16 Apr 1887
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1887
Page
1
Poem fragment by Philip Bourke Varsettin in Avril Lippincott’s evokes a speaker ready to rest away from urban clamor. The speaker longs for a simple grave where flowers grow and birds sing, so a visitor may pause at dusk and hear the wind whisper that he who fought for so long now sleeps.
An old promotional piece for The American Farmer highlights its wide coverage of farming topics including stock raising, fruit growing, market gardening, and dairying. It notes a Home Department for farm women, reports from farmers clubs, and practical fertilizer advice, promising reliable guidance for Atlantic states readers at $1 per year.
A compilation of names and entities appears, including P. W. Downes president of Denton National Bank and several merchants and clerks from Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania. The National Bank of the Northern Liberties in Philadelphia is also noted with its address.
On and after Monday January 31 1887 trains will run as follows Sundays excepted with a compact schedule detailing departure times and destinations across the railway network.
The establishment highlights a full range of hats caps and furnishings with daily novelties and very low prices. Fashion items are presented as the newest and most stylish offerings in a compact city storefront.
The article surveys painters inventing new processes, especially in black and white. It highlights monotype and Mr W Hamilton Gibson’s smoke pictures, made by flame on paper to create broad tonal landscapes. Early tests showed limits, but the method promises rapid sketching and adaptable texture, with potential for illustration.
The article discusses Darwin's theory and canary color origins after domestication in Belgium, Germany, and England. It notes patches of yellow on feathers, selective breeding to produce bright uniform color, and argues the term canary color is not fully justified as pure breeds show many colors including green, cinnamon, coffee, red, and lizard varieties with varied shading.
A jumble of names from a South Carolina man and an Alabama tombstone is quoted, including Harmon Dive-over and familiar sounding lines. TheWet umka marker mentions Henri Ritter Demi Ritter Emmi Ritter and others, with Beecher and Hartford Times cited and a remark about a mother’s heart as the child’s school room.
A Foreign Letter describes Albanian dress and strict marriage etiquette. It notes women wear thick shapeless attire with a leather waist belt and a black cloak, yet praises their beauty and gracious manners. Flirtation is unknown and love making forbidden until marriage, with formalities including a brother coaxing a man to marry his sister and a fortune-teller assessing the bride’s qualities. The groom must resist, and the marriage centers on capturing the groom rather than the bride, reflecting a culture with marked gender disdain.
The article recounts Dr GQ Colton’s claim as the first to administer gas for surgery and notes his California Forty Niners background. It details the December 1844 Hartford showing where gas blinded pain during tooth extraction led to Dr Horace Wells agreeing to test anesthesia with Wells and Dr Riggs.
A New York Tribune note outlines M. Camille Flammarion's plan for international peace by uniting European governments to turn soldiers into miners. A vast deep shaft would reveal the earth's center and, it is claimed, foster lasting harmony as nations realize cooperation replaces armed conflict.
Two sailors mistake a parcel of hardened tallow for ambergris valued at thousands. The piece, once rare and coveted, is described in detail including origin theories and its vital role in perfumery. The tale follows seas and markets from New York to Boston with notes on supply and superstition aboard whaling ships.
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