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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
3
A reminiscence recalling a June 1918 incident in France where a Negro regiment faced ridicule from white soldiers as they retreated. Two black soldiers deliver quick, humorous jabs about not being fed proper gear or a garage, illustrating wartime humor amid tension.
Konrad Bercovici describes Gypsy use of water as universal remedy from birth immersion to cures for headaches rheumatism and aging. He notes water based incantations, travel for better waters, and avoidance of drugs. Wound treatment uses fat lard grease and butter with water and sunshine in their prayers to Tchiuma.
Two theories explain the origin of the word gazette. One says the first gazette appeared in Venice in the 16th century as a government manuscript weekly during the 1563 war with the Turks, read publicly for a fee called gazetta a small Venetian coin. The other ties gazette to gazza a magpie, arguing the name suited a newspaper.
Uncle El Walker, a Mountaineer at the foot of the Great Smoky, is approached by two Mormon elders who offer to leave tracts about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He welcomes them but notes their message should point toward heaven as he smokes on his front porch.
A Scottish landowner quips about a neighbor’s drill lines, noting Angusey pride and the fate of crooked furrows. Tammas responds with a calm, indulgent line about how crooked drills produce early tatters, illustrating cultural humor and rural wit from Philadelphia Ledger.
Light colors for walls create a clean, cheerful appearance and diffuse illumination to brighten dim corners.
A brief note from the Filorida Times Union reflects on how students who earn the honor roll in school tend to carry a similar mindset into adulthood shaping their personal and professional lives as they become independent.
Engineers from American Telephone and Telegraph and Bell Labs unveil a wire picture transmission system. Demonstrations from Washington to New York, San Francisco and Chicago show photos five by seven inches transmitted in seven minutes. The device uses a rotating film, light beam and photo-electric cell to encode and decode images for long distance delivery.
Business leaders across Maryland College endorse the institution’s work. They assert the college’s programs advance local commerce, education, and community development, urging widespread backing from investors, officials, and residents.
Governor Ritchie backs Western Maryland College in raising 375000 for endowment. He praises the college as a state asset and urges support from the Rockefeller Foundation and state funds. If successful, the drive would add 125000 from Rockefeller and 125000 from the state for a new building.
Prominent Maryland figures including Robert J. Gill and Charles R. Miller urge statewide support to secure an additional endowment of 375000, gain 125000 from the Rockefeller Foundation, and avoid a 125000 state grant for a new building. Gill, a Baltimore lawyer and former wartime leader, lauds the training and surroundings offered by Western Maryland College. Miller, head of Fidelity & Deposit, and Baker of Baker Watts & Co echo the appeal, stressing the college’s long service and affordable education as the drive begins.
A letter from supporters urges wide state support for Western Maryland College as it seeks 3700000 to secure Rockefeller Foundation and state endowments. Speakers stress the college’s Christian environment, strong faculty, focused courses, and potential to raise its standing and endowment while delivering personal attention, athletics, and moral guidance.
A recipe digest from Mottier's Cook Book describes beef oi ster oysters for a served platter, and simple dishes like cottage cheese on bread with lettuce and French dressing. It also covers pepper steak baked with peppers and tomatoes and Scotch Tea Cakes made from oatmeal and walnuts with ginger and baking powder.
The article surveys repeated famines in England from early medieval times through the Norman era, noting widespread distress, cannibalism reports, and mass mortality linked to wars with Denmark and sustained dearth. It highlights 1009 as a year of extreme hunger, with northern peasants selling themselves into slavery to survive and vast land renders uninhabited.
A calm presence signals acceptance and confidence, influencing how others respond. Nonverbal cues such as eye contact, posture, and demeanor help convey credibility and ease, shaping interactions and persuasive impact in social and professional settings.
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