22 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1885
Page
1
In a storm lit river scene, Maud de Lara and Edwin Dunstan secretly wed after a night of shelter and romance. Mrs Roley’s anger fades as the couple plans tomorrow’s match while a cottage life beckons in the shires.
Stranded travelers Maud and Edwin Dunstan struggle after missing the shallop. A kind cottage woman provides tea and dry shoes while they seek transport to the river. Discovering the Swan is further downstream, they learn they must return to the creek and hire a boat for Radleigh ten miles away.
A Baltimore County Herald piece argues farmers should diversify from standard crops into fruit like strawberries. It cites a stock company converting five to ten acres from pasture to berries, noting lower effort and higher income, and tells readers to test fruit-growing on small land parcels with proper manuring and land selection.
A speaker recalls conversing with a New York woman convinced that wealth ensures lasting marriage. She argues men marry for money while denying affection, and in time beauty fades but money remains the bond. Soon after, she accepts an invitation to wed an English nobleman.
An exchange prints a strong stand against tramps urging self reliance and warning that farmers in the region will defend property with rifles and dogs. The piece questions why tramps roam the countryside and advises them to work for wages as times improve.
A traditional method describes making bread using one cup yeast one pint of new milk or boiled potatoes in water, mashed and mixed with flour to form a sponge. The dough is left to rise overnight with lard and flour, baked in a tin pan for about an hour, then cooled and stored in a dry jar to keep for a week, yielding a soft crust and lasting freshness.
A Burlington Iowkeye item suggests girls trade silk tokens and a lock of hair for charms. It jokes about asking a suitor for what you want and mentions 2000 girls in Burlington with 1200 in love charms. The note links social lore to a summer visit by a mother-in-law with humorous tone.
A dated manifest from an embalmer identified as Hemma or Hemma describes Mount McGregor on July 25 26 1885 beside a bier in a cottage with the hero’s remains. The monologue questions death and extols lasting fame through the example of a hero amid celestial imagery.
Harpers Bazar reports Aliss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland seals notes with plain colored wax bearing the letter C. The seal is small like a ten cent piece and she signs Ulizabeth Cleveland. She writes direct, personal correspondence and replies promptly without clerks. Her eldest daughter, Miss Bayard, uses her family coat of arms on wax.
Sehwatka notes Eskhuos as ambidextrous in tasks from dog driving and hunting to carving, skinning, and throwing stones. Children often switch hands when fatigue demands. The account highlights equal proficiency with either hand across a range of activities.
A perceptive critic notes that Sarah Bernhardt shows age at the neck nape and shoulder region. The writer mocks cosmetic fixes and asserts the aging sign is evident in this famed French artiste.
A compact moral tract urges constant effort, principled conduct, and seriousness in adversity. It warn against idleness and swift evil, praising study of both books and people to discern truth, and urging preservation of integrity without excuses or haste.
A stray column of quips includes a minister swearing off bus travel in storms, jokes about harness shops and bridle chambers, and a geography riddle about digging through the earth. A student guesses that digging a hole would lead to emerging from the same hole.
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