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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1917
Page
3
The Boston Post describes President Wilson's mail operation with a corps of confidential clerks who open and brief important letters. Briefs note writers and contents, with selective reading by the president, and signed replies handle many requests while charity appeals are forwarded to a dedicated department.
A writer in the American Magazine recounts a famed author’s view on success. He explains that achievement compels ongoing effort, comparing an editor to a waiter who must continually fetch worthy work and deliver it. A pause or unnecessary talk lowers service and reputation, proving continuous activity is essential.
A London Answers note explains side vision as the ability to see in multiple directions while focusing ahead. With practice, one can extend this awareness to forty one degrees behind and to the sides, aiding business, safety, and noticing dangers when engaging with several people.
The London Chronicle argues that Jugoslavs should be called south Slavs for clarity. It notes the word means south Slavs and that phonetic renderings like Yu go-Slava appear in usage. The piece discusses the 15,000,000 South Slavs across the Austro Hungarian borderlands near the Adriatic.
James Scntmore Cooper says he researched the phrase to face the music. He notes actors used the line when they had to perform and face the consequences. Cooper rejected a second theory linking the saying to old militia training and facing the music with weapons.
A quote from the St. Louis Post Dispatch notes a search by ten DIM collectors for a person described as not run down, indicating a broader local inquiry with no success reported. The line captures a tense moment in a broader investigation or search.
Quote attributed to Balzac reflecting on evasions and ambiguity as a perpetual companion to half truths and shifting meanings.
The Argonaut notes whaling operates as a cooperative with profits split two thirds to capital and one third to labor. No wages are paid. each crew member receives a tay based on role and cruise success, from captain down to cabin boy. The Onward of New Bedford once earned a $395,000 catch, captain's share $40,000, crew member about $2,000.
Dr Truman Abbe in the Medical Record notes the human foot evolution from a five toed ancestor. He cites the dropping of toes from the hind limb and consolidation of leg bones as a possible path toward fewer toes. He links this to restricted central nervous system development driving post-axial digit loss.
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt explains calories as the basis for grocery planning. It describes calculating individual needs, using tables of food values from agricultural departments, and learning from simple textbooks to replace guesswork.
The United States Geological Survey reports Delaware as the lowest state with an average elevation of about sixty feet above sea level. Colorado is highest at around eight hundred feet, Wyoming close behind at roughly seven hundred feet. Florida and Louisiana contend for second with about one hundred feet. The U.S. average sits just above the global land average.
A quip from the Philadelphia Ledger noting an efficiency expert who quickly uncovered that the boss wasted half the workers' time by restating what they already knew, causing frustration and irony in the workplace.
Alexander Graham Bell proposes storing solar heat in olive oil instead of water. He describes heating oil with a battery to heat water in a test tube, then suggests roof pipes filled with oil heated by sun to store heat for cooking and power, enabling cooling by heat abstraction.
A Dundee Advertiser note recalls two Westminster schoolboys in the abbey on daring deeds. One carved his name beneath the Western tower clock while another hid inside the abbey to sleep. The haunting ghost of Bradshaw is mentioned in passing amid the lore.
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