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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1922
Page
4
Lesson outlines Elijah meeting Ahab and challenging Israel to choose between Baal and the Lord. The test on Mount Carmel shows Baal’s silence and God’s power as Elijah prays, fire consumes the sacrifice, and rain returns, proving Jehovah’s supremacy and Elijah’s prophetic authority.
A storied minister at St Michael's in Charleston once entered the pulpit on a hot July afternoon and, after wiping sweat, calmly quipped It’s a hot day. The stunned congregation, never sure what he would do next, sat in silence until he added That’s what I heard an irreverent young man say. The anecdote comes from Harper's Magazine.
Gasparino Dante starts a sunlit threshing day on his 30 acre Capula farm in southern Italy. His two daughters aged eighteen and fifteen join in with four flails as the boy rakes straw and sorts wheat. The scene unfolds like a village quadrille under the blistering midsummer sun.
A sermon argues Jesus set aside knowledge of the day and hour of His return yet remains a reliable teacher. It notes Christ's humility did not imply intellectual inferiority and cites Scripture where Jesus asserts authority and reveals divine instruction. The piece defends Christ’s trustworthiness and emphasizes His mission to teach truth.
The excerpt urges readers to weigh and consider rather than merely agree or refute. It praises balanced inquiry, energy, patience, and steadfastness, arguing that living with wise thoughts and right feelings matters most for happiness and duty.
A historical account describes locust swarms devastating France in 1615 and Russia, Poland, and Lithuania in 1050, laying waste to crops and granaries. It notes vast numbers, egg collection efforts yielding millions of offspring, and mass famine events across Formosa and Tayowan in 1450 with thousands perishing from hunger.
In Equity of Willie A. Davis and Leathal Davis the court orders creditors or those with interests in property conveyed to Calvert C. Merriken and J. Owen Knotts trustees to file their claims with vouchers in the Clerk’s Office by April 15, 1922. A copy of the order must be published in Caroline county newspaper once weekly for three consecutive weeks before February 10, 1922.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Gude's Pepto Mangan with meals to build up red blood and improve health. It notes some people stay strong naturally, while most benefit from a tonic after overwork, poor sleep, or bad meals. Sold by druggists in liquid and tablet form.
Insect researchers clarify that crickets and katydids produce sound not by leg rubbing but via vibrating organs at the base of their wings. The wings act as amplifiers, while the two small folded wings generate the sound by rubbing edge structures together.
A Denton area surge claims 50 000 people publicly back our remedy with over 100 000 testimonials. Aaron Statum of E Main St notes relief from kidney backache after using Dean's Kidney Pills, sold at Ledman's Pharmacy. Price 60 cents, available at dealers. Donn's Kidney Pills marketed by E. F. Co. in Buffalo New York.
Notice to creditors that CORA H. TODD and A WEBSTER TODD as administrators of Alva B. Todd deceased have letters of administration from the Orphans Court of Caroline County Maryland. Creditors must file claims with vouchers by August 1, 1922 or be barred from the estate. January 10, 1922.
A humorous vignette follows Joshua Smiler who shrugs off a string of mishaps on a Friday the thirteenth. Missing umbrella, broken sewing machine pedal, empty fountain pen and rain set the day’s tone, ending with the punchline that even optimism has its limits.
A Carlyle quotation portrays him as plain, unpretending, shy among strangers, but kind and gay with friends. In public his modest, unremarkable dress and manner hid inner greatness. His conduct remained natural, spontaneous, and pleasing, devoid of parade or affectation.
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