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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1923
Page
3
The Baltimore Sun endorses Governor Ritchie for renomination and reelection after a decisive Democratic mayoral victory. The piece lauds his reform achievements, calls his administration practical and progressive, and argues that opposition stems from a long-standing power clique within Maryland's Democratic machine.
County and city leaders view Governor Ritchie as the strongest Democratic candidate and the likeliest nominee to win reelection. Opponents lack public or political support, and any challenge driven by private grudges risks party disaster in November. Leaders warn that forcing a rival into the field would bring humiliation for the challenger and defeat for the machine.
A 19th century account notes Shanghai uses Mexican dollars as the main tender despite English influence. Mexican silver coins trade about 77 cents, with value shifting with silver prices. Chinese and provincial currencies complicate transactions, prompting aggressive money changers and rampant counterfeiting, including the famed three piece dollar created by hollowing and refilling coins.
John Mills of New York described common salt as sodium chloride formed by two atoms with one extra and one missing electron, joining to share electrons. He explained that dissolving salt in water frees the sodium and chlorine nuclei to seek new partners, illustrating atomic behavior for physics teachers.
The article warns against a Barbour bill aiming to enlarge Sequoia National Park in California and rename it Roosevelt Sequoia Park. Proponents favor the expansion, but critics fear loss of forested sequoia groves. The proposal would add rugged mountain land with little vegetation while removing a smaller, heavily forested tract rich in sequoias.
President Lowell of Harvard, returning from Europe, faced a vexing delay at the Cunard dock as longshoremen refused to work during their supper hour. Among the first 650 passengers ashore, Lowell moved a trunk across the shed and asked a customs inspector where his baggage could be found. The inspector replied with directions, causing Lowell to smile as he headed to the correct section.
The Detroit News recounts how Col Hugh Mercer, youngest son of Gen Hugh Mercer, was the lone foster-child of the republic. In 1777 Congress promised a monument to his father and education for the boy at U S expense, but the monument was never built though promises to the child were kept. The boy was five months old when the hero died at Princeton.
John Williams, the honey moon architect, plans a Brixton cottage for a shy couple. He grows closer to the bride to be, learns the bride loves Fred Brixton, and reveals Lucy as the groom’s sister. He offers to design a new home inspired by love rather than ownership, awaiting the couple’s arrival.
A traveling motorist claims every roadhouse keeps its own password, suggesting a hidden system for access or service as drivers navigate highways and byways. The remark reflects regional lore about informal codes used at remote stops.
A brief quotation captures a character moment as the Boston Transcript notes the oddity of a delay labeled as prudent temporizing in a story. The line hints at cautious strategy and the pursuit of time, framed as an unusual reason for stalling.
An editorial urges generous car lending for charity and friendship while advising borrowers to respect hours, avoid rough use, keep cars neat, and only accept cars from their owners or long time chauffeurs. It emphasizes courtesy and proper conduct in both lending and using borrowed vehicles.
The Fairfax stone marks the head of the Potomac and the furthest west point of Maryland. Early surveyors under Lord Fairfax misread the North Branch of the Potomac and established the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, now West Virginia, at that location.
A recent conference on church publicity featured sharp maxims such as Get the facts or the facts will get you and A hearse is a poor vehicle in which to ride to church why wait for t7. Speakers cited long service in the church and joked about equipment wear as a nod to enduring commitment. The notes also quoted Chaucer praised by Caxton for succinct, vivid prose.
A Princeton professor reports a new celestial body outshining our sun by a factor of fifty thousand, while a plan to keep it at current distance is discussed to respect electric lighting companies. The piece also surveys Ruskin and Lavater aphorisms and notes that the ocean depths are colder, with bottom water freezing before surface in certain Norwegian bays.
A Duluth Herald note comments that Old Dobbin might have stayed popular if there had been a place on him to fasten $200 worth of accessories. The remark uses a light humorous tone to critique fashion or horse equipment choices.
Origin of tinning. The art of tinning fruit appears to have originated in the sixteenth century. Tinplate was manufactured in Great Britain in 1070.
The concept of industry brings innate satisfaction and tempering of annoyances. It celebrates personal effort and the joy derived from diligent work, framing industry as a virtue that elevates daily toil.
A brief quote on a woman's ambitions describes necessities that outshine friends' possessions, with the line attributed to the Cincinnati Enquirer and reflecting social pressures of cost and status.
Philadelphia refines about one sixth of the sugar manufactured in the United States, highlighting the city's pivotal role in American industry and commerce.
A travel's remark exalts Arabs as the most handsome people on earth. A Thought for the Day notes that it is better not to say behind people's backs what we would not say to their faces.
A vulture watches food from a distance, sensing but not smelling it. A note mentions acetylene as fuel in Switzerland for motor vehicles, citing use on a small scale with limited context.
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