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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1895
Page
1
The fragment touts a tonic described as better than pills and available in tabloid or powder form, implying a health product claim without specific details or sourcing.
Dr John A Veatch predicted borax in the West leading to discoveries across Death Valley Nevada. Aaron Winters and his wife Rosie tested a sample at night using a green flame and found rich borax. The mine sold for 20000 dollars, after which Rosie later died from prosperity.
A World front piece discusses how feigned insanity among lunatics is widely practiced to shield crime. It cites cases in Chicago and other locales where both sane people posing as insane and truly insane subjects are hard to distinguish. The article notes doctors now watch for clumsy faking and emphasizes the expert’s difficult task.
In a Charleston News letter a friend recounts Captain Alexan der Fraser Varley of the Confederate Navy showing personal courage on a South American shore. Varley defeats Officer Nelson in a pistol duel after Nelson provoked him with hazing. Warley wounded Nelson in the lung. Nelson recovered and is said to have died years later.
A visiting woman recalls a crowded Washington event near the White House, led through by a policeman and seated inside by chance. The tale contrasts dignified masquerade with the fear of being discovered as an intruder, as reported by Exchange. In Detroit Free Press a tale about the Fat Woman and the armless Wonder plays with humor and bravado amid the crowd. Captain Lewis Wiggins of Savannah, port warden, is lauded for his long secret society memberships and a 55 year smoking habit that he quit at age 7, with health improvements and cenetarian prospects.
A New York Sun report details a midnight Sixth Avenue elevated train pausing at Chambers Street where a dozen singers filled cars with harmonious hymns as passengers joined in. The impromptu concert drew a crowded, curious audience, with guards and announcers woven into the melody before the group exited at Forty Second Street.
A collage of humorous clippings shows banter about drinking quitting trips and home office notices. Dialogues feature a man considering quitting drinking, a home office veto contradicting travel plans, and witty exchanges about medical pedigree and worn currency as legal tender.
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