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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1927
Page
6
Remarkable defenses surround rebuilding of the Bank of England with floodable vaults from three points. Walls use reinforced concrete blocks six by two by two feet, interlaced with old ship cables, shaken to fill gaps, and keyed ends interlock. Electric wires run in end grooves. moving a block breaks the circuit and triggers an alarm.
The article surveys ancient Greek inquiry into life and truth. It cites Aristotle versus Protagoras on truth and illusion, poses the Liar-like paradox, notes Chrysippus’s six tomes, and mentions Philebus’s death from study.
Popular Mechanics notes wood boring beetles in a sealed giant Sequoia show no appreciable evolution in 1,200 years. Five specimens found sealed with lightning scar growth match living beetles, suggesting beetles are a conservative species.
Old Pals quotes a colored cook named Callie as she reveals she has been engaged for ten days. She describes the groom as a nice man and recalls a prior favor from Miz Harrison, noting she is now set to marry the corpse's husband, a twist that frames a funeral day intrigue.
The ancient Hebrew custom Pidyon Haben, meaning redemption of the first born, fulfills the biblical command that the first male child belongs to God. A first-born male is redeemed on the thirtieth day, with a price of 20 shekels based on Joseph’s redemption.
The text notes that ancient practice placed pagan gods on coins and credits Alexander the Great with inserting his own portrait on Macedonian coins from 350 to 323 B C. Since then the obverse side has shown the ruler's portrait, while the reverse bears other imagery.
A visitor touring an English insane asylum observes an American inmate jabbering and covering his cell with diagrams. The superintendent notes the inmate’s struggle to explain wares to Englishmen as a pathetic case.
Teddy wanted all the ice cream and cake for himself before any guests arrived. He confesses he did not invite anyone, and his mother insists they wait for friends to come before eating. The scene captures a child’s self centered moment at a birthday eve.
A pamphlet by W R Morehouge for the Public Relations Commission and American Bankers Association cautions that widows are prime prey for high pressure promoters. It urges consulting bankers before investing, avoiding glittering but unsafe schemes, and seeking reliable firms while warning of vacuous promises in farm and business ventures. It recommends contacting the National Better Business Bureau for facts before committing funds.
In the Circuit Court for Caroline county equity case No. 2600 Chy against NISt. and Ignatius J. Kendziora and Agnes Kendziora, sale reported by assignee J Owen Knotts is to be ratified and confirmed unless objections filed by August 25. Copy to be published weekly in Caroline county newspapers through July 25. Sale amount reported as 600 dollars. Judge clerk T Clayton Horsey. True copy.
The report states the sale amount as 2500 dollars for the equity case no 2581 chy ordered June 23. True copy T Payton Horsey, Clerk.
Harvey L. Cooper and M. Maud Cooper, his wife, and Thomas W. Jones and Helen L. Jones, his wife, appear as parties in a reported real estate or legal notice filed in the segment.
A historical note on the vulgar practice of pronouncing w for v in English dialects. It cites Henry Machyn’s Elizabethan diary examples and Noah Webster 1789 remarks noting prevalence in England and America, with New England exceptions. The piece recites a quainter maxim about weal winegar and wentson making wittles.
The article traces drama's evolution from ancient rites and puppet shows in the East to Greek theatre linked to Dionysus and Attica. It notes medieval mystery and morality plays, and the Renaissance emergence of modern drama with genres including tragedy, comedy, melodrama, opera, burletta, and farce.
A mother recalls her child in a store who read a cardboard sign and asked for its meaning. The girl then told her siblings at home that the sign said Thank you, call again and added a mistaken line about holler again.
John D. Ryan's early years in a Michigan copper district general store shape his later fame as a mining tycoon. He worked as a clerk, moved to Denver, then sold lubricating oil across the Rocky Mountain region. His father’s mining connections aided his career as he rose to prominence in copper.
Slight scratches on glass may be partially polished out by rubbing the part with rouge wet with water upon soft leather. Deep scratches require grinding with fine emery, then polishing with rouge and water on leather. For extensive work, use a wood wheel to grind with pumice stone and water, then finish with felt and rouge.
A fragment from American Magazine argues that gasoline sparks global movement and that a simple soap box with a horn ignites a belief in speed and fleetest survival. It suggests two motives shaping opinion: fright makes right and the other fellow is always wrong.
Dr Walter H Eddy reported at the New York Medical Society convention that experiments at Teachers College Columbia University funded by the National Canners Association show canned vegetables are healthful and often richer in vitamins than fresh cooked equivalents. Canned peas exceed fresh in vitamins and canned cabbage contains five times more vitamin C. The canning process preserves vitamins by sealing and sterilizing, reducing oxidation.
For rent a corner store property with best location in town and a six room dwelling featuring water bath and lights. Available separately or together. Apply to C H Dean at 1-29 Queen Anne Maryland.
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