10 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1925
Page
1
The document shows capital stock paid in 25,000 and surplus fund 12,000 with undivided profits and expenses. It lists due to banks and bankers 693.31, dividends unpaid 83,000, deposits (demand) 133,921.90, deposits (time) 149,484.20, and notes payable 5,000 two. Total liabilities reach 330,292.75.
William J Rickards and James Temple as assignees will sell at public auction in front of the Denton Court House on the land tied to Nettie A Bloxsom and Carlton B Bloxsom. The six room dwelling sits on land recorded in Caroline County with title papers at purchaser expense. Cash on day of sale.
In a small town Mort Davis and Eugene Marcy plot to trap Ralph Barton, a supposed counterfeiters’ ring. A sneaky detective uncovers a dummy at Barton’s desk, but Barton reveals the ruse and explains he aided a repentant counterfeiter's son. Lucia Page and Barton renew their engagement as justice arrives.
A Chicago boss mocked the weather bureau as wrong while a manager proved accuracy by having a clerk record forecasts for a month. The monthly check showed 86 percent accuracy locally, and five-year national accuracy reached about 85 percent, with rare local disturbances altering forecasts.
The article describes diverse insect-based foods: Mexican tribes eat bread from water bug eggs. Central American deserts use honey ants. Africa bakes with termites. Brazil serves with a sauce. Chinese groups fry caterpillars and silkworm chrysalises with butter and eggs. Madagascar Hovas savor bombyx chrysalises. Australian natives eat moths, dried with wings removed after torches.
A historical note describes drilling glass using a sharpened triangular file in a brace with turpentine, versus a quicker method with a brass or copper tube and powdered carborundum as a cutting agent. A wood guide centers the tube during drilling.
A humorous dialog shows a motorist unsure of directions and distance to the next town. The Hick asks for the route while another jokes about not knowing much about automobiles, reflecting rural roadside banter.
A vivid excerpt describes the ocean’s vastness and mystery from a Popular Science Monthly piece by Ray mond J. Brown. It compares earth’s land and sea areas, notes average depths, and imagines Everest sinking beneath deep ocean floors.
London-Tit-Bits notes that science gifts turn destructive powers into constructive uses. Steel weapons gave way to skyscrapers, ships, and more. Petroleum fuels ships, medicines once used by savages now aid humanity, and poisons find agricultural, pest, and industrial applications.
An explorer reports in northern India a tree that shocks touch with varying intensity peaking at 2 PM. Other remarkable trees are cited: Nubis solar trees playing tunes from boring insects, compass trees whose leaves point north south, and an Arizona tree that ruffles leaves and emits a foul odor to deter intruders.
A quiet elderly Black man in Kentucky, described as industrious, resists matrimony. When asked why he has never married, he jokes that he cannot risk his judgment, adding a twinkle in his eye to the grave response. The vignette captures local curiosity about singleness.
The producer chastises an actor in a harsh audition scene. He mocks elocution, walking, wig, and wardrobe, telling the performer to change shoes and hide behind a prop before asserting okay. The exchange captures a sharp dressing-down amid rehearsals.
A Popular Mechanics report summarizes tests on speaking distance from the transmitter. Placing the mouth six inches away added the equivalent of 200 extra miles of line between speaker and listener. Optimal results occurred when the mouth was half an inch from the transmitter and aimed straight into it to avoid wave deflection.
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