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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1923
Page
3
Governor Ritchie faces a whispering campaign as Republicans claim no issue while Democrats credit all progress. The piece notes voters see broad support for the Governor, while Republicans probe old wounds to sway ballots. It urges specifics from Ritchie to contrast with vague charges.
A Colorado Springs area feature describes light grayish yellow sandstone pillars twenty feet high capped by dark rock. The caps protect the pillars from disintegration, explaining slow erosion in Colorado's dry climate. The piece notes broader desert formations and contrasts with faster decay in the East where moisture and freeze thaw prevail.
A four year old boy visits an east city physician after hours and, despite being alone, asks when a baby will be brought to their house. The lad explains he can manage home alone and crosses the street safely as the physician watches him disappear into the night.
Dr J H Mason Knox Jr chief of Maryland Health Bureau outlines infant care guidance for mothers. He emphasizes feeding, sleep, weaning, vaccination and best practices for healthy early development. The period piece frames public health messaging from state authorities.
The article outlines simple warm adaptable infant dress for climate over seasons. It covers abdominal binders, shirts, flannel skirts, dresses, sleeping bags, napkins, and stockin gs with care tips, materials, sizes, and maintenance for healthy, comfortable newborns and young babies.
Guidance on baby nightgown weight for hot and cold weather uses stockinet or flannelette, or any soft material. Gowns should open at the front and may be drawn up at the feet with a string for young babies. Four gowns are recommended.
A new sugar cane harvester mimics a grain reaper and replaces many workers. The machine, driven by a gasoline engine and guided by one operator, cuts stalks within an inch of the ground, gathers them with mechanical fingers, and yields stalks about 10 percent richer than hand-cut.
A quotation emphasizes that true success comes only through hard work and discipline. It argues that anyone avoiding the price of distinction should pursue easier aims, likening effort to the pursued fox. The line reflects a stern, early 19th century sentiment on merit and perseverance.
The Salmon River in Idaho is described as the River of No Return because it can be navigated only downstream and the single day boat used for the descent is sold or abandoned after each trip.
A short quotation on garden pleasure credits God Almighty with planting a garden, calling the act the purest human delight and the greatest refreshment to the spirits, attributed to Bucon.
A father and son exchange questions about taxes and government. The child asks what revenues are and how Uncle Sam uses them, and the father explains funding government, leading to the line Lets start a government by Denver Parrakeet.
The article surveys woods used in sports gear from ash for racket frames to canes for bats and fishing rods, greenheart for shafts, beech sails, and rubber in balls, noting historical substitutions like Quebec spruce and steel or aluminum, and stressing ash as unbeatable for many items and cork in cricket ball splices.
A reader praises Austen for dramatic power in dialogue noting no novelist rivals her clarity and force. The piece claims Austen's unfolding of character through speech makes her work highly declaimable, even captivating to youthful audiences seen as lacking appreciation for wit.
A wealthy Philadelphia clubman is accosted by a beggar who asks for a quarter. The beggar recalls a past strike for a dime, adding he cannot keep expenses under 8 1 3 cents a day. The exchange unfolds as a noted urban anecdote from the Philadelphia Record.
The piece recalls the Battle of Sidney Street in London where police and soldiers besieged an anarchist stronghold led by a figure known as Peter the Painter. Fire and smoke engulfed the house, ending in a ruin and the destruction of the besieged.
A Boston Evening Transcript quote frames cheerfulness as a duty beyond mood, insisting it is owed to those nearby and highlighting social responsibility in daily conduct.
A Boston Transcript observer notes that a savings account resembles a fish tale the longer it runs, the larger it appears. The remark implies optimism about compounding but reads as a critique of inflated returns.
A brief musing contrasts worry with cheerfulness, noting that fear turns work into burden while optimism makes duty feel like a privilege. The sentiment urges positive mindset to approach daily tasks.
A brief meditation on ambition. The Boston Transcript frames life as more meaningful when guided by great dreams that inspire action. The line suggests dreams alone matter less without deeds to realize them.
A fragmentary quotation attributed to O W Holmes. It presents a moral maxim linking fear to suppressing passions and fiery impulses. The text reads as a compact aphorism with no concrete event, person, place, or publication details.
A fragment notes a message received from "radio eyes" of a man, suggesting a broadcast or communication link. Further readable context centers on the idea of surveillance or distant messaging embedded in the radio metaphor. The snippet hints at a personal or investigative link via broadcasting imagery.
A speculative piece imagines rubber from cactus and alcohol from prickly pear juice enabling future tech. It mentions Winnipeg shipping elderly to Batteryland and weed-based fuels for flying machines, sea power from tides, and a Severn river dam project near Christol to harness tidal electricity.
Lawyer questions a witness about listening at a keyhole on Nineteenth Street near Park Avenue on Tuesday January 18 in a prior year and about telling his wife the overheard information on the following Friday, risking gossip spread. The witness responds ambiguously.
Faith must stand by itself and not demand external proof for the faith they own. When they seek such proof earnestly, they begin to fall, a thought attributed to Milton.
A concise quotation attributed to Rousseau notes that true greatness includes awareness of personal deficiencies. It emphasizes humility as a measure of superiority, suggesting that those who are most capable also judge themselves most rigorously.
The article argues meteors reveal the earth is part of the universe. Iron and nickel dominate meteorites, matching earthly matter. It suggests all cosmic material originated from a common melting pot, and that life and intelligence could exist on other planets with similar conditions.
The library division employees gave the latest married member of the official family a warm sendoff as he and his bride departed for a moor honeymoon tour through the East. They promised to write from down East, but four or five days passed before friends received a postcard. The note ended with We are having as good a time as may be expected under the circumstances.
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