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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
5
A harbor seaman joins the Warrior as a last crewman, admitting he is a coward from a prior rescue failure. In a ferocious gale near a sand bar, the crew fights to survive while the self-proclaimed coward volunteers to sprint for shore through breaking seas. He dies facing the ocean with a calm smile, proving he was not afraid to die.
An impressionist painter, finishing a purple and blue landscape, seeks a title from his wife who suggests Homer but explains there’s no place like it. The exchange reveals a witty, domestic moment about naming a work.
An elderly woman recalls a folk tale about indigo and Aunt Cher ity's eggs. She jokes that good eggs either sink or swim in water, but she cannot decide which, and various phrasing ends with the eggs either sinking or floating.
This excerpt argues jealousy among poets painters musicians and actors arises from vanity and self consciousness heightened by public scrutiny. It links the need for a public name in poetry painting music and opera to rivalries, promotions, and the harsh gaze of audiences.
The Boston Herald explains that naval and army guns of similar calibers require similar manning, with naval guns typically using six men for large calibers like thirteen inch, while army equivalents use twenty one. Smaller calibers vary from three to four to six men depending on the gun. Coated turrets and disappearing carriages influence operator counts.
The article lists vanadium, uranium, tridium, palladium, and lithium with prices per pound and uses. Vanadium valued at 592 dollars for coloring glass and copper iron ductility. Uranium for glass and porcelain at 86 a pound. Tridium at 780 a pound, used for gold pen tips. Palladium 482 a pound for astronomical instruments. Lithium at 1100 a pound, prescribed for rheumatism, with limited non medical use.
Ephraim Webster was the first permanent settler in Onondaga County New York. He traded with the Onondaga and learned their language and customs, serving for years as Indian agent and interpreter. Indians tied him to a tree and hurled tomahawks near his head, but his calm endurance impressed his tormentors.
A tale recounted by Rev. Minot J. Savage describes an English fiancée and her American lover killed abroad. In New York a medium-sent trance yielded claims of shared memories and a deathbed saving, later echoed by the English officer father who survived a shell strike after a premonition. Coincidence or meaning?
In 1803 two Frenchmen fought a novel duel over a lady Mile Thevet. Balloons identical in appearance carried the combatants who fired blunderbusses at the balloons rather than each other. One balloon was struck and collapsed, sending the occupants to their deaths.
The well known Professor Blackie waits for a train on a platform. A gentleman asks for the secret of happiness. The professor says happiness comes from no vain regrets, hopeful future, and always doing one’s duty.
The article describes the old custom of telling the bees when someone dies. Practitioners tap each hive and whisper the news under the hive cap to calm the bees and keep them from leaving. The piece notes the custom appears worldwide and cites Whittier’s poem as an allusion.
A handsome young widow rejects a butcher's marriage proposal in sharp wit. He stammers before she notes he has not offered his hand, then quips about weighing it on scales with the meat. The scene showcases brisk dialogue and social humor.
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