk. The trunk is a rolled cluster of undeveloped leaves, so cutting does not stop leaf growth. Shoots push up, forming green leaves, while fruiting is rare. Stronger shoots are used for windbreaks and replanting.
A fragmentary discussion cites Aristotle on creatures surviving fire and recounts Missouri Governor Stewart defending convicts, delivering pardons to protect innocent men from stigma. The tale juxtaposes mythic peril with a political mercy gesture.
Fragmentary text describes covert police gadgets called "police evesghisses" and a dialogue about establishing a business venture. Mentions financial backing, family instruction on laying a foundation, and car fare provisions. Includes a street address fragment, Birmingham Ave Hernli.
A Washington Star fragment shows a passenger asking if arrival is on time and the conductor affirming punctuality. The passenger comments the next ride is more comfortable than the destination, reflecting travel dissatisfaction.
A liveryman quotes two dollars for the first hour and a variable rate for each additional hour. A Lady plans two extra tours and shopping, so she will need the vehicle for more than one hour. The article also mentions the origin of the word topaz from Greek. It references the Jesvel and a misreported source from an bland Andren, with a guess about the Whe and fal pens.
A garbled printed exchange shows characters Edith Jack and papa with fragmented phrases about marriage and advances. The text references responses and refusals in a disjointed social vignette, including quoted indie lines and stray attributions to Boston Houston Sydney Smith.
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