25 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1922
Page
1
A business appeal emphasizes saving and investing for a rainy day and promotes Preferred Stock in the Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Company. It distinguishes the community’s investors as the thrift-minded fourth, describing them as respectable, informed workers who read markets and aim for stable eight percent returns through an easy monthly plan.
Peggy resists crowd conformity while discussing Valentine customs with Tom Walker. After a day of loneliness and longing for a token, Tom presents a platinum heart locket and proposes, revealing Peggy’s long awaited desire for romance and commitment.
Kenneth P. Emory of Bishop Museum reports a 130 year old Hawaiian canoe found on Lanai in good preservation. The vessel uses wooden spikes and shows no voids. Emory notes Lanai’s rock writings and seeks a cipher for numerous pictorial groups on lava surfaces. Most figures are human, some on horses, with animal forms and bird men with beaked heads.
A discussion clarifies how aqueous vapor and ice are dry in themselves and become wet only when condensing. It notes superheated steam remains dry gas before condensation and that air’s moisture depends on temperature. A given quantity of vapor is wet or dry by expansion and condensation at different temperatures.
The article reviews the struggle to detect life on Venus through astronomical study. Despite many observations and theories, no conclusive evidence exists. Venus, though Earth’s nearest planet and closer than Mars, remains hidden in darkness due to a uniform cloud cover.
A Yonkers newspaper fragment presents a witty exchange about money and contentment. Styles jokes that his wife would not be happy playing bridge for beans, while Myles muses on a world without money.
A detailed look at the U S postal system cites Will Hays amid figures on annual revenue and turnover. It notes billions in mail handled daily yearly debt and cash flows, thousands of rural carriers, and expansive railway mail routes.
The Los Angeles Times notes California shifted from placers to citrus, with orange and lemon groves spanning over 200000 acres. The industry, started by two Brazilian trees, now yields about 83000000 dollars yearly and supports around 20000 ranch families across the state.
The article describes Walton-on-Thames becoming a major film hub with six studios and Outlands park acquired for film manufacture. It notes Cecil Hepworth’s early pioneering work in nearby Hurst Grove and Hepworth’s 5500 films, marking a shift from Californian settings to British locations and praising the Thames valley scenery.
An elderly Detroit resident shattered his mustache cup and feared losing a friend. His grandson searched Detroit shops but no one stocked or recalled the item, as younger clerks doubted its existence and older clerks noted it hadn’t been in stock for years.
Two men touring Scotland shared a night at a distant hostelry. A rusty key unlocked a dust covered billiard table in a hidden room. Months later one guest found the landlord cold when he recalled the game and was told, You forgot to turn al’ Weht oot.
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