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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
7
A historical notice from Melvin and Johnson, Inc. confirms a publication date set for Saturday morning June 1, 1929. The brief item marks the publisher’s schedule and advertises forthcoming editions.
Kenneth L. Roberts in the Saturday Evening Post notes that many modern coeds discuss delicate subjects freely when the talk is scientific or dispassionate. He suspects mothers knew more than they admit and suggests some dowagers create or welcome chances to hear such conversations, a situation he calls requiring a high-grade statistician.
The British Museum houses a famed clock believed to be made for Pope Sixtus V. The three story timepiece features zodiac signs sun and moon motions, a cherub hour glass, and four balconied stories with weekly gods, Virgin and Child, four ages of man, and a crowing cock atop the dome.
The Times of India recounts the bloodied history of the Sigiilyn rock near Diramianta on the Trinco road. Standing 440 feet above the plain, Kassapa built cisterns courtyards and palaces during an 18 year rule before being defeated and killed by his brother in battle.
The main interior area houses the engine with clearance on its sides for mechanic access. The driver sits at the front and a machine gun or light gun fires through an armor port. A movable turret offers all around fire and extra guns may flank the armor.
The Nation's Business notes that less than 1 percent of American men are college graduates yet this group has supplied 55 percent of Presidents 86 percent of Congress members 47 percent of House speakers 53 percent of Vice Presidents 62 percent of Secretaries of State 50 percent of Treasury secretaries 67 percent of attorneys general and 69 percent of Supreme Court justices.
The expression Throwing sand in their eyes is traced to southern Siberia where tribes rely on swift horses. The sandy land and method involved tossing sand at an opponent to cause temporary bewilderment and blindness if the aim was good.
A juror tracked evidence with toothpicks during a trial Pellucinnat. He placed a toothpick in a pocket for each side scoring points. The second pocket overflowed with toothpicks as the juror moved to vote for conviction.
A searing note on aging and recreation as science improves comfort. The piece suggests old age gains from modern luxury like orchestras, organ music, and carillons, while predicting television arrives next.
An editorial comment attributes to Farm and Friade a harsh view that farmers are content with basics and avoid effort beyond food and shelter, criticizing what it calls hopelessness ignorance and indifference among rural workers.
An aged collector recalls a Barnum and Bailey era quarrel with a restless performer. The tale, set in Pine Bluff Arkansas, shows the dispute over a leading act and a dramatic departure from the big top. The piece blends circus history with a vivid anecdote from the author’s library of posters and stories.
Archaeological research traces the rise of agriculture to the Near East and possibly Africa, with grain growers also becoming potters. The arts spread to the Degéan area, Hungary, Switzerland, the Rhine, and the Atlantic coast, reaching Britain at the start of the Neolithic age.
The piece argues that solitude offers rest from the fast pace of life and serves as a retreat to quiet the anxious pulse. It notes solitude as a room one retires to for relief from society and stresses its value as a refuge in a noisy world.
Workmen excavating sixty feet below the surface in Oakland California uncovered remains of an ancient forest in the early stages of petrification. The wood was soft enough to crumble in the hand yet showed clear signs of turning to stone.
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