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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1922
Page
4
A devotional collection outlines December 31 review topics centered on Jesus Christ from Luke. It lists lesson themes, aims for class reports, and summarizes each lesson from John the Baptist to Jesus ministry and parables, emphasizing belief, teaching, miracles, and love.
The text offers a poetic blessing invoking Consolation to ease pain, Love to balm wounds, Faith to strengthen during trials, and Hope to comfort sorrow. It ends with a view that earthly life is a shadow of the life that never dies, signed Muayzzinl.
A short moral line quoting a Biblical verse urging constant mutual charity among readers and noting charity covers a multitude of sins.
Cress grows rapidly under ideal conditions. It is the quickest growing plant and can flower and seed within eight days of planting.
Java's cinchona forest spans about 25 000 acres and provides the larger share of the world's quinine. The article notes Java's key role in medicinal supply and its extensive forested area dedicated to cinchona.
A compact reflection on drama and society quoting Victor Hugo. The note frames melodrama as crowd-pleasing for masses yet tragedy for women, highlighting a tension between thinking observers and popular spectacle.
A compact reflection on self awareness with a noted quote about vanity and folly, attributed to the Boston Evening Transcript. The fragment suggests commentary on human vanity and the moment of realizing one’s own silliness after a mistake.
A Moody Bible Institute leader examines self deception, outlining how vanity, pride, and false assurances hinder faith. He cautions believers to scrutinize motives, seek humility, and rely on spiritual accountability.
A sermon urges self examination about salvation and true obedience to Christ. It contrasts professions of faith with real repentance, warning that many may claim faith yet be rejected. It stresses personal, conscious obedience to God's will through Jesus Christ as saver and lord.
A famous bishop waits for a train in a distant village. A stranger eyes him, and a miller-like exchange follows about recognition. The man asks what the bishop was cured of, prompting a wary but polite reply.
A tidy literary figure posted an odd notice on his bedcover saying No admission except on business No business translated here. The back door carried a parallel legend Please do not enter without knocking Please do nut knock.
Phineas Shark, noted statistician, asserts that even with all U.S. safety zones lined up there would remain pedestrians outside them and drivers who would ignore them, according to the Detroit Motor News.
London Tit-Bits describes two nests of wood ants at Regent's Park Zoo isolated on an island moat. Workers guard galleries tend eggs and grubs, communicate, and cooperate on tasks. A new leaf lattice mound arose amid nightly activity, signaling advanced planning and foresight by the colony.
A farmer’s will, missing for years, is discovered by a British peasant among corn in a bin. The document restores a small estate to its rightful heirs after decades, sparking a tale of lost and recovered fortune and a later offer to buy back the will by the possessor.
Fringing foliage shows a green weed with long, strandlike leaves lengthening three to four feet. Described as grass-wrack, it is a land plant miscategorized as seaweed, rarely flowering underwater, yet forming real towers and encased sheaths. It is harvested dry as packing material substitute for straw in some areas.
A brief reflection on dog breeds rising and fading in popularity over time. Mastiffs and wolfhounds once dominated as farm watchdogs, but have faded as costs and tastes shift. Newfoundland and Saint Bernard decline, while small dogs remain cherished, mirroring broader American attitudes toward pets.
The text discusses the uncertain origin of the term Pippin for apples, tracing it to a medieval Preneh word pepla meaning seed. It mentions an old Yorkshire apple and a claim about ancient stock, noting the difficulty of proving such ages.
A compact aphorism urging self-improvement through daily effort. It counsels patience with others and especially with oneself, warning against overestimating one's perfection and recommending immediate action to improve personal flaws.
The felon who wrote Mother May I Go Out to Swim lived on a day when mother was occasionally consulted. Now the mother is rarely at home and hardly asked for guidance, a reflection on family disruption conveyed by a Richmond Times Dispatch line.
A reflective note in the Birmingham Age-Herald discusses how living life again would not repeat mistakes, but would create new ones, implying caution and luck influenced choices. The piece speaks to memory, regret, and the value of discretion in past actions.
