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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1894
Page
1
An ad describes a Great Improvement Sale as builders invade the Nennegan Bates corner to join Oehm's Acme Hall, promising a larger, faster growing business and lower prices without interrupting operations. The note claims the establishment will become the largest house south of New York and twice the size of any in Baltimore.
Massive sale details feature suits priced $6.50 to $12, popular materials and department offers. Men’s straws, shirts, and boys’ department deals abound, plus a sentimental verse and a humorous frontier tale about the Doll Baby Morrison brand.
The article notes only two known copies of the first edition from 1678. One may be in Lenlox Library and the other in the cabinet of R S Walfurd in London. It also mentions a very old tune sung to "We Won't Go Home Till Mornin" believed to date to the Crusades.
The story from Washington Star recalls Johnnie Sousa, famed John Philip Sousa, as his daughter declares she knows more about vice than her 11 year old friend Annie, after a Sunday excursion question. The anecdote shows the playful side of the admiring maestro and his strict family upbringing in east Washington.
A discussion in the Atlanta Constitution explores a distinct title for married men. Suggestions include Master, Dom, or an Ap prefix, debating whether marriage changes a man’s status or merely his name. This piece weighs accessibility versus tradition and social implications.
The Buffalo Courier argues barn ads deter buyers for nearby homes, claiming tasteful views matter in rural neighborhoods. It warns that obvious patent medicine ads devalue farms and drive owners to remove such paint to preserve property worth.
The strongest natural salt baths in the United States are at Warsaw New York. Nature's vast deposits have long supplied the country with salt for domestic use. The salt swimming pool is a chief attraction.
The composer began composing at age twelve and kept meticulous work habits. His scores were stored in an uninterrupted series of four great manuscript volumes spanning his career until his death.
A man rides a sprightly bay horse along a block on Thirty-second Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. The horse balks at the elevated rail twice, then resumes, finally crossing Broadway smoothly. About fifty onlookers watch the patient rider, who never rushes, and the horse completes the route without incident.
A Portland Me Portland Troon script recounts how a Berwick sponge cake arose when Mrs B in the Berwick railway dining room left a dough dish unattended. Her young daughter dumped an unknown ingredient, prompting baking as is. The cake’s fame grew among travelers, and the recipe passed to her son-in-law and then to a baker. The girl became the wife of a Boston railroad man.
A Montreal lawsuit over noxious factory fumes showcased a dramatic rebuttal as opposing counsel produced odorless glass retorts to prove the smell was real. The judge and jury faced the fumes when solvents were released and awarded substantial damages to the plaintiffs.
A well dressed young man pretends to sleep in a car on the Sixth Avenue elevated line. At Thirty-third and Thirty-eighth streets he suddenly slaps his knee and shouts wake up. Realizing the train isn’t stopping, he bolts from the car as amused passengers look on.
A Cincinnati chemist claims to have created a milk substitute made from water solids and fat that is chemically pure and free from disease taint. It can produce cream sour curd water and usable butter and cheese. Costs are high now but may drop to 10 to 15 cents a gallon. wholesale production could enable 8 cents a quart retail, potentially replacing traditional milk wagons with this new product.
In January Miss Owenson, later Lady Morgan, is swept into marriage by Lady Abercorn in a dramatic council hall scene at Baronscourt. The ceremony, led by the family chaplain, unites Glorvina with Sir Charles Morgan, and the couple live at Baronscourt for over a year. Later that year her father dies, a loss she feels deeply.
A courtroom anecdote recalls a young woman from the country who faced sharp cross questioning. She answered with poise, provoking frustration in the prosecuting attorney. His insult about brass in her face was met with a witty retort about his own head, eliciting laughter from onlookers.
The excerpt outlines how ballet dancers in France begin at seven, earning 40 cents per public appearance as demoi selle de quadrille, with monthly ranges from 20 to 50 dollars for demoi, up to 3680 for coryphee and 60 to 120 for sujet. First class dancers earn 120 to 300 dollars monthly, while stars make 5,000 to 10,000 dollars yearly.
A brief dialogue captures Mrs. Secondwed quipping that the difference with her first husband lies in being alive, as Mr. Secondwed jokes about the contrast. The exchange ends with a light remark on survival as a witty twist.
Tiger, a two year old bloodhound owned by Henry Beck of the Gold and Stock Telegraph company, aided Southern Pacific detectives in Tulare county chasing Evans and Sontag. He outpaced rivals, alerted to a hay stack, took a bullet in the line of fire, and recovered quickly. Fresno officials cared for him. the railroad company valued his service highly but his owner would not sell.
The San Francisco Argonaut recalls the bohemian sculptor Carpeaux famed for absent minded wit. At Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie’s table he lit a pipe from a chandelier. He refused a Polyphemus commission until he showed the patron the rock with Acis crushed beneath it.
R E Moreton cites a Cincinnati Enquirer account about Sam in Georgia who, after a $5 wager, ate nothing but sweet potatoes for ten years. He reportedly remains hearty, eats three meals daily, and works hard, having developed a lasting preference for the vegetable.
An exchange between a man and woman features insults about ears legs and voice with playful sharpness. A droll remark about descendants prompts a brief joke about a young man in the passage being a relative visiting sister. The dialogue echoes light conversational humor from old period prose.
Comparative tests show brass achieves ultimate strength from 18 000 to 22 000 pounds per square inch while phosphor bronze reaches about 45 000 pounds per square inch.
The piece notes many New York fruit stands stay open year round and are operated by Italian families. Family members rotate shifts at regular intervals to keep the stalls open night and day throughout the year.
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