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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1927
Page
6
Selwood returns to his burning gambling hall on Falling Wall trail to find it deserted and on fire. He discovers a Vigilante clash near the barn as a masked assailant strikes down a defender, gun drawn, amid chaos and fear.
In a Sleepy Cat plot, Selwood thwarts a knife-wielding intruder amid a barn raid and vigilante chase. He steals a good luck shoe, pockets a padre print, and destroys Bull Page's gambling hall by tossing a kerosene lamp, riding away as the flames erupt, leaving a fatal chapter to close next week.
The naturalist Luther Burbank preferred garden work over business but his friends drew him into ventures that over twenty years damaged time for his creative labors. Burbank praised well meaning but misguided allies and warned that even capable enemies were better than fool friends who led him astray and cost him money and trouble.
London Tit-Bits reports Shaoching, China, crafts vast quantities of ritual money from tin. Thousands hammering on anvils create thin sheets for the dead, while ashes from tomb fires supply tins recycled to mint more money. The trade is described as curious and highly profitable, generating about £3,000,000 yearly.
Commercial telephone service to Great Britain is now available from all Maryland Virginia West Virginia and District of Columbia points via Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company connecting networks. DC Maryland rates are 3 minutes 375 and 26 per added minute. Virginia West Virginia 78 for three minutes and 26 per added minute. Calls route through New York transatlantic office to England, available 8:30 A M to 1 P M EST. DC Maryland service started February 5 and Virginia West Virginia February 16. service now extended nationwide.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company launches a regional health course after a successful pilot in spring 1926. Over 550 young women across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia earned certificates as graduates. Baltimore, Richmond, Charleston, Wheeling and Washington hosted sessions with 138, 123, 36, 89 and 217 graduates respectively. The program, aligned with American Telephone and Telegraph Company guidelines, aims to prevent accidents and illnesses through twelve week courses led by trained instructors.
A homemaker’s guide to canned peas highlights year round availability and economical, tasty dishes. Recipes include scalloped potato with peas and cheese, creamed peas with celery, peas and mushrooms sauté, and peas en cocolette baked in ramekins.
In Shenandoah National Forest Virginia West Virginia workers left a coil of wire on the ground at night a bear played with it causing the wire to kink and become unusable. The incident highlights dangers of bears and disorganization in remote mountain camps while laying telephone lines.
A humorous note contrasts wedding fees paid to a minister with peanuts for a monkey. It claims fees fund family joys such as curtains for the parlor, porch swings, ice cream, a new hat for mother, silk stockings, a tire for the auto, and even teeth for the rector on a noted occasion.
In a London style tale two young women asked to see tartan cloths in an Edinburgh shop. The assistant named bale after bale of tartan, but the pair explained they would not buy any fabric. They reveal their goal to choose the prettiest tartan backing for a pack of playing cards.
The article describes long ago Chinese gladiators entertaining crowds with juggling and combat contests, including swordplay and risky body defenses. It notes an effort to revive these feats of skill and strength for contemporary audiences.
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