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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1927
Page
7
A sermon explains the parable of the talents from Matthew 25 14 30 urging faithful use of gifts from God for the Master s glory. It contrasts watchful faith with hidden talent and cites examples and scripture to stress accountability at the coming of Christ.
A primary teacher tried guiding Bertha to pronounce ate correctly. When asked what she did after washing her face, Bertha replied I dried it, turning the lesson into a humorous mispronunciation example.
The word mess traces to ancient practice of dividing feast guests into fours. In Shakespeare Love's Labor's Lost a character jokes that three fools nicked him to make up the mess meaning four. The sense evolved to describe crowded or shared meals.
The Journal presents a dense historical crossword puzzle with a long list of horizontal and vertical clues. It includes chemical symbols, abbreviations, and archaic spellings, inviting solvers to fill maritime provinces, metals, and misc terms across a grid.
A note suggests wireless waves disrupt the ether causing many events. It claims birds are particularly affected, with doves failing to find their way home near wireless stations.
Walter is a stingy boy who hoards pennies and shuns giving. Peter Gnome visits at night to confront his selfishness and urges him to learn to share, showing that joy comes from generosity and fair play.
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation cites a bumper apple harvest. Government figures show 242 million bushels produced, up from 172 million last year and well above the five year average. New York leads, with most apples on general farms and less than 45 percent reaching commercial channels. The commercial crop totals about 40 million barrels, 33 percent above the usual. At four apples per person this year versus three last year.
Advertising blurb notes price structure for home delivery and mail subscription. It lists 2 cents per copy, 12 cents weekly, 6 dollars yearly by mail, available at newsstands and delivered to every town in Delaware and nearby Maryland.
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