26 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1890
Page
1
A reflective verse fragment speaks of choosing a steady path through joys and sorrows. The speaker vows a hopeful outlook, facing life with a smiling face and resilient steps, sharing a personal cadence of endurance and resolve.
A narrator travels southern Louisiana by horse and finds a secluded bayou settlement. He encounters a French-speaking planter, his mixed heritage family, a Parisian wife, and a night of music and mystery in a decaying mansion. The tale blends vivid swamp imagery with rumors of lineage and exile in a fragile, atmospheric encounter.
A San Francisco Chronicle tale recounts Judge Murphy visiting Folsom Prison where a quiet convict barber offered a shave. As the razor neared his throat the judge realized the man had killed his wife and was still dangerous, yet finished calmly and left with a ghostlike look.
Dartford Times explains the calendar shift from Julius Caesar to Pope Gregory XIII. It notes that although 1600 and 2000 are leap years, 1900 is not due to the Gregorian rule that centurial years divisible by 400 are leap years. The piece outlines the four century adjustment and the historical borrowing from the future to keep calendars aligned.
A New York Telegram summary describes a simple voltaic cell by stacking iron cones in nitric acid and porous earthenware with dilute sulfuric acid. Each inner iron surface becomes passive while the outer face is attacked by acid, mimicking platinum or carbon. A pile of 30 to 40 elements yields a strong current that fades over hours. The piece also notes Charles Lamb valued brisk walking to clear the mind, per Brooklyn Engle.
A feature on the stark imagery of Adagio lingered amid a scroll of varied items including a portrait of John B. Herreshoff, a renowned Bristol shipbuilder who, despite blindness, guides his firm with precise memory and command. plus essays by Dwight and Vernon Lee touching education, individuality, and marriage contrasts.
Chief Benjamin A. Giequel cites a dire situation with about a hundred houses on fire. He claims the blaze started in a furnace, spread through dusty flues, and intensified over time, noting intermittent odors and delayed ignition before the fire fully took hold.
A historic inquiry on burial longevity notes that soil composition dictates decay rates. Limestone regions and alkaline waters may preserve flesh longer, while bogs yield remarkably well preserved bodies after centuries. The claim cites three Roman soldiers found in a peat bog in 1569 AD as an example.
Philip S Tuley, son of Assistant Postmaster Tuley, mails word from Madrid of Fanny Keats Leanos death, sister of John Keats. Louisville recalls George Keats, the poet’s brother who settled here, built a Walnut Street mansion and hosted guests before the house became Miss Hampton’s girls’ school.
The largest steam derrick in the world is employed by a shipping company at Hamburg Germany. Kept at the docks it lifts immense weights on and off ships and can pick up a ten wheeled locomotive with perfect ease.
A fragment shows dialogue about money and a bangle from a Chicago Times snippet. The exchange features a young miss claiming she keeps at least a five dollar gold piece and a companion asking how it is fastened to her bangle.
A New York Telegram excerpt explains a slow drying glue method for strong general use. Break the glue, soak in water twelve hours in an iron kettle, boil until done, pour into an airtight box, then cool. Cut a portion end melt as usual, exposing minimal glue to air. Do not heat directly and use thin glue to work into wood rather than thick. Glue both surfaces except veneering.
A writer recalls a 3 year old article about the Canadian Pacific railway. He notes cities rising like magic and quotes a line praising Canada as building a new imperial highway to the east. He argues the iron girdle sparks growth in fields mines and factories, turning a modest colony into an energetic nation with grand plans.
A New York Star quote notes how book sales reflect market conditions. Longfellow leads among American poets in dealer sales, Swinburne equal to Longfellow, Lowell lacks a uniform edition, Emerson sells fairly. A broker may order pricey editions after a good day, while a dull market depresses high end trade.
Lewis Johnson of Falesburg Indiana recounts a terrifying incident in which a large rat bit his nose and brows while he slept. He awoke to the rodent nibbling his eyebrows, then again crawled atop the bed and delivered bites to his nose, leaving his nose badly swollen and him too frightened to report the event promptly.
A Detroit Free Press remark from 1889 notes the number of lightning deaths matched murder counts, calling it a lazy spot in public reporting. The comment argues the coincidence exposes bias and poor showing on both sides.
In a fragment from Epoch dated Aug 1 1859 a speaker asks Alfred why he married Miss Smith. George recounts learning her age and birthday as August 1 1859, noting the exchange and curiosity about her years.
A New York letter reports sending five dollars to a relative, then repeating with a bold notice to post office agents and road agents that the letter contains five dollars. The second letter arrived quickly and safely, suggesting the bold notice deterred theft for that delivery.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt quotes a druggist on soda water profits noting unlimited margin and potential for 100 to 1000 percent, depending on honesty and customer care. It warns of adulteration with cheap flavors and diluted ingredients using examples like fruit flavors, cream, and Saratoga waters, often produced cheaply in basements.
A wealthy Wyoming rancher recalls a visit by a rich young Englishman who boasted of riding only thoroughbreds. A lifeless bronco bucked him hard, sending him flying and into a cactus. He rose bruised and muttered the horse was a good ass but too bold for him.
A Washington Star note observes that most boys skate with one skate each, sharing the other. It notes why few own two skates and questions whether the typical boy is selfish, highlighting communal play over personal possession.
A St. Louis Republic note explains the Greenland or Bright whale would weigh over 100 tons and reach 220 000 pounds. The imagined carcass could pull 11 train cars, with whale bone rivaling three Norman horses and oil filling 150 kerosene barrels.
Washington Letter reports women counting currency without touching mouths using sponges for moisture. Arsenic coloring gives green notes, causing disease risk. Sponges turn black from arsenic daily, and thin-skinned maids may develop sores if arsenic enters scratched skin.
The Marietta Register notes Joseph Burke, a freeman from Prince William County, Virginia, moved with his family to Newport in 1854 where he died shortly after. He left a widow and twelve children, and most of the offspring survive. A census lists 180 descendants including grandchildren and great grandchildren, with Mrs Hannah Burke aged 7 as a prominent matriarch.
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