28 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1915
Page
1
J L Everngam of Denton Maryland promotes a mid summer or upcoming week clearance sale on men and ladies wearing apparel. The ad highlights special bargains and end of stock items aimed at closing out inventory. It mentions 20 pieces of fancy lawns 27 inches wide in assorted colors and patterns.
Nan dreams of a real home while tending a deserted bungalow on a hill. She imagines two hours daily in her own garden with her dog Friend, but a man renting the house proves