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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1926
Page
3
A reflective line celebrates the beauty of work and living well, urging pursuit of happiness through daily effort and fulfillment. It frames a hopeful, forward view of a shared future where personal joy accompanies labor and purpose.
A compact guide lists cabbage as a wholesome vegetable used raw or cooked and offers several preparations. Includes stuffed cabbage with meat filling baked in stock, cabbage rolls, shredded cabbage with a warm dressing, German style with onions and nutmeg, and escalloped cabbage with cheese topping.
The original Salem Indian deed is framed and stored in a special vault while a photographic copy hangs in its place. Once contested in colonial disputes over ownership, the 1688 deed was signed for 20 pounds as protection against encroachment. The land today is valued around 100 million dollars.
The Sydney Bulletin reports that Levey's Theatre in Sydney New South Wales opened by Barnet Levey in 1833 used convict performers warned against impropriety. Homes of patrons were robbed, likely by other British penal exiles, leading to the theater’s closure and the building’s razing soon after.
A friend of Prof William Lyon Phelps recalls arriving in Paris with his nephew and trunks. They could not communicate in French until a porter answered the exclamation with his own phrase and fetched the luggage. The anecdote claims the French language contains the word bagenge and its pronunciation.
The quote asserts a man finds his best within and aims for his highest achievable virtue. Real manhood comes from self-satisfied achievement and inner standards rather than external measures. Grit publication attributes the reflection to its narrator.
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues including 1A gem carved in relief 6 Not a full blood negro 8 Light lapping a of the foot 9 A nugget of virgin metal and many more, with numerous entries spanning gem, anatomy, languages, and college abbreviations. The puzzle includes names, tribes, aircraft and clothing terms, peppered with archaic spellings and abbreviations typical of the era.
Thomas A. Edison sends a congratulatory message to American Telephone and Telegraph Company on its fiftieth anniversary praising scientific progress and business sagacity. He notes the telephone’s steady advance and predicts further success, commending the company and its personnel.
The information bureau provides telephone numbers for subscribers and helps locate numbers not in the directory. It explains that misspellings and initials often hinder locating names, with examples like Baer, Johnson, Klein, Rhodes, and Smith variants. Operators advise and assist within available clues.
Christmas fruit cake and candy are sold in lacquered tin boxes that keep freshness and flavor. The colorfully designed containers preserve candies and chocolates, and can be repurposed as sewing boxes, jewel cases, or organizers after contents are used.
The Sow Thistle or Swine Thistle is tied to rain predictions in the southern United States and Europe. Folklore credits the plant with rain-bringing powers, tracing a Charlemagne legend where a dream prompt led to curing plague after an arrow struck sow thistle. The plant’s use in hog feeding and links to ancient lightning beliefs survive in immigrant and German traditions.
A brief reflective piece by Viola Brothers Shore on patience and envy. It cautions against rushing decisions, notes the value of learning from personal mistakes, and suggests resilience in tough times while using simple natural imagery.
A discussion of the origin of the phrase drummed out of camp tracing its military roots. It explains how dishonorable discharge involved a hollow square, removal of insignia, and a funeral dirge, and how the expression entered common speech with figurative use today.
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