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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
6
An Anglo Saxon footpath tale in Sussex recounts a quiet country gentleman seeking variety who encounters a roaring bull. A trembling postman named Fletcher narrowly escapes as the beast chases him nightly, until the hedge and stile provide safety for Fletcher and a sympathetic remark from the gentleman.
A Chicago L train incident ends with a German guard subduing a disruptive large black man. The two smaller men exchange a stunned look and remark that the guard was a strong man. The scene, witnessed by other riders, closes with quiet, reflective awe at the guard’s action.
A New York East Side man quits buttonhole making to pursue art sales. He boasts buying a picture for twenty five dollars and selling it for fifty, claiming profit from “the art business.” When asked the subject, he admits it had no subject at all, just three men and a flag. One carried a fife, one a drum, and one had a headache.
John Dee, an English mathematician of Queen Elizabeth I era, instructed in astrology, authored 79 works most of which remained unpublished.
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls a dinner scene where a polite child endures oysters. Elsie frowns at the second course and finally whispers she does not want another, revealing a child’s honest aversion to the dish.
The writer okays an appeal in the London Times personal column seeking return of books borrowed from the late William Archer. He notes many borrowers, cites a practical distance rule, and warns that distant borrowers risk damaging friendship by withholding books, which are his livelihood.
The Charter oak in Hartford, Connecticut, famed for hiding the colony’s charter in 1687 during Sir Edmund Andros's demand for the charter. Capt William Wadsworth seized the document as lights went out, concealing it in the hollow of the oak, a symbol saved until its destruction in 1856 by a storm. The charter was renewed when William and Mary ascended the throne in 1689.
Eleanor Elsner recounts a travel anecdote in which early explorers mistake a peasant’s simple mule call Anda Luca as the land’s name Andalusia. The tale, framed as a quirk of mapmaking, shows how a local phrase became a province’s famous designation.
During a trial judge Sir Henry Hawkins used the prisoner's children to move jurors by tearful references. A later anecdote reports the same children were seen nearby playing a game of hanging a cat while singing a grim threat about their father’s fate, suggesting a contrast between public mercy and private behavior.
The pomelo shaddock or grapefruit Citrus decumana originates in southern China. The fruit is sourer than orange but less tart than lemon with the Dutch Pomelo name. Shaddock, a captain, introduced it to the West Indies. Some authorities distinguish shaddock as larger than grapefruit. They are widely grown in Jamaica Cuba California and many Oriental nations.
The Igaru people use broken rice as a currency, a constant portion of their rice stock. In some Chinese regions, compressed tea blocks serve as currency as well.
Report notes that British and Portuguese East Africa offer land suitable for cotton production twice as extensive as the United States cot ton lands, indicating large potential for expansion in colonial Africa compared with U.S. acreage.
A short quotation by George Eliot laments pity wasted on conceit, noting that conceited people carry their comfort with them.
A Duluth Herald quotation notes a Bohemian in everyday life, stating he is much like others except he lacks knowledge of ash tray use. The line highlights social observation with a wry, humorous tone about cultural unfamiliarity.
Uncle Eben quips that money may not bring happiness but helps keep a person from being scared. The line reflects dialect and humor from the speaker.
A German bacteriologist reports coins carry far fewer bacteria than paper money. A bank note from circulation tested showed as many as 149,000 bacteria after frequent handling while metallic coins had lower counts. The study warns children biting coins face infection risk.
A neighborhood grocer cleared street boys of suspicion for stealing peaches. He revealed the culprit was a large fox squirrel that had learned to crack a fruit pit to access a meat-filled nut inside.
The word Gothic was first applied by Italians to pointed architecture before the Renaissance, seen as barbaric Goths by Italian artists. The mistaken belief that the style was Germanic spread, making Gothic a general label.
James G. McFarland, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, urges that wonderful ideals and exalted lessons be kept alive by deeds. He says rituals must burn with the fire of action to enrich humanity, as quoted by Chicago News.
A historical note explains the expression bald as a badger arose from writers without precise natural history knowledge. Observing smooth white foreheads on badgers, they concluded the animal was bald, reflecting early misinterpretation rather than fact.
Tests by the bureau of chemistry indicate straw gas can light heat and power engines in some cases but farming scale gas production from straw is not practical.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note on a wife's view that a husband should heed her advice and bear the roasting if he fails to show decisive willpower, reflecting domestic roles and guidance in marriage.
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