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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1924
Page
3
A discussion cites the American Folk-Lore Society on belief in animal saliva, especially dog saliva, as a healing or harmful agent. It notes ancient roots from Rome and Horace, and explains the dog’s role in disease transfer myths as humanity’s oldest companion and conduit for contagion.
Tas Casas, author of the Journal of the First Vestige to America, recounts Columbus's encounter with the Indians who greet him as a poor people. Columbus eyes gold, noting nose ornaments of gold and hinting a distant southward king with large vessels of gold.
A clipped excerpt from Duside Grayson's Adventures in Contentment argues happiness comes not from idle sentiment but from labor and sacrifice. It suggests joy hides in effort, sweat, and diligent toil, not in palaces, and warns against chasing mere thoughts or feelings without action.
The article discusses superstition around the number thirteen. It claims thirteen at the Last Supper foretold betrayal and death for one, notes astrology assigns varied luck to thirteen, with some people finding it unlucky and others indifferent or lucky.
In Washington Star style a visitor provokes a remark on parental beliefs about children's growth. The exchange centers on perception and disbelief regarding intelligence and the natural development of offspring within familiar social circles.
A shattered old page describes a crafty storekeeper who times his moves to harvest wealth in a country town. He boasts about his method and instructs a junior to hide the front window display to lure customers. A visitor described as a handsome man is coming next week, stirring town chatter.
Fragmentary text discusses power and electric components with references to horsepower and electrometallurgical terms. No coherent event or names to anchor a full summary.
Fragmentary notes ponder oceans being sated and a figure named Pacutie or Poter amid latitude questions. The text hints at a reflective, surreal scene without clear events or identifiable individuals.
A narrator sketches a spoiled woman who belittles colleagues and subordinates in public. She mocks a senior and a prospective recruit, micromanages staff, and borrows money without repayment. She shuns family warmth and mocks her husband, revealing a narcissistic, heedless conduct.
The article recalls Bret Harte’s tension with English readers who misread his pioneer tales as autobiographical, mixing his characters with his life. It notes Harte’s rogues as often as heroes and a Kansas City Star quote about his gentleman status. An anecdote describes a Burgishman asking about poker and Harte’s witty correction about American card games.
The text surveys cleanliness norms in Japan and contrasts them with life in India, Arabia, and the Middle East. It notes Japan’s dual bath habits and varying access to bathrooms, then describes arid regions where water is scarce and people use sand for cleaning, highlighting class and colonial viewpoints.
A medical authority cites X ray studies from the Iowa child welfare research station. He explains anatomical age is shown by wrist bone development with two bones at age one and eight by fourteen, noting girls usually advance of boys in development though both sexes vary in growth.
The article surveys diverse forms of currency across Africa from cattle in South Africa to barter and exotic items in other regions. It notes cows, ivory, copper plates, wire, swords, knives, and other objects serving as money, with references to tribes and areas like Transvaal, Upper Congo, Stanley Falls, and Sierra Leone.
The text praises Riley Anny as a true genius with natural eloquence and plain music from the heart. It contrasts him with Shakespeare and Byron, noting his pieces require no footnotes and convey unambitious, simple charm in a rustic voice.
The Bible Ezekiel 27 15 mentions the deep black ebony wood with ivory due to its value and color. Ebony logs from the island of Creston are hauled to the coast, used in cabinet work though rosewood, mahogany, and other woods have supplanted it for interiors. Veneer ebony also grows in the southern United States according to the Washington Star.
Mrs Smith urged going to the movies while Mr Smith, tired from a long day at work, preferred home and rest. Despite his protests they chose front seats near the orchestra and she cheered the kettledrums as the show began, a minor domestic clash in a Kansas City Star item.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns cocklebur is poisonous to swine cattle sheep and chickens. It notes deaths were misattributed to burs and stresses that poisoning occurs when animals feed on very young plants before eleven leaves develop.
