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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1926
Page
7
Modern educators stress the old idea of a sound mind in a sound body and advocate a balanced diet for children. Parents should teach good nutrition, limit candy, and provide variety with fresh eggs, cereals, fruits, and vegetables. Concentrated foods like evaporated milk, often mixed with orange juice, aid growth and ensure safe, shelf-stable milk.
Mrs. Wm. Post shares culinary musings on making every dinner a refined, multicultural experience. She describes exotic dishes, Parisian and Russian scenes, and provides kitchen recipes for talilan Polenta Cheese Sauce Buffeten Kitchen and a butter sugar almond cake, outlining ingredients and steps for home cooks.
The page outlines a standard crossword puzzle mechanic with horizontal and vertical clues. It describes numbering, filling rules, and the use of dictionary words plus proper names. Several clue examples across horizontal and vertical entries are listed with mixed accuracy and some OCR errors.
For over a century London lore claims winding a violin string around the body cures lumbago. The D A and E strings are reputedly powerful and a recent flare of flambigo among stockbrokers sparked a surge in demand for pure Italian gut strings, especially the E string, with high prices.
A discussion of natural expressive gesture in public speaking cites Disraeli’s early windy theatrics in the House of Commons and notes his later self correction under Queen Victoria. The piece argues learning to speak comes from practice and listening to good speakers.
The text traces washing from Roman baths to medieval streams and the global spread of laundering. It notes the shift from marble baths to riverside washing, mentions the Hindu washerman the dhebi, and reflects on laundry before the washing machine.
The Goodwin sands, dangerous shoals at the Strait of Dover entrance six miles from Kent, constantly shift making lighthouse or beacon construction fail. Four lightships and belts exist, but many wrecks have occurred including the 1703 loss of 13 ships. Tradition links sands to the old Islands of Lomea owned by Earl Goodwin. In 1099 St Augustine’s abbot diverted funds from a sea wall to Tenderden steeple, leaving the unprotected island inundated.
The Louisville Courier Journal describes a professor observing a worm laboriously crawling up an iron telephone pole. He moves it to a sidewalk near a tree, but the worm resumes the ascent, prompting a friend to remark the creature must adapt to its environment. He jokes the worm seeks electric juice for breakfast.
A street fair attracts spectators as a showman promises a dramatic sawed-in-two act for a quarter. A bystander suspects a trick but acknowledges the spectacle's appeal and low price. The crowd's curiosity highlights popular entertainment during the event.
Betty asks what to play next and Bobby suggests Daniel in the Lions' den. Betty agrees it’s a good game but plans to delay until after the circus to avoid making the lions nervous.
Pierre van Paassen notes how old Paris and Petrograd customs persist in modern ways. A door at the Palace of Justice in Paris stays ajar nightly per 1618 decree so citizens can seek justice anytime. In czarist Russia a sentinel guarded a flower Elizabeth I once picked, a tale echoed across centuries.
The St Louis Globe Democrat ponders whether prehistoric man felt music as birds sang, noting his likely one syllable speech and limited cultural reach. It questions the impact of melody on early minds and imagines whether a nightingale’s song stirred a rudimentary soul.
A journalist and his wife argue over dessert for their child Alice. The exchange ends with the child declaring, The editor's decision is final.
A school chapter prompts a young girl to ask about the word devil in the Bible. She explains she coughed and refused to read it. The remark recalls a curate who once rendered a familiar passage with a softened cadence, noting belief and damnation in a witty style.
A social cooking feature presents six New England dishes by Miss Lucy G. Allen. Recipes include Boston Baked Beans with salt pork and brown bread, a haddock chowder, codfish balls, pumpkin pie, and homemade brown doughnuts. Each recipe notes steps, ingredients, baking or simmering times, and serving ideas.
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