24 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
1
John Nevins pretends to wear women’s shoes triggering a comic scene at home and a scare at his physician’s office. Viola fears dementia though the twist reveals a humorously shared joke about fashion, socks and public whimsy.
Father Duffy of the One Hundred Fifth infantry could not obtain a pass to Coblenz and went AWOL. He sought help from the Third army secretary and the Knights of Columbus, inventorying needs at the warehouse. He left with two Pershing portraits and a deck of Stars and Stripes playing cards.
The great auk could not fly its small wings resembled fins yet it swam long distances between bays in spring and autumn and returned to bathing spots. It was land clumsy and prey to larger creatures. Some naturalists claimed it ranged to Maine while most authorities said Newfoundland was the southern limit. Bones found farther south may have been transported there by commerce.
Malden Island in the southern Pacific resembles an elongated doughnut with a central lake whose water level rises and falls with the tide, surrounded by sea on all sides.
A Washington Star quote notes Seth Slicker enjoys taking chances with strangers in business. It remarks he has wed in the community so long that a stranger is the only kind of man he can hope to fool.
A trout egg requires from thirty five to sixty days to hatch depending on water temperature. warmer water speeds development while cooler water slows it, affecting when the fry emerge.
Oliver Randall, a real estate rookie, becomes obsessed with a calendar girl on his wall. He travels home to Plainwell for New Year’s, rekindles with Irene, and reconsiders his fixation as he realizes the wall girl cannot fulfill real life needs.
The first vigilance committee emerged in San Francisco in June 1851 to combat rising crimes by desperadoes in gold fields. Similar groups formed in California mining districts Idaho and Montana, with parallel societies in the South during Reconstruction from 1865 to 1872 to intimidate Black families. Groups like the Ku Klux Klan Knights of the White Camellia Pale Faces and Invisible Empire sought to terrify African Americans to enforce white supremacy.
A specimen of the giant panda, believed to be the only one in the country, is on display at the New York Museum of Natural History. The skin came from a western China missionary and was mounted by Frederick Blaschke. The animal resembles a black bear but is related to the raccoon, with a striking black and white fur and a short muzzle. Little is known of its habits.
A cook recalls an odd incident at a farm kitchen as a farmhand skips his breakfast and instead consumes the starch for wash day. The narrator notes the boy’s meal choice amusedly and reflects on the mix up in routine.
The island in the Pacific is called The Island of Black Cats due to a large overrun of cats. Native cats inhabit crevices along the coast and survive by catching fish and crabs rather than rats.
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