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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1918
Page
3
Ann Donovans group of friends pursues social life as war looms and Tommy Regan contemplates enlisting. Ann grapples with loyalty as rumors of Tommys patriotism and a suitor’s choice tests their friendship and future amid family revelations about a late father’s finances.
The piece urges readers to recognize that careless acts toward others resemble dishonesty. It argues most people overlook small omissions that harm rights, insisting only acknowledgment can cure the fault and warning to avoid harming oneself and others.
A curately spoken scene shows a mother and child debating prayer for enemies. Ethel overhears and blurts that her prayer would have them beaten, prompting a stark exchange about mercy and punishment in a religious setting.
In an obscure Los Angeles suburb a crowd watched a 1900s rifle match between American teams and the Queen's Own. The American Hillerman needed 25 to tie at 50 yards. he scored a final bullseye after a tense moment as spectators crowded near the firing station. The Queen's Own officer urged fair play, and the American secured the win with a 25th bullseye.
The piece explains fish aging by ear stones or otoliths. Growth rings on ear stones form annually, mirroring the fish’s growth. Younger fish vary in size, but ear stones provide a reliable age indicator for Northern seas.
Nancy Smith, Clarice Wardham, and Robert Harrow form a tangle of friendship wealth and romance. Clarice wooes Harrow while Nancy uncovers hidden loyalties and wartime charity letters. Harrow, shaken by Clarice's unguarded honesty, begs forgiveness and vows generosity as their triangle reshapes into a fragile engagement.
The piece recounts Thomas Nast’s role in popularizing the elephant as the Republican emblem in 1874 and notes his birth in Bavaria on September 27 1840. It covers his career in Italy with Garibaldi, rise to international fame, influence on the Tweed ring’s downfall, and mentions his death in Ecuador.
A new device praised by Scientific American lets the user place the telephone receiver on a sound chamber while bifurcated ear pieces fit the ears. The user talks in a normal tone without holding the handset, and stereo-like sound halves noise for clearer conversations.
A nameless Arctic like town of about three hundred men builds wooden huts on wheels on Lake Huron ice. Each hut houses three fishermen using a netless drift method with herring bait and a water-filled square hole to tempt pike and other fish as torches light the night.
The article argues that storing glass and film negatives in transparent paper envelopes lets viewers identify items without removing them. It notes that turning stacks damage more negatives than time, and promotes envelope use to protect them. It also recommends a filing and cataloging system to locate negatives with minimal handling.
The article portrays Madrid as the world center of bullfighting where fans, from scholars to street vendors, eagerly follow famed matadors. It describes corridas as a spectacle with picadors in gilded outfits, banderilleros, and capes, culminating in the matador’s triumph and the dramatic clash of red and blood.
Statistics on wounded soldiers cover January to June 1916. Eighteen point zero three percent die from injuries, lower than early 25 percent estimates. Artillery causes 54.74 percent of wounds. weapons and gas also contribute. Head and neck 21.02 percent, trunk 21.63, extremities 50.4. Serious wounds 23.62 percent, medium 63.01, minor 13.07.
In Glenville a hamlet near Tarrytown the Gypsy spring supply froze and a pipe was thawed by William Van Winkle. A garter snake emerged from the pipe, having frozen inside and stopping the water. Van Winkle caught the reptile and shows it in a jar, with neighbor corroboration.
The United States built a hospital at Palo Seco in 1907 for seven lepers in Panama. Each patient received land to raise fruit and vegetables, aiming for self support. The Mission of the Holy Comforter provided a chapel, school, infirmary, laundry and gardens fostering social ties and purpose.
The article notes growing interest this winter in using exhaust steam for multiple purposes. An exhaust steam heater in boiler rooms could save hundreds of dollars annually in coal costs for moderate sized power plants.
At a Horticultural club meeting in Trinidad samples of banana flour and bread were shown. Bananas from the silk fig variety were harvested five days prior. Green bananas were peeled sliced dried ground into flour yielding 63 pounds of fruit to 1614 pounds of flour. The bread used two parts banana flour to one part wheat flour and the flour was also proposed as a substitute for oatmeal porridge and puddings.
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