08 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1899
Page
1
Elizabeth Alden Curtis in Philistine describes a silent troop of birds lifting in a rhythmic, winged sweep across late day fields. The scene shifts as shadows fall, the sun briefly cured, a pale deck fades toward the southern hills.
The Atchison Globe summarizes D. R. Mecanally's view that marriage rates rise with cheap food and prosperity and fall during hard times and wars. It notes Massachusetts data from 1851 to 1879, wartime declines, and contrasts male aging with female vanity, ending with a reflective remark on ages 16 to 30.
A two hour breakfast at Mme Begeny’s in the French Quarter draws locals and visitors alike. The spread, priced at $1, features eight to nine courses from duc to liver, with claret and German blue label water. A distinguished Supreme Court judge dined there with Boston guests, as the rickety stairs lead to a plain dining room where gastronomy outshines decor.
The article recounts Emperor Charles V rehearsing his own funeral at Yuste after stepping down in 1556. In August 1558 a ceremonial procession in black, with the emperor in shroud, preceded a funeral mass and coffin interment. A fever followed, leading to his death September 21, 1588.
A description of a Java creature named linguin claims it is a missing link between ancient ichthyosaurs and modern saurians. Baron Alfonso Pereira reportedly shot one years ago. the nine to ten foot beast allegedly bled after a wound but remained largely intact.
A teacher posed questions to Sunday school pupils about missions and the ten plagues. The responses were unexpectedly witty and earnest with prodigal sons and ten virgins as memorable replies, reflecting youthful charm in religious instruction.
New Orleans banks do not pay pennies on checks. A 62.18 check yields 62.20, while 69.17 becomes 63.15. The split occurs between the second and third cent, a long standing practice rarely questioned. Balances copper at day’s end are unlikely. averages keep results within a few cents over time.
The Menominee in north western Wisconsin earn substantial income from lumber and farming. By selling ping logs in previous years about 1,800 men women and children have built a tribal fund near $1,000,000 and it continues to grow. The tribe spends about $75,000 yearly on logging and clears from $50,000 to $100,000 annually.
The text notes that every continent except Australia grows wild roses and that the rose is an ancient flower. It mentions Egyptian bas-reliefs from 38000 to 3500 B C, rosewater in Homer and the Bible, and the rose in Solomon’s Proverbs.
In a fierce gale the sea rises like a long wall and ships near shore are tossed. A 600 foot vessel faces crushing danger as waves surge to 40 feet high and 60,000 pounds per foot of length. A ship named New York or Paris would rise, but a misfortune on a lee shore could crush it like an eggshell under 100,000 tons of force.
A wary young man believes marriage is possible with $250 in savings and a steady job. Hope remains central to a love affair, while at forty he questions his past choices. After nightly pie, a nightmare stirs thoughts of remarrying on a similar sum.
A broken pane behind George Francis Train led to a cascade of ventures in Omaha in 1864. Train bought thousands of lots, built the Cozzens House hotel at Ninth and Harney, costing 70,000 with a gas plant, opened after 60 days, but a gas collapse darkened the debut. The hotel prospered briefly before disputes closed it and the Herndon House faded, later taken by Union Pacific. Dr H H Hibbard of St Louis was the first clerk.
A southern France sign from the last century lists Isaac Macairie as barber wigmaker healer sacristan schoolteacher blacksmith obstetrician and more with prices for shaving hair cutting and powders. It notes he taught geography and foreign commerce every Wednesday and Friday with a closing attribution to Tam Ignao Macarne.
A traveling artist visiting Michigan land uses a hilltop scene with rocks and jack pines as his subject, selling a painting for $1,000 before framing. A landlord doubted the price but the buyer paid, while the artist quips about the true value of the view. A separate anecdote recalls a tap root oak with an ancient horseshoe fossilized in its core, once a paperweight at Bradenham Hall. Additionally, a note argues against distilled water, claiming it’s poisonous and harmful, with taste distortion and stomach symptoms.
The text traces an old custom of placing lampposts before sheriffs mayors and provosts houses. It cites Heywood English Traveler and Reginald noting carved posts, possibly for proclamations. Interleaved dialogue from Mrs Bilkins and Mr Bilkins from New York Weekly adds a comic domestic aside.
A collage of humorous exchanges and miscommunications from period prose and jokes. Includes a tale of Miss Singleton mistaking a proposal for a subscription, a probate judge querying a German couple's relation, a boast about lineage, and a London mystery of recovered bottles. Also features a quip about a daily paper with tiny circulation.
A pompous lawyer, addressing the jury with grand rhetoric, boasts of sitting on a judge's bench in Iowa. The opposing attorney quickly challenges the statement, unraveling the argument and exposing the fragility of the claim.
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