16 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1929
Page
1
An unusual money saving sale on dry goods blankets bed linen towels and household necessities. The event includes items from other departments and runs during the week of the sale beginning Wednesday February 20th.
Advertises 60 pairs of children s shoes offered at reduced prices with previous highs reaching 4.00 dollars and now priced at 95 cents, indicating a significant markdown on kids footwear.
Retailers cut prices on Eclipse shirts offering six dozen menswear tops now 95 cents to 1.39 dollars, down from previous sale prices ranging from 1.50 to 5.00 dollars. Local shoppers advised to act fast as stock may run out.
An old sale listing notes Curtin Scrims and Cretonnes priced from 25 cents to 85 cents. It advertises scrim at 29 to 35 cents, rayon scrim at 29 cents, cretonnes at 20 to 39 cents, and window blinds with guaranteed rollers at 49 to 68 cents. Also mentions short lengths and remnants at extra low prices.
Advertises heavy Turkish bath towels in multiple sizes with low prices. 44x22 priced 65¢, 49x24 at 39¢, 40x20 at 26¢, 36x18 at 29¢ per pair. Colored border towels listed as special offers.
Spreads listed 72x90 Bates Riplette at $1.86 and 81x90 at $1.95, Full Size Marseilles spreads $5.50 now $1.39. Also $2.25 and $2.95 specials for slightly soiled crochet weave bedspreads.
Prices listed for Kayser Silk Hose show multiple entries: 31.00 with discounts 1.50 and 1.95, followed by 1.25 with a 1.60 and 1.50 reduction. The figures indicate tiered pricing or bundle offers.
A short sale notice announces a remnant counter selling silks woolens and cotton goods at prices far below their value. The item suggests bargain fabrics and a sale event likely in a department or dry goods store.
All wool heavy weight school sweaters in tans maroons and navys offered in children sizes.
Old Don, mocked for his faith, defends Johnny after a brutal assault by Big Red. A snowbound trek to Deacon Lom e in Lorene ends with New Hope as the doctor arrives and Johnny faces a murder charge. Old Don’s prayerful mission to save the youth spans a perilous journey through freezing dispatches.
Old Don lies injured in a shabby room as Doctor Bromey treats his arm and Johnny reports Red’s progress. Deacon arranged the meeting earlier and Don asks who dragged him in. With a silent room, Old Don prays while the lumberjacks bow their heads in solemn respect.
A Kansas City Star article ponders whether comets are mainly gaseous or solid, estimating largest bodies around ten percent of Earth's atmospheric mass. It explores tail extension, suggests heads occupy little atmospheric volume, and imagines extreme tails spanning tens of millions of miles, using vivid analogies while noting data limits.
A hazy voice asks if the secretary of the Oil ers' club is awake and when the club opens again. The secretary replies it opens at six tomorrow evening and the caller apologizes for waking him to ask while in the lounge.
The ant-lon digs cone shaped pits in sand or loose earth to trap prey. The Kansas City Star notes the pit house holds the hunter in its bottom. The piece mentions the mother ant appears harmless while her children are unruly, with naturalists noting siblings may be eaten if born together.
The text notes that the term thunderbolt is inherited from ancient beliefs in gods hurling objects, linking lightning and thunder to a divine weapon rather than a material bolt. It emphasizes linguistic roots rather than physical objects.
Scientists declare the Step Pyramid, also called Pyramid of Grades, the Pyra mid of Degrees, located 15 miles south of Cairo opposite Belwan on the Nile, as the oldest of the Great Pyramids.
Roman builders in Brentford on the Thames used piles to support waterborne structures. The discovery suggests Romans who invaded Britain two millennia ago learned lessons from Venetians about constructing on pilings.
Sun total radiation intensity has varied by about one percent above normal near sunspot maximum in 1917 and about one percent below normal near sunspot minima in 1913 and 1923, indicating fluctuations tied to solar activity.
A compact note underscores the aim of personal freedom over restraint, highlighting empowerment and independence themes. The phrase evokes a magazine mindset emphasizing autonomy and self assertion without explicit context or event details.
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