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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1917

Page

4

First Quarter Sunday School Lesson on Cana and Temples

This 1917 lesson commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns links Cana wedding miracles to Eden and the marriage of the Lamb, exploring Jesus as temple and body, the temple’s cleansing, and believers as living stones. It traces Jesus’ temple discussions, divine dwelling, and the personal test of belief, urging spiritual purification and prayer.

Jacob Cana Eden Nathaniel Lord Jesus Mary Capernaum Jerusalem Joseph Tabernacle Temple Moses Israel God Jonah Isis Egypt U Toko li

Letters and clues spark an odd newspaper exchange

An Exchange snippet plays on letter groups and puns about energy, emptiness, obesity, decay, excellence, and elegy. It ponders a character, Bill Hotal, and asks if he is all right apart from his job traveling for a game house echo, revealing a quip about a dubious context.

Bill

Shark Tenacity Described By Ichthyologist And Explorer

A Chambers' Journal excerpt notes a Greenland shark feeding with its head pierced by a harpoon or knife. It cites Dr. Gunther on fish wound resistance and recounts a Norwegian explorer describing a shark caught at Iceland, its organs removed, yet the tail wagged as it vanished, illustrating animal persistence.

Gunther Greenland Bull Iceland Chambers

His Own Shams and a Child's Conscience

A New York Post quip about a boy named Robert who boasts of shame while learning a moral lesson. After eating his sister Dorothy’s candy, he answers yes and turns the moral on himself saying he is ashamed of himself, so his mother need not be ashamed of him.

Robert Dorothy Rober New York Post

Browning and Tennyson Die As They Wished

Biographies note Browning died in Palazzo Resso nicco with his son present while Tennyson passed away at his Surrey home surrounded by family. The pair, famed rivals in poetry, were described as men who died as they wished amid their close circles.

Tennyson Robert Browning Browning Palazzo Ressonicco Lord Tennyson Surrey

Arrogant father-in-law collides over sons-in-law

Detroit Free Press notes a quarrel over a rigid, arrogant father who insists on choosing his sons-in-law. The brief exchange highlights clashes between tradition and modern expectations in arranged marriage dynamics.

Detroit Ree Press

Mechanic Says Car Clean, Garage Owner Probes Further

A Newark Eagle snippet shows a mechanic claiming the car of Switch has no detectable issues after careful inspection, while the garage owner questions the result, asking why the mechanic was hired if nothing is found. The exchange hints at a underlying tension over responsibility and potential further checks.

Hetty Betty Newark Eagle

Wallowa forest fence patrols for sheep experiments

Eight miles of coyote proof woven wire fence in the Wallowa National Forest Oregon encloses a 2506 acre area used for sheep raising experiments. Forest Service hunters patrol the fence twice daily to keep wolves coyotes and other wildlife from entering the pasture.

Forest Services Wallowa National Forest Oregon Popular Science Monthly

A Mother Objects To Her Son On Stage

A popular lecturer Max O Rell faces his mother in a village views clash over his decision to appear publicly. She sends a firm note from the old country home, expressing disapproval yet maintains support as a loving mother.

Max O’rell

Muddled Thinking in Bell Atlantic Quote

Bernard I Bell argues in Atlantic that muddled thinking mislabels concepts such as art and architecture, health and indigestion, and the family as merely a soda institution. He contrasts ethics with religion, claiming goodness is not identical to religiosity.

Bernard I Bell Atlantic

Edison Forgot Science Mount Washington Note

Edison and a party including Mina Miller visited Mount Washington. The editor of Among the Clouds asked for a contribution, but Edison wrote the line Miss Mina Miller of Akron, the most beautiful woman in Ohio, is today a guest of Mount Washington.

Edison Mount Washington Mina Miller Among Ulm Miua’ Muller Akron Ohio Wowan

Mosquito Color Folklore Warns Against Red Wear

A quirky note advises wearing yellow to deter mosquitoes and claims the insect prefers red hues, even in darkness. It suggests yellow nightdresses or bed coverings to keep bites at bay, misattributing sharp color vision and night-time sensitivity to the pests.

Quality Marks Out. Stock Of Toilet Accessories

Advertises quality marks and a stock of toilet accessories. Highlights best items at moderate prices, plus finest soaps, purest cold creams, brushes, combs, manicure sets, powder pulls, and a wide variety of styles and prices.

Try Us and Be Convinced Trusses and Surgical Aids

A bold local advertises a full range of medical support devices including trusses abdominal supporters and surgical appliances. Fitted by an expert adjuster, the ad promises guaranteed satisfaction and a strong guarantee of service.

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