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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1923
Page
2
A faded cookbook fragment details cantaloupe baskets with lemon juice and cherries, peach puree with meringue, nougat ice cream, marshmallow pudding, and raspberry surprise with whipped cream, plus a note on race-mixing marriage bans in fifteen states.
The piece describes facial and hand languages used by police and detectives, noting a proposed eyebrow code from a Chinese official. Signals include two eyebrow raises with a frown for instant action and closing one eye for danger. Misinterpretation risks are highlighted if the signals aren’t known.
The article traces how Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Hot Springs, Boston, and Baltimore got their names. It notes Cleveland’s misspelled spelling, Pittsburgh’s English roots and Fort Pitt suggestion, Duquesne’s French origin, Hot Springs Arkansas famed springs, and Boston from St Botolph’s via Puritan founders, with Lord Baltimore linked to Maryland.
The article notes that touching eggplants with bare fingers can bruise the tender tissue and hasten decay. It states a light press suffices to cause damage, but avoiding direct contact with warm hands prevents harm. Professional packers are described as wearing canvas gloves for this reason.
Richard Rey’s winning comedy drama Crossed Wires is praised as a lively Chautauqua production about two ambitious boys who swap career plans, seek to “uncross” the wires, and discover romance as wedding bells ring. The play, though popular at Chautauqua, cannot transfer to Broadway per contest terms.
The article discusses whether the seventy-odd chemical elements are truly elementary or built from something simpler. It cites radium and recent discoveries suggesting elements evolved from a simpler substance, mirroring planetary formation from a nebula. It notes nebulae and stars show increasing complexity, with Earth housing many elements and compounds, and links radioactivity to elemental decay.
To the Judges and Clerks of Election and Voters of Caroline County Notice is hereby given that the Primary Election will be held in several districts or precincts between seven in the morning and seven in the evening on the specified date. Polling places include Henderson Greensboro Denton Preston Federalsburg Hillsboro West Denton Ridgely American Corner. Rabbled offices include Associate Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit three House of Delegates members one County Commissioner one Register of Wills one state's Attorney one Sheriff. Returns due before noon the following Wednesday to the Clerk of the Circuit Court County Commissioners Supervisors of Elections and Register of Wills of Caroline County Md.
A Denton reader recounts long relief from kidney attacks using Dean's Kidney Pills from Denton Drug Co. The testimonial quotes Mrs. Georgia R. Garey who notes kidney and back pain improvement after taking the remedy. Price is 60 cents at all dealers, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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