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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1927
Page
2
A defense lawyer and a witness spar over phrasing with terms like consecutive and incendiary. A separate anecdote notes Captain Loveless objecting to high-brow talk as a minister tries to discuss the big fire in ’81 with Captain Williams who mishears the word incendiary as ketched.
North Greenland might well be described as the Communist's paradise. It is a region practically without laws especially in real estate. Eskimo houses belong to nobody and if a family finds an empty one it becomes theirs until they vacate. Polygamy is allowed and marriages are arranged by parents. If a couple tires of each other they take other mates. There is no courtship. Eskimo women are among the most devoted parents. When separations occur the children go with the mother, creating long complications, yet everyone seems happy.
Professor Paladino argues Shakespeare, born to Protestant Italian parents, wrote Second Fruits banned by Rome and fled to England to work as a playwright. He cites full passages from Second Fruits in Hamlet to support his theory as reported by the Manchester Guardian.
The White Tower, largest building of the Tower of London, was begun around 1078 by King William I and strengthened by successors. It served as a palace and state prison through the Stuart era, housed a menagerie until 1831, and now preserves a fine armor collection.
A reflection on the idea that beauty arises from a fixed pattern linking nature and what pleases us. It argues objects from houses to prose fit a "good pattern" that aligns with taste, while deviations offend refined sensibilities. The text cites Pascal to illustrate harmony between art and nature in pleasing form.
Lastingbrick quality speaks to permanence of material used in construction across countries. Its durability, argued as centuries old, remains unproven scientifically except when a pre revolutionary or medieval wall is torn down and the brick appears as sound as when laid.
The Greeks, as a people, differ from Americans in philosophy of life. They seek to become well-rounded individuals, prioritizing beauty and life itself over material success. Personal relations are generally temperate, and they value thoughtful, measured thinking.
Radio waves travel at about 186000 miles per second through air. Electric current in wires moves slower, varying with wire resistance. Copper is widely used for its low resistance and efficiency.
The oldest organ traceable is tied to Bach circa 1721 and is believed played by him. It is housed in the picturesque St George's Church, built before 1100, in the village of Rotha near Leipzig.
In ancient Greek culture musicians wore rings on the right hand that held the plectrum, a practice seen at contests and linked to a habit of displaying jewelry before an audience. The author, quoting Charles Burton Gulick, argues this reflects Greek desires to reveal beauty and harmonize color with musical tones, suggesting a lasting trait of professional display across eras.
A Victorian era account compares ancient Greek mermaids with later reports noting increasingly grotesque features. A Natal coast sighting describes a nine to eleven foot creature with seven ribs each side, lungs, a heart the size of an ox, tufted hair, and no legs. Likely misidentified as a dugong, a known sea dweller, explaining many mermaid legends.
Mrs F S R recalls taking her four year old to a caller’s home when the host quipped about staying to dinner since the father was out of town. The reply says they received the invitation and felt very embarrassed as recounting of the event.
The tale contrasts the fox with a bag of tricks and a cat with one shift. When hunted by hounds the fox is caught while the cat escapes up a tree. A boastful man with many expedients keeps his final reserve for emergencies called the bottom of the bag.
A lengthy town tale features a prosperous man with a waistcoat recalling arriving 20 years ago with all possessions in a bandanna handkerchief. He now owns 800 acres and a factory on town’s edge, having converted that bandanna into six thousand dollars in cash and bonds.
When Gray's Elegy was printed in 1751 copies sold for a shilling. A London sale recently fetched nearly 5000 dollars for a first edition. The 1924 record was over 7000 dollars. The original manuscript and Ode On a Distant Prospect of Idea reside at Eton College Library.
The passage presents Carlyle’s view of a great man as a living life-fountain whose shining light enlightens the world. It emphasizes native insight, manhood, and heroic nobleness, suggesting all souls feel uplifted by such a radiant figure.
A guest trying to provoke a three year old to speak fails until pointing to the father. The child replies that her father isn’t a nun but a great big boy, reflecting a child’s simple view of adults and authority in the home.
The Forum cites Birmingham university zoologist H Muro Fox claiming racial differences reflect blood lineage. He notes serum reactions vary by race and that humans and some monkeys share distinct serum groups, suggesting long history of intermixing among peoples.
