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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1917
Page
6
Melvin Johnson and Johnson Publishers are identified in Denton Journal page content with partial names and credits. The fragmented OCR hints at a listing or masthead segment mentioning individuals and publishing attribution without complete context.
The New York American summary notes alternating periods of fullness and stretching in growth from birth to maturity, with boys slightly longer at birth. It presents Stratz and Weissenberg timelines for growth stages, seasonal variation in height and chest girth, and the August to January weight peak under normal conditions.
The opening of Japan has brought new trades yet driven some out of existence. The handicraft of making trade or writing brushes fights a long, losing battle against steel pens and lead pencils. Education has risen, but students in middle schools abandon Chinese brush elegance for modern tools.
In a wartime New Orleans performance of The Blue and the Gray Edward Harrigan faced hostile silence as Tony Hart appeared in Confederate uniform. Harrigan stepped forward and begged the Yankee support, turning audience sentiment with a single plea and restoring cheers.
A reader offers a method to force a stubborn penknife blade to open. Wind a handkerchief around the blade, grip the opposite corner between fingers, and throw the knife to force the blade to yield. The writer claims the trick works on rusty blades and saves thumbnails.
A wry quip about a millionaire who boasts of his son reveals the son’s unexpected knack for stock market tricks. The old man’s pride turns to astonishment as he learns his heir outmaneuvered the market, reshaping perceptions of wealth and merit.
A German merchant narrowly averts disaster on his daughter’s wedding day when a maid misplaces a lighted candle near a barrel of gunpowder in the cellar. He races to the danger, suppresses the flame, and carries the candle to safety before fainting from relief.
A Kansas City Star excerpt explains how leading questions streamline testimony in English courts and argues American trials overrun dockets. It contrasts a single declarative prompt with a lengthy sequence of typical questions, noting English practice speeds cases and that American courts often lag weeks or months behind.
The London Spectator describes the Abyssinians as a brave, handsome, and clever people. They are said to be simple in needs, living primitively in circular thatched huts, with a history stretching back to before Christ and ties to the queen of Sheba.
A youngster asks why herrings have more illnesses than other fish and the elder replies. The youth cites a book claiming thousands open and thousands are cured every year.
A serious young woman asks if Mr. Lowbrow has studied Sophocles plays. He replies that he knows everyone in both leagues and that there is no such player. Washington Star reports the playful exchange.
A classroom joke frames unknown quantity as what you’d receive when buying a ton of coal. Beston Iran script style echoes a playful math moment.
Ammonia is a gas dissolved in water and belongs to the alkali family. Its mineral origin makes it a foe of oils and grease, explaining its effectiveness at removing spots that soap and water cannot affect.
A brief exchange notes a past engagement and a rumored snub. The speaker reflects on how the woman may know him, then explains that he stopped drinking after being rejected, implying personal recovery and social tension.
A humorous remark about asking a girl to clean a typewriter, noting she spent fifteen minutes on typing prep and two hours on manicuring her nails. The line reflects old time newspaper humor from the Courier-Journal.
A terse remark attributes widespread criticism to underlying trouble and defects. The quote from Holmes underscores a tendency to blame flaws as the driver of negative reception, reflecting ongoing debates over accountability and quality in public or literary response.
An excerpt traces the evolution of shutout scores from early baseball to modern times. It notes that modern history begins in 1890, cites 19-0 games in both the National and American leagues, and highlights significant 19-0 and 21-0 clashes involving Pirates, Detroit, Chicago, and New York, with dates from 1890 to 1907.
The Lumber Trade Journal reports daily fire losses in the United States totaling about 250,000 and annual losses near 750 million. Most fires happen at home and result from carelessness or lack of tidiness, with rubbish and clutter in homes and businesses cited as primary causes. The piece urges better housekeeping and the use of fire extinguishers to curb fires and losses.
A historical note recalls early use of balloons for military observation in the French revolution era. Dr Coutelle produced hydrogen from water, faced opposition, and his balloons were later employed at Bonn Coblenz and Andernach. Bonaparte closed the Meudon aerostation, warning balloons could hinder armies without benefiting France.
The piece recalls Hobson's choice meaning that or nothing. Tobias Hobson, a Cambridge carrier and innkeeper, set up a conduit and pasture, while Lim's tale describes a stable of forty cattle where customers must take the horse nearest the door, ensuring equal treatment by chance. Milton penned two quibbling epitaphs about this eccentric figure.
A fragmentary Louisville Journal note quotes Diogenes pondering honesty while describing a modern scene of a woman leaving housekeeping and a good cook seeking a job. The brief vignette contrasts ancient philosophy with a contemporary search for domestic help.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript shows Agnes yawning and claiming age regression while Marie jokes about rejuvenation in a lighthearted exchange. The brief item captures a domestic humor moment with named speakers.
A brief vaudeville style line questions if a husband is a medical man and quips he is just a specialist, a somethin. The remark, attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reflects a witty aside on professional labels.
A compact moral maxim attributed to Shakespeare urging steadfastness in service to country and truth with a call to fear not the ends pursued in justice and righteousness.
Idaho is a large state in the Rocky Mountain region and the Columbia Plateau with thirty three counties and elevations from 780 feet to 12078 feet. It drains to the Columbia via the Snake River with seventeen inches average rainfall and substantial variation. Major industries include agriculture stock raising and mining with crops such as hay wheat cattle and potatoes. mineral production includes gold silver copper lead and zinc.
A witty office philosopher narrates his wife’s economy, describing how she saves by listing things she cannot do without and then doing without them. He laments the feminine approach, admitting he cannot grasp the methods while illustrating his own futile attempts to respond.
Gem expert George F Kunz recounts a meteorite gift to Edward Heron Allen. A Boston hostess who acquired it survived to near disaster when a truck toppled and scaffolding collapsed, with the open roof over her standing spot proving harmless. The meteorite may be linked to these providential escapes.
A laborer recalls a tall white haired stranger who offers a steel pen as a tool to mark trades. The visitor, introducing himself as Twain Mark Twain, claims the pen can create and shape work without dirt, a humorous exchange about shared crafts and dignity.
A compact survey traces English rule from Egbert uniting Wessex to become king of England in 827, through Danish interludes, Edward the Confessor, and Harold I, to James I as first king of Great Britain, George II as first UK king, and Victoria asserting imperial sovereignty in India.
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