25 Jul 1908
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
1
O M Hignutt offers white waistings at 15c and lawn at great reductions. Lancaster’s best at 7c. New ladies and children's hats arrive at low prices. Men’s hats and new stock of men’s and youth’s clothing offered at sacrifice sale prices. Youths’ all wool crash pants 1.50. Men’s all wool crash suits 3.00. Summer portieres 3.50 and ingrain rugs 3x4 yards.
Fraulein Wilma Kraft and Professor Yost reunite through a rediscovered wooden shoe tale. The German governess and a neighbor girl long kept a tale in memory as Lena derides daily duties. The professor presents a carved shoe with Wilma Wraft’s name linking past playmates to a hopeful future.
A description of how a comet’s tail forms from hydrocarbons heated near the sun. Spectroscopic analysis links the plume to hydrogen and carbon compounds, explaining soot creation and the tail’s always outward direction away from the sun. Harper’s Magazine notes light over solar gravity drives the plume.
A quirky survey describes Jupiter as home to imaginary Jovians with 50 to 55 foot heights and lifespans of 800 to 1,000 earth years. It notes a 144 month year, five moons driving tides, moons of various colors, and a sun so distant daylight is dim.
A nostalgic note describes Achill Island off Ireland’s west coast. It mentions blue skies, green mountains, purple bogs, and purple pink heath, painting the island as a picturesque beacon when sunny.
In a witty line the philosopher of folly rejects the claim that women change with time. He recalls a young woman who said she was twenty-two and remains steadfast in her stated figures, illustrating his view on female constancy.
In Scott's drama, Henry Irving and Harry Montague stage a grim stunt on friends during a picnic. Fearing murder, the party rushes down a ravine to find Irving bloodied and knife in hand, while Montague lies gagged with a handkerchief, convulsed with laughter, revealing a masterful if terrifying ruse.
In Italy large chestnuts boiled in red broth flavored with la ter leaves and caraway entice buyers at penny for two dozen kernels. Genoa and Naples feature friggitrici serving hot crispy artichokes and cheese balls fried to a savory finish. Mashed chestnuts, rice, chicken, and vegetables fill popular fritters as portable kettles and doorstep routes deliver hot meals.
A Caspian region lake, Lake Mangishlak, bears mauve waters and a violet odor from seaweed Polsdhystia violacea. Perfumer notes its strong aroma but bottle attempts fail due to scent changes after seaweed decay. Also includes Pauline Lucca and Emperor William anecdote about a tea cup moment in Berlin.
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