27 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
1
In a village, Hannah Hempstead uses gifted mischief to test hearts and fate. Harmonie, urged by Hannah, accepts Rev. Dunston’s proposal while Hannah quietly orchestrates outcomes, ensuring harmony through controlled trials and occasional sharp wit.
A folklore sketch traces February 2 as Candlemas Eve and Groundhog Day. It notes the groundhog’s hibernation ends as winter wanes and its emergence supposedly predicts weather for weeks ahead, with the creature sometimes retreating again during storms.
David Bispham recounts a 1909 visit to Mark Twain at Stormfield where an impromptu concert featured Miss Clara Clemens. Twain introduced guests with humor and a playful remark about Gabrilowitsch and Bispham, noting they are better known but not as handsome as his daughter.
A reflective piece on personal growth urging a man to stop whining and blaming others. It argues maturity comes when he seeks inner justice, reframes circumstances as tools for growth, and discovers latent powers and possibilities within himself.
The article explains how electric power transmission has advanced from frequent relay stations to direct connection of large hydroelectric systems. It highlights California linking hydro plants via wild power near the border and transmitting to the San Francisco Bay region, noting experts once doubted such feats were possible and now see further developments as feasible.
A wife reproaches Albert Pennyroyal Jones for claiming to cut down tobacco use while still smoking cigars, noting the cigars are longer than before. The brief exchange reflects domestic tensions over habits and economy.
Barbara Bowen waits for Henry Buchanan at a tea party but is stranded by the rising tide on a mossy riverbank. John Trumbull arrives in a flyboat, and as Barbara wavers between marriage and love, fate lifts her to a sunset ride and a renewed vow with Trumbull. The tale blends romantic escape with a moment of choice and reunion.
The article notes the chief American interest in potatoes is as a table vegetable. It contrasts German and European consumption with the U S, citing seven bushels yearly per person in Germany and about two and a half here. It mentions eastern German workers consuming 17 bushels and adds potatoes as a source for flour starch dextrine glucose and alcohol in broader uses.
A Life portrait requires a union of qualities the biographer must combine judicious narrative skill with vivid dramatic delineation. James Hannan notes mastery lies in discerning what is significant beyond anecdotes and accessories, a rare blend of judgment and genius.
Benjamin Church of Plymouth called the Miles Standish of the second generation, the only white man who understood Indian fighting during King Philip's War. He took command, used friendly Indians, and with a small force altered the conflict. He trailed King PHIPPH at Mount Hope where the Indian chief was shot by a Native ally. Apawan, Philip's chief assistant, was captured about a week later, signaling a break in the uprising.
A young American air man, losing an engine at about a mile up, stayed aboard after a collision tore free the engine. While the craft levelled, he climbed onto the fuselage and, by shifting his weight and using the controls, kept the plane from falling and guided it toward earth.
A fragment notes the worldly view that no mistake is greater than claiming to be always right attributed to Samuel Butler. The terse line reflects a cautionary view on certainty.
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