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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
6
Saturday morning issue dated March 22 1992 lists Melvin Steele and Jowumsot as editors and proprietors for the Denton Journal. The notice reflects standard masthead information for the publication.
In Holland coeducation is standard from public schools onward and girls study languages to fluent English French and German. Education starts at six. at twelve girls enter five years of higher burgher schools. Women increasingly enter professions with about 1000 assistant chemists 3000 nurses and women filling roles as curators dispensers and clerks in transport and public services.
A New York Tribune opinion contrasts ancient views of feet with modern fashion noting public foot washing, adornment, and sandals in antiquity and biblical honor. It traces footprints from classical beauty to high heels, corn formation, and changing norms, ending with a remark on modesty and sandalwear at balls.
A wealthy man shows a 500 year old table to guests. A rival boasts a 3000 year old table, claiming India as its origin. The punchline reveals the other table is a multiplication table, turning the boast against him.
Among remarkable trees is the lace bark tree of Jamaica whose inner bark forms interlaced layers of fibers suitable for caps ruffles and even complete lace outfits. It washes with common soap and when bleached in the sun gains a whiteness rivaling the best artificial lace, making this natural product compare favorably in beauty.
A dialogue about cooking ends with a sharp response directing to the intelligence office. The piece also briefly lists various mile measures from different nations, noting English, Scottish, Irish, German, Dutch, Danish, Prussian, Swedish, and Vienna post miles with their lengths.
The article discusses the triumphal arch as a symbol independent of city celebrations, tracing its roots from crude structures to Roman monuments for victory and commemoration. It notes possible Etruscan influence, Rome’s adoption amid Greek contact, and a New York Navy celebration arch designed by Charles R. Lamb for Admiral Dewey.
A journal-like note catalogs Irish wart remedies from Wexford to Cavan, including straw prayers buried in manure, white snail applications, and accidental water cures. A justice of the peace recounts a bacon fat cure case, where a thief shows warted hands and explains stolen bacon must be used.
A mother lectures her daughter on manners in front of friends using sarcasm. She mimics flouncing skirts and stretched facial expressions to teach, asking the child to mimic, then revealing only a teeth brushing moment as the punchline. The exchange ends with the child's simple reply.
The French master at Eton once announced his name and height, declaring he would not be bamboo zled by the English boys. A German master at a different school similarly warned colleagues of possible uncourteous treatment from his class on debut.
In a murder trial the main evidence was a common hillycock hat found near the scene and sworn to belong to the prisoner Tos. The defense argued against such proof, noting hats of that type are widespread. The prisoner was acquitted after a tense proceedings, and as he left the dock he asked the judge for his hat.
An Englishman in Brooklyn recalls a Liberal candidate Gladstone and rival Egerton at a new polling place in South Lancashire. A local doctor claimed the first vote, elbowing to the center window while the narrator waited. He later wrote that the doctor, likely Tory, gave the first Liberal vote and the first Tory vote.
A banquet described in detail spans three courses featuring exotic and unusual foods such as sugared cakes caviare fried grasshoppers dried fruits Ningpo oysters and duck and pigeon eggs. The final courses include pineapple earthnuts toasted nuts and litchi with rice served with chopsticks as guests cleanse faces with rosewater napkins after the dessert.
The article traces historical wedding customs from Rome and explains why certain months were avoided for marriages. It notes the coin in dowries and the bouquet custom, alongside calendar prohibitions tied to Vesta and several dates when Roman beliefs forbade weddings due to supposed underworld activity.
The act of Sept 24, 1793 fixed the president’s pay at 25000 and the vice president at 5000. It stayed until March 3, 1873 when the president’s pay rose to 50000 under Ulysses S Grant. The vice president’s pay rose to 8000 in 1853 then 10000 in 1873, and was reduced to 8000 again in 1874. The Constitution limits changes to compensation during a president’s elected term.
The article explains how the word isinglass evolved from a foreign term to its English form. It notes the Dutch "uizenblag" meaning sturgeon bladder was deemed meaningless in English and transformed into isinglass. The change aided recall through associations with icing uses and the glassy appearance.
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