Stock Sale Notice of Bargain Goods
A short notice invites customers to peruse a large stock of cheap and assorted goods offered at reduced prices. The item list includes varied merchandise and emphasizes bulk purchasing value for bargain seekers.
24 Apr 1886
Page 1
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1886
Page
1
A short notice invites customers to peruse a large stock of cheap and assorted goods offered at reduced prices. The item list includes varied merchandise and emphasizes bulk purchasing value for bargain seekers.
A reflective verse urges patience with the living beyond death. It contemplates grace, forgiveness, and restraint, advising gentle restraint toward others and learning from present rebukes to ease future sorrows. The piece contrasts death’s silence with the difficulty of kindness in life.
An aged enslaved servant recalls a Christmas in the Civil War era. He recalls Captain Richard Stammon and Henry Grane, a slave, lying in two graves as a young Dick and Henry depart for the war amid Union advances. A young man asks about them, and the old man reflects on the loss, memory, and hope.
An old slave recounts a Civil War confrontation on Christmas Day, nineteen years past, describing a fight where a white man and Black youths face Rebs and a Yank fate. He recalls Henry and Dick dying, the narrator blaming a Yank, and the ending with the old man leaving his snares and the young man reflecting on the day.
A Sedalia father learns his daughter plans to marry a New York drummer after discovering his past bigamy. He travels to verify, learns of a Kansas City and Chicago wife, and finally receives news that Mary eloped with the drummer two hours earlier.
The passage extols speaking well as a great charm and demands effort, study, and observation. It contrasts meaningful talk with idle gossip, notes Plato banished musicians to avoid distraction, and cites Johnson who believed a man's knowledge shows through his speech.
The Wicomico Record endorses two U S bills for postal saving banks in every post office. It argues government guarantees provide true security for labor and poor savers, preventing failures seen in private banks. It notes modest deposits and interest can foster widespread thrift, with government backing ensuring deposits are safe while the saving habit grows.
The Philadelphia Record argues wage earners have seen steady gains over decades with higher wages shorter hours and greater purchasing power. It credits organized labor while urging continued ballot use to push further gains and prevent reversals, predicting another milestone of progress in ten years.
A collage of cheeky maxims and anecdotes on love aging and social mores. A Balzac quote contrasts jealousy and endurance in marriage while a Chicago revival hymn and a Massachusetts epitaph offer pointed humor. The tone mixes light satire with curiosities about relationships and death.
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