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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
6
Mildred in a tense engagement story learns a secret about her fiancé Edward Brooks and wife-to-be Fanny. A harsh prank leads to a confession from George Howard about a past love at Atlantic City and a hidden marriage risk.
In a tense social gathering, Mildred reveals her forgiveness as guests arrive. George admits he never loved her, and Mildred introduces her fiancé Mr. Howard and Miss Upton. Fanny recalls a past meeting at Atlantic City as hidden truths surface.
Metropolitan notes that predicting a person’s fortune with a fixed list of traits will fit anyone. It parodies Hamlet and Falstaff, suggesting a universal method would be both effective and amusing, calling fortune telling a fine professor after medicine.
An editor in Kentucky long sought political office and became a state party convention delegate. On the convention opening day his militant weekly failed to yield a fresh editorial. He instructed the foreman to reprint last week's piece with the notice Reprinted by Request of the Editor, which the crowd read with surprise.
A colloquial tale depicts a moral lecture about work, stressing personal responsibility. A widow or neighbor admonishes a seeming tramp, noting a man once set an example by working until he suffered a nervous breakdown. The piece reflects social attitudes toward labor and stigma.
Two wealthy women discussing Washington's housing crunch at a theater, noting the difficulty of obtaining a house or apartment and the surge of furnished rentals at high prices. One woman hints at causing ordinary wear and tear, implying potential eviction or excess demand.
Popular Mechanics describes a wheelless tractor equipped with four legged feet for dragging cultivators in cornfields. Each leg has hip knee and ankle joints and steps like an animal. A gasoline motor powers the legs with steering via uneven step lengths and kneecap transfer to reverse. It can straddle six foot corn rows without touching stalks.
Charles Bannon hides a grim fate behind ambition and love. He seeks Dr O Keefe, famed nerve specialist, who warns him he will die within 17 to 23 days from Garlicks convolution invading the cortex. Bannon delays, continues work, and faces a race against time as his wedding nears while the mystery illness worsens.
In a tense hall scene, Bannon confronts Doctor O Keefe after a prior life‑span diagnosis. The bearded man, Carter, and Han non mock the situation while Garlick's convolution is debunked as a tropical sheep disease. Bannon recalls a $10 charge and the group contemplates the so‑called cure.
Aunt Hannah, once poor, acquires a $1,000 fortune and indulges a hobby of sending lengthy telegrams. A wary heir urges ten-word limits, but Hannah refuses, recalling past hardship and imagining the news coverage of rich divorce and breach-of-promise telegrams. Her stance remains defiant and humorous about cost versus desire.
Alumni propose a temporary tract on a Pacific Island near Washington and sea miles from Seattle for a marine biology laboratory. They would donate land and buildings plus minor add ons and fund three or more scholarships for advanced biology study. Offer remains open for three years if not accepted.
A Washington Post report cites Norfolk's population doubling since 1910 to around 140000, fueled by wartime business and army presence. The writer notes bustling hotels, new blocks, extended suburbs, and predicts Norfolk may become Virginia's leading city within a decade.
The Swedish potato crop this year totals 84244 820 bushels with 87.1 percent directed to direct human consumption and 82.7 percent fed to animals. Sixty five percent is used for flour making and Joxson storage accounts for 11.0 percent while 11.8 percent is returned for seed.
London Tit-Bits notes a campaign teaching thrifty use of waste. Provinces collect oils fats and by products from slaughter and fish waste. Notthogham and others salvage manure and metals from refuse, while towns test machines to extract value from scraps and dustbins.
Royalty faces war strain yet shows support for disabled veterans. A Paris conference on veteran education sent delegates to England to inspect new schools. A young director impressed visitors with flawless equipment and management, while ex King Manuel of Portugal is identified as the head.
The Congress of Polish technicians in exile met in Moscow with 285 attendees. Programs covered Poland’s postwar rehabilitation and education, with sections on architecture, mechanics, chemistry, electricity, and economics. A Polish association of engineers in Russia was approved, planning a weekly organ and ties to major industrial centers. A resolution urged future economic development of Doe Tan.
Congress of Mora approves up to 200000 pounds for a modern hotel in Lima under Peruvian government supervision. The hotel site is centrally located and to be acquired by the constructing company. Travelers and tourists to the West Coast of South America have long pressed for better accommodations.
London correspondent notes Bt Olave s church in Southwark will close. The piece recalls Olaf the Viking and Danish associations in England. It mentions church doors bearing skins of pagan seafarers as relics, including Brim reels from Hadstock Copford and Worcester cathedral.
The Brooklyn Eagle extols the American regular soldier, praising devotion, code of honor, and high intelligence. It asserts every soldier carries a field marshal's baton in his knapsack and bears the responsibility to win honors promised at enlistment.
A Fresno mother writes to Washington to free her son from United States Marine Corps service, saying he is too weak for warfare and must return to his blacksmith helper job. The Marine HQ replies the recruit will remain in service for the time being.
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