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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1904
Page
4
The article describes feeling music where electric wires conduct sound from instruments directly to the body. It claims listeners feel harmony from head to foot instead of hearing it, with applications to piano phonograph guitar banjo and trombone. It suggests brass bands could be felt if wires were attached to horns.
A new theory from a famed scientist proposes the ether as a chemical element called newtonian. It would fill space and transmit light energy with atomic weight a millionth that of hydrogen, possibly escaping gravity’s pull in the universe.
A Chamber of Deputies committee investigates white lead use in home paints. Expert M Breton is authorized to publish findings in pamphlet form and condemns white lead and lead-containing colors as highly poisonous to workers and residents alike. Report of Consul General Guenther from Frankfort.
The London Chronicle notes debates on who invented the picture post card. A German is credited with introducing it in 1872, but references suggest the concept and early forms appeared far earlier. Lecky cites political caricatures likely Italian in origin, becoming popular in England during the South Sea panic, while George Townshend reportedly invented caricature cards in 1756.
Lieutenant General Adna Chaffee recounted a story from the Kansas City Journal about an Irish man applying at a Buffalo recruiting station. When asked about drilling the man replied that he had two years of subway work and quipped that drilling was in his realm, asking for another question.
Henry Lickwood, a Jasper County farmer, angered by his dog, threw a rock which hit a bulldog. The bulldog charged, knocked Lickwood down, and likely would have killed him if Lickwood's dog had not attacked from behind and dragged the bulldog off. Lickwood vows not to throw rocks at his dog again.
Joseph Pichette of Springvale Maine owns a mirror that has become a local curiosity. About two years ago a rose image appeared on the surface and soon another flower began to form. The mirror continues to change unexpectedly, producing handsome pictures with no explanation.
A quotation from Professor Brinton about full blooded American Indians raised in American schools. He asserts they are not inferior in intellect or sympathy to the typical American gentleman, casting a respectful view on educated Indigenous individuals.
The article notes increasing cultivation of medicinal herbs across the United States including spigelin, serpentaria, senega, senna, colocynth, gentian, poppy, digitalis purpurea, atropia belladonna, sanguinaria canadensis, cimicifuga racemosa, and valerian. Farmers near Kalamazoo, Michigan grow 40 million pounds of peppermint annually, while wild pepper mint in certain states and valerian in Vermont are highlighted.
All over the house advice urges efficient kitchen setup with practical tools. Readers are prompted to equip for easy work, from a potato peeler to large salt and pepper shakers, and to keep utensils organized for daily tasks.
A historical note describes two rusk preparations. The first uses milk sugar salt yeast flour and butter with an egg, followed by rising, shaping into rounds and baking. The second combines milk butter lard sugar potato yeast eggs and flour to form a thin batter that rises and is baked in a hot oven.
Built in bookcases are a feature of remodeled homes, especially where a single room must serve as a library. Space under stairs and alcoves suit shelves best, avoiding drafts and keeping comfort. Low shelves painted to match woodwork, with a small light, create a cozy study corner.
The article notes the value of asbestos pads to protect polished dining table surfaces. Cloth coverings with double faced canton flannel create a soft noiseless surface, and convenient pads in various shapes and sizes are sold in home furnishing stores. Folding designs allow easy storage, and cloth slips for asbestos mats offer practical use.
The later tea cozy is made from oriental cotton in vivid scarlet with raised gold embroidery. It uses half a yard of scarlet silk, quilted scarlet satin, and three yards of heavy scarlet silk cord to complete the brilliant piece.
Wash the paper labels from the tins and mark cans for soda tapio ca raisins currants and groceries. They are often placed on shelves in paper bags if glass jars are unavailable. The row of shining cans with lettered sides appears orderly.
Backed by over 35 years of cures the makers offer $500 in legal US money for any case of Leucorrhea Female Weakness Prolapsus or Falling of Womb they cannot cure. They request a fair trial of their remedy and promise confidential correspondence. Buffalo N Y Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a ladies laxative and unmatched for gentleness and thoroughness.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Delaware and Chesapeake Railway timetable with stops including Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Kenton Marydel Henderson Goldsboro Greensboro Ridgely Easton and Oxford. Times and fractions appear garbled but indicate a weekday schedule with morning and afternoon passenger and possibly freight listings.
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