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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
6
C J Blancilard reports that the Great Colorado River’s shifting course could create an inland sea over Imperial Valley. The old beaches mark shorelines where tropical evaporation left a fertile plain rich in mineral salts. Irrigation could unlock vast harvests, but engineering challenges must be solved to prevent homelessness for eight thousand families.
Consternation grips railroads and thousands of settlers as the Colorado River shifts into Salton Sink near Yuma. The Imperial Canal head, bypassed by the river, is overwhelmed by silt and floodwater, risking vast irrigated lands and homes. Engineers race to reroute the stream with new heading, lumber, and steamboats, but success is uncertain.
Dr William Osler argues the creative faculty does not end at middle age and urges physicians to pursue new fields, live by the Golden Rule, and avoid selfish ambition. He notes age can enrich judgment, citing Franklin Gladstone Hale Kelvin Taswell and others, asserting growth remains possible beyond forty.
The New York Times notes annual offerings to Cypress Hills Chinese Cemetery by New York City's Chinese colony. Roast pig and boiled rice are laid on graves with rites that fascinate and repel observers. The piece reflects on affection, propriety, and the mystery of how the dead are honored in these ceremonies.
A Sunday school teacher asks the Juvenile class about Good Friday. A boy replies that Good Friday was the colored man who did the housework for Robinson Crusoe, reflecting a humorous misunderstanding.
Luke Belmont lists a new buggy for sale in Teesville Missouri. He says he was married last week and is selling the buggy now.
The Navy Department will call for bids on a new supply of 150000 pounds of cut plug tobacco in November and continues to test samples to ensure the best grade. Bids range from 60 to 48 cents a pound, with final selection by chemical analysis and practical tests among officers and sailors.
Visitors to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing learn the government rule of four used to thwart counterfeiters. Each currency note has a unique number and letter in opposite corners. The last two digits determine the letter: remainders of 1 map to A, 2 to B, 3 to C, and 0 to D, guiding authentication.
Debate erupts over moving Pocahontas relics to Jamestown for the exposition. Proponents say it honors history. critics call it a side show and warn against reviving a myth or distorting memory. The London Standard notes reliance on myth and poetry in the Pocahontas story.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin President Hill of the Great Northern Railway denounces rapid disposal of public lands. He argues lands have gone to lumber kings cattle barons and speculators rather than settlers. He urges Congress to amend laws to prevent further looting and to open lands to development.
A weary forty year old man hurries through meals and work at the Chicago Times-Herald. He endures the crowd's eagerness, rushing from breakfast to books and the ticker. A constant pressure, a card table, a pallor, and a cloth-covered box mark the night as music and fatigue fill his day.
A movement urges adding tooth brush drills to school curricula and regular dentist visits for children. Doctors tout tonics to aid digestion and blood purification amid chronic mouth poisoning. A physician links appendicitis to bad teeth, urging either tooth extraction or appendix removal.
A distressed young mother duck asks a witching plea about a missing duckling. A polite fox feigns concern and hints at future reunion while offering scant Inside information. The playful exchange hints at caution and mischief in a woodland fable setting.
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