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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1924
Page
8
The Denton Journal announces May 10 1924 issue produced by Howard Melvin Ben H Johnson Melvin and Jorenson as publishers. The Saturday morning release highlights local news and community notes for readers in Denton.
In Africa moral dress codes favor minimal coverings. Calico shifts, lengths, and specific fabrics shape women’s attire. Major Ralne notes Western influence, while Africans craft outfits from calico with no pins or stitches. Amerikant dominates import of calico to African mandated areas and crown colonies.
Ros Chapman Andrews expedition reports flints in northern Asia possibly half a million years old, linking to Pithecanthropus Erectus. The find, under American Museum of Natural History and Asia Magazine auspices, includes ten thousand fish reptiles batrachians fossils and a Baluchitherium skull, the largest mammal yet known.
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute at Tre Bridge Utrecht and branches near Helland replaced scarce French balloons with locally built rubber balloons. After experiments, they claim success in inflating large, white transparent balloons in an automobile garage. Observations reached heights of up to 932 miles on good days using these home produced balloons.
A Compressed Afro magazine item notes Leonsurdod's manuscript research by Vinel in London. It highlights right to left mirrored writing, an elaborate abbreviation system, and the omission of punctuation, complicating decipherment for engineers studying his work.
The article explains that the maximum known velocity of light is 16 000 miles per second, and in one year travels about six trillion miles. It notes a light year distance, uses the Pleiades at about 200 light years, and cites Nature Magazine as the source.
A customer asks if the razor is guaranteed safe. Silesnan asserts safety with a claim that there has never been a fatal accident reported from its tide.
Amy Adams reports from Cape Town and Khiver ly that ostrich plumes, some nearly a yard long, define the smart hats of South African women. Cape displays echo New York styles with lighter wiring and buckram. Hats in summer colors pair dark silk or velvet for shade. Masters affix plumes. apprentices cannot. White plumage flatters, using horse hair or light straw foundations.
Scientists report that mosquitoes prefer navy blue over 16 colors and avoid yellow, while house flies dislike pale blue and favor white. The piece notes insects’ color and smell senses, Darwinian views on naturalists, and cites an Engineering Foundation idea using fishes like sunfish and kilifish to combat mosquitoes.
The USDA required Thomas A. Fife of Mishawaka Indiana to hold two deer imported from Canada in Detroit until a certificate from a Canadian government veterinarian is provided. Regulations demand a certificate proving the export area is free of contagious diseases for 60 days prior to importation.
Dr C P Steinmetz, a renowned electrical scientist, predicted before his death that adults reaching ripe old age would see electric power transmitted by radio over vast distances such as from Chicago to Canton China. He stressed the transformative impact of power and foresaw radio doing much of the world’s work once fully developed.
Moralist All the Same Sioking believed himself a humorist and sent a batch of original jokes to a newspaper editor. Expecting payment, he opened a letter promising a check but found only a note rebutting his entries as imitatives, saying some fakes were familiar and some not.
A humorous exchange centers on stubborn husbands and a late meeting. One woman teases another about her spouse, claiming he is the most stubborn man, while the other boasts of her own stubborn mate and a delayed engagement. The banter unfolds with playful boasting and wit.
Sister Godeliva, in charge of the X ray department at St. John's hospital in Fargo, has become the first woman in the state to be registered as a radiologist after passing the American Registry exam in Omaha. It is believed she is the first woman in the country to receive the certificate.
A terse exchange hints at disputed tastes and family boundaries as a daughter’s singing toward classical music is mentioned. The dialogue implies disagreement and secrecy within a household, with a charged tone suggesting social or personal stakes.
Second American jokes that his son travels Europe this winter were a mere thirst for knowledge, while the first attributes the trip to the inducement of travel itself. The exchange hints at motives behind educational journeys and social attitudes of the era.
Britain experiments with an air lifeboat an airplane designed to navigate at high speed through severe storms to reach vessels in distress.
In June 1875 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson completed the first steps toward the telephone. Watson, following Bell's instructions, built the device overnight in a Boston shop attic, mounting a gold drumhead on a receiver and shaping a mouthpiece to transform vocal vibrations into changing electrical signals. Bell's excitement matched Watson's pride in a milestone soon to reshape communication.
Scientists, including astronomers and geologists, argue the earth formed from sun fragments as the solar system whirled in the distant past. They describe a molten early earth with no life, a water cycle forming long after atmospheric steam cooled, and the slow solidification of the crust before rainfall and oceans appeared.
