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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
3
A Gazette style reminiscence recalls a county justice of the peace ruling on a cow death case. A sharp Confederate-tinged attorney delivers a grand oration, invoking symbols like the American Eagle and Magna Charta, culminating in the judge’s tearful verdict that defense wins.
A Providence Journal summary extols the elephant's trunk as the world’s keen smell organ. The article states the trunk is a bone-free, muscle and sinew marvel, endlessly flexible and strong enough to lift a ton, spray water to fight fires, feed, drink, sense danger, work, and fight.
The piece argues that the husbandman’s path is oldest and universal when fit is lacking for other work. It asserts everyone should engage with world work directly, not be diverted by wealth or unsuitable training. Labor is God’s education guiding true learners to mastery through nature’s secrets.
Nature Magazine notes Lobellan flata’s medicinal use in laryngitis and spasmodic asthma, but overdoses of the drug fobelloa from this species are dangerous with several fatal cases recorded. The Lobella cardinalis are also reported as poisonous.
In a transformed estate now a clubhouse, visitors tour a sylvan park turned golf course. A guest admires oak panels and hunting trophies. He quips about keeping the mounted heads with golf balls, provoking a lighthearted moment among members.
A concise reflection on how worry forms a looping pattern driven by fear. The piece frames anxiety as a closed cognitive circle that perpetuates itself without resolution.
A melodramatic tale follows Nannie once known as a “fly-away elit” from youth to marriage. She courts Christopher while Dashwood pursues her, then impulsively invests in mining stocks, loses her money, and learns too late that Christopher planned to reveal Dashwood’s death and her freedom.
French savants at the College de France debate who discovered America. Professor Melllet contends Columbus merely rediscovered a continent known to others long before his day. He cites vocabulary similarities across California Polynesian Patagonian and Australian languages and argues these reflect preexisting contacts rather than continental links.
The Montreal Family Herald notes a belief shared by Eskimos Tonga Islanders Greenland seers and researchers like Doctor Churchward. Spirits are the refined essence of the body that can reappear on earth though they cannot speak aloud or be photographed. They remain in Paradise awaiting divine permission.
The piece explains that gems like the ruby topaz and sapphire are simple crystals of siliceous earth. It notes the role of iron, alumina, chromic acid, and clay in coloring and brightness. The discussion links gem beauty to chemical composition and mineral blends.
A Sears Roebuck Foundation survey of junior farmers shows 722,408 projects begun in 1923 by 459,074 youths, with girls finishing at 3 to 2 odds over boys. Durrow calls for more county club leaders to keep youths on farms and expand the program nationwide.
A Youth's Companion note recalls Dr. C. G. Williamson's Curious Survivals linking the word sack to a Coptic sok and traces its spread across languages from Greek to Dutch. The piece notes the slang sense of getting the sack stems from a Turkish practice of disposing of people by a sack into the Bosporus.
The conscience fund at the United States Treasury in Washington is expanding as citizens and even foreigners send money to repay frauds on the government. Since its start, the fund has grown to nearly 600,000 dollars, with annual receipts over 5,000 dollars. Contributions range from a penny to 80,000 dollars, often with notes explaining the theft.
In a London street scene, Herman Finck and Page pause before Elliott & Fry’s. They spot a display of country-life photographs with a basket of fresh eggs. The quip about a hen going in for a sitting reveals a sharp, humorous exchange.
The text recalls Princess de Ceant daughter of Louis XV and Louise de la Valliere who married Louis Armand de Bourbon. Armand died of smallpox. she was famed for wit and beauty. It mentions Muley Ismail of Morocco loving her portrait and a viceroy of Lima stirred by passion. a picture lost in India is found by natives worshipping a goddess figure.
A compact feature explaining name meanings its origins and significance. Includes ideas on how names reflect heritage and suggest ways to find personal meaning and luck through name choices.
Fanny, once a Frances diminutive, becomes a distinct name with Teutonic roots tied to Freya. The piece traces its rise from Queen Anne’s era Lady Shirley flaws to cultural adaptations in France and Germany, and notes a poetic “Song to Funny” praising Fannys beauty. It highlights Fannie's opal jewel and a October-born superstition, with Friday as her lucky day.
A Beecher quotation likens free speech to winds that cleanse nations, warning that halting speech breeds disease and death while speech freedom fosters health and resilience. The adage emphasizes liberty as essential to a thriving public sphere.
Municipal authorities decided to ban Fat Lady and Fat ladies from future Oxford fairs. A civic committee called corpulent women on stage before crowds “the most vulgar sort of shows” after visiting a recent fair, noting the display violated standards.
A compact aphorism urges humility and patience in self assessment, advising readers to measure merit by the measured judgment of the wise rather than their own loud vanity. The counsel echoes early modern prudence about self knowledge and external appraisal.
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