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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1898
Page
4
A vivid vignette of Peking street storytellers under umbrellas contrasts with a Homespun essay on funeral etiquette and neighborly kindness. Reader muses on whether attending funerals honors the dead or feeds curiosity, urging better outreach to the living and a gentler civic courtesy.
A Pall Mall Gazette summary notes Sir Courtenay Boyle’s study showing England and Belgium have high per person beer and spirits consumption, with home-made drinks dominating. It highlights France as wine leader and that wine consumption per head is far higher in France than in the UK, Germany, or the US, and that beer per capita in England exceeds Germany.
A brief shopper notice lists Smyrna rugs priced at 80 cents and other pantaloon goods offered at one dollar.
A London Mail story recalls the 1887 jubilee year when a restaurant hostess promoted oysters to a visiting ex prime minister Gladstone after misidentifying a decorative almanac. His party included Mrs Gladstone and notable peers. photos were later sent from Hawarden. Also shared are two brief vignettes about chickens and camp meeting providence, with quotes from newspapers.
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