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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
3
The Knox Traction Unit installs in place of the rear axle to form a 2 to 5 ton tractor truck using a car chassis as power. It fits Ford, Chevrolet, Maxwell, and small Buick platforms and sells for 390 pounds or 570 to 750 dollars depending on capacity with immediate delivery for 2 and 8 ton sizes.
W E Aughinbaugh argues in Leslie's that coconuts offer rich fortune potential for export and byproducts. West Indies and Latine American markets use water as a refreshing beverage and leaves for salad and hats. Nuts are shipped bulk and ground for confectionery use. coconut butter from four nuts costs under ten cents.
The piece traces the origin of the bank teller from the exchequer tallies used in London. It notes tallies as negotiable tokens, their destruction in 1830 and the 1884 Parliament fire possibly linked to burning tallies, and cites William Hone's account of the tally system.
Miss Vinnie A. Pease studies evergreen species to determine how long leaves endure. California buckthorn sheds in autumn, while the long lived yew holds leaves for five to twenty-three years. Saplings shed faster than mature trees and exposed trees shed sooner than those in shady places.
A Christian Herald reflection on how talk of aches and pains and bad weather fills our lives. It notes the boredom of repeated complaints, the social ritual of sharing woes, and the choice to seek mental sunshine over perpetual groaning.
A famed forger produces convincing replicas of furniture prints china and tapestries deceiving institutions including the British Museum. Seals detach from a Palissy plate exposing modern manufacture while terra cotta figures of Isis and Osiris sold as ancient pieces prove to be dry clay. A forged silver cup in Rome supposedly from a Sicilian excavation carries a ruined frieze laughably misrepresented by the forger.
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes a light exchange about pin money and diamond pins as a playful domestic moment. The quotation captures a small domestic sentiment with social tone characteristic of the era.
In a light quip the Boston Transcript defines a sinking fund as a bank account set aside by a father to cover upcoming bills. The line frames savings as a prudent reserve to meet expenses as they arise.
A dental surgeon reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association that 96 percent of 17 000 Americans and 18 000 foreigners examined over sixteen months need dental service. He cites 60 000 cavities and 18 000 extractions in 80 000 months, averaging $2 lost per case, totaling $156 000. In New York City, 67 000 children failed to gain promotions last year due to defective teeth, costing $2 037 090 to duplicate a year of schooling.
The article notes that fat cheeses digest quickly because casein is exposed as fat is dissolved, while hardness or water percentage do not affect digestion. A humorous exchange follows about a servant who boasts of economy, then admits she wore her mistress’s clothes.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a couple discussing how they might alter family history for their children by saying they earned $75 a week during their early marriage and endured significant financial hardship to get by. The remark reflects on memories of strain and economic struggle.
A brief witticism from the Boston Transcript remarks on marriage and independence. A husband jokes he would avoid matrimony, while the wife quips that such a move would be unlikely if he relied on her recommendation.
A brief social quip from the Kansas City Journal features a light exchange about sharing a kiss, noting humor in a domestic scene and reflecting era conversational style.
An Indigenous Brazilian frog creates a mud fort by scooping mud from the water bottom to form a circular wall about one foot in diameter. The wall rises five inches above the surface and is smoothed with its broad webbed hands. The construction occurs at night before eggs are laid.
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