01 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary note recalls Arthur J. Stringer and poems from Harper's Magazine. The fragment suggests themes of memory and affection for a past era. No clear events or dates are provided in the readable text.
The article recounts Emma Abbott daughter of a wealthy family dying in Denver after singing scenes from Faust. She died of typhoid pneumonia in a hotel room as medical aid failed. The piece portrays her final moments on stage and in the hotel sickroom, ending with a poetic tribute.
A Colignes method to avoid German military service is explained. Under 17 may emigrate and return after nine months to reset the period, extending life in Germany. Leave after nearly nine months and stay briefly, return to repeat. After 17, exit requires a bond to delay service until 20, else forfeiture risks a 45 year ban. Deserters face imprisonment and asset seizure before 45. after 45, one may return freely. The piece cites New York Herald and includes a Washington Star quip about hats and wings.
A historical overview traces newspapers back to ancient Rome and medieval notices. It describes acta dinrum, early Roman edicts, and later Venetian sheets, affiches, and the rise of printed public intelligence in Elizabethan England with The English Mercury. It notes the Armada era and the shift toward regular news sheets and public notices.
A Philadelphia Press note recounts inventor John Lofting manufacturing the first thimbles in London under two centuries ago. It details their iron or brass origins, Lofting's fortune, and the evolution to today’s varied thimbles in gold, silver, ivory, and other materials.
A tale from the New York Sun recounts how Senators Voorhees and Vest baked chocolates filled with brown soap for Augustus H. Garland. Garland, then attorney general and later Cleveland’s ally, bit into several pieces, foaming at the mouth but undeterred, declaring he would have swallowed it even if it killed him.
Senator Eldridge of Shelby champions Jimmie Tibbs the Nashville newsboy for page, praising his grit and family resilience as the senate hears a moving nomination. Eldridge’s oration blends personal vignette with fate and faith, ending with Tibbs’s election announced by the Nashville American.
An eye strengthening lotion is described: four teaspoonfuls thoracic powder, a pint boiling water. Dissolve, bottle, cork tightly. When needed, mix with a cupful boiling water, optionally two teaspoonfuls laurel or elder flower water, and bathe eyes with a soft rag or sponge. Source cites New York Tribune.
The text explains that slow wing flaps are inaudible but rapid motions produce noise. It cites house flies vibrating 91,120 times a minute or 335 times a second, bees up to 26,400 times or 440 times a second, and a tired bee humming on E with about 8,330 vibrations per second, linking pitch to vibration rate.
A dubious practice reportedly uses whale dissection in an Australian hotel to treat rheumatic pain. Patients allegedly lie inside a whale’s decomposing blubber for two hours, the warmth and substances acting as a giant poultice. The claim labels the procedure the whale cure for rheumatism.
The Yonkers Statesman notes that the government has issued a new series of $1 bills just as the first southern strawberries appear in market. The editorial questions what has been done and praises timely action.
In a terse New York Tribune style blurb the item notes general damage to peaches or chards due to the February cold wave. The report attributes the issue to harsh weather and mentions no specific location or figures.
At a Cork Ireland Faust performance the actor playing Mephistopheles was so stout the trapdoor would not admit his descent to the underworld. His upper body remained exposed above the stage as a gallery spectator quipped Begorra the place is full.
An English papers anecdote credits Austin Dobson with lines copied from Edgar Allan Poe in a volume owning verses by Poe. A quirky quotation from Miss Sophie Loury’s studio attendant, an old colored man, turns on love and business, ending with a humorous definition of Jove as dizziness and mnizziness.
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