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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1927
Page
6
The Denton Journal issue for Saturday morning May 14 1927 provides page six content from Melvin and Johnson Inc publishers. Event listings, local notices, and advertisements appear with historic municipal detail typical of 1927 Denton. No coherent feature article is readable in this fragment.
In 1882 a tourist brought a small torpedo ray to a writer, recounting a shock when stabbed with a knife that benumbed the arm. Narcine brasiliensis, known as numb fish, delivers a quick jolt through a metallic conductor. The effect fades with rest. it is not dangerous. Prof. David Starr Jordan notes the power exhausts the bearer.
A visitor browses a fruit store on the South shore and queries coffee strength and brand. The clerk quotes a bold, culturally flavored line about Broadway residents needing strong coffee to stay awake, highlighting a New York Sun quip about tastes and prices.
The peninsula of Yuentan relies on rainfall to irrigate fields as the land is rocky and rivers are scarce. Sisal hemp, the main export, comes from an evergreen plant, with fibers obtained from curved leaves after three to four years. The leaves are macerated, pulped, and their fibers torn apart, washed, dried, and sun bleached to yield a yellowish white rope fiber ranking next to Manila hemp.
Dr E Pickworth Farrow, English psychologist, explains in Popular Science Monthly that by writing down every thought for short periods you can rebuild memories from infancy. Repeated sessions help memories of early life surface as recent events fade from paper.
A discussion notes that colors influence mood with red and orange perceived as stimulating and cheerful, while blue may feel depressing. In tests on children conducted months ago, most preferred red and orange over blue and violet, illustrating color impact on mental state.
The sculptor Mallol explains that his work is not copied from nature but follows a preconceived idea. he sketches in clay to explore volume and space, seeking an ample form rather than exact copies. He asserts that copying nature holds little interest and emphasizes the general idea felt rather than explained.
A reflection on knowledge and power noting that much believed knowledge is uncertain. It suggests human understanding is limited yet even a small amount of true knowledge can wield great influence. The quote emphasizes humility about what is known and the potential impact of what remains unknown.
Two kinds of natural honey are described floral or normal and honeydew or abnormal. Floral honey is made from nectar secreted by flowers, while honeydew comes from a sweet substance deposited on plant leaves by plantlice and other insects.
Government investigations report a new food resembling chocolate in taste and appearance, derived from wild bushes growing in the Philippines. It promises abundant production and very low cost as a substitute for chocolate.
Porters and clerks at Denmark II railway station in South London attend services in a disused waiting room beside the booking office. The Mystical Church of the Comforter, six years old, uses symbols with a white altar and rainbow colors. Led by Mrs Elizabeth Mary Eagle Skinner as messenger, members wear a dove badge with a seven leaf branch.
The text notes Samuel Slater, born December 20, 1790 in Pawtucket, as the founder of the American textile industry. It details his memory-based machine designs, his rapid creation of working looms for Moses Brown, and how Americans flocked to learn the new technology, establishing the industry nationwide.
Aldous Hussey notes in Vanity Fair that armchairs only became common after the breakdown of monarchical and feudal power. For centuries, social rank dictated presence and manners, preventing private comfort. By the eighteenth century hierarchies loosened, and furniture could become comfortable.
Average lifting powers for white males are given as 17 years 280 pounds, 20 years 820 pounds, 30 years 305 pounds peak, 31st year start decline, by 40 years down to 201 pounds, with gradual fall continuing to old age.
Johannes Robey, a noted violin collector, owns a sixteenth century instrument bearing a Latin label claiming a mute life and sweet song after death. The label reads an archaic Latin verse about a life cut short by the cruel axe. The maker is given as Gaspa Dulffop grugcar.
A burglar in Szilagyseg Romania read the Bible and felt conscience. He returned all stolen items, including the owner’s Bible, after leaving a note saying he followed the command thou shalt not steal. The tenant found the goods on his doorstep days later with the note.
A Springfield Union note recounts a girl who abruptly cleans her neck each morning. She explains boys sit near her at school now, sparking curiosity as her mother recalls how hard it was to get her to wash before. The piece highlights social attention influencing grooming.
The family tries to charm a prim quiet guest as George leaves to fetch cigarettes. In an adjoining room the girl prepares to depart while a moment later George’s brother bursts in with the remark Where'd George pick up that dumb bell.
Kansas City Star recounts a 1820s incident in which John Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, was rebuked by Russell Jarvis, editor of the Washington Telegraph, after an insulting remark. Jarvis boxed Adams’s ears and tweaked his nose in the Capitol rotunda, prompting an investigation that pleased all but John.
The passage defines the land of Canaan as extending from the Mediterranean Sea eastward to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and from the Egyptian frontier to the Lebanese mountains on the north, noting an area of about 0,000 square miles along the Jordan.
Sealing wax becomes a versatile decorative material beyond envelopes. It is used to imitate enamel, carved wood, and colored glass in items like pendants beads plaques vases and candle holders. Women craft at home by melting wax on a steel needle shaping it in water and adding color to create jewelry drops and hat ornaments.
A historical note describes the cream flavoured fruit from trees in Sierra Leone and a breadfruit tree in Ceylon used to make bread. It mentions a milk tree in South America and a vegetable tallow tree in Sumatra. Eskimos and Arctic explorers are referenced in relation to candles. South Africa and Azores provide berries for candles.
