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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1930

Page

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Fashion Show in Federalsburg Presented by Long & Short Inc

Long and Short Inc stages a spring fashion carnival at their Federalsburg store from 8 to 9 PM featuring living model parades of pajamas silhouette dresses and spring coats. Miss Agnes Hurley Miss Delaware and four other contestants from Seaford Federalsburg participate along with Miss Howard Miss Hurlock and Miss Bowdle.

Long & Short, Inc Federalsburg Agnes Hurley Seaford Delaware Miami Florida Miss Hurley Miss Howard Hurlock Miss Bowdle

Ethel Barrymore Returns in The Love Duel at Maryland Theatre

Ethel Barrymore resumes the stage in Baltimore starring in Lili Hatvany’s The Love Duel adapted by Zoe Akins under Lee Shubert management. The production opens Monday March 31 with matinees, featuring Louis Calhern as leading man and a large cast with Miss Barrymore directing and Edward A. McHugh as stage manager.

Ethel Barrymore Baltimore Lee Shubert Miss Barrymore Lili Hatvany Zoe Akins Maryland Sierra Baroness Hatvany Lydia Carlo Zoe Atkins Europe Shakespeare Sheriden Pinero Ibsen Somerset Maugham James M. Barrie Clyde Fitch Galsworthy Dumas Daniel A. Reed Julia Peterkin

Caroline High School Inter-Class Base Ball Championship Report

Caroline High School reports a four-class intramural base ball race with Second Year leading 3 wins to 0. Teams and captains listed include Seniors W McDaniel and W W Cohee, Third Year J Duffy, Fourth Year team, and First Year H Nuttle, with a weekly schedule all four squads meet simultaneously.

Caroline High School W. McDaniel W.W. Cohee C. Rice B. Parker

Emily and Bryan Carter Reunite at Mrs Withers Tea

Emily Bowers redeems her seven year past by meeting Bryan Carter at a Society tea. Amelia notices the old social tension as Emily’s restrained pride gives way and the pair reveal a lasting affection. Both women discover they valued love over strict tradition.

EMILY BOWERS Amelia Bowers Pauly Emily Mrs. Withers Amelia Miss Amelica Bryan Carter Bryan Amela Europe Sterling

Not Every Snake Is Enemy of Man

The American Nature Association notes many snakes aid humans. Bull snakes kill rodents, rattlesnakes eat mice, and rattler fangs are hollow needles linked to a poison gland. King cobras pursue people, while most snakes avoid contact unless provoked. natives say the king receives honors from others.

Arthur Loveridge Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology Africa American Nature association

Date Palm Reconstructed From Fifty Centuries Ancient Wood

The Field Museum of Chicago and Oxford University announce the reconstruction of a date palm tree 5,000 years old from clay fragments found during excavations at Kish in Mesopotamia. Professor Samuel J Record of Yale confirms the fragments are from Phoenix dactylifera, noting the clay preserves wood structure nearly intact.

Field museum of Chicago Mesopotamia Oxford university ben Kish Samuel J. Record Yale university forestry school Record

Change from Old Style to New Style Calendar

Detroit News explains the leap year rules of Julian and Gregorian systems. It notes 129 years of error accumulation until a 10 day shift in 1582 and an 11 day shift in 1752. By 1900 the difference was 13 days after February.

England Detroit News

Church Lawsuit in Possum Hollow Sees Courtroom Debate

A local Possum Hollow church case features a prosecutor and judge debating terms inside the courtroom. The dialogue questions whether the preacher exhorts the congregation or exhausts them, highlighting the trial’s tense exchange.

Possum Hollow Mose

Milk Pasteurization Losses In Dairy Plants

Department of Agriculture states total plant loss in handling milk should not exceed 2 percent. Many plants report less than 1 percent. Loss depends on apparatus. unused vats cause no loss, exposure raises loss to no more than 1 percent.

Department of Agriculture

Nothing to Talk About on the Moon Weather

Florence Herald notes that daily conditions on the moon would be uneventful since weather remains constant, joking that there would be nothing to talk about even if inhabited. The remark reflects local humor and a fascination with lunar topics.

Florence Aln Herald

Friendships as golden nuggets from Hfe’s experiences

A reflection describes friendships as treasures on earth, priceless beyond riches. It emphasizes the value of companionship, casting friendship as a core, enduring asset in life.

Hfe

Why Unlucky Captains Go Down With the Ship

An analysis of the captain's burden when a vessel wrecks and the blame game that follows. The master bears the burden of purpose, facing inquiry, public judgment, and the rival judgment of fellow captains, often choosing to go down with the ship rather than admit failure.

ft fettle marine board Tiswell Will Levington Saturday Evening Post

Legends of gems as living beings through history

The article traces old beliefs that stones were living beings with male and female categories, later tied to stars and zodiac signs. It notes medieval and Renaissance views, including Cardan’s claim that stones were formed from mineral fluids and could suffer illness. Examples include hyacinth protecting from storms and turquoise guarding riders. Washington Star.

Theophrastus Spain Arabia Jerome Cardan Cardan Washington Star

Nyout the national game of Korea explained

The Boston Transcript notes Nyout as Korea’s national game using ma or horses moved around a dotted circle with sticks as throws. The sticks, from ancient gaming implements, are used for divination on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The throws’ names are said to come from an ancient mountain people.

Korea Seoul Ume Boston Transcript

Puncheon and Slab Defined in Historic Lumber Terms

Definition notes describe puncheon as a split log piece with a smoothed face and slab as the exterior log section, with or without bark. In regions where floors used puncheons, inside pieces were sometimes termed slabs.

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OPERA HOUSE Broadway Hollywood America Evelyn BRENT Neil Hamilton Sue Carol Dixie Lee Walter Catlett Palace Theatre DENTON, MARYLAND Wednes. & Thurs Joan Crawford Alice White JOS. T. PACKER CO Philadelphia J. W. Salmons R.C. DENNIS Lombard Dennis Greensboro Caroline county Choptank WILLIAM J. SHAWN H. EARLE SMITH LEMUEL R. CLOUGH LOUIS tees Denton, Md a. mr Kirkman’s Soap Swan's Gorton Virginia Dare Van George’s Sanitary Market DENTON Beneufel fieelt purcheer the Independent irocers Alliance IVORY BLUE Democratic FES J. VIRGIL MOORE Undertaker DENTON CHAS. E. CARROLL Market street J. L. EVERNGAM Denton, Md WEST DENTON HATCHERY Williston shell road B. WE Denton, Md SEAMAN'S HATCHERY & POULTRY FARM Preston, Md D J Walsh Baltic sea Konigsberg Memel
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