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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1910
Page
4
A fragment from a St Louis Republic piece includes a woman demanding to see a figure, taunting a praying chaplain, and laments from Hamilton Garland about justice and mercy. The quoted lines mix religious and social themes as the scene unfolds.
The article recalls a moment when the supreme court, after finding no case, tells counsel it does not wish to hear further argument. Justice Watte quips that he would rather give you the case than hear you talk, overheard after the Wisconsin counsel presented the plaintiff in error.
A waiter lists perch apple pumpkin and lemon pies. A guest asks for peach apple and pumpkin, prompting a sarcastic remark about the lemon. An Englishman nearby overhears and asks what was wrong with the lemon.
A Kansas mule refuses to work and is tied to a corncrib. The chained animal kicks, igniting the popcorn and dying from the heat as neighbors recall the absurd tale from the Louisville Times. In Scotland a parishioner jokes about funding church repairs after a plaster blow to a wealthy laird, prompting an old lady to cry for another clout.
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