08 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1891
Page
1
A fragmentary excerpt reflects on beauty and love from Dufield Osborne in Harper's Bazaar, pairing affectionate lines about beauty with the idea that passion binds to a true love. It interlaces Bulwer's notion that books preserve living shades, warning against a fleshless romance.
A successful writer encounters a persistent impertinent would be poet who demands editor intervention and mails bitter letters to newspapers. The author, perplexed, declines to interfere, while the woman accuses him of jealousy and jealousy and rings in the literary world. The anecdote offers a curious glimpse into modern authorship as narrated by Arlo Bates in Book Buyer.
A reflective essay argues that most people fail to obtain what they desire due to insufficient perseverance. It praises long, persistent effort, noting grand achievements arise from sustained struggle and willingness to endure years of trial. Genius is framed as patience and hard work, urging ordinary life to adopt a steadfast spirit.
A Vienna club party faced a missing regular pianist. A cab driver, claiming no pay, offered to play and kept guests dancing all night. The anecdote, printed in Le Monde Artiste, praises the cabbie’s skill civility and disinterested gesture. A separate Sun Prairie Countryside note recalls Rev McLeod’s sermon with a wakeful prank where a churchgoer nudges another to hear a story.
The arid center of Australia houses a hardy Bushman population. A dwarf hollow-jointed eucalyptus proves a life source, as each joint holds water. A fatal thirst tragedy occurs when a single cut releases a life saving stream.
The Rev Dr Edward Judson recounts a Baptist patient who, forbidden to get wet, hides in a hollow log as rain drenches him. Trapped and near death, memories of childhood, life, sins, and a remembered refusal to give fifty cents to the church flood his conscience, prompting repentance. The tale appears in the New York Herald.
The sight of six horses failing to climb a San Francisco hill inspired inventor Walliday to create a horse power substitute. A horse toppled, dragging another, and the group tumbled to the foot of the slope injuring themselves. Halliday, moved by the scene, began planning a cable car system.
The piece notes how buying cheap items echoes St Audrey fairs with weary bargain seekers. It adds a proverb about dissatisfaction from mass purchases and links it to a New York Sun reflection on tawdry consumerism. It then surveys France silk and textile values and hints at geological life progression, plus a note on Mediterranean basin water properties and a distant optical plate observation.
A New York City anecdote centers on Dr. Norvin Green of Western Union, famed for arriving at precise 4 o’clock daily. A bet on the exact hour prompts an investigation confirming his clocklike punctuality and habit of leaving the Western Union Building at 8 55 p.m. before strolling to the Astor House.
A Pittsburg Bulletin excerpt shows a conflicted father scolding his son for excessive tastes and wealth. The son resists, claiming he will marry the dearest girl in the world, while the governor notes the need to stop the spending spree.
A discussion on addressing cattle shortages through breeding and better feeding. Emphasizes early sweet corn planting and use of cotton seed for feeding, plus organizing a statistical bureau to track cattle trade. Notes potential ten years of prosperity and the need for higher-level market understanding. Also cites a health note on work stress from Jenness Miller Magazine.
The article discusses diversifying stock raising toward specialized horses like Clydesdales and Shire types for farm work and city markets. It also notes Bank of France employing many women as dames titulaires in accounting and printing, earning three francs daily, with exams, two years apprenticeship, equal pay, and a pension after twenty years.
A survivor recounts a dramatic incident where a rescuer celebrates a near fatal fall. The tale notes a man crushed under bricks yet miraculously unharmed, while the survivor remains calm and wry about the danger and his fiery spouse.
A humorous notice praises Edmund Russell as a chaning gentleman and apostle of Delsartean belief. It recalls Russell eating pumpkin pie at Rector's restaurant and lauds the philosophy that justifies such practice. It cites Whittier and Emerson on pie, noting Emerson favored apple pie and Whittier was a pie punisher.
Washington health officer inquiry into reported tampered blood oranges finds no artificial coloring. Chemist states oranges are naturally stained by a fungus spot, not a puncture, and cannot be stained by injecting dye into fruit.
The story traces how Admiral Vernon ordered diluted rum with water for sailors, angering them who preferred "raw" spirits. His morose demeanor and a baggy grog coat earned him the nickname Old Grog, later extending to the watered rations. The term gained popularity after the mixer of the formula had died, per St. Louis Republic.
A humorous Washington Post fragment shows a woman debating lettuce colors and a blue dish, with a market vendor remarking on green produce. The scene ends with a hint of disappointment as she leaves.
A historical account describes the rocker method used by 1849 California miners. It details the cradle like device, its construction, operation by two partners, and the grind of washing gold from gravel. The narrative covers labor, process, and early funding, noting the rocker's cost and the work’s demands.
A fragment from Harper's discusses a bronze Her culaneum relic possibly Lysippus young Alexander statue, noting horse handling, saddle substitutes, and spurs. A Diversion piece on hair care from American Spectator endorses frequent trimming, saltwater tonic, and vaseline to prevent dandruff and promote growth.
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