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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1897
Page
4
The notice lists Melvin, Steele and Johnson as editors and proprietors of the Denton Journal, indicating their roles and ownership of the publication. The item presents the paper’s leadership in a concise form, highlighting the publisher trio.
A fragmented miscellany notes early New England fears of water versus beer, beer brewing in Virginia, and prices and controls in 1634 taverns. It also references H. W. Seton-Karr on tiger hunting in India, detailing the beat, elephant handling, and the perilous moments as tigers near the line.
Reports from York dated October 15 1791 describe a Barnsley Yorkshire court session where Mr Stagg sues Mr Poole and Mrs Poole for an assault over a haircut incident. The verdict favored Mr Stagg amid ongoing courtroom pleasantries.
An exploration of why Easter uses both the egg and the rabbit as symbols. The piece traces connections between the hare and the moon in Chinese Japanese and Hindu mythologies, notes the moon’s link to Easter, and cites legends involving Buddha Indra and the hare. It reflects on historical ambiguity and symbolic symbolism in Easter lore.
James Cassidy recounts an early life episode of Queen Victoria in St Nicholas detailing a visit to a Tunbridge Wells bazaar. The young princess uses her allowance to buy a gift, asks to pay cash, and the shopkeeper helps by reserving the box, demonstrating careful handling of money and generosity.
Mr Wallace, owner of a stockade on the Chomoriver, wounded a large elephant which charged him after his rifle jammed. He dodged among trees, fell, and was prodded and lifted by the elephant before being left bruised. The beast was tracked 16 miles and died near the scene. The tusks weighed 60 and 71 pounds.
Lewis Nixon argues that modern warships surpass earlier wooden ships in cost and complexity. He compares shipyards, foundries, and ordnance, noting that 13 inch turrets on the Massachusetts cost more than the Constitution’s entire 1812 battery. He asserts today’s armor, machinery, and projectiles require vastly greater resources and cannot be improvised from merchant fleets as in the past.
A collection of brief humorous clips and quotes about lawyers, a boastful lawyer and jury sympathy, a quip about informers with Irish wit, a rector and curate exchange, and notes on sunlit British and American imperial domains. It also mentions Charles Kingsley and Dilworth spelling.
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