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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1915
Page
6
Professor Pierce reports a Washington elm with 7,000,000 leaves and five acres of foliage near paved streets that supposedly releases 260 barrels of water each summer day. The discussion notes tree roots extend into lawns sidewalks and streets and cites subterranean springs and root growth as factors in the tree’s moisture output.
A Provencal village near Marseilles hides a rock fortress with a round tower serving as a Roman wireless station. Pigeon lofts once sent messages to Rome from inside the hard cement interior, accommodating about 250 pigeon pairs with water and grain.
An Englishman jokes with an Indian native about boasting. Two youths trade grand claims of wealth and a giant bamboo. The second boast that his father’s bamboo is so long it can sweep clouds, then reveals the joke: the bamboo is in the other man’s stable, exposing the fallacy.
A child Dorothy watches over her ill baby brother who is teething and losing hair. The mother warns Dorothy to be careful as the baby experiences discomfort. Dorothy asks if hair cutting will make him sick, reflecting a gentle domestic exchange.
London Telegraph reports a fire in town last night believed to be at the library. The notice notes smoke was seen in volumes, suggesting library involvement.
The 11th century monk Guido of Arezzo is credited with inventing the gamma gamut from syllables in Ut queant laxis. He claimed the technique would quickly train singers into mastery, contrasting it with longer traditional training. The gamut marks the first note and symbolizes the full scale of music, its pitch rising or falling from a given tone.
The London Chronicle suggests Huns have closest European descendants in Bulgarians rather than Hungarians. It notes the Magyars’ limited tie to Huns and proposes etymologies for "ogre" from Usri via Huns or from Latin Orcus through Romance languages, with Orcus evolving into a woodland man eater in folklore.
A weary ranch family endures conflict over money and freedom on their isolated prairie home. Grace demands a move back to her old life while Sam clings to the ranch, the boy witnesses tension, and a piano becomes a symbol of lost harmony. Grace returns after an excruciating absence, the family reconciles, and a dream of reunion closes the piece.
A humorous quote frames cigars as gifts to coax a husband to stay home. The judge jests about choosing domestic cigars over Havanas to keep a spouse at home.
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