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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1922
Page
2
Merwin Palmer, a disguised civil engineer, hoists himself from a roadside tramp image and asks for water at a hilltop house where Faith Darrow tends bread and ham. She contemplates danger yet offers a ham sandwich. He reveals his true identity, sparking awkward recognition and tension as they recall a prior city encounter.
Merwin Palmer speaks to Faith and offers his fraternity pin, revealing it while a crowd of dancers disrupts the scene. Dave complains of heat and exhaustion as Merwin urges him to drink from a yard dipper and share a sandwich, amid a tense moment.
An account by Col. T. R. St. Johnston of Fiji imports and native barter. In Apemama Island a goat fed tobacco from a stick and terrified the king. Secret gold hidden in copra bags remains unrevealed, with natives wary of exposing the caper.
An explanation of how heating by the sun thins air and creates wind as cooler air moves in to replace it. Damp air rising also disturbs air above and below, producing day sea breezes and night land breezes, with reversals at night as land cools.
Cochineal originated in Oaxaca Mexico and spread through Central America the Canary Islands and beyond. Indigenous Oaxaca people used a brilliant permanent scarlet dye for centuries without realizing it came from a tiny insect on a cactus. The text notes the continued availability of top quality Indian blankets dyed with plant colors in the republic.
A wife quips there is no charge when a wrong number is dialed by a subscriber and a man asks how the company can take any money. The Buffalo Express notes the exchange as a witty remark on billing.
The terms bull and bear, used for stock speculators, trace to London’s Exchange Alley. Early phrases like selling bearskins appeared to describe future payment trades. By 1744 the terms were common in London Magazine and George Coleman’s Man of Business, reflecting current usage.
A compact aphorism notes that truth exposes error. The speaker cites Spurgeon and contrasts a crooked stick with a straight one laid beside it, suggesting moral discernment through clear examples and witness of truth.
The article traces French and early American Detroit routes along East Jefferson and the river, noting historic names and the River road to West Jefferson. It recalls Fort Pontchartrain and Ft Lemnault Caastled Fe She, with 1804 picket votes contrasting conservatives and progressives over removing defenses as Detroit's riverfront rose.
Still believe in witches among the Thilnget Indians of Alaska despite missionary efforts and white settlement. Illness or misfortune prompts claims of witching by enemies among them. Witch doctors once detected witches, but government bans ended that, leaving ritual punishment and social ostracism. Centuries-old practice now yields torture and scalping as punishment.
The name London traces from Celts who built a fort on the Thames called the fort on the Ingeon to Romans who adapted it as Suandii sto. During Roman rule the town grew into an important center and after Rome left the Latin form persisted into the Middle Ages, gradually shifting to London as the ending dropped and the first syllable altered to an oe.
A compact history from Alfred the Great through the Magna Carta to the English revolution, tracing how royal attempted rule and judicial power shaped constitutional limits. It notes early resistance, the Norman impact, Magna Carta under King John, and later rulers facing the divine right challenge leading to the 17th century settlement.
A Varis dispatch recounts a pig fleeing the Halles and roaming Rue de Rivoli. The animal entered a department store, rode escalators, and slept in the basement dress-goods area. The piece notes Parisians’ reaction and cites a 1775 New Hampshire Gazette ad about a pig at Mark Loud’s house in Portsmouth.
The Detroit News notes Passover origins as a sacred freeing feast, shifting from a primitive celebratory rite to a broader message of liberty for all humanity. It describes Seder rituals, biblical readings, and the synagogue focus on renewal as winter ends, urging humanity’s triumph over injustice.
Fragmented reminiscence on lighthouse keepers, notably George Worthalishe of Boston, drowned with his wife and daughter in 617 ES. The tale inspired the ballad Lighthouse Tragedy by Benjamin Bratk Tn, based on a 13 year old, with sparse surviving copies and a note of its wretched, omate legacy.
An Athens Tennessee account recounts Uyeda Cherokee chief and Nicolala Rowena, betrothed lovers betrayed by a white youth. He killed the white lover, Nicolala killed herself, and their deaths were buried at the site where two historic trees now intertwine as legend.
A winter convention of college professors in a Chicago hotel ended with the plan to consult an encyclopedia to settle a disputed point. Two professors asked the hotel clerk if a copy was available. the clerk replied no but offered help.
In Cheshire a dog saved its master from a fatal car crash during a strong wind. The dog jumped and knocked the man aside, taking the impact itself and suffering injuries, earning a medal and treat for the brave act.
Mrs. Katie Kessler of Baltimore reports long standing digestion problems including gas heartburn and neuralgic pain eased after taking Tanlac. She claims her appetite returned and she now eats and sleeps well. She endorses Tanlac as sold by good druggists.
A humorous item recounts the trials a bachelor faces during a weekend at married friends’ home. The list includes adoring troublesome children, constant chatter, quarrels over routes, crying baby before breakfast, a brainless social invitee, washing dishes, reminiscences of old times, and pressure to marry, ending with mutual relief at departure.
A brief meditation on social standing suggesting you may faibly shine in others eyes by being superior or feeling inferior in talk and deeds. The piece muses on how demeanor and behavior shape perception within peer groups.
The text references faith as the substance of hoped for things and the evidence of things unseen, citing Hebrews 11:1. It emphasizes belief in unseen outcomes and the confidence faith provides in promises beyond visible proof.
A religious verse emphasizes keeping the Sabbath holy and reverencing the sanctuary as commanded by the Lord. Leviticus chapter ten verse three urges adherence to sacred observance and worship.
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