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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
4
A Dayton businessman recalls a wholesale deal where a customer paid 9500 in cash for 92 000 goods with a 300 note. After negotiators suggested a gift, the seller returned the note as a “present.” The eager patron balked, asking if the note was endorsed, and demanded the suspenders back.
An article reviews instantaneous photography analyzing a galloping horse. It describes Sysonby’s statue captured with all four legs off the ground, the later hind foot spring, and contrasts conventional depictions with an evolved pose. It traces artistic representations from Mycenae to Persia, Siberia, and Western Europe through centuries.
A historical note explains the thermometer testing process at the Washington weather bureau. Bulbs pass through a standardizing lab, dipping into freezing and rising temperature baths to verify accuracy. It covers mercury and spirit thermometers, freezing points, and typical Fahrenheit ranges used locally and in the far north.
A mid eighteenth century traveler first used the word shampoo in English describing a Chinese practice. He notes the sequence of instruments and calls it a form of massage derived from an Indian verb meaning to knead.
Governor Jennings once shared a memory from Dearborn County while electioneering for Congress. He recounted meeting Ton Oxleys who, recently sober, told how a panther frightened him and how the tale ended with Jennings promising a civil engineering position if Oxleys stopped drinking.
A tale recounts how Alexander of Pella rose from humble origins to power by a staged snake of Aesculapius in a credulous ancient city. Lucian and Apollonius are cited as sources. The narrative notes his later wealth, spies, and a mystery about the fate of the miraculous serpent.
Pittsburg Post reports a remark about a well bred child drawing public correction. The exchange highlights etiquette pressures and social norms in the era, with emphasis on parental expectations and public accountability within the community.
You cannot do decent farming without good tools. Buy a MOLINE Sulky or Gang Plow to finish tasks quicker and cheaper than a walking plow. The timely work will improve crops and pay for the plow. Timothy and Clover Seed will be ready for seeding.
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