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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
6
Horace Durdett, a midlife office worker in a large city, is wary of women and prone to romantic misfires. He rides the streetcar to a familiar routine until a gray eyed fare conductor exposes a counterfeit dime incident, revealing his naiveté and awkward charm in a brisk, humorous vignette.
Horace Burdett, accused of dishonesty over counterfeit dimes, meets Kate Dorn in a New Jersey apartment. He reveals his respectable Wall Street job and admiration for her, while she reveals she is single and in need of funds to start a chicken farm. Their conversation shifts from deception to mutual affection, ending in a delighted engagement with a future together.
Commander O C Dean, retired Hood River-White Salmon ferry man, recalls a eastern Oregon deer hunting trip where beans could not be softened. At about a mile elevation, water boiled but never heated enough to cook the beans, forcing reliance on venison and a beans reserve.
Dr. C De Witt Henry of New York explains that front lower teeth resist decay because they are bathed in an alkaline saliva from under the tongue. Acids in the mouth attack teeth, while the lower front teeth receive an alkaline fluid that preserves them, unlike back teeth which are exposed to acids.
A historical note links cucumber use in Egypt to local beauty practices and then pivots to a long discussion of mosquitoes as a pest through ancient times and across continents. The piece cites an agriculture expert on the “New Jersey canary” nickname and recounts anecdotes about Athens, Mileta, Nisibis, and Skenesborough, with a humorous aside about Washington.
Maryland women across clubs and federations drive thrift campaigns to curb living costs. Local chairmen organize meetings, distribute leaflets, and use model budgets and War Loan materials to reduce household expenses. Baltimore Civic League plans thrift talks and a booth. Centreville clubs host exhibits. conservation days are scheduled statewide while national groups back the effort.
The piece shifts from criticizing thrift as petty to praising savings as wartime virtue. It frames war saving campaigns and bonds as essential tools for national defense and victory, urging citizens to extend savin gs efforts to protect gains and support soldiers.
A fragmented passage contrasts Confucius views on girls and servants with praise for modern Chinese servants and girls. Also noted is a New Republic “Sling Gives Relief” item describing a medical sling by Dr. Williamson that elevates the shoulder to relieve nerve pressure in arm pain.
The piece notes repeated attempts to repeal or amend the famed 1794 blue law on Sundays while contrasting its 1734 ancestor, which punished vice and morality. It recalls absurd enforcement limits that made canals trains and shops halt every seventh day, underscoring the law’s stubborn persistence through 125 years of change.
The article explains global dependence on Chilean nitrate fields for fertilizer and war needs, noting their high plateau location and dwindling reserves. It cites Ostwald on wartime saltpeter, Germany's prewar stockpile, and the shift to synthetic nitrogen from air as scientists seek alternative sources.
Immigration Commissioner Caminetti of New York comments on French prowess after Foch’s victory. He notes French military genius and broad praise, then recounts a French waiter’s salute and a quip about American glory at Chateau Thierry and the Bois de Belleau.
A lone telephone pay station sits at a camp on Richardson lake in the Rangeley group of northern Maine. It lies over 30 miles from Humford near the Maine Central railroad. From Andover 12 miles away the line connects to Rumford, linking survivors with emergency services for ten years and saving numerous hunters and woodsmen injured in the north woods.
The article explains the origin of taboo from the Polynesian sacred term tabu and how it governed many life aspects among South Sea Islanders. It notes priests imposed early religious rites, later extending to rules governing sacrifices, festivals, marital relations, and food, with penalties by death, and mentions alleged beneficial effects despite questions.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Helgoland boats dominated the North Sea herring fishery. Islanders recounted a yearly procession to summon the coming fish. One spring, mid procession, the herring appeared briefly and the rite was halted as boats went to sea. the herring never returned.
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