A farmer and his young son chase a hawk. The father shoots twice, misses then hits the bird. The hawk is dropped into the pig pen. They learn at dinner the hawk fed the pig and chicken, revealed by the boy’s remark about the second shot.
The piece explains brown study as a state of absentminded meditation. It notes the term's gloomy sense and earliest quote from 1532 about tackling company leading into a brown study, with a Spectator reference to recovering from such a mood.
A humorous exchange about Augustus Plummkuten who has spent ten years under Doctor Isbeen for a nervous breakdown. Each visit yields a fresh doctor bill that shocks him into a new breakdown, forcing further treatment.
A brief note highlights the idea that action should start now rather than tomorrow. It asserts that good work is completed today and that early effort benefits everyone, especially the individual.
The prune industry began in the eastern United States in 1854 but failed due to unsuitable climate. It spread to California around 1803 and expanded rapidly, reaching an annual output of 150 million pounds by 1910 with nearly half exported. France led production before California, with Oregon Washington and Colorado among others contributing.
Alaska's natural cold storage zones near the Arctic coast reach solid ice within a few feet and extend deep. A 1925 winter chamber large enough for 100 carcasses was dug underground, and in spring the carcasses were moved out in excellent condition for shipping.
In Greenland near Cape Farewell at Jullanetuad Doctor Norland uncovers foundations of a nearly hundred foot long cathedral. A bishop’s body with ring and walrus tusk crook is found in a chapel dated around 1200 A D. The nearby episcopal palace spans 160 feet front and three acres, with stables for cattle horses sheep and pigs, suggesting a far larger Green Land settlement than thought with three to four thousand farms.
In Equity Chy 2661 the circuit court orders ratification of property rules reported by Henry B. Lewis Assignee for Collection unless questioned by July 1. A copy must run in Caroline County newspapers four weeks before May 20. Reported sale amount is 6110.00 with clerk Clayton Horsey and True copy test by Clayton Norsey.
A history of nails traces their use from prehistoric homes through ancient Troy ruins and lake dwellings to medieval guilds in Augsburg, with the first nail making machine invented in Belial and early factories later operating in Birmingham, showing the craft’s rise from home-made walls to specialized industry.
Department of Public Works and the Maryland State Roads Commission oversee road maintenance and construction projects statewide. The agency coordinates funding, planning, and standards for highways, bridges, and transit corridors to ensure safe, efficient mobility.
A humorous Yankee clock peddler tale describes a barter cycle where a seller promises a replacement clock if one fails. He ends with one clock always in stock, and as he travels, trades successfully by swapping faulty clocks for the remaining one, profiting as the loop continues.
Proposals for constructing one section of State Highway from Whiteleysburg toward Greensboro a distance of 1.5 miles will be received by the State Roads Commission at 601 Garrett Building Baltimore Maryland until 12 M May 17 1927. Bids on blank forms with plans cost $1. must include a $600 certified check. Bond required. commission may reject any bids. By order May 2 1927. John N Mackall chairman L H Steuart secretary. 6-7-21
The executors of Thomas Cook presented the original teetotal pledge, prized by the founder, to Sir George Williams who led the Band of Hope union. On September 1, 1982, the pledge marks a centenary, noting that seven advocates of total abstinence from intoxicating liquors signed it, agreeing to abstain from all such drinks except as medicine.
The original Rodin study for The Thinker intended for a doorway is in the Rodin Museum in France. The first heroic-size cast was shown in 1904, bought by the French government, and stands before the Pantheon in Paris. Four additional casts from the original mold reside in North America, with one at the Cleveland Museum of Art, one in Golden Gate Park, another in Baltimore, the fourth at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the fifth in Buenos Aires.
The article notes Scott's first novel Waverly published in 1814. It describes how the authorship secrecy was kept for years and the work depicts the hopes and fears of British political parties in 1745 amid the Young Pretender uprising led by Charles Stuart. The title derives from Waverly near Hindhead in Surrey, England.
The Ozark uplands in southern Missouri are described as a distinct geological unit by the United States Geological Survey. They lie separated from the Appalachians by the Mississippi basin lowlands and from the Rocky Mountains by the Great Plains, not considered part of either system.
The text notes that one in five working women is under twenty, two-fifths are under twenty-five, and two thirds lie between twenty-five and forty-four years old. It highlights a youthful workforce with a substantial share in early adulthood.
Prof C P Clark introduced golf to Wichita Kansas, the city’s first golf club becoming the initial golf course west of the Mississippi to gain a place of honor at the Wichita Country Club.
The Order of Solomon's Seal, created in 1874, is the sole honorary decoration awarded by the Abyssinian ruler. It is a simple honor consisting merely of a strand of native cord, according to The Nero and There Magazine.
Atchison Globe reports a boy starved for nourishment amid alleged parental neglect. The article notes severe hunger affecting growth and calls for inquiry into the household situation and welfare considerations. Authorities may review care demands.
Late of Caroline county, deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are warned to exhibit the same to the subscribers, with vouchers legally authenticated, on or before the 14th day of November, 1927, or they may be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under our hands this 26th day of April, 1927.
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