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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1926
Page
7
A reflective verse about spring fishing along Cedar and Duck Crick. The speaker asserts that success and life lessons come through pain and effort, noting brambles, thorns, and deadfalls as obstacles. The poem ends urging continuing to fish through adversity, finding truth in struggle.
F A Walker urges readers that formal education is only the start. The real school is experience where incivility egoism vanity cynicism and unbelief threaten careers. Success requires courtesy obedience and adaptability as one moves through unpredictable challenges.
A popular actor, Yale educated, also an artist and mining engineer, described as a scholar, a gentleman and a performer. He first pursued stagework with stock companies during college vacations and eventually moved to motion pictures where he has found success in character parts.
The Journal presents a crossword puzzle guide with numbered horizontally and vertically clued definitions. It explains placement rules, includes many clues with definitions and references the solution appearing next issue, inviting solvers to fill the grid and check answers later.
A Virginia newspaper cooking feature presents Mrs. DeGraf and Mrs. Vaughn offering quick desserts. Santa Clara Apricot Dumplings with lemon sauce and Grange Custard Pudding using bread crumbs and orange zest are detailed with step by step instructions and bake times.
A student at Utah Agricultural College reports a juniper in Logan Canyon that predates King Solomon. The tree, 44 feet tall and growing from limestone at 7300 feet, has stood for roughly 3,000 years, with roots embedded in rock. It fights wind drought and erosion, even pushing rocks from the cliff edge as it survives. The Forest Service may fence it to protect this veteran tree from souvenir hunters.
The article notes bumblebees jest worth far more to the United States than all gold and silver mines combined, with clover hay crops valued at about 300 million dollars yearly. It cites Uncle Sam introducing red clover in the Philippines, where bees enabled successful reproduction and hay production. Philadelphia Inquirer is cited.
The article discusses the Maya calendar as an advanced timekeeping system capable of dating any date within 5,040,000 years. It notes earlier work on aligning year length, questions origin of the Maya civilization, and mentions theories of external influence or independent American development with uncertain origins.
Elsa Rema the Dorothy Dix of Germany says few men marry the first woman they love and chance is mightier than Cupid. She notes young men marry easily but confirmed bachelors seek sympathetic housekeepers, widowers envy stability, and both sides crave domestic comforts and tenderness. Capper's Weekly notes similar views.
The Marseille-Rhone canal is a noted European project built during the war. It describes an artificial waterway about OL miles long from the Rhone at Arles to Marseille Bay. It features a tunnel nearly 4% miles long through a mountain ridge and direct harbor access, plus a breakwater between Marseille and Port de Bone.
Beatrice Cenel, daughter of a Roman patrician, born in Rome on February 12, 1577, faced a brutal family life as her father abused kin. After years of cruelty, the family procured his murder and were sentenced to death. Beatrice herself was executed on September 11, 1509, and long regarded as a martyr whose life inspired several poems.
A seven year old boy meets a Black person in town and asks why she looks black. His uncle explains the person’s natural color and uses a crude term, prompting the boy to marvel at the uncle’s knowledge.
Maddening Walker, with a worried look, tells a friend he fears his wife is going insane due to the constant noise from the people next door, unable to hear any sound all day.
A compact quotation from Horace Bushnell on how ordinary duties often clash with divine views and human impressions, highlighting the tension between daily responsibilities and spiritual significance.
A brief religious reflection noting that heaven’s throne is reached by embracing the lowest place on earth. It cites Jesus as the example and invites readers to follow.
A vintage recipe fragment by Mia DeGraf and Mrs Vaughn describes Pineapple Pudding made with rice and grated pineapple, coconut whip, and sugar, plus a Strawberry Meringue dessert. It includes steps to cook rice, fold in ingredients, and bake meringues before filling with crushed strawberries and whipped cream. Other fruits can substitute for strawberries for seasonal serving.
A recipe for an unusual fig pie uses boiling water, cornstarch, flour, sugar, two lemons, and chopped figs. The process includes cooking the dry mix, adding lemon, and baking in a lattice crust for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. A note promises a forthcoming special cooking article and mentions a new oven heat device entering the market.
Rent notice for the former G J Redden Co office in the Masonic Building. Apply to Ear le Smetie 12 Denton Md or NH.
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