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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1912
Page
3
A local ad lists prices for ladies fleece and ribbed underwear from 15c to 1.00 per garment, men's underwear and wool undergarments, bed blankets and spreads, fabrics, caps, coats for children and misses, school shoes, work and dress shoes, boots, hats, silk scarfs, boys suits and overcoats, and men's suits priced from 6.00 to 10.00.
A narrated visit with Shamrock Jones reveals how detective James uses keen observation to solve cases. He identifies a southern gentleman aboard a New York streetcar by details like posture, dress, scent, and a forget-me-not, deducing family ties, an adopted daughter, and a southbound trip to Virginia.
The article describes the sacred crocodile cult in ancient Fayum, noting the Crocodilopoleis or City of Crocodiles near Medinet and Arsinoe. It mentions Lake Moeris housing sacred crocodiles, buried after death in one of 1 509 underground sepulchers alongside pharaohs, within a desert oasis landscape of hills, roses, grapes, figs, olives, and palm forests.
Dr Faulkner recalls a story of a strange building described as a chemical laboratory on the town’s edge. A farmer asks what they are doing and the chemist explains a universal solvent that dissolves all things. The farmer inquires about containment and responses reflect a humorous misunderstanding.
A Harvard donor, a Lawrence businessman, pursued a yearlong debt through local notices. He drafted a witty note to the debtor referencing an upcoming Y M C A address on The Sinner's Balanced Account. A check arrived with the next mail sealing the settlement.
The piece discusses how death by own action peaks in summer and varies by climate. It notes more personal crisis reports on sunny days in the United States, with June highest in Europe and December lowest overall. It touches on weather, mental distress, earthquakes, and etymology of skull and scull variants.
A clipped dialogue shows Mrs Nulywed and Nuly wed arguing over love and attire with a Paris reference. The exchange hints at romantic tension and social expectations in a theatrical or comic strip style.
A fragment defines a snob as one who kisses feet of those above and kicks the head of those below, likening social climbers to a ladder where readiness to flatter masters rivals willingness to attack lower peers.
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