Inherited pride sinks a rural engagement on ice
Aunt Sofia intervenes as family pride and rumors threaten Mary Thompson and Deacon James Bromley. A half cash boarding guest inflames class bias claiming Bromley lineage from Lord Bromley, while Aunt Salina and Providence converge to settle the matter as Deacon Bromley ends on a barrel in the go ose pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Suest
Mrs. Thompson
Ruth
Mary
Deacon Bromley
James
Ife
Bromleys
Lord Bromley
England
William the Conqueror
Bramley
Thompson
Mary Thompson
Thompsons
Duke
Cooper
Grandfather
Sam
Silvia
Michigan
Lse
Providence
Betheen
Deacon Bromley Camme
Aunt Sofia
Tam Mary
Aunt la- Una
Ile
Wiliam the Conqueror
Thompson Genealogy Steals Spotlight In 19th Century Wedding
Aunt Selina quashes Bromley pride with bold claim that Thompsons, descended from Adam and Eve, shaped English royalty and history. Deacon Bromley confronts a wooden plank as proof, a humorous clash over lineage before the couple wed a month later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina
Thompson
Adam and Eve
Deacon Bromley
Bathing an Elephant in the Barracks Troughs
A London Mall note describes how Indian elephants enjoy baths. They draw heavy guns, bathe in barracks at troughs, lie down patiently for washing, and the attendant scrubs with a stone. Elephants rinse themselves with trunks, reaching every part of their bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
London Mall
Clever Birds Move Nest To Safer Branch
A London Standard tale describes two goldfinches watching their nest on a small tree branch. Realizing the branch could not bear the nest and eggs, the birds convened and returned with a sturdy string to tie the branch to a higher stronger limb, preserving their nest and its contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Wedding Gift Inquiry Involving Detective Escort
In a fragmentary exchange a man asks about wedding gifts while an unnamed guest denies having seen them. The speaker directs to fetch a detective to accompany the guest through New York Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soliciteus
New York
Virtual Life Insurance Company of
N.Y
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted As Health Tonic
An advertisement touts Golden Medical Discovery as a liver stomach and nerve tonic. It lists ingredients such as Golden Seal Stone root Black Cherrybark and Mandrake root and claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs. Also mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a supplementary aid and offers free medical booklet upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saling & Ost
R. OW
Q Wood
Univ.of
Edwin M. Hale
Calcago
John Hing
Jno. M Iger
Laurence Ee Pon
Medt. Univ
Finley . R
Boterta Bmoedica
Dn Bennett
Notice to Merchants and Traders in Caroline County Maryland
Notice to merchants traders and others in Caroline county to obtain or renew licenses by May first under Maryland law. Provides license rates for traders brokers peddlers and others including stallion licenses and special provisions for females vending millinery and salt sales without license in certain months. Also outlines filing requirements for stallions under 1892 act and penalties for false pedigrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Maryland
Trradek
Insurance
Exchange
General Assembly of
Circuit Court
Baltimore
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas of
German Coach Horse Company
Denton
MeMphis
Greensboro
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benj, H. Johnson
James Norton
The
Associated Literary Press
M.H. Beck
Denton National Bank
Debagefan_ ogo pot
Savings Bank
Board of Directors
Harvey
B. T. Seeders
Hobbe, Md
Wilbur E. Jacobs
Burrsville, Maryland
Brogan
Dearborne
Axminster
Brussels
W.G. Wooters
Burrsville, Md
Caroline
Memphus
Queen Anne
Austin Bros
Baggs’ Stable
Mar
Germany
Germanoach Horse Company
Edwin M. Garey
J. W. Funk
D. P. Holsinger
David Pryor
Bill
KOK
NYZ Ax
Hackett
Tchackett Hillsboro, MD
Denton, Md
J. L. Douglass
W. C. Pasterfield
Smith & Walls
Hutchinson Trice
Two Johns
O. M. Hignatt
Williston
A. B. Todd
Fowling Creek
Blades Bros
Bethlehem
Preston Bargain House
Preston
W.S. B. Cottman
Hurlock
W. E. Hurlock
E. L. Saxton
East New Market
Willis
T. Porter
Burrsville
A. Murphy
Hobbs
F. Hoffman
Griffin
M. K. Frantz
Philadelphia
Pee
Poole’s Mill
Steson
Geo. T. Redden
John W. Kelley
James D. Neal
John W. Stephens
Thomas L. Chaffinch
WM. H. Beauchamp
Grange Agency
Baltimore City
South Charles Street
General Commission and Supply House
Gero. H. Merriman
J. W. Richarpson
Jas. Wichardson
W. C. Brooke
State Vaccine Agency
Willam B. Burch
N. Carrelston Ave
Phones
C&p
Herman M. Cohn
W. Fayette ST
Geo. C. Skirven
Carter Block
Denton and
Vicinity
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