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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
3
A devotional verse praising teachers who look beyond texts to mold tomorrow's man. It highlights the sacred chance to awaken a soul, valuing character over mere Latin study, and envisions enduring effort in shaping youth.
Mary Sprouse, famed for clairvoyant gifts in early 19th century Virginia, rose from Albermnairle county roots and schoolyard tricks to national fame without charging fees. She marketed vegetables and poultry in Charlottesville until her death on May 7 1838 at age ninety nine, as reported by the Chicago Journal.
Eros is described as a tiny planet but highly important to astronomers for measuring the sun’s distance and the universe’s scale. It’s near Earth, only a few miles across, enabling unusual comparisons such as jumping distances and weight effects compared to Earth.
The Fleet, a famed London prison founded in 1189, evolved from a debtors’ facility to a notorious site burnings in 1606 and 1750, rebuilt by 1781, and demolished in 1845. Pope dubbed it the Haunt of the Muses due to incarcerated poets and it later faced outlawed Fleet Marriages after scandalous clergy marriages ended by statute in 1753.
A niece asks who owns an egg laid by a peacock in another yard. The judge explains that ownership lies with the peacock owner but trespass could apply to retrieve it. The child then notes a peacock cannot lay eggs, prompting a humorous moment.
Clerk questions verdict and asks guilty or not guilty. Foreman confirms a split decision with six for guilty and six for not guilty. They agree to let the matter stand with no further action.
In a new order of things women run businesses and face dinner planning. The piece urges calm menus and home cooking over haste in meals, promotes evaporated milk as reliable pantry staple, and shares two recipes Scalloped Ham and Potatoes and a tomato cheese bake with steps and ingredients.
Kansas City Star notes tradition across Jewish Christian and Mohammedan faiths identify the tomb of Rachel, wife of Jacob, about five miles north of Bethlehem. The text cites Genesis 35 19 20 and describes a pillar marking Rachel's grave as known today.
The column notes a hidden hoard near Avignon dating to the Fourteenth century. It claims priceless jeweled crosses and a vast pile of French, English, and Austrian gold coins seized by Philip IV after moving the papacy to France under Innocent VI.
Secretary S. P. Chase urged the mint to place a motto on coinage declaring that no nation can be strong without God. The motto was adopted and first appeared on a two cent piece, marking its initial use in U S coinage.
A common tern banded in Maine has been found near the Niger River mouth on Africa's west coast. Caspian terns banded at Lake Michigan show no evidence yet of eastern-hemisphere migration.
The Great Divide refers to the snowy range of the Rocky Mountains acting as the water parting between eastern and western United States. It stretches from northwestern Montana through Idaho and Colorado, ending in southwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border.
An old-fashioned maxim frames heaven as an income of one dollar with ninety cents outlay and hell as an income of one dollar with a ten cent outlay. It notes that creating even a small surplus is easy to plan but hard to execute for most people.
The best judges us rather than we, offering a view on value and personality. It urges giving opportunities to others and helping them, rather than pressuring minds to believe or defending positions. It emphasizes restraint and openness as the measure of judgment.
A concise reflective line contrasts miseries of nature with guilt, positing that enduring all harms at once would be preferable to bearing guilt alone. The aphorism hints at moral burden versus universal suffering.
Tarl Balfour urged maintaining faith and courage amid daunting future problems. He warned that challenges multiply beyond imagination but urged persistence and hope.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a striking sight in cloudland 3 as a dense white cloud covers the summit of Table Mountain South Africa when a northerly or southeasterly wind from the southern ocean sweeps in. The wind ascends the mountain forming a level cloud that spills over the edge and dissolves at a stable level. The violent gusts then descend into Cape Town causing dust and uproar, posing danger to climbers.
London Tit-Bits reports the hot cross bun originated with pagan offerings to gods, cites houn a horned bread and bugne derived from old French for fritter. It notes the bun later linked to Christian practice eaten on Good Friday, hung as tullamangs, and kept for health or protection between Fridays.
The Foolow area near Peak District preserves a very old custom. Each year village girls toss into a roadside well, though they cannot explain why. The practice traces back to ancient pagan worship, similar wells in Italy reveal coins and artifacts showing long historical layers.
The Twelve Tables, drafted by the Decemvirs, protected plebeians and limited patrician power. Enacted in 451–450 B C, they were bronze inscribed and placed in the Comitium, forming Rome's early written law later memorized by schoolboys. The original texts reportedly survived until Rome’s sack by Brennus in 390 B C.
Do not clip too close to the vein while trimming a canary’s nails. Handle the bird gently with the body supported, grip the leg near the ankle, and trim carefully. Avoid cutting too far back to prevent bleeding and stress for the caged bird.
Exchance notes that sterling money, the standard money of Great Britain, derives from Esterling or Easterling. During King John’s reign, Hansa merchants from eastern Germany, famed for pure coinage, were invited to England to reform the coinage, and English money thereafter carried the Esterling or sterling name.
United States army statistics show blue eyed men outperform brown eyed counterparts. Of 1,000 men qualified, 603 have blue eyes while the remaining 397 have brown eyes.
The young lady across the way argues that if there is a gasoline tax the company should bear the cost, noting it costs motorists enough already.
The Caroline County Treasurer announces overdue state and county taxes for the year stated, including interest and costs. Taxes must be paid by June 30, 1925, or be sold at public auction in front of the Court House door in Denton, Maryland.
A public sale is scheduled for Tuesday June 30 1925 from 2 to 4 p.m. covering various parcels in Caroline county Maryland. Listings describe parcels near Bethlehem, Preston, Federalsburg, American Corner and other areas with detailed courses, acreages, prior owners and assessed taxes including state and county totals, interest and commissions.
The purchaser must pay the full purchase money to the Treasurer on sale day or the property will be resold at the purchaser’s risk and cost. Redemption is allowed within twelve months by paying the purchase money plus 15 percent interest to the Circuit Court for Caroline County, and covering the Treasurer's deed costs if issued.
Denton resident Mrs. M. Mitchell reports relief from severe back pain and kidney discomfort after using Doan's Pills, a diuretic remedy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Price 60 cents at dealers.
The subscriber in Caroline County Maryland has letters of administration on the estate of a deceased resident. All persons with claims must exhibit them with vouchers to the subscriber by December 28, 1925, or be excluded from benefits of the estate. Given this June 9, 1925.
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