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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
3
Pacton, a shop clerk approaching twenty six, overhears Ruth Filmore lamenting the factory life. He quits his job, learns farming and road work, and later wins Ruth by proving he can support a home. Ruth confesses her care, and they plan a life together away from the store.
The manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence was not made. After signatures, copies were printed and sent to colonies. A 1832 facsimile exists and is kept at Washington. The parchment original was stored in 1894 due to deterioration. The 1823 facsimile remains on public view, and the original parchment shows faded signatures and illegible names.
Superintendent J R Bengles announces bamboo thrives in California open air in plant introduction gardens with timber growth of 17 inches in 24 hours. Officials see bamboo as a practical timber conservation source for furniture piping irrigation systems and other uses.
Miss Mabel Boardman, key figure of the National Red Cross, is famed for mobilizing funds from major financiers. She travels by train to big cities, gathers wealthiest men in each town, explains how to raise specified sums, then collects contributions.
Jack Welch describes in Outing a way to carry matches on the person without soaking. A box of safety matches is immersed in paraffin to form a solid cake from which a match is broken. Scratching the match removes the waterproof coating and abrasive, allowing ignition, a simple expedient for woodsmen.
A servant girl Dela tells Mrs Cooke she could not add more nuts to the cake because her jaw hurt from cracking them. The mistress notes she likes plenty of nuts in the cake and asks for more next time.
A Southern Workman writer explains how a harpooned seal or walrus cannot free itself from a spear. The spear point twists with the animal’s struggle, barbs hold firm, and a detachable drag line and inflated skin float allow pursuit and recovery of the catch after it tires and dies.
A historical note on brag games in Elizabethan England where liars’ clubs thrived. Reports that lying was celebrated and that writing did not exist, with a 1580 author citing rewards for outlying rivals. The Ball Tavern in Westminster hosted one of the era’s best known liars clubs with strict rules.
The text explains that cold afterbath chills come from insufficiently hot water. Hot water activates sweat pores, while lukewarm water leaves skin moist and prone to chills. It recommends a bath around 100 degrees Fahrenheit and adding hot water afterward to maintain temperature for easy drying and a dry, pleasant skin state.
The piece reflects on solitude testing a man harder than society, forcing reliance on inner resources. It notes some people choose isolation in nature and yet still seek conversation, finding companionship with nonhuman things when human contact is scarce.
Life's Sln and Compensations. For everything you have missed you have gained something else. The whole story of earthly existence ia one of compensations. Many a gift we craved and were denied held in its train ills we are glad to have been spared. Many a sorrow that has darkened our way, though its mem ory may still remain bitter, has wrought some change of character or conditions that we would be unwilling to give up. The allotment of joys and griefs is more carefully measure than we are accustomed to think, onl the lives of men more nearly equal- Exchange.
A brief reflective note on how assigning a profession to marriage mirrors seen drawbacks as life roles blend. The line contrasts declared duties with the friction and compromises that emerge when pairing personal life with work or vows.
To remove stains from washable fabrics rub the area with fresh lard before washing. This old method suggests using fat to lift grass stains, then launder as usual.
A wry remark noting that those who tout business before pleasure often neglect both, suggesting a disconnect between professed priorities and practical attention.
A historical note reports that seventy percent of the gold owned by a notable individual is held in coin form, highlighting the preference for coinage over bullion among the subject. The remark underscores the era's circulation and value distribution of precious metals within private holdings.
A brief look at fox farming as a fading or emerging income source in the southern Yukon. The note highlights the uncertain profitability and limited industry growth for fox farms in the region.
The ad urges readers to choose books for reading pleasure over bragging. It promotes safe, thoughtful consumption of literature and positions Real de Luxe Editions as a trusted source for accessible volumes.
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