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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1923
Page
3
Ancient beliefs tie the European kingfisher to seven halcyon days before the winter solstice and seven after. The legend holds the birds build nests and calm seas prevail, with Aeolus granting the power to quell storms after the myth of Alcyone and Cyex.
A writer observes a swelled head as a joyful character who wakes to sunshine and treats others, arguing the self-satisfaction may be harmless or even amusing. The piece notes the heady personality can be a spectacle to neighbors and prompts reflection on one’s own life philosophy.
At Rose VIII California a 180 foot eucalyptus was felled from the top by a steeplejack who cut ten foot sections and lowered them with a rope. The process took nearly a week with the tree surrounded by buildings. No crash occurred as the sections were controlled to avoid property damage.
A Health Bulletin notes a stomach sized for excess food can shrink by a three day liquid or fruit plan under 600 calories daily. It advises frequent small meals about 100 calories every two to three hours, claiming five to ten pounds lost as a start. Afterward, aim to lose no more than two pounds weekly.
A youth with football success but weak studies is dropped from one prep school and invited to another. After a few days a faculty member asks how he finds it. The boy replies the field is rough in places, implying challenges beyond academics.
A young Boston lawyer, trying to look busy, goes out with a card reading back in an hour. He returns to find a rival has added What for beneath the message, revealing envy and a taunt.
A historical note explains beards valued as collateral in medieval Europe. It cites France where a king's beard hair could seal royal charters and compares to a Portuguese admiral borrowing from Goa, whose whisker pledge sufficed as security.
John Bartley and companions trace a smuggling plot near Saratoga after a staged burglary. They follow a truck into woods to a centuries old cemetery vault housing hidden whisky and random boxes. A revolver linked to the morning incident is found as they hide from an unseen intruder returning to the vault.
In a tense vault scene Bartley Currie and I confront a masked intruder and recover a suspect chauffeur. A revenue detective reveals the whisky trail and arrests the driver while Black and Moche guard the vault. We reunite with Mrs Currie as the night ends with lingering questions about Slyke’s death and Ruth’s return.
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