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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1925
Page
7
An optimistic essay urges readers to live by the golden rule and practice self control. It contrasts hopeful, contented people with the discontented who neglect others. It frames daily duties as paths to happiness and warns debt to life’s obligations remains until debts are paid.
The article discusses selecting clock hand positions to best fit the longer name above and the shorter word below the dial. The minute hand varies from 17 to 25 minutes past the hour, and sometimes the longer name is placed in a semilunar arc above the hands. It refutes myths linking hand positions to Lincoln's death hour.
A New York Herald Tribune note argues darn descends from dearn wern meaning terrible, originally darkened soiled. It links the term to tarnish as a cognate, challenging the view of darn as a mild intensifier.
A reflective passage cites George Sarton on human nature and perception. It argues the soul remains complex and unpredictable, with surface appearances misleading from close view. It highlights the endless secrecy in interactions and the varied depths of people.
A study of local names for American birds shows communities invent many terms for favored species. The ruddy duck alone has about 92 nicknames, including caddy duck for distance, with humorous labels like booby and sleepy head. Some nicknames reflect its slow alarm and survival amid hunting. Forest and Stream notes mild alternatives such as dinky and fool duck.
A recent experiment shows a snail moves at about one mile per fortnight. Researchers observe ripples along the snail’s foot as muscles alternately lengthen and shorten to propel it forward, explaining the slow pace often noted in youngsters.
A blunt admonition urges insistence on clearly marked medicine bottles to prevent accidents. The author stresses careful labeling as a practical safety measure in households, warning against careless storage and urging vigilance.
An inspirational note urges perseverance with a Boston Transcript flavor, suggesting effort aligns with eventual outcomes and rewards. The tone reflects publication language promoting resilience and patience amid pursuit.
A compact reflection on wealth notes how abundance hardens perception of others hardship. The line attributes the condition to those who possess great riches, suggesting a philosophical critique of wealth and empathy without invoking any concrete events or persons.
A preserved line from Massinger admonishes that revenge yields no profit and harms the soul, warning against coveting hurtful outcomes.
The Society of Automotive Engineers defines a sedan as an unclosed single compartment body with a general sedan appearance and two close coupled cross seats for four passengers. It includes a trunk space at the rear, no glass in the rear quarters, and typically a two door layout with forward access to the rear cross seat. Some models add a second right-hand door and fixed cross seats.
American bulldog results from crossing English bulldog and bull terrier, with a later English bulldog influence to adjust weight and head size. Though tied historically to fighting, the breed has become stable and well established with little recent experimentation.
A man and woman sit in a dim corner where he compliments her eyes and stars. He retrieves a glittering object from his pocket and urges her to test its brightness by watching his watch in the dark.
A proverb on self control notes no man can fulfill duties if his appetites rule him. A tale recalls an Italian general at supper with turnips who, tempted by a promised betrayal, asks if someone eating turnips can truly defend his country.
A humorous line explains a couple ending a drive early due to superstition. The wife, described as superstitious, believes turning back is wiser after an accident count of 18, framing luck and misfortune in a light anecdote.
A scientific note explains that air waves mirror water waves in form and behavior. When air currents cross surfaces of air with different motion, atmospheric waves form with crests troughs and spray. These air waves are far larger than water waves, potentially rising ten to twelve miles above Earth.
The Iron Age discusses progress toward rust prevention noting two main approaches. It highlights direct and indirect chromium supply as key steps in rust resistance and notes patent disputes delaying commercial scaling of rustless iron processes.
A Popular Science Monthly description explains a new machine called the pulsator that extracts diamonds from a mixture lubricated with grease and water. Pebbles and semi-precious stones roll away, but the diamonds are retrieved without being seen by the naked eye.
The term hall marked derives from London’s guild of gold and silversmiths. Six centuries ago members assayed and stamped articles to prove genuineness, with a stamp vouching for quality and authenticity.
A brief aphorism notes that politeness mirrors gilding its brilliance hides lack of substance. The comparison suggests social polish covers a missing core and reflects a critique of insubstantial kindness.
Moravian Church operates a boarding school in Makkovik Labrador attended by Eskimo and a few white children. One yearly mission steamer delivers goods and brings pupils home for winter. Children study with a gramophone piano lanterns and a library, enjoying education and good times despite isolation and extreme cold.
The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress on January 28, 1916, by merging the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service. Its duties include assisting distressed vessels, saving lives and property, removing wrecks, aiding deep sea fisheries, enforcing revenue and navigation laws, operating with the Navy in war, protecting fisheries, and patrolling quotas around Alaska and off Newfoundland.
Scientists study animal and insect life to track earth changes. In Jamaica they explored an ancient region long above sea level, revealing oldest insect tribes and suggesting Jamaica’s life is tied to the mainland, possibly via a land bridge from a landmass near Cuba.
The rise of natural gas development around Pittsburgh is traced to George Westinghouse. He convinced his wife to allow a shaft in her flower garden, yielding no geyser after 1,800 feet. His work led to a safe piping system that distributed gas with controlled pressure to customers.
The piece notes the ancient belief in about 150 Greek letters attributed to Phalaris dating to the Sixth century BC. It cites TOSe and Richard Bentley who, in 1699, argued these letters are from the Second century AD. It also mentions Isocrates with nine genuine letters from 388 BC.
The name Herrick derives from Anglo Saxon roots tied to kingly meaning and appears in early American settlers led by Henry Herrick of Leicester who settled in Salem in 1620. English ties include Sir William Herrick and poet Robert Herrick, a contemporary of Shakespeare, famed for songs like Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
A high hill in Tokyo hosts a premier Far East library housing Dr. George Morrison's vast collection. Baron Iwasaki endowed the facility with 2,000,000 yen to sustain operations and fund research while 1,500,000 yen built the building. The library, fireproof and rigorous in arrangement, is under a board of trustees and serves scholars worldwide with works in over twenty languages on China, Tibet, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, Japan, and Central Asia.
The text notes Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of a British ambassador to Turkey, learned the language of flowers among the Turks and introduced it into western Europe.
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