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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
2
Sir Percival Phillips recalls a late April 1918 sight of a shining limousine carrying General Sir Douglas Haig asleep at the wheel as British troops retreat from the front. The image shows Haig’s tireless, unobtrusive leadership amid the German advance.
Emma Calve, famed for Carmen, recalls in My Life that during Noces de Figaro in Brussels she padded her calves to appear longer. Critics and audience spotted the alteration. the director ordered removal of the lamps, leaving her second act entrance unadorned yet still met with applause.
The term basic patent mirrors pioneer patent signifying a marked advance in an art. Many basic patents have been granted but exact counts vary. Notable examples include Bell's telephone patent and Howe's sewing machine eye pointed needle. There are basic patents for wireless and radio and other subjects.
Helen, seven, recalls a friend age older playing at a matinee. The mother asks how Nath fared after the performance and Helen notes many mistakes. She questions practice value when the audience clapped regardless of accuracy.
Popular Mechanics notes honors to Marcus Austrians for the inventor of the modern automobile. A unique statue portrays an athletic youth cleaving space, with a cast of the inventor's head on the front panel. It credits Marcus with early car work from 1864 and a 1873 design ahead of its time.
The Emporia Gazette cites a Georgia contribution to Afro-American grammar with phrases such as kin y ail emme git off fo de aftahnoon now and have you done everything I told you to, illustrating regional speech and linguistic features in a humorous gardener scene.
A Detroit Free Press quote by John Andrew Holmes notes the paradox of intertwined worlds. He observes that even small garden actions ripple distant stars, illustrating a view of universal connectedness.
In Baffin Bay Sir John Ross reported icebergs grounded in 1500 feet of water. Icebergs are largely submerged with about nine tenths hidden beneath the surface. Antarctic icebergs seldom rise above 500 feet yet can form vast plateaux up to 30 miles long.
A study of beliefs linking animal behavior and human speech in primitive thought. It traces how a farmer's cry "Doodle" supposedly makes ants flee toward cows, reflecting ancient ideas of animal sense and divine protection.
A charm class for cultivating manners taste in dress voice and good English aimed at professional women has been organized at the night school of Lafayette Junior High School in Los Angeles.
A Saturday shopping trip ends with a weary husband slumped at a counter as his wife searches ribbons for the perfect shade. Frustration turns to humor as husbands nearby cheer the wife’s determination and tease the quest for the exact color.
Resistance to fire suggests fire resistive versus fireproof design. Buildings can be built to resist complete interior burn out while shedding damage to finishes. They can also withstand adjacent fires without interior ignition though finishes may suffer. Fire resistive construction lowers fire spread, aids extinguishment, and reduces risk to neighboring structures.
A passerby finds a man under a car in a comical exchange about a failed attempt at hiding from the works. The respondent jokes about thirty nine horses having bolted and the remaining engine being too upt to answer, while the scene hints at a playful ruse rather than a real breakdown.
A playful verse from a McClure Newspaper Syndicate feature suggests lovers send ribbons to signal their feelings. If love is true a blue ribbon, if not a green ribbon expresses the heart’s state.
The article traces how medicine evolved from priestly roots to physicians, listing diverse folk healers from southern Europe to the United States. It notes beliefs about seventh sons, heredity in women doctors, midwives, bone setters, surgeons, and other practitioners, while science steadily advances.
In a tense moment from a New York Evening Post snippet, Dorothy rebukes a snide remark about her appearance as the speaker courts mischief. Dorothy insists her lut is not red and calls out the critic’s contempt, urging them to go home.
A fragmentary reflection on motion and rest as the base principles of nature. It links dynamic change to universal laws, indicating a single fundamental substance with two ends that shapes stars, sand, fire, water, and life. The text muses on the unity behind diverse phenomena.
The article notes centuries of misdating Christ’s birth due to Dionysius of Rome. Later investigations align the birth to four years earlier, inferred from Roman records and Scripture citing a census under Cyrenius in Herod’s territory during Augustus’s decree.
An excerpt urges steadfastness to home and parental guidance, warning that shaming by others erodes the bond of faithful parental love. It asserts no later friendship can match a father's or mother's influence, even after decades. The writing emphasizes gratitude and remembrance of family ties as lifelong treasure.
A man bought an old bureau because it resembled one from his boyhood home. Upon arrival he suspected a link and discovered a hidden drawer containing his father’s documents and a two pound note. The discovery linked to a London Mall mention and the mystery of the bureau’s past.
A hotel frequented by commercial travelers becomes a stage for humor aimed at a clergyman. He endures mockery with calm wit, replying that he is used to such jokes since he ministers to inmates at a nearby asylum. The exchange reflects his practiced patience under taunts.
De hydrated vegetables retain internals by the Cooke-Kelley method. Foods treated include spinach corn and mixed vegetables and can be kept indefinitely in powdered form.
The article discusses convalescent nutrition, stressing fruit juices like grapefruit and orange juice, citrus vitamins, and tempting desserts. It covers eggs in various forms from soft boiled to omelets, custards, pudding, and a fruit snow dessert, with emphasis on appealing, mild flavors suitable for recovering patients.
The article describes crude wooden cannons used in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Tough twisted timber was shaped into a long log bore then bound with rawhide and further wrapped to increase diameter. A hot draft tightened the hide binding to finish the weapon.
A Cosmopolitan essay argues women are not inherently weaker. citing birth ratios and adult census, the author claims society coddles women, masking rugged endurance and natural strength, asserting nature designed women to bear heavier burdens rather than be inferior.
Plant of Life and Death Mundloen or cassava grows near sea level in hot countries. It has large tuberous roots and a deadly raw juice that can kill in minutes. Fermented and boiled juice yields a refreshing but dangerous drink.
A French doctor named Jagat asserts a discovery of poisons used by the Borgias. He notes two types: one dissolves slowly, the other acts instantly, both clearly arsenic-based. The subtle effects often evade definite medical confirmation.
A note about a passport for a wealthy, highly regarded lady, describing personal appearance with glossed defect. The writer adds “Eyes dark, beautiful, tender, expressive, but one of them missing,” reflecting polite understatement and a slight titling distortion.
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