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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1927
Page
6
The notice names Melvin & Johnson, Inc. as publishers and lists the publication on Saturday morning October 1, 1927. It references the firm as the publisher of the periodical and marks the release date for the issue.
A Newburyport writer recalls a 1680 case of witchcraft with pots and pans rattling overnight and a brick striking the old man. The grandmother was convicted and hanged, the grandfather survived, the grandson fled after a shoe was seen, and later the case was dismissed.
A missionary priest in the Luzon highlands was shot in the back by a young mountain lad during a feud. The assailant, believing the priest an enemy, later knelt to beg forgiveness. He removed the arrow by cutting the feather end and pushing the point through the priest, then drawing it out. The wound healed without affecting vital organs.
A Kansas City Star quip mocks a young man’s inability to say cannot. Old Riley Rezzidew taunts him about misusing the word can and jokes that only the disabled or jailed should say cannot in this free land.
Describes wheel and rail geometry. The flange on the inside helps steady but does not keep the car on the rail. The rail top and wheel rim are rounded, so wheels rest on the inner slope. Outer wheel circumference is smaller, wheels press outward, and opposing forces balance to keep cars on the rails.
An English expert reports that upholstery treated with scents from cloves thyme wild verbena geranium and cinnamon remains germ proof for eighteen months to two years. Clove odor kills microbes in thirty five minutes while cinnamon works in twelve minutes and its essence can kill typhoid fever bacteria in twelve minutes.
In a Lambs club gathering a Scottish actor challenged tales of penuriousness. He argued thrift is a virtue and noted as a collector of oddities he has visited pawnshops citywide and never seen a set of bagpipes for sale, praising his race.
A light exchange centers on taste at an artistic reception. A woman modestly cites her limited art knowledge yet asserts clear likes. Miss Cayenne agrees and adds a humorous culinary preference as her preferred enjoyments.
A patient, Time to Laugh Bilkins, follows a doctor’s cue to laugh before meals to aid his liver. In a restaurant a stranger scolds him, and Bilkins replies he laughs for his liver, prompting the stranger to joke he should laugh too, having ordered his own meal earlier.
Farin and Firestile at issue in a stubborn confrontation as tensions flare in a fiery dispute. Read or hear more about the brewing clash and its possible consequences for local plans and reputations.
Joseph Kaye recalls writing Papagallo in a law office and selling it to a Canadian paper for little, later revisiting the tale in 1910. He discusses Montague Glass creator of Potash and Perlmutter, noting his fame across books, plays, films, and comics.
A Roman fountain near the Coliseum called Meta Sudans is credited to Emperor Domitian and is featured on a medal from the Coliseum opening. The conical fountain released water from many holes, with a bronze globe atop a circular marble basin, and is noted by Seneca for a trumpet noise nearby.
Historian notes the opal combines luck and danger in different cultures. Norse myth links a gem from children eyes to Volenr the dwarf, then Elizabethan belief portrays the opal as an eye and thief’s patron. The piece traces enduring distrust of opals in English-speaking regions.
A humorous collection of exaggerated definitions from a newspaper page. The excerpt lists playful quips like gossip defined as when nothing is done and someone tells about it, plus others such as dandy, snoring, bachelor, tyrant, nothing, truth, polite interest, cannibal, caution, and smiles.
The article notes a shift due to more English women, reducing Gretna Green’s romantic marriage trade. It recalls Gretna Green’s heyday from 1754 to 1856 and a famous painting of post chaise lovers fleeing boundary officials.
A roundup of remarkable facts lists the deepest coal mine near Lambert Belgium at 3,500 feet, Cardiff docks as the largest, Sydney lighthouse as the strongest electric light, Cape Henry’s lighthouse as 165 feet high, University College Oxford founded in 1050, Paris National Library with over 5,000,000 volumes, Paris Opera House as largest theater, Peter the Great statue in Leningrad weighing 1,100 tons, Japan’s tallest stone statues at 44 feet, Cairo’s largest college with 15,000 students and 500 teachers, and Damascus as the oldest city.
Dr. F Wieder told the Royal Dutch Geographical Society that early map makers were Egyptians and Babylonians. He cited a Berlin sarcophagus depicting the road to Elysium and a 14th century BC Nubian gold mine plan on papyrus, noting Babylonian road charts 50 centuries ago as precursors to modern road maps.
Post office staff in Congress may be pardoned if their estimates of public intelligence are low. Letters still arrive for Mark Hanna and Boise Penrose, former senators long dead. Uncle Joe Cannon’s mall remains heavy as members of the house and senate are indiscriminately confused by careless writers. A roll of all state legislatures helps forward mail to proper addresses.
A six year old named Albert squeezes toothpaste beyond a mother’s limit. She says take as big as a bean, he tries and the tube yields a larger amount. He insists it is a string bean, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding from Youth's Companion.
A fragment notes the term bachelor may derive from an old French word linked to a young man, illustrating uncertainty about the etymology and the word’s origins.
The Detroit News describes a farmer’s field scaled model of the solar system. A two foot sun, Mercury a grain of mustard 82 feet away, Earth a pea 215 feet away, and Saturn an orange two-fifths of a mile distant illustrate vast distances. Saturn’s real distance is 886000000 miles from the sun, Earth 030000000 miles, with Earth and Saturn as close as 793000000 miles at closest approach.
The text explains a tree has three main parts: roots, stem, and crown. It notes roots are usually below ground and shallow-rooted trees like spruces pines hemlocks are not windfirm. Deep taproots in hickories oaks and walnuts anchor trees firmly.
A young lady across the way reports her younger brother has been taken to the hospital for tonsil and adenoid removal. The brief item notes a family health procedure and nearby interest in local happenings.
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