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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1926
Page
3
Red Hoss attempts to bully a pale slender stranger in a colored barroom and lunchroom by the river. The stranger deflects the attack, lands a decisive jab, and drops Red Hoss with a swift counter, then calmly reveals his true identity as the man Red Hoss assumed himself to be.
A muscular price-fighter seeks a bout at an athletic club and boasts of power by calling himself a dark cloud and similar images. He is matched with a steady colored opponent. After forty rounds he tires, lands a left and is counted out in the third round. The referee implores him to rise, but the fighter remains down, replying in broken speech that he will fight again later.
The narrative follows conductors and motormen on early interurban lines around Lafayette and Boone County. It recounts how workers navigate strict first names, uniforms, and tracks, with one hearsay exchange about tobacco and patience waiting for better routes as cars shuttle between farms and towns near Lebanon and Zionsville.
Prominent Chicago lawyer economist Mrs. Leonora Z. Meder states that 20,700,004 women engage in housework valuing it at $900 yearly. She calls the wife an executive and budget expert, urges milk and green vegetables for cost efficiency, and touts evaporated milk as rich and economical. She cites affordable meat cuts and stews as nutritious options for thrifty cooking.
A reminiscence of Jeffery Farnol at twenty one as he shifts from engineering in Birmingham to art and writing. He later becomes a celebrated novelist with works like John Dering My Lady Caprice The Money Moon The Broad Highway and The Amateur Gentleman.
In the Far North summer is brief but intense with continuous daylight. Alaska inland valleys reach 100 degrees, causing heat stress for people and animals while plants and blooms explode after a long ice cover. Mosquitoes in northern Canada can be overwhelming, driving beings to flee.
A milk shipment arrived in the North and was placed on a trolley for sampling. An inspector attempted to mix milk, but the trolley tipped over, spilling about 100 gallons over the stone pavement. The inspector was soaked and had to be carried away to change clothes as the milkmen waited in silent shock.
A reflective verse questions what it means to lose and to help a woman in need. It asks if the reader stood by a sister in hardship and offered aid rather than turning away.
A restored home cookery column presents hot supper ideas including hot giblet sandwiches made with roasted pan fat, stock, and giblets, served on toasted bread with sauce and pepper relish. It also details sardine and olive sandwiches with mustard pickles, horseradish butter, lettuce, and crisp bread. Also describes batter‑fried Kohlrabi halves with egg milk crumb coating and serving sauces tartare or Hollandaise.
A short editorial quip from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes there are kings who feel no urge to rule and urges those who do to take the reigns, calling it a quirky human trait.
The gilt escutcheon of Louis XV, taken from the gates of Quebec in 1749, was handed back in Hastings England to the representative of Quebec City’s mayor. The gesture restores a historic artifact tied to colonial era tension and diplomatic memory.
The speaker laments a streak of bad luck after taking up burglary and bungling a break into a grand piano store, reflecting on misfortune and self-deprecating humor.
A quoted fragment argues that Progression Men should emulate Time by innovating greatly yet quietly, in gradual steps hardly perceived, echoing Bacon's praise of measured, incremental change. The note frames innovation as steady, discreet progress.
It is estimated that 1,800,000,000 people exist in the world two-thirds of whom are only semi civilized or in a barbaric condition in need of uplift and reform efforts.
A sermon urging caution against idle diversions that waste time and harm character. It warns that habits of wasting time become hard to break and turn the wearer toward folly, poverty, and sleepless nights. The piece emphasizes personal duty, disciplined speech, thought, and conduct shaping a better future.
A Capper's Weekly quote recalls that nothing material is lost or destroyed as science shows. matter’s quantity remains constant though its form changes. It notes Lavoisier proved conservation of matter and science plus Bible support shared for human immortality.
A naval officer, offended by remarks at a dinner where a clergyman was named honorary canon, vows revenge. He invites the party to inspect her ship and dismisses concerns about a sham wooden cannon, declaring it a dummy honorary piece in a loud display.
A page from a 1656 Massachusetts court docket shows Henry Walton fined for threatening to hear a dog howling to hear Reverend Cobbell preach. Robert Edwards fined for excess in apparel lace sleeves and gold buttons. John Seudly fined for stealing his master's ox and selling it back. Sarah Collins employed for falling at her husband.
A student of human nature argues that some men are loafers because they are too light for heavy work and too heavy for high work, implying a paradoxical inability to fit demanding tasks.
The elder Plumas, dubbed a human dynamo, turned out one novel weekly, eclipsing literary records during the peak of his career.
The figure named Scarce Wise is noted for foreseeing unpopularity of a forthcoming move before widespread public reaction. The remark highlights the individual’s insight into social response and timing.
The Bureau of Plant Industry says a single tomato plant can produce up to one bushel with individual care ample space fiber feeding and fertilizing. A trellis is needed and maximizing yield from one plant risks pest and disease. A single vine can yield up to fifteen pounds with normal effort by the grower.
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