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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1904
Page
3
Swift meets a Dublin printer returning from London in rich silk and gold lace. Pretending not to know him, Swift banished the impostor. The printer returns in plain dress, and Swift greets him, noting the fop in silks was exposed as an insolent pretender.
The anecdote recalls a late P T Barnum tale as an Irishman sits in a rear Broadway car seat smoking a pipe while a nervous woman with a poodle boards and sits nearby. The vignette captures a snapshot of urban theater era humor and social manners.
In a crowded car a nervous woman with a poodle argued with an Irish smoker over a no smoking area. She grabbed the pipe, tossing it into the street, and the Irishman countered by tossing his dog onto the foot rail, where the poodle later trotted away with the pipe in its mouth.
Governor Montague of Virginia is praised as a storyteller and progressive chief magistrate. At Hampton Institute he framed a tale of Uncle Caesar, a wise old slave, who watched the northern star while others prayed. He says the star guides justice between man and man amid a changing world.
Senator Dolliver recalls Fulton, NL across the river from Clinton. The railroad runs a long bridge over the stream. A passenger, likely Celtic, asked the conductor loudly whether the train was in the current state or in Illinois while halted over the bridge.
A childhood scene reveals queen Wilhelmina clinging to her father during breakfast as roses surround the table. The infant’s plea to be taken from the flowers softened King William III and earned the girl his affection.
A party game description where one student is blindfolded while the rest form a class and sit in line. The teacher listens for a voice to identify the singer and swaps roles if correct. If incorrect, the chorus continues and a new teacher is chosen, changing seats to keep the flow. Players may sing scales or a familiar song with each pupil supplying a word.
The passage notes that in China animals, including mules, are treated calmly and trained with minimal force. A foreigner’s mule may be dangerous, but Chinese methods render even large herds manageable. Sheep are guided by a single quiet leader, with other animals following calmly through crowded streets.
Describes Korean girls playing a seesaw with a sand bow and plank, a rope for balance, and girls standing on ends. Each leap launches the partner higher, producing a lively sequence of jumps two to three feet in the air with rests as needed.
A simple amusement item describes wrapping paper around a pencil to form a tube and attaching a triangular patch at one end. By blowing into the open end, one can produce a flute like sound whose pitch varies with breath strength.
Lucile tries to read a number on her grandmother's door while Mrs Hippopotamus searches for a toothbrush. The scene, titled A Queer Housekeeper, centers on confusion over the address 225 Sears Od and a moment of family curiosity.
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