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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1923

Page

1

Big Underwear Bargains

About 50 ladies undergarments on sale with prices slashed from 7c and 1 dollar to 49c. Several items listed with varied new prices including 3.00 to 6.50 range and multiple discounts, reflecting a broad clearance.

An Architectural Triumph In Lois and Burton's Lake Town Plot

Lois and Burton, bound by a shared design project, collaborate on municipal hall plans while drifting toward romance. Burton fights pressure from his father to work, aided by Lois’s drafting skill and moonlit guitar sessions. A sudden farewell kiss on departure hints at a pending separation and a future confrontation.

Burton Lois Wing Migton Sle Wing Durton New York Cheerio Ralph

Rosary Origins Hint at Earlier Roots in Monastic Tales

Catholic authorities credit St Dominic with the rosary but new light from William of Malmesbury and Asia Magazine suggests an earlier origin linked to Lady Godiva. The tale notes she gifts a gem circlet to Coventry monastery and prays while threading beads, challenging the Saracen learning theory.

St. Dom Inle Cornelius u. Patton Asia Magazine Europe Godiva Godfrey Asia Minor Palestine Detroit

Antiquarian Society of Smithville Anniversary Meeting

A reporter from a city morning paper sought attendee names at the Antiquarian society anniversary gathering. She encountered Miss Dunkum, an elderly spinster, who declared herself a member with pride, reflecting the society’s dignified tone and its splashy event atmosphere.

Antiquarian society of Smithvile Dunkum the Antiquarian society

Language traps in English and Japanese homonyms

The article notes English words like box and case carry multiple meanings. It highlights the Japanese syllable ki having 72 distinct meanings, each with its own character but shared pronunciation.

Earths found on beasts across ancient myths

Indian legends say the world rests on a great elephant whose movement causes earthquakes. The Jaias claim the earth sits on a frog, shaking as it stretches. Other Eastern myths place it on a tortoise. Greek and Roman writers tied quakes to giants and gods, Virgil linking Etna to Enceladus.

Etna Enceladus

How to Sneeze Correctly at London Health Center

The London health center teaches children and adults proper sneeze technique. It covers covering the mouth, preventing spread, and using tissues or elbows. Public education aims to reduce transmission and promote hygienic habits.

London health center

Have Old Idea of Beauty Tattooing Eskimo Women

Tattooing the face remains a vogue among Eskimo women near Hudson Bay as the old beauty idea endures.

Hudson bay

Some Ingratitude Looked For. A Mixture of Kindness

A brief note reflects on ingratitude after acts of kindness. The writer suggests such ingratitude should not sour the generosity shown, noting that some reaction is to be expected.

Definition in "Who's Who" book urges self-view for readers

Boston Evening Transcript notes that the book helps others see the readers as they see themselves, framing identity through public listings. The column reflects on how biographical volumes shape self-perception and social visibility.

Boson Evening Transcript

Wall Street Clerk Charley Fosdick Falls For Susan Knox

In 1920s New York Charley Fosdick a frugal Wall Street clerk in Catherwood & Robbins befriends a mysterious young woman Susan Knox later revealed as Susan Catherwood. She engineers Jameson’s downfall over T P Q stock then offers Charley her job and the Smithson estate. After a year he oversees the estate and the firm becomes Catherwood & Fosdick.

Charley Fosdick financial district Charley Oakdale Mass New York Catherwood & Robbins Jameson Robbins Catherwood Trinity church Wall street Broadway South Ferry Ninth avenue Bowling Green Whitehall street fearni Staten Island ferry house Indy Fosdick ferry Ass Susan Knox Miss Stetson Stitson hils Susan Miss Knox Standard Oil omice secon Charles Fosdick Mr. Catlin J. Catlin Susan “Knox Aliss Susan Catherwood Europe MSliss Stetson Catherwood & Robbey Knox aeldly Narrows bears Siaithson Smithson Catherwood & Fosilick

Animals Immune to Poison A Curious Field Report

A London Answers piece notes surprising cases of certain animals resisting poisons. Goats swallow amounts to kill a thousand humans with no effect. Colts appear morphia proof and excited by the drug. Pigeons eat morphia with no harm. Rabbits digest belladonna to poisonous levels in flesh, yet remain healthy. Hedgehogs tolerate a spoonful without harm. Arseule kills all life forms, while nicotine proves deadlier to lower animals than humans.

London Answers

Iceland Snuff as Art Sniffs Uncanny Habit Described

A. E. Coteby recounts Icelanders snuffing as an art not a habit. Snuff boxes are horn boxes with a pierced point to inhale through. He notes natives press the horn tip to their nostrils and sniff, as reported by London Tit-Bits.

Iceland A. E. Coteby Stoll Sir Tinto Caine Mr. Coleby London

Outfly Any Airplane in Bird Flight Speed Debate

A St Louis Post-Dispatch report discusses whether any bird can outrun airplanes. It notes bluewing teal ducks reportedly reach speeds up to 800 mph with favorable wind, while duck hawks may overtake teal in the air. Hawks and falconry are linked to high avian speed, with bluewing teal described as a swift, tireless migrant.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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