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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
4
A Denton Journal brief notes a fe Gel incident described in sparse terms. No clear dates or names due to fragmented OCR but indicates a local event with possible health or chemical context. Further text needed for precise entities and outcome.
The fragment shows a newspaper masthead reading SOW 1D MELVIN BEN, H JOHNSON MELVIN JOHNSON PUBLISHERS and a date of Saturday Morning February 17 1906. No full article text is present beyond the publishing note.
In ancient Rome a noted strike by flute players occurred when a festival ban forced them to relocate to Tibur. The Romans attempted to lure them back by inviting players to house parties, sedating them with wine, and transporting them in wagons to the forum. The plot failed, and harmony returned with the restoration of the players’ lute rights.
An excerpted Youth's Companion piece celebrates heroic conduct during ship disasters. It recalls the Tekagi sinking in a freezing gale where the captain ordered no one leave, the crew sang ration songs, and calmly awaited the ship's final plunge, with nearly 400 lives lost. It parallels other historic wrecks like Birkenhead and Vandalia to illustrate courage facing inevitable death.
A fragmented excerpt describes pickle preparation with cucumbers layered in a stone crock, salt, water, and weight to press. It mentions horseradish to deter mold, long preservation, and hints at Garden Magazine and a biographical note on Walter Scott of Scotland, with miscellaneous references to medieval life and travel.
A fragmentary OCR item hints at a coded or ceremonial message from a fraternal group. No clear date, location, or named individuals are readable, leaving uncertainties about the organization and purpose.
The article recalls Napoleon Bonaparte endlessly evading danger in battles and sieges. It notes his wounds at Toulon and Acce, four horses lost in Egypt, and many battles where he faced injury. It highlights the myth of invulnerability and his staff secrecy to avoid undermining troop morale. His career is framed as pivotal to Europe’s fate.
A passage extolls the inborn physiological signature on hands and fingertips. It argues that the unique patterns of circles arches and whorls cannot be forged or altered, remaining visible from cradle to grave. Even twins differ in fingerprints and even criminals cannot erase their natal autograph.
The article traces coinage from early writings noting no coined money in the ancient world, cites Herodotus on Lydia as first to mint gold and silver, and credits Pheidon of Argos with copper and silver coins. It highlights Aegina’s archaic coins as among the oldest and notes coins as key historical evidence for chronology and events.
Scientists note nose shape changes with age from snub to hooked. growth in breadth lags behind stature, with males tending to faster change. In maturity the bridge becomes more convex, possibly forming aquiline noses in old age, suggesting no one should despair of a satisfactory nose if time allows.
In a dressing room chat, George Rignold jokes about a large Wordsworth photo. A friend says the poet’s picture shows he admires Wordsworth. Rignold asks who Wordsworth, then quips that he thought the poet was a study of wrinkles, not a writer.
A demonstration describes laying dominoes face down in a line and moving a block from right to left while blindfolded. The operator then identifies the moved count and a chosen domino’s spots to reveal the exact number of pieces shifted, using a prearranged leftmost thirteen sequence ending with a double blank.
Fragments from a Chicago Record-Herald lecture by Dr Edwin B Tuteur on meals and dietary rules. He denounces soup as unnecessary and rejects tea and coffee as stimulants. He warns against beef tea and salt pork neon, urging abstention from moisture beyond food content.
The article traces ancient lighthouse origins from Libyan temple towers to the Pharos of Alexandria built around 285 B C. It notes early lighthouse duties by priestly keepers and mentions Roman efforts at Dover and Boulogne, with Corunt Spain as possibly the oldest surviving example rebuilt in 1034.
The Horamise Bird Flower Alteredo avasisis is a remarkable floral mimic found in eastern Furkey. This tiny blossom, about one and three quarter inches long, resembles a miniature humming bird with a green breast, deep rose wings, a yellow throat, and almost pure black head and beak. The stem gives it the look of a single leg and foot.
A clerical correspondent notes a London church event where a prelate struggled to keep a straight face at a school banner in the procession. The banner showed a ferocious demon with claws and teeth and the caption Suffer little children to come unto me, provoking amusement.
An Afghan man is described as bound by custom to grant protection and any favor to a stranger who crosses his threshold, even at great personal risk. Yet he is cruel and revengeful, never forgiving a wrong and retaliating at the first opportunity.
The term opera originated as a generic Latin meaning work. Dryden described opera as a nonpoetical tale of fiction told through music and tableaux. The passage notes the wider drift of specialized meanings for drama meaning deed and poet meaning ninker.
The keeper’s live gudgeon attracts penguins who dive beneath the water instantly. In submerged flight they become swift, silver beaded creatures using one wing for steering while chasing fish. Thirty gudgeon are swallowed before resurfacing briefly, then retreat to dry and digest. London Spectator.
The tale recalls Hogarth painting Sloganeth and Garvick shaping a likeness from memory after a famed actor mimicked a face. A French anecdote credits Coulon with a similar feat, as Gros quickly drew a convincing sketch of the minister Valele, capturing his noble lineaments.
An explored compilation notes varied historic forms of frog toad tadpole and salamander from linguistic shifts to a modern wobble in spelling. It also recalls the Belcher artesian well in St Louis with a 2199 foot depth and mineral adverse use. A hostess and an emergency tale from Parnell life and a Brazilian para tree used in pottery complete the mix.
A Cleveland Leader item recounts a comic arrest scene where a nun is accused of carrying congealed weapons. An officer questions the charge as a bystander asks for clarification while describing a man soaking Murphy in ice. The quirky exchange captures local color of the era.
The article recounts the birth of American foreign mission work at Williams College, noting a haystack prayer meeting on July 28 in a Mission Park in Pittsfield and the formation of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. It describes the haystack marker, the cedar stake monument later replaced by Berkshire marble, and the origin of the Society of Brethren from five students: Samuel J. Mills, James Richards, Francis L. Robbins, Harvey Loomis, and Byram Green. It also cites Brahmin caste divisions from Hindu law as context for social structure.
The composer Meyerbeer constantly altered scores during prep and rehearsal for Africaine. He tried passages in multiple inks to test effects, delaying the work so long that the strain contributed to his decline and he died before the first public performance.
A dangerous case reports feathery crystals called whiskers on frozen dynamite wrap. The irritable whiskers ignited by a hammer's first strike caused a can to explode, injuring no one. Also quoted are harsh views on Kaffirs and oxen, reflecting biased commentary of the era.
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