Falconry once a royal sport with hawks trained to offer kills to their master. The piece notes deer hunting in Chile as a modern analogue and observes a revival of falconry among sportsmen today.
A brief history of cravats from their 1660 introduction by a French regiment, where silk or muslin bands, bows, and tassels dominated. It notes later shifts after the Revolution, with cravats fading and reappearing in various extravagant forms and high necked styles.
Curious experiments examine how alcohol tea and coffee affect intellect. Alcohol reportedly reduces coordination but strengthens word association aiding memorization. Coffee shows uncertain excitation with unclear cerebral impact.
A dated report notes Britain’s safety from earthquakes due to geography. The seismic belt circles the globe from Japan to Central America, with a western South American belt. It claims no major modern quake elsewhere, crediting Japan with the seismograph and its study of quake phenomena.
A boy enters a butcher shop and says his mother sent back meat. The butcher asks what is wrong. The boy replies that his mother warned to “leave it, and the head will speak for itself,” a humorous misdirection about the meat.
Report notes Uving specimens labeled z608s of the tenree hedge hog of Madagascar. Museum mounts misrepresent these curious insectivorous animals whose spiny skin masks a globe fish shaped body. Found only on Madagascar they yawn noticeably during display in this country.
The term windfall arose from medieval forest laws under William the Conqueror. Cutting thunder in the royal forests was illegal, and only windblown fuels could be gathered. Peasants hailed a heavy windstorm as good luck, giving the phrase its current sense of favorable luck.
John Blake, Chicago Daily News, argues mental health equals mental digestion. A well nourished brain improves processing of sensory input and overall usefulness. Even an ordinary brain can become more developed by attentive listening and observation.
A Carlyle quotation appears, urging moral action by doing the duty closest at hand. It emphasizes immediate responsibility, urging readers to fulfill their obvious obligations and seek clarity through action rather than hesitation. The fragment reflects a call to practical virtue and personal accountability.
Youth's Companion observes that people who rush to meet deadlines often delay until the last moment. Forehanded students begin promptly, though not always producing the best work, while dilatory ones may hide sharp minds. Habit shapes performance and future potential.
Male grouse emit loud love calls during mating season, replacing birdsong. They deliver booming sounds by wing beating or inflating an air sac, then release air with a head jerk to create a hollow boom. The display includes strutting, feather fanning, and frequent cock-fights.
The article notes Haltu coffee plants thrive only under adverse conditions but have deteriorated since French dispossession 1200 years ago. Native neglect, lack of cultivation, and overgrown fields reduce productivity. most harvests go to France. Peasant planters harm crops by tearing branches, further cutting yield.
Lake George shores feature rounded holes called Indian kettles by locals. Geologists say they formed from boulders grinding in glacial meltwater. Locals believe Indians used the holes to cook soup with hot stones, though they did not create them.
A Milwaukee Sentinel item recalls a courtroom moment where an Italian juror sought excusal from jury service. The judge retorts that English may be limited but adds that the court won’t hear much good English anyway, implying the juror will still serve.
During a walking tour years ago, poet Longfellow and publisher Fields faced an angry bull blocking their path. Fields quips that giving the reviewer a wide margin would be prudent, while Longfellow agrees the scene proves a disputed passage.
The Boston Transcript records a quoted exchange noting a belief that betting serves as a male method to end arguments while women are said not to want disputes stopped. The fragment highlights gendered views on gambling as a conflict tool.
Missionary ministers of the Moravian church were the first white settlers in Ohio. In 1722 these men laid the foundation to the town which they called Schoenbrun in the Tuscarawas valley of the wilderness.
Quote by Hovee arguing that excessive sensibility stems from morbid self consciousness and urging the cure to value external objects more than self.
A quotation attributed to Andrew Bonar asserts that rewards come not only for work but for bearing burdens without murmuring, suggesting higher praise for patience and perseverance.
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