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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
3
The text laments widespread confidence masking looming trouble in Isaiah era style, noting postholiday excess, strikes, moral decline, and church attendance shifts. It urges readers to seek truth in the Bible, condemns modern Protestant fragility, and warns against blind leaders who mislead the flock.
A government bulletin on workplace falls lists three fall categories from high places to level surfaces and covers causes from ladders to moving objects. Noted examples include missteps, broken ladder rungs, slipping by fixed objects, and horseplay incidents, with a cautionary tone underlining vigilance.
The quote from Bishop Jebb argues that Christianity did not descend from heaven for mere display or pleasure but is intended as the serious patron and guide of every hour of life, shaping daily existence. It presents a reflective view on the role of faith in routine time.
The Princes' islands near Constantinople earned their name as centuries ago emperors used them to exile disobedient dignitaries. Eight islands exist in the archipelago, four inhabited, four rocky islets. Tourists visit annually while fishermen use shafts of rocky shores and large dog populations linger, prompting a Turkish effort to curb stray dogs.
In Pearson's Weekly, Rev. FL W. Macdowall recounts a tale from As a Tale That Is Told where two Scottish cattle drovers argue over Free Church of Scotland and United Presbyterians. The exchange devolves into insults, ending with a taunt about ancestry and witchcraft. The U P man proclaims Your father was a thief and your mother was a witch, to which the other replies Maybe they was Maybe they was But they wast UPJs.
A wealthy man declares his intention to devote his life to public service in the United States Senate, rejecting charitable work for a future political career. A friend quips about starting with the poor, but the man confirms his aim to public office.
A Birmingham Age Herald quote questions a college professor advertising for a job with a living wage. The dialogue asks if payment reflects capability. The professor notes he would forget studying abroad and degrees if given a chance.
The article notes about a hundred violet species with five in England and mentions viola tricolor as the origin of the garden violet. It cites Shakespeare’s numerous allusions to the purple sweet scented violet and asserts poets from Chaucer onward praise the flower for beauty and sweetness.
Victor Hugo questioned the trust in history as a tale of the century. Epics are embellished, Shelly notes Herodotus’ embellishments as poet’s liberty. Modern historians should add touches or anecdotes, not mere archive copy.
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