The Alaskan fur seal bull undergoes a three month fasting period each year during the breeding season. Surrounded by food in captivity yet kept in constant motion by fights to defend his harem, the bulls reach four hundred pounds in weight and show thick pelts and high energy at the start. After fasting ends, they are drained and their fat vanishes from flesh and bones.
A dry sidewalk can occur despite drizzle because the surface remains warm from prior heating or sunlight penetrating clouds. The heat evaporates moisture as it falls, keeping cement surfaces dry. Clouds still admit some sunshine, and drizzle may indicate clear skies above allowing cool air to form thin clouds that produce the drizzle.
A harsh classroom scene at Blame A School ends with a kindly bishop addressing a contrite white-faced boy who, scarred by a punishment, tearfully admits responsibility for the world’s creation and vows not to repeat the act.
A canvasser toured the village selling tickets for a noble cause. At Mark Sturdy the butcher’s shop he extolled a magnificent encyclopedia as the prize and urged the old man to buy for his son Sam, a keen cyclist.
A 19th century musk flower once prized for fragrance has reportedly faded in scent after hybridization in England. Theories include loss of essential oils during acclimatization, changes from transplantation, or reduced human olfactory sensitivity, with a notable 1917 instance noted by the Earl of Waldegrave.
An odd local custom in Comines, north France, was revived last October. The Seieneur Jean de Comines once used wooden utensils to signal a rescue, and after centuries the habit of throwing “ouches” at crowds was revived by a Rotary member. Some injuries occurred as spectators boasted of the impact.
The Detroit News recounts a legend that Marcus Whitman sparked the great migration to Oregon. It says a party of American missionaries reached Oregon in 1842, followed by others including Whitman who supposedly rallied U S authorities in Washington to promote colonization and organize a cross continental trek to secure Oregon for the United States.
A magazine note explains how animals scent with feet and breath, noting rhinos and bloodhounds rely on odor strength influenced by weather. It claims rhinos can wind a man for two miles under favorable air, while elephants have keen smell and dogs and cats may use ether carried by the wind to find home.
Smith walked with chocolates and meat, greeting Brown who jokes about marriage. The exchange reveals differing views on household duties as Smith explains the gifts are for a girl and the meat for the dog, noting he must balance both obligations.
A fragmentary column on modern women’s clothing provoking bachelor cynicism about love. It muses on how men view women, the lure of marriage, and the paradox of romance versus a bachelor’s resolve, citing humorous contrasts and social expectations.
Desert Romeo, hero of tribal lore, consents to marriage with a desert maiden. After wedding, he changes. he stops displays of prowess and stays near his tent. When a spirited horse escapes, pursuers ask how to catch it. The answer is simple and ironic.
Birds migrate not for temperature but to follow longest daylight, says Dr W W Garner of the Department of Agriculture. Birds travel from Canada to the southern hemisphere, seeking regions with optimal daylight. penguins also move toward areas with the most sunlight, while not stopping at the equator in search of suitable day length.
The New York schools push to curb native dialect faces stubborn resistance from prominent residents. A presidential hopeful is cited for saying folst instead of tirset. At a public school parents witnessed an act where children spoke clearly, while a leading speaker praised the youngsters yet mocked localisms by overemphasizing them. The tale ends with him mispronouncing several terms in a light hearted but pointed display.
A young man employed in a clerical post by a friend of his father proves shiftless. In a private office the employer questions his lies and the youth declares that he is dying. the employer retorts that James must remember that a demon gentle man.
An article notes birds once had teeth in the chalk beds of western Kansas during a prehistoric sea era. Hesperornis, a two foot long wingless diver, swam with strong legs and paddle like feet, its body submarine shaped and toothed beak delivering a fatal bite to prey.
Early settlers depended on coastal salt to preserve meat and live comfortably. In 1752 Bishop Spugenburg described colonies needing salt from Charleston or Boling's Point, both 300 miles away, or from Roanoke. Salt pilgrimages shaped migration until inland salt springs in Kanawha, Holston, Kentucky, and central New York reduced coastal reliance and spurred western settlement.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item recalls a husband unknowingly reacting to a wedge of pound cake served with a yellow substance. He jokes that his portion did not weigh a pound. The wife cheerfully plans to bake marble cake next, highlighting domestic humor.
A Boston Transcript excerpt records a tense exchange where a father initially resists consent to separation, fearing loss of his son. After persuasive dialogue, hesitation gives way and consent is granted, with remarks about not losing the son and a remark about including the other son. The dialogue ends with a playful note on the phrase to boot.
Fred Albrecht a well known retired businessman of 1472 Newton St NW Washington DC testifies that three years of rheumatism left him housebound until Tanlac and its vegetable pills for constipation offered relief. He commends the Tanlac treatment as unequalled.
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