29 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1923
Page
1
A historical note cites a shift from house to house selling to what are called specialty salesmen. It contrasts older canvassers and peddlers with modern sellers who aim directly at consumers, often better educated and dressed, though some late examples still use old methods. The piece references a Nation's Business article.
A reader recounts a well known tyrant of an office who proves a docile husband at home. A friend compares him to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but the man denies it and blames the gas company for a meter issue. He describes how repeated readings suggested a problem, yet the meter was deemed correct and the household routine remained orderly.
Hazel Gilchrist, uncertain of her future, finds purpose by turning hazelnuts into candy. With help from her mother and friend Ted, she gathers nuts, dries them, and builds a small business selling Hazel Nut Candy to city shops and sponsors. The endeavor brings fulfillment, as Hazel and Ted grow closer and plan a shared future.
Curiosities about starfish reveal surprising traits. Starfish scramble over rocks and shelter hundreds of tube feet under a skin, with eyes at the tips of rays. Certain species shed rays or even split in half to form new individuals, while many guard their eggs by piling them and bending rays to form a protective cage.
A young lady teases a professor with a grand mistletoe bouquet hung on the chandelier. The professor, peering through glasses, identifies it as a specimen of the Wiseum Atrium in the Loranthaceae, noting it as a rointed dichotomous shrub.
Jane de Huntly, a nurse, is enlisted by Dr Paul to manage William Pelham, a nervous patient. She guides him home, calms his fears, and orchestrates treatment while maintaining secrecy. The setup leads to Pelham marrying the nurse, a tale debated by his friends.
The scarab, emblem of creation, appears on Egyptian geats, coins, mummies, and art, its circular form and sunlike gold sheen linking it to the sun god. Cut as seals and amulets, scarabs bore royal inscriptions and religious texts, shaping afterlife and belief across cultures, as noted by the Detroit News.
Rabbi Nathan Krass of New York City explained at a City Club meeting of the State Federation District 8 of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods that opposition to intermarriage stems from religious concerns not race. He said the Jewish race carries a divine light and would lose this religious mission if the race disappeared through intermarriage.
From Chemnitz in Saxony comes news of using aluminum sheets as stage scenery instead of canvas-covered wood frames. The lightweight, fire resistant panels allow painting on both sides and easy erasure for quick substitutions, with no loss in acoustics, first used at the Chemnitz Opera House amid high wood prices.
A Boys' Life Magazine excerpt recounts a massive penguin captured during an Antarctic expedition. Five men struggled to subdue the large bird by securing its legs and flippers and neck. The penguin’s fore limbs enabled powerful leaps from water to ice, sometimes reaching three feet or more, landing upright on ice. Captain Cook is noted for first sighting these birds.
Detroit News recounts Ben Jonson as England's first poet laureate from a noble line while noting his fraught youth. He was pressed into bricklaying, joined the army in Low Countries, fought bravely, killed a rival in a duel, faced remorse, and narrowly escaped the gallows. His death occurred a month before his famed son's birth.
Senator Lodge praised the future if youths resemble a boy named Robert he met at a friend's home. The child was building a boat and, urged by his father, chose reading over making a new craft, declaring he preferred creating his own things rather than copying others.
An elderly man long supported by public charity died in Americus. In his dilapidated cabin his brother found a deed to valuable property and currency totaling 1000 dollars in worn 2 and 5 dollar bills. The bills were so frayed they had to be sent to the mint for redemption.
A comedian finished speaking at a dinner when a lawyer rose and, with hands in his pockets, asked if it was unusual that a professional comedian should be funny. The comic retorted that it was unusual for a lawyer to have his hands in his own pockets.
Mrs Sabertooth asks if the Skinpante family is old. Mr Skinpante confirms they are among the oldest. They reference contemporary cave portraits showing tall ancestral family members.
The Virgin of Guadalupe is Mexico’s patron saint, especially for Mexican Indians. Legend says she appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 on Tepayac hill near Mexico City, requesting a temple. The Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe church at the hill’s foot was completed in 1700 with a famed miraculous image on Diego’s tilma. Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Virgin sanctuary lie about two miles north of the city.
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