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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
1
Clearance list covers Rice and Hutchins line with multiple price points from $5.00 to $1.00. Men’s white low shoes and tennis or outing shoes appear in varied discounts, including $4.00, $2.75, and $1.00 ranges.
A public sale near Brownsville Delaware by A G Fleetwood follows a farm sale after selling the property on the farm. The sale begins at 10 00 a m on the fair day if held with cash for sums under 10 and six month credit for larger amounts with a note secured by approved security payable at the Denton National Bank. No removal before terms are met. F P Covey Auctioneer.
In Shanghai, civil engineer Charlie Gilbert meets Mandarin San Yuen who tries to enlist him to inspect a suspected Huawei coal mine. Gilbert and partner Dick Mellus are drugged and confined on a junk but escape by night. They reach safety with help from missionaries, returning to Shanghai a year later to confront San Yuen, who abandons the suspected mine.
The article recounts how the Resolute was found by an American ship in Davis Strait after a long voyage from Melville Island, its transfer to Queen Victoria at Osbourne House, and its subsequent dismantling by the Admiralty amid public economy concerns. It notes hopes Franklin survived among the Eskimos and mentions the transfer ceremony in Cowes.
Phil Hanna, then American consul at La Guaira, faced a dictator who jailed Americans and others for funds. He warned of shelling the town if prisoners were not released by 6 pm. British cruisers arrived. at 6:59 pm the prisoners were freed, and Hanna earned a promotion.
An account by Lieutenant Colonel J. Shakespear on the Lushela a Bengal frontier people who dread naming themselves or their parents their own names. They instead refer others to speak for them and say names only in certain rites. The piece cites beliefs that naming oneself invites misfortune and that relatives names are spoken while others are avoided.
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