22 Jul 1922
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
1
Men's brown calf and black vid oxfords and boys oxfords in broken sizes offered in $5 $6 and $8 grades at 3 49. Also boys tan calf patent colt oxfords from W L Douglas and Rice Hutchins brands.
Trust deed from Harry R. Bryan to Fred R. Owens dated July 12 1922 authorizes trustee to sell at public auction at the Bryan farm on the Greensboro to Bridgetown road Wednesday July 26 1922 at 10 a. m. Describes horses cattle mules farm equipment wagons implements and household goods. Terms of sale to be announced on sale day. Fred R. Owens James Temple trustees Wesey E Thawle attorney.
For Sale. Seven room house in Denton Maryland with thorough repair and new paint. Lot 90 with fruit shade and vegetable garden at 209 7th Street T-16-L.
An item lists a new address for the responsible party as P.O. BOX 2 in Denton Maryland with a seven to eight three street number. It appears as a brief notice noting a change of address.
Price reductions on ladies and children's garments. Mendel's House Dresses drop from 2.25 to 1.98, silk Pongee Waists to 2.39, White Voile Waists to 0.98, Crepe de chine Dresses to 14.98, and Children's Rompers and Dresses cut to 0.89 and 1.69 respectively.
Microbes vary in toughness but many survive extreme heat and cold. Researchers found spores, almost indestructible seeds, allow these microbes to endure freezing and boiling. This helps explain why diseases like anthrax resist ordinary disinfection and vaccination.
A pair of young women meander through a football scene mistaking posts and figures. One thinks she knows something, the other knows nothing. Missteps spark laughter as they debate the meaning of the field elements and finally identify the goal posts as football fixtures.
A French parish church permits one day of dancing on Saint Marce's day. In Carjois the calf is slain and cooked inside the church before a crowd. Men, choir, and a local orchestra perform lively fox trots as couples whirl on a pewless floor.
The article notes weight loss is common with intense effort and swimming training. It cites a diver who left the Chan nel weighed ten pounds less after swimming yet reportedly ate well. It argues small, natural fluctuations do not indicate ill health if they occur over reasonable periods.
Cats and some animals appear to have a sixth sense for earthquakes. Investigators note unrest in felines before tremors, such as a Valparaiso scientist's cat whose unease rose prior to a trembler and intensified during the disturbance.
The article explains a traditional form of currency where a woman's shoe shaped silver ingot, weighing and fineness measured in taels of sycee, serves as money. Its purity and weight are certified by an official known as Kluug Ku.
An oil company advertising manager extols window displays calling out to passersby. He states a four window display is an arm reaching to the eye and saying Sea met Here I am. The quote is attributed to the Boston Transcript.
A note reports 843 languages and dialects in use among African peoples. The figure underscores vast linguistic variety across Africa, highlighting the continent’s rich cultural and communicative landscape.
A fragment urges organizing battles in a medicine cabinet and explicitly to clearly mark them “Polson” for emphasis. The text is terse and stylistic, lacking clear report structure or named entities beyond the instruction to tag items.
A clipped remark notes that excessive talk drains a man’s energy and reduces his ability to assist Jefe in making good, implying quiet action is preferable to verbose planning. The line underscores a theme of restraint and efficiency in effort.
Molly Pelton believes luck favors her as she and fiancé John furnish a bungalow with an old rocker saved from his father. A neighbor helps revive the chair to rich mahogany, leading to a wedding gift reveal. The rocker becomes a family treasure and the couple learns true luck lies in each other.
The article discusses the curious focusing of sound in whispering galleries like St. Paul's dome and Washington capitol. It cites Lord Raysleigh and new Royal Society experiments by G V Roman and G A Southerland showing sound waves concentrate along concave surfaces, with flame and light patterns varying with observer position and wave length.
Carlyle, in letters, downplays study of Mirabeau and Napoleon for a young woman. He calls Mirabeau definable yet dissolute, and portrays Napoleon as a reckless pirate type who gambles hugely and ends by losing his last stake and being ousted.
An Ancient City, Peking ranks as one of the world’s oldest cities, existing since the Twelfth century before Christ. Despite its immense size, about 25 miles in circumference, much of the area within the walls remains unoccupied.
The sole sand desert in the British Isles is Culbla sands spanning a large area in Nairn and Elgin on the Moray Firth south side. The region contrasts with the country’s past of rich, well-cultivated land just centuries ago.
A note on an unusual tea custom from the saw nee group in Tartary Central Asia. Leaves are boiled in soda then seasoned with butter and salt and eaten.
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