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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1923
Page
4
A Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus as the supreme missionary and the need for laborers to harvest the world. It highlights three classes of missionaries, including Jesus, the Twelve, and devoted women, plus the core gospel: God so loved the world that He gave His Son for eternal life.
Edmund Hoyle the master of whist arrives at the Three Pigeons in a white hackney, emblem Ace of Hearts displayed. Morley notes Hoyle’s humor and his role in renaming whisk to whist, while Hoyle’s income came from tutoring wealthy Indies in the game, selecting pupils for beauty and youth.
A sermon reflecting on Luke 9 59 61 contrasts two would be followers who delay faith due to family duties and farewell. It argues circumstance, often demon shaped, blocks gospel invitation while Christ’s gracious stance offers inner peace and true happiness beyond material gifts.
A devotional meditation contrasts I can with In Christ highlighting that divine grace underpins human effort. It warns against relying on willpower or self and urges embracing Christ as the root of truly able work. The Apostles sentence is used as a tree metaphor where In Christ is the root and I can the fruit.
The piece notes that musicir musical devices may lure mice into traps, citing East practice where charmer tunes make snakes dance and suggesting gramophones in barns to attract rodents. It warns that a musical trap should be active and capable of killing, not passive, and asks where cases of multiple catches have been recorded.
A Forbes Magazine note laments ocean voyages losing calm as liner travel expands media on board. It reports branch banks opening on Atlantic lines, new printing presses aboard ships, and a six-person newspaper crew aboard one liner. Radio phonographs bands radio and market reports flood mid Atlantic voyages.
The magnetic pole, distinct from the geographic pole, was located by Captain John Ross on June 1, 1881. The dip of the needle reached 89 degrees 50 minutes, nearly at the pole, with horizontal needles showing no movement. The spot lies almost due north of Winnipeg within 20 degrees, at 70 degrees 5 minutes 17 seconds latitude and 106 degrees 48 minutes 45 seconds longitude.
The article discusses Lord Itichard Whittington known as Dick Whittington, famed as London's mayor in legend. It notes the popular romance of a scullion boy who lends his cat to a departing ship, amasses wealth in Barbary, heeds the Bow Bells, rises to mayor, and marries his lady. It asserts no solid foundation for these tales or for kingside misdeeds.
A report before the Physical Society of London details an expert demonstration of invisible light signaling. The signaling lamp emits a beam so narrow it ensures secrecy. daylight is blocked by a deep red Mitre and a red screen to reveal signals up to six miles. Night signaling uses a screen transmitting only ultraviolet rays.
A U S mission sails to Scottish ports to study turning fish scales into pearls. An official in agriculture notes the material called Chithh. The plan aims to apply the preparation to artificial pearls to mimic velvet texture and glow of real pearls, with North Sea herrings identified as optimal sources.
A historical note on fashion and health manuals from 1713 to 1667 advising against bathing. It promotes dry rubbing with a towel and warns water washing harms eyesight and causes colds and pallor, reflecting era views on cleanliness and skin care.
A man claiming ten dollars he deposited six months ago confronts a Teller at a bank run by members of his own race. The Teller dismisses his claim saying there is no money in the bank. The exchange ends with a sharp insinuation about long-ago interest.
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