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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1924
Page
3
A mother's visit reveals Henry Steele as a thoughtful, perceptive leader who values the other fellow's point of view. Years later as head of a major company his plants prosper and workers recall his fairness and listening manner.
A Bermuda letter contrasts Mark Twain’s remark about hell and heaven with the Island’s real look. It notes the post card colors misrepresent Bermuda’s whitewashed buildings and vivid green hills. The first sight from the steamer includes dark green slopes and white structures rising from a blue sea.
A Lonton Daily Graphic writer says eighteenth century fashion will return for monkey pets. The writer has kept a monkey four months and praises its companionship, noting its humbugging charm and soulful gaze. Monkeys from near the equator need warmth and careful care, fed on a shelf in the cage and allowed to sleep late indoors.
The article notes mahogany as timber from several gim related trees including eucalyptus varieties in Australia and valley and mountain mahogany in the Rockies. It mentions Central America as a principal source, with trees reaching tall heights and wide diameters.
A misread jab at Trollope anecdote circulates in a Boston transcript era item. The note mocks a folkloric pumpkin joke misapplied to a public figure, highlighting confusion over a phrase and its humorous descent.
In New York City subway cars eye strain and nerve strain may result from reading during motion. Commissioner Frank J Monaghan notes lighting is poor and constant eye adjustment during lurches tires the body, lowers vitality, and could impair sight over years. He urges avoiding reading on moving trains to raise health standards.
A Strathrers Burt quotation from the Saturday Evening Post recounts an old western aphorism where a small man challenges a larger foe. The tale notes threats against a smaller man often provoke the most dangerous outcomes and urges matching size to danger.
An explanation of echoes describes how sound travels as waves through air, reflecting off distant surfaces like buildings or cliffs. It notes that sound moves about 1,000 feet per second, so a person 1,000 feet from a reflector would hear an echo two seconds after shouting. Repeated echoes arise from independent reflections or successive surfaces.
The United States produces about 20 billion buttons yearly in a thriving industry rivaling cutlery and textiles. Vegatable buttons from the toqua nut dominate, sourced mainly from northern South America and Panama, supplying most of the buttons for men’s clothing. If evenly shared, every person would get 182 buttons, with thousands left over.
The phrase Seward’s Folly signals how Americans viewed the Alaska purchase. The public doubted the bargain, not yet realizing the vast wealth later found in the territory and the support Russia gave to the Union during the Civil War.
The NC-4 seaplane led by Lieut. Com A. Read set out from Rockaway New York toward Plymouth England on May 8 1919 and completed a 57 hours 1 minute flight. Crew included Lieuts B. E. Stone Walter Winton radio operator Enstgen HOC Redd and engineer Chief Machinist's Mate Boohondes all Americans.
The Supervisors of Elections for Caroline County Maryland on June 24 1924 at the Court House in Denton appointed judges and clerks of election for eight districts. Names and party designations follow for each district with districts addressed to provide representation. A notice to appear for examination before the board is issued for August 19 1924 at 2 p m with filing deadlines for complaints.
Permanent and transient good rooms and board in one of the best residential sections of Denton. Terms reasonable. Mrs T. ErEd Johnson, Denton Maryland.
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