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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1927
Page
6
A cunning English fox named Red Fox evades hunter hounds after raiding a chicken yard. He flees toward his burrow but finds it blocked by an earth-stopper, then returns to hunt and escape as the pack closes in. The chase follows across fields with masters, hounds, and riders in pursuit.
A hunter’s chase ends as Red Fox doubles back to a stream to escape. He dives to safety while pursuing hounds track the water, and returns later to witness a romantic reunion between Arthur and Muriel after a dramatic rescue. The fox remains triumphant, homeward with his prize fur.
The article reports that evaporated milk helps prevent and treat sprue, a mysterious disease of the tropical belt. It notes milk plus fruits and reduced sweets aid nourishment, with the Bahamas and Central America cited for successful use. Authorities link sprue to yeast fungus and emphasize sterilized, easily digested milk as protective.
An Adventure Magazine passage ponders the boomerang’s science and asks why Australian flora and fauna are unique to their continent. It questions what remains hidden inland and along Queensland’s shores, inviting curiosity about ecology and geography.
A compact reflection on laughter from Harper's Easy Chair 1852. It posits laughter as a uniquely human faculty and warns against passing a day without it. The piece likens laughter to an inch of laugh equaling an ell of meaning and notes pilgrims at Mecca prize laughter in devotion.
The proverb attributed to Wesley notes he preached on Ye must be born again about three hundred times. When asked why, he answered Ye must be born again, underscoring the message's imperative in King's Business style.
A devotional note emphasizes kindness and forgiveness among people. It casts forgiveness as a divine example, urging the reader to be tender hearted and merciful toward others as God forgave through Christ. The passage echoes a Pauline teaching on reconciliation and grace.
The Los Angeles Open final may feature George Von Elm in a bid for the richest prize in golf. Von Elm, a rising youth, already owns a 63 score at Rancho Club and aims to deliver the greatest single round amid a stellar field in sunny January Los Angeles.
Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day will feature floats expressing spiritual themes such as songs beauty idealism courage patriotism faith hope and kindness. Carrie Jacobs Bond and other Southern California artists will help craft entries using flowers grown in the region including roses carnations sweet peas calendulas violets chrysanthemums poinsettias and many other varieties.
United States meat exports for the year ending June 30 1926 totaled 637,772,002 pounds valued at 100,872,185 dollars. Great Britain bought 62 percent, Cuba and the West Indies next, Canada third, Germany fourth. Beef and veal comprise about 4 percent of total exports.
A mineral gypsum is burned to remove water and ground to a chalky powder. When moistened into paste and pressed into a mold it becomes a precise replica, ideal for cheap statues. Gypsum is widespread, but Paris city sits atop large beds, leading to its early use and naming of plaster of Paris.
Old Babylonian Haran is a city of note often cited in Babylonian inscriptions. The excavator has not advanced deep into its ruins. Nubodius, last Assyrian king of Babylon, claims divine inspiration to rebuild the temple Ehulhul after Scythiang destruction, and writes of rebuilding and adorning the city.
The piece argues wealth is a mere trophy not true life value. Real satisfaction comes from fair, honest, honorable use rather than possession alone, per the Grit quotation.
A humorous fragment recalls a wristwatch's fate in Africa and a quip about selling to natives. Another line notes a vest given with a watch, reflecting old colonial era humor and stereotypes.
Diamond Jim Brady once feasted at Rector's New York in epic style, consuming oysters and lobsters then coffee pastries and candy, with carafes of juice. George Rector warned him against leeches who prey on lavish hospitality, but Brady said being a sucker is fun if you can afford it.
The text notes Cyrus the Great reportedly carried boiled water from the Conspos river, stored in ten silver vessels on wagons, during campaigns around 630 B.C. It also cites Aristotle advising Alexander to boil water on desert marches to prevent sourness, highlighting a long-ago recognition of safe water for troops.
A commentary notes how inflammable has been abandoned and fammable is used for ready combustibility while nonflammable now means not on fire. The text discusses reader confusion and shifts in usage over time with emphasis on terminology changes.
Chicago Daily News describes a public exhibit in the Victoria and Albert Museum featuring nearly 1000 items from 1500 to late 1800s. Highlights include the girdlers carpet with Robert Bell’s arms from 1634, an eight day table clock once owned by Sir Isaac Newton, another eight day clock in a wainscoted case, Harrison's first clock, an early prim dagger linked to Wat Tyler, and five charters dating to the 15th century or earlier.
Georgians boast Augusta as a two century old health resort city founded by James Oglethorpe and named for the princess of Wales. It numbers early rail and steam milestones, Whitneys gin claim, and De Soto’s 1540 sojourn near Silver Bluff, with Savannah sharing the claim to the cotton gin.
A story by Sir James Taggart recounts Lord Aberdeen being bumped by a tipsy man in Edinburgh. A patrolman admonishes the miscreant who asks if there are two of the marquis. The incident highlights confusion between the two titled figures.
A Cherbourg harbor breakwater was built using mussels to bind loose stones. The French engineer placed vast heaps of rocks in the sea and let the shellfish cement them together, creating a durable barrier without traditional mortar. The method surprised visitors and showcased an unusual marine assisted construction.
A sports journal contributor notes that a captive fox can be coaxed to eat cheese when other appetites fail, contrasting foxes as omnivores and their appetite for hearty foods with opportunistic feeding.
Corn dominates a set of casserole ideas with several recipes. Carried Corn-Chop, Corn and Pears, Scalloped Vegetables, and Oysters Scalloped with Corn are described, listing ingredients like onions, butter, flour, curry, gravy or stock, peas, tomatoes, and breadcrumbs, with bake times from 20 to 30 minutes.
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