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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
4
Howard Melvin Benj H Johneb of Melvin Johnson line appears in the Bentor Journal on Saturday morning August 8 1903 with notices or notices of interest.
A tale on business misperception details a rich boss altering wages to cover illness losses, while a tenant-like landlady adjusts bills to avoid debt. The piece notes a man preferring to stay at old pay rather than lose more when sick. Also includes a weather note on cloud heights from cirrus to cumulus and Alpine cloud cover.
A lighthearted column recalls English class humor from a Stone area school. A pupil defines buttress as a butter making woman, and a little girl defines a ruminating animal as one that chews its cubs. Lord Lytton’s dinner remark about the Birches sparks playful gossip over a misunderstood insult.
A Kentucky congressman recounts a constituent who is a Blue Grass trial justice. The son faced a drunkenness and disorderly conduct charge. The honor listened, found a case, and said the court will now render sentence. You are fined one cent and costs. The court will remit the costs. You may go home and thank your stars that your father is the judge.
A US Navy ship visits Rio de Janeiro where a sailor buys a playful goat named William. The creature proves abnormally voracious, swallowing thread needles sails and more. After a postmortem finds twenty three needles threaded throughout its body, the goat is described as literally sewed up.
In a Lancashire and Yorkshire carriage the talk of foot racing led to a wager with a ladder race for five pence. A London Tit-Bits tale and a magistrate exchange follow about a rabbit thief who asks to be returned to his ferret line after the case.
John Sartain recalls Edgar Allan Poe in youth at the University of Virginia. Poe acknowledged some profligacy but denied later life drunkenness. He led a honey and peach brandy party, asking guests if they would behave like men or brutes, then proposed they all get drunk.
A dog owner claimed his fox terrier killed a neighbor's cat after a dispute over meat. The tale includes a remark about dog thinking versus instinct and a schoolteacher's view of preparation and diplomacy in education.
A survey of sampans shows they are sturdy sea vessels despite awkward handling in head winds. Built of pine, twenty feet long on deck with a six foot keel, these boats sit high in the water and feature a hollow stern housing an oar acting as rudder. Seven to nine bottom compartments keep fish alive until sale, with water poured in when plugs are pulled. Also included are jokes and anecdotes from Washington Post and Illustrated Bits about old names and a courtroom quip.
The passage argues that openness to sunshine and air strengthens health and defends against colds more than doctors. It warns against hermetic living and advises moderate drafts, sensible dressing in wool, and an ordinary risk-friendly life for happiness and well being.
Twenty five head of cattle including calves, three heifers one year old. Also fifty Shropshire ewes of fine quality and a thoroughbred registered buck. The lot comprises both fresh stock and young animals ready for sale.
Implementing payment on sums up to ten dollars in cash with a twelve month credit for larger amounts on bankable notes. Approved security required and interest added. No property to be removed until terms are complied with. Clayton Wright, Agent for Harry Clark, Owner.
A sale will be held at the courthouse door in Benton between 2 and 3 p.m. to auction Lot No 1 containing about eight acres with a house and outbuildings and Lot No 2 comprising two parcels totaling about 21 acres in Scrovy Hill and adjoining lands. Parcel 2 consists of 16 acres overs and 2 roods with no improvements. The two Lot 2 parcels may be sold separately or together to maximize bidding.
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