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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1922
Page
1
The message notes money tightness with high interest rates and limited supply, then predicts improving conditions as circulation increases and rates decline. It promotes Preferred Shares yielding 8 percent annually, urging immediate investment in a safe public service company based in Salis bury and 80 nearby communities, with literature available on request.
Ellen and Charles live in a grand decaying estate run by Mrs Meadows. A hidden peppermint wall shelters a frightened runaway girl who reveals she has been beaten. Mrs Meadows plans to adopt her, hoping to restore life and youth to the house.
A Baltimore Evening Sun critique condemns chronic complainers who exaggerate pain. It contrasts the stoic doughboy with the adult whiner, arguing that whining saps morale and marks moral weakness while true resilience inspires others.
The text traces pear introduction by Caesar era soldiers and notes pear fruit's rise as a prized preserved fruit. It highlights Bartlett as the dominant canning variety, praised for aroma and firmness, suitable for packing in preserves.
Keokuk led Sauk and Fox chiefs including Black Hawk to Washington and Boston where officials greeted them at Faneuil Hall and the statehouse. War dances on the Common amused crowds, followed by a Forrest performance at the Tremont Theatre, until a war whoop startled women and children.
Wilam Hugh Knight, member of a British clubs, told a London Times representative of seeing a hairy, six foot figure while descending from Tibet toward Gantok before the Tibetan war. He described pale yellow skin, matted hair, and a primitive bow, watching from 15 to 20 paces away for several minutes before the creature ran downhill.
Passengers on the Cunard ship Port Pirie traveling from London to Melbourne via South Africa launched a raft 20 miles off Las Palmas. The raft bore a Union Jack flag, a Union containing 40 letters and 45 shillings to cover postage, and a note in Spanish and English asking finders to post the letters at the first available mail.
The article estimates South Africa holds about 73 billion tons of coal with Northern and Southern Rhodesia adding 8.5 billion for a regional total near 81.5 billion. Africa’s entire output is around 160 billion tons under British administration, with anthracite about one-fifth of South Africa’s coal and four-fifths bituminous, Rhodesia mainly bituminous.
The United States ordnance department advances in flashless powder with reduced glow. Tests show five inch guns fired at night produce barely noticeable light from 20 yards away. Sodium and potassium chloride are among chemicals used to eliminate flash.
In a quirky courtroom moment Marjorie recalls Chartie borrowed a belt after Madge claimed he was the first man she loved. An expert later uncovered about 150 fingerprints on the belt, as the judge notes the curious chain of evidence and sentiment.
The Washington News Journal notes BIW Steedum speed reads when encountering articles on brain cells and investment of spare dollars, likening the rush to his quick approach to other topics. He treats both topics with brisk focus and momentum.
A compact aphorism urges contentment with one’s possessions and warns against abandoning what you own to pursue distant gains. The line emphasizes inner resolve and prudence over risky exploration for wealth or status.
A detailed description of the 125 foot tall Southwest Museum tower in Los Angeles featuring a unique hollow center helical staircase called a caracale. The four corner columns support an 85 foot square structure with 12 columns and a reinforced 8 inch thick external wall. The 160 step stair climbs around a galvanized iron form with 71 inch rise.
In the Garden of Eden a diverse assembly of animals and fruit surrounds a stone table. The mastodon, as master of ceremonies, asks for a speech as Adam blushes and confesses unprepared with the diners listening. The scene closes with Life’s quiet humor.
In a department store a temporary stage was set for a storytelling event. The narrator slipped off the platform while audience of mothers and children watched, nearly falling two feet behind the stage before recovering and continuing the tale.
Amandus Creltz of Steinsville Virginia caught a rattlesnake in a steel trap after misjudging a rat. The reptile with 11 rattles was crushed by the spring, and since then no items have vanished from the cellar. Women in the household routinely used the cellar during the snake’s stay.
A Los Angeles resident ran a home based scam offering ten post cards of his city for 25 cents. Recipients would sign messages and mail them back with enough for postage, misleading friends into thinking they visited the city. The scheme inspired imitators in San Francisco New Orleans Miami and Palm Beach according to the New York Evening Post.
A series of local protests spurred by phrases used in public discourse. Navy officers object to “spend money like a drunken sailor” while hatmakers and hatters protest “mad as a hatter.” Taxi drivers and crutch makers join in demonstrations over likening groups to former criminals and March hare.
Scarabs symbolize creation and solar power in ancient Egypt. Their circular form and golden wing cases echo the sun god, leading to use as seals and amulets on gems, coins, mummies, and jewelry. Early pieces bear royal names like Thutmosis II and Rameses II, with inscriptions on larger examples.
The article explains the body’s mineral makeup, noting calcium as key for bones and teeth. It lists amounts of sodium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sulfur, and the body’s composition as three fifths water and one fifth carbon.
in early motorized transportation, rikshas in china gain rubber tires, improving rides in towns and villages. in tientsin public rikshas number 10 000 to 12 000 and 1 000 private. in pekin 23 000 public and 3 000 private rikshas operate.
Japnanning ovens, electrically heated, are adopted by many automobile plants and other industries to bake items from cores to dolls heads. The process enhances doll quality through electrical treatment, improving the race of dolls.
Elephants show high intelligence even in the wild. Males reportedly allow humans within 20 to 80 yards, shaping hunter beliefs they are near blind at close quarters. Females with young become curious, approaching with trunk raised and ears back, emitting warning sounds.
Aull, an English inventor, claims a perfected steam motor truck that runs on coke as its fuel. The design promises improved efficiency and practicality for road use.
A short reflective note in the Boston Transcript exploring loneliness and the sense of isolation that can accompany solitary moments, with a pensive tone on companionship and inner dialogue.
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