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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1902
Page
4
Rules to improve figure and bearing through simple exercises. Stand and walk erect with shoulders back, chest forward, and chin in. Distribute weight on the ball of the foot, swing arms naturally, and glide with graceful, curved movements. emphasize that curves heal angular imperfections.
A climber recalls a dangerous ascent in Massachusetts as furnaces burn below. He balances on a narrow cap, endures blasting heat, and ultimately slides down after using his undershirt to grip the hot hook. The tale emphasizes extreme heat and peril faced by workers above the flames.
In Rhenish Westphalia four distinct districts hold annual smoking contests. Veteran smokers share identical large pipes filled with the same tobacco amounts and begin after a signal. The winner is the one who smokes longest after others stop. Windows are opened to avert suffocation but dense smoke fills the hall. The fire brigade once doused the building mistaking smoke for a fire.
Brief historical sketch by Senor Carlos Escribans traces Peru from primitive origins to the Inca empire with Manco Capac, through Spanish conquest by Pizarro and fourteen viceroys, to colonial rule and the long road to independence led by San Martin, Bolivar, and Sucre, ending amid postwar turmoil and lessons for the future.
Mrs. Miller explains frog eggs resemble black beads clustered with jelly. Eggs hatch into tadpoles that breathe with gills and later develop lungs, legs, and a longer mouth as they transform into frogs. Survival hinges on eating and avoiding predators in a daily cycle.
The article extols nasal breathing as essential for health. It explains oxygen uptake, air temperature conditioning, and filtration by nasal passages, warning that mouth breathing admits dust and raises infection risk. Regular nostril breathing purportedly cools and purifies incoming air.
The essay traces the ritual of throwing shoes at weddings to ancient beliefs about dowry domination and freedom. It cites Biblical references in Deuteronomy and Ruth, notes a possible link to old laws, and mentions Russian serfs gaining freedom on March 3, 1861, with a story of a nobleman left alone at night. It also notes Lincoln’s inauguration the day after Russia’s serf emancipation.
Scientists explain fish and mollusks dwelling beyond three miles below the sea endure several tons of pressure from surrounding brine. Their unusually loose tissues let water flow through gaps, equalizing weight. removal of pressure proves fatal to these species.
During the final days of the Revolution a contractor named Samuel Wilson received army and navy stores. The goods bore the letters TU 8, and when someone asked their meaning an answer said they stood for Uncle Sam since all the goods came to Sam Wilson. The phrase Uncle Sam thus applied to the United States.
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