22 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1891
Page
1
An 1880s era verse extols miracles of nature and divine power, followed by plain reports on New York child labor. It notes thousands of children under sixteen employed, with wage estimates and schooling data. It ends with a summary on fingerprint identification methods and their potential impact on identification and signatures.
An Observer comments from an east side park on how posture changes with age. He praises children's natural grace, criticizes a sixteen year old girl, a shopgirl, and a mature woman for ungraceful carriage, attributing many faults to corset use and social imitation. He notes men with erect walks appear haughty.
The tester used an ecological garden with scent bottles and cotton wool to observe animal reactions. Lions and leopards showed clear pleasure when lavender water was applied to the wool inside their cages.
A distinguished surgeon, Dr. Siummuel Jr. Dickson, claims a lock of his hair turns white when he is greatly annoyed by care, then gradually returns to its natural brown hue once the agitation passes. The note appears in the New York Times.
In a brief New York Weekly item the Winkles spar over memory and forgetfulness. Mr Winkle chides his absentmindedness while Mrs Winkle teases his lapse as ongoing for years. The exchange showcases light domestic humor from the era.
Astonishing tale from Gentleman's Magazine recounts Margaret Roper's alleged capture of her father Sir Thomas More's severed head after it was displayed on London Bridge for fourteen days. The narrative claims she bribed a bridge-keeper to toss it over as a boat neared, then kept the head in a leaden casket until her death, and it was later placed near St Dunstan's tomb in Canterbury. Also cited are brief notes on sea bathing dangers and a humorous London Lit-Bits anecdote about a reporter lacking copy paper.
A Vermont gentleman distributed bright gold dollars to soldiers pledging to fight for the Union. Recipients recall the token as a bright ray of sunshine, with stories of personal significance from lost rings to wedding keepsakes. One man wore the coin as a necklace, another used it to buy bread and milk, and a one-armed veteran reunited with his fiancée Mary Ann thanks to the gift.
A dry goods clerk named Jenkins is told by his senior partner that the firm will treat him as dead for one year to see if the business can survive without him. The exchange reveals a humorous test of the clerk’s indispensability and the company’s whimsy. The excerpt also notes a curious anecdote about rat populations and European methods of pest control.
A witty exchange in the New York Weekly features a pretty girl and a waiter debating a handsome stranger at the next table. The waiter quips the man knows nothing about fashionable life as he sits starving, awaiting water and food.
In a note from Utford, Mr. Garrett describes an 11:30 front at 500 yards and a half hour later catching a pike amid waters. A later attempt to fish reveals a small pike with a chief act not listed, and the fisherman counts fifty one young trout inside.
From St Petersburg it is announced that Mme P O Ivasehiitzei has ministerial permission to open a ladies commercial institute in the capital. Admission requires certificates from ordinary ladies gymnasia or provincial nobility colleges. The two year curriculum covers commercial calculation, counting house duties, correspondence, law, national products, geography, political economy, English French German, and copperplate handwriting. A large number of aspirants seek admission and the school will open soon.
In aged reminiscences of old customs a tale recalls a legal ceremony deadline at one o'clock and the slips of timing that followed. A man repeatedly late finally succeeded, while another skipped certificate or ring, leaving a distressed bride and a lively scene of distress amid a bygone social ritual. The piece blends with opinions on day worship and reflections on parenthood and social propriety.
The piece warns against waiting for the last moment in life and in plans. It likens timing to a train schedule, advising to start early, leave margin, and not rush at the end. It reflects on delays, coastwise perils, and the need for prudent opportunity in daily affairs and in spiritual mercy.
The Sabbath should be a day of universal rejoicing rather than sorrow. Joyful worship, gratitude for creation and redemption, and praise to God are emphasized. Parents can prepare special Sunday pleasures, and teaching children to value sacred truths fosters uplifting character. A cheerful, godly example, like an aunt whose sunshine guided a boy to faith, shows how gloom harms while joy sustains.
A reflective essay argues summer challenges test earnest Christians more than winter, urging steady devotion despite heat and idleness. It cites Talmage, notes hemlock loneliness, aging beauty ideals, and French poultry incomes, concluding spouses know husbands best through love and honesty.
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