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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1919
Page
6
A sermon asserting the home as the primary workshop shaping humanity. It argues that godly, gospel-centered homes forge strong individuals who sustain society, while lack of home discipline leads to moral decay. Parents must model faith, daily seek God, and train children in the Lord, or risk poor life outcomes.
A brief, contemplative verse fragment describes death as passage from a modest home to a larger, brighter realm. Anonymous voices offer a somber meditation on transition and loss rather than a narrative event. The tone is reflective and timeless, suitable as a literary snippet in a poetry column.
A note argues neck shaving was known in Agincourt times and popular among Americans today. It cites Henry V’s portrait showing shaved necks and references Jack London’s London Express tale to illustrate the habit’s reach across eras and borders.
Eve, in a chic Poiret twill, waits for Teddy in a New York hotel lounge but befriends John Travers the war correspondent. She offers tea and charms him, sparking an instant attraction as they chat and dance, weaving a flirtatious bond amid war memory and possible voyage to England.
Excerpt from J Allan Dunn's Jim and the Admiral in Boys' Life depicts Jim alone on a South Sea atoll as a canoe of native black visitors lands. The invaders appear skeletal and fierce with frizzed yellow red hair, brass shell ornaments, and bone bodies, carrying spears and clubs set with shell and shark teeth while their carved canoe drifts in the lagoon.
A New York Evening Post excerpt discusses how English use improves safety and efficiency in factories. It cites eight year data from a steel plant: per 10,000 American-born workers 21 deaths versus 26 among non-English speaking foreign-born workers, and higher disability rates for non-English speakers. The piece notes English speakers show fewer accidents over time and less severe temporary disabilities among English speakers. A second item tells of an Irish priest bragging about parishioners' respect, followed by a country road episode where a boy's salute is delayed due to a goat. The clergyman questions the boy’s manners. the boy replies with a quip about his master’s rope.
The battered Brother Utterback recalls a man who claimed to be his wife's fast husband. He notes the man spoke pompously and warned he would soon show his importance. The judge is referenced in the exchange, underscoring perceived status and tension.
Wild flowers once vital in homes for cures and tonics. Yarrow tea treated toothache to typhoid. bone fet plant tea eased cramps. Dog fennel tea purged blood. Jimson weed valued as narcotic by settlers. Self heal soothed throat. mint family herbs aided common ailments. pennyroyal spearmint Oswego tea bergamot catnip and motherwort documented in older folk medicine.
Historian James H Breasted links the American eagle to an ancient Babylonian emblem dating about 5000 years back. The first eagle with outstretched wings symbolized state autocracy, contrasting with the liberty and strength embodied by the modern United States declaration of independence.
An essay celebrates training fruit trees as playgrounds for children. Old plum trees offer safe, low headroom for climbing and swinging, bringing joy to kids while bees fertilize nearby blossoms. The writer notes risk and humor about human evolution and promises the tree serves a noble purpose despite limited fruit variety.
A fragment discussing how chance circumstances forge friendships and scientific breakthroughs, praising opportunities for all in America, and quoting Garfield on social mobility. It mentions a Paris sugar shortage dialogue by Colonel House and reflections on wartime deprivation versus peace-time abundance.
A new device for the blind, called the octophone, lets readers hear printed letters. Flashes of grit from letters produce distinct sounds, transmitted to the ear via high resistance telephones, enabling reading with satisfactory results.
Finder will notify W D Bishop in Greensboro to receive reward. Provides location, route and contact for compensation, with date June 14 1921.
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