A reflective meditation on how a person shifts from feeling control in youth to accepting limits in old age. It traces the gradual erosion of optimistic delusions, the narrowing of goals, and a final sense of life guided by unseen forces beyond individual will.
Pansy from Urbana relays a tale of a boy called Junior who sobbed when forced into a lacy little suit. After his father explains he need not be Betty, Junior returns to the corner garage and hurls a brick through the front window, incurring a costly repair bill but prideful parental approval.
The first Iron Bridge in the world spans the River Severn in Shropshire England. Cast in 1778 at Coalbrookdale by Abraham Darby the bridge used about 500 tons of iron with no welds or screws. The 24 foot roadway rests on an iron foundation with clay layer and road metal surface. the main arch spans 100 feet.
A gas company estimates that 1000 cubic feet of gas can perform various tasks including cooking 18 meals for six people, heating water for 1000 days, roasting coffee for two cups daily for 70 years, lighting two cigars daily for 500 years, boiling 275 gallons of water, baking 1700 loaves of bread, doing the work of two hens in hatching eggs, broiling 70 steaks, and barbecuing enough ham for 1750 sandwiches.
Dr. William S. Sadler after twenty years of study lists six essentials for happiness: good health congenial work discipline or self control human companionship reasonable leisure and religion. The Cap per's Weekly notes that improving the list is hard yet many find happiness with fewer of these elements.
Senator Sorghum laments wealth in politics. He notes that moneyed influence forces hopeful politicians to pretend to be poor to gain a chance in the political arena. The remark reflects concern about money dominating access and perception in governance.
A Canary Islands laurel tree allegedly sheds tears through water stomata and other pores at leaf margins. Morning showers form a small pond at the base from which locals drink pure fresh water, noting the pores regulate gas exchange and water release.
The verse urges honoring Jehovah with all possessions and first fruits of increase. It promises that such reverence will fill barns with abundance and vats with new wine, reflecting blessings tied to faithful stewardship.
A historical note argues racial pigmentation stems from diet. It claims color in humans follows food intake with chemical processes. blacks from vegetarian diets, Indians red from hemoglobin, Mongols yellow from shepherding diets, Caucasians lighter with salt intake, and meat or dairy reducing darkness.
A 19th century note recounts Rome in western Kansas rising in 1867 as a pioneer railroad hub. A tent house, then a stone store by Cody drew a bustling population of soldiers, traders, gamblers, and laborers. The railroad embankment diverted traffic, Fort City grew, a cholera outbreak cleared the town, and by 1870 Rome vanished, now only sunflowers mark its site per the Detroit News.
The British royal commission on mines reports experiments with coal dust and air mixtures showing shell mixtures are highly explosive and can be triggered or confined by stone dust. In tests a coal dust area between a dustless region and a stone dust zone exploded when ignited, suggesting blast effects can transmit across the dustless gap while stone dust dampens propagation.
The Arkansas governor tours the state penitentiary where a colored inmate in the prison kitchen seeks a pardon. She tells him she wants out, citing only the single section to get out and the state wide reputation. The exchange ends with the inmate noting she is fed well but desires freedom.
A discussion of enamel lined cans preserving natural color and flavor for red fruits corn pumpkin squash beets rhubarb lobster clams salmon peas tomatoes. It notes two thirds of last year’s corn used the enamel lined can for truer color and sweeter flavor. The piece emphasizes aesthetics in home dining and the idea we eat first with our eyes.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a legend that Parliament’s clocks have never all been counted. Staff estimate there are well over 600 timepieces of various kinds. When summer time began, Windsor clocks displayed many unexpected changes and required more than a fortnight to synchronize.
The Manchester Guardian recounts Danish critic George Brandes visiting London in 1870. He notes sightseeing at the Zoological Gardens, lingering by the hippopotamus pit, comparing the animals’ clumsiness to his enemies at home in a wry cultural jab.
In Portugal Torres Vedras near Lisbon became famed for fortifications built by Wellington in 1810. They shielded Lisbon and provided Wellington’s army a refuge against Massena's Superior forces. When the moment came, Wellington moved from behind these lines and forced the French from the peninsula.
Home economics advice from Pullman experts urges opening kitchen windows from the top to create a continuous fresh draft while cooking. They say maintaining 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit with constant air change prevents fatigue and improves comfort for housewives at work.
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