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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
6
In a New York Commercial Advertiser poem, Love takes the reins while Life delays and wanders. A youth speaks to a court of listening ears about love’s day and its return, noting Life’s rough ride and a single enduring love beyond many.
A traveler in northern India notes a habit of giving pleasing answers over truthful ones. Officials mislead by claiming abundance of eggs milk and cows, then fail to supply any, prompting a satire on polite deception and unreliable reports.
A short explanation states that spiders form a distinct arachnid class with eight legs eight simple eyes no antennae and respiration by combined lung Gill organs. It contrasts spiders with insects noting absence of metamorphosis and other key differences. The piece cites myth about Arachne and Minerva as background.
A quip from a 19th century anecdote notes how travelers claim their hometowns to define knowledge. A private soldier recalls Lincoln and a clergyman from Andover boasted of his origin in Berlin circles, prompting the witty retort that Andover is beside Tewksbury.
Practical tips note a bicarbonate and glycerin lotion to relieve itching in new skin cases and onion juice for insect bites. The Meerachaum artist training spans three to ten years with marble work carved and scraped to a terrazed finish, resembling plaster casts in early stages.
A New York Mail and Express note recalls a downtown street incident where a ragged boy buys a banana for a horse, echoing Jacob Riis stories. It contrasts with a tenement girl who hides a mince pie to share with her mother, highlighting kindness amid hardship.
A New York Post writer notes Scotland shows the strongest plant badge tradition with clans adopting nearly every plant. Oak, holly, hawthorn, hazel, alder, mountain ash, ash, yew, and maple are fixed species linked to specific clans, with others like Scots pine and ivy tied to MacGregors and Gordons respectively.
A compilation recalls a retired actor and manager in Baltimore honored with a complimentary testimonial at Holliday Street theater. Junius Brutus Booth the elder, then manager elsewhere, hosted a benefit at his venue and personally settled the receipts with the beneficiary. Booth refused expenses, calling the distance the only cost, then departed without thanks. Additional notes recount Moody at Chicago’s great fire and a portrait saved amid the panic, plus short pieces on Scotland’s Needle’s Eye passage and Japan’s large fish netting system.
In a Mexican hotel dining room the mozos wear spotless white blouses and meals begin with desayuno of bread coffee fruit and eggs. A midday comida features a full course with soup and rice, peppers and chile, tostadas and frijoles follow. Dinner at seven mirrors lunch with multiple courses and a similar menu. The writer notes the piquant flavors and customs like tortillas and alligator pear salad.
Pearls arrive from India and other lands and are sorted in grooves on a velvet tray to form a rope with the largest pearl at the center and pairs flanking it. A single family has long made and fitted many necklaces, while New York’s flower trade spends heavily on wedding and church decorations with elaborate, hire-based florals.
Henry bursts in to find the house a shambles and accuses Maria of poor housekeeping. He recalls planning to entertain a friend and notes a cold or burned dinner. He taunts Maria, reveals his plan to trap her, and ends with a smug payoff for delaying his own arrival.
A portrait of Stephen Girard who promised a boy a better start then sent him to learn a trade. The youth chose coopering, earned two barrels, and Girard then provided capital to start a business, noting the trade as a secure fallback in adversity.
A passage from Lincoln's Official Habit discusses General Milroy, an Indiana officer deemed in disgrace after a Union setback. Lincoln privately urged Milroy's transfer and later praised his sincerity and courage, noting Milroy was not hard to satisfy when fighting for the cause despite waning trust.
Since 1377 the aldermen of London annually presented cloth to top state officers including the lord chancellor lord chief justice home secretary and foreign secretary as well as city officials. The town clerk receives twelve yards. This guild and corporation clothing custom is said to have inspired later clothing traditions of companies.
In this periodical note the author links the health of the firstborn to the mother’s vitality. It extols Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription for keeping expectant mothers vigorous, ease of childbirth, and resulting healthy babies. A testimonial from Mrs. P. Douglas of Quebec endorses the remedies and invites correspondence with Dr. Pierce.
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