Modern Noahs Ark near Gatun formed when Chagres river waters impounded for Gatun. Detroit News notes it resembles Noahs ark as many species fled rising waters. The two mile from Panam river hosts amphibians, countless insect species, and exotic wildlife including ant eaters, peccaries, tapir, ocelot, jaguar, bats, and black howlers.
The cameo cutter must work only a few hours at a time due to nerve strain. A quavering hand can ruin a week’s work, requiring a delicate touch and artistic precision. He handles relief carving on lard or precious stones, especially the elhifhedonte quartz and shells, modeling and drilling with no chemistry knowledge.
An OCR fragment recounts Easter Island as a harsh place with scarce water and no birds, stating it is twelve by nine by seven miles and rarely visited by ships. It notes about one hundred Polynesians starving there, first sighted in 1680, explored in 1772, and then inhabited by a small scientific American presence.
The citizens of Auch propose erecting a statue to D Artagnan from Dumas novels, celebrating not just the character but Dumas and literary imagination. The idea honors writers who created enduring literary figures, suggesting statues for characters like Odysseus and Valjean may follow in Europe.
A Kansas City Star report recounts a Western minister tale where a bishop, misled by a Chicago approach, takes a stranger to a hotel for a dinner. The bishop loses his wallet, cannot pay, and becomes entangled in a bid to reimburse the guest with tax money, while the stranger rebuffs further funds.
According to Roy Chapman of the American Museum expedition, Mongolian wild dogs are the fiercest creatures, menaced expedition members. Bodies left on carts after death were left to be scavenged, and camp members always carried revolvers. In Urga and meat markets at night, locals avoid danger as dogs threaten. The party faced near fatal attacks on multiple occasions, with Prof Charles J Berky narrowly surviving.
In 1889 Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling first met during Kipling’s world tour. Kipling visited Elmira to see Twain, and Twain recalls a revealing interview where both marveled at the other's breadth of knowledge and humor.
A lawyer famed for cross examination quizzed a long suffering tin roofer about his employment. The witness claimed to have worked at his trade off and on for 65 years, then admitted the total spanned 65 years with 12 years steady. The exchange exposed the playful misdirection between off and on labor.
A British civil servant returns after ten years to find salary and status rise yet no visible activity. A young man in 1922 joined a service, wore desk props, and was unseen, later revealed as a professional dancer. Punishments fail, and he is promoted then reduced again. The tale satirizes office life and absurd bureaucratic outcomes.
A guidance piece notes household pests like beetles ants and moths invade through openings near ground vents and open windows. It advises sealing windows and ventilators, using mosquito netting, and warns about careful handling of dried rice as a pest control tip.
In many Papua New Guinea regions natives believe the Cutmrungs or evil spirits emerge at night. Villagers protect settlements with a circle of stall trees and fires at corners to keep the spirits from approaching before dawn. The belief centers on guarding bush paths and avoiding contact with devils.
Excerpt shows a mother scolding her child Johnny for feeding himself with a knife instead of a fork. She insists he use proper utensils, while Sonny defends his fork usage amid the household kitchen scene.
Two elderly women in a theater queue discuss acting merits of various clowns. One sums up her impressions by praising Min Buck as the best, noting his lack of vulgarity and that he never raises the audience to laughter.
A Greenville Maine report notes an old Indian tradition says all Gall moose from eastern and northern Maine travel to Moosehead Lake’s west shore at year end to cast antlers. Many locals doubt the tale, though some hunters recall abundant antlers around the village woods 25 miles north.
A twelve year old boy contrives to scatter discord in a boarding house after influenza. The ruse stems from a postcard he leaves on the ball table describing three “extraordinary geesers” staying there, while noting one is a decent elder geeser.
Caroline County Maryland invites sealed bids for 100000 public school bonds to be dated February 1 1925. Denominations 1000 each, mature 1946 with annual 5000 installments. Tax exempt at all levels. Bid must include 5 percent par value guarantee. Bids due January 6 1925 at 1 pm in Denton. The county may reject any or all bids.
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