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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
2
The store touts latest styles and lowest prices across goods from linen table linen to satin damask and black dress fabrics. It highlights Eclipse shirts at 1.00, Hosiery up to 1.25, men’s and women’s underwear, heavy winter goods, handkerchiefs, shoes from 1.00 to 3.75, suits and overcoats, carpets, oils, quilts, queensware, and a new groceries and tobacco section with fresh staples.
A local store promotes a wide winter selection featuring boys knee pants suits in gray blue and brown, dainty gray vers ovals, gentlemen hats gloves shirts and neckwear in blue oxblood lavender and white, and undergarments. Heavy fleece lined underwear priced at 25 cents for youths and 39 cents for men, plus a new consignment of Douglass Shoes. Ladies wear includes furs scarfs and coats with children's coats and affordable five to six dollar furs. A stocked range of cloth dress goods such as Venetian Melrose and broadcloths in light and dark shades are highlighted.
Miss Broughton waits as rain lashes the pavement and a theater interview with Lawrence Bright unfolds. Once she saved him in New York, now her longing for his sympathy surfaces while he reunites with his wife after offering thanks for past aid.
An ethnographic note on Mashikelumwe men in central Africa. It details the 45 inch hair headdress made with hair grease and sable horn, worn while bowing to tribal pain. The article also mentions naked men, barbed assagais, and ritual headgear tied to huts or ground when sleeping. A second feature discusses Euclid’s Forty-seventh Proposition using domino-based demonstrations.
A London anecdote recalls a member of parliament who slipped behind a friend and stole his handkerchief. He was halted by a quiet man who returned the items and apologized, saying he did not know the MP belonged to that circle.
In Tehuantepec, 1890, botanists report the native hinta plant bears a flower that changes color three or more times daily with favorable weather. Morning white, noon deep red, night blue. Some trees allegedly show many hues at night. Only two daylight hours from 11 am to 1 pm emit a perfume.
The Iroquois legend speaks of a prewater world where birds ruled the air and monsters ruled the seas. A celestial woman fell from the sky and was placed on the back of a giant tortoise who grew into an island. Twin spirits soon arose, one bringing maize tobacco and good, the other weeds and evil, while the tortoise’s slow stretch reshaped the world.
A Hospital Gazette excerpt warns tight collars harm health and appearances by compressing neck veins and blood flow. It cites red noses pimples watery eyes and altered facial expression as results. The piece attributes headaches and potential visual issues to elevated head blood pressure from constriction.
In a Scottish inland village, a gorobationer finished a sermon in the parish church and, after a moment of silent prayer, felt a tap from a grave visitor who urged him to persevere. The incident, noted by London Outlook, surprised a congregation unused to such moments.
A compact note explains nutmeg growth on small pear like trees in Asia and tropical America with fragrant flowers. It details fruit size, seed and mace, long bearing life, Jamaica yields, Dutch monopoly on Banda island, and a story of burning nutmegs to raise prices, followed by the nutmeg pigeon dispersing seeds across regions.
In equatorial Pacific islands shark fishing yields profitable exports for natives. Steamer and sailing vessels bring fins tails and skins to Sydney and Auckland. Hongkong and Singapore are main markets for fins while Chinese merchants pay six to eleven aa per pound. Fins fetch best prices due to glutinous matter. tails serve as food in China and as a base for varnishes.
Coal left outdoors for a month loses about one third of its heating value. A ton on the ground loses about 47 percent, while a ton under a shed loses ~25 percent. Dry, fully covered storage greatly preserves heat, as softer coal loses more power through volatile constituents combining.
When horses sleep they keep one ear directed forward as a guard relic from wild times. Cattle show indifference to ear position while sleeping yet both species’ ears point in the same direction.
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