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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
3
The dairy division experts ponder whether a boys and girls oil club should evolve into women and girls who work in dairy farming. They consider girls handling production, keeping a production ledger, and learning dairy farming basics to bring school data back to the farm. More discussion may follow among farm people and extension workers.
A blotter distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture and Utah Agricultural College urges humane handling of dairy cattle. The card promotes kindness to animals and informs readers about gentle farming practices designed to reduce stress and improve welfare on farms.
A brief notice urges safe practices in dairy and livestock care. It emphasizes gentle treatment of cows horses and sheep to improve hygiene, livelihoods, and peace of mind for workers and owners.
Far more important than breed type is the increase in milk and butterfat production in the daughters of purebred bulls from high producing families. A purebred bull, when introduced into a herd of pure cows, will produce daughters that yield more milk and butterfat than their mothers.
Dairy notes discuss how comfortable cows in winter raise profits, noting top cows are highly valuable and that raising quality stock is the best path to consistent returns. It mentions roughage choices beyond silage and the link between a cow herd and soil fertility.
A London jewelers report says they are clean out of engagement rings as soldiers return from the front. Clerks describe couples eager to seal commitments, with many sold out by day’s end. Some brides await peace signing before marriage plans proceed.
A sermon-like meditation contrasts Judas turning from Christ with the beloved disciple leaning on Jesus, framing night as spiritual doom for the unrepentant and light as intimate fellowship for the faithful. It warns the reader to return to the Light before eternal darkness.
A dense notice warns that no one is exempt from income tax for 1919 and that every citizen must determine if they owe and file by March 15. It explains Form 1010A, filing rules, exemptions after net income is calculated, penalties for late returns, and sources of taxable income including interest, rents, and business shares.
A Mexican river guard shot a dog smuggler swimming the Rio Grande with four bottles of tequila strapped to its back. The dog reportedly ran nightly from Juarez to El Paso for months, signaling patrols with lights on both sides of the river and evading pursuers.
J V Priest a mining man arriving from Santa Marta Colombia reports a new gold region near Cartagan along the Magdalena river. He and companions spent 65 miles overland to reach rich, undeveloped fields, saying lack of transit and machinery hinder development.
Orison Swett Marden argues that high achievers pursue jobs with the greatest future growth rather than immediate high pay. Choosing sacrifices early yields bigger long term opportunities. The quote cautions against soft snaps and easy money and notes weather as a metaphor for different conditions.
Taxpayers must file 2019 returns by March 1 and pay the due amount in installments. Cash payments go to the collector's office, mail payments are at the sender's risk. Alta Island residents should file and pay promptly to avoid penalties. Early filing and payment are urged to ease final day overload. Joshua W. Miles, Collector of Internal Revenue, Baltimore.
A Palestine observer details varied fishing in the Sea of Galilee and Jordan, noting Arabs and Bedouins use poisoned meat, stone pelting, gunfire, and simple nets. It describes fishing by bird nets from banks or platforms and by hand nets with the Asherman wading to catch one or two fish at a time amid diverse Syrian species.
A January 1750 entry in the Gentlemen's Magazine records a bright daylight aurora seen in Tuam Ireland lasting from four to seven o'clock. The phenomenon appeared as a sun of streamers across the sky with west to east movement and caused alarm though no damage. Observers note it as an exceptional daylight aurora event.
The splash tea craze pools a swim center with tea service. Guests balance cups above water while another serves and stirs at pool center. Originated at a YWCA pool, hoped to spread among mermaids who enjoy submerged gatherings.
A fragmentary exchange hints at a romantic moment where a speaker laments an overly late departure. The garbled wording mentions a person named Harry and a puzzled inquiry about how someone emerged, leaving readers with a sense of comic miscommunication.
The American Forestry Association of Washington urges swallows to eat mosquitoes and crop pests in a day, calling the oolith swallow a beneficial species. Also noted is the cave spadlow nickname for nesting on barn exteriors, with colonies of thousands forming nests on eaves. Nest structures resemble gourds or water holes and use clay pellets with straw or feathers. The bird winters in the brapies.
A new electric lamp design features a clip base allowing hanging on walls or resting on flat surfaces. The clip unit grips a projecting edge or surface, enabling versatile placement without scratching or marring surfaces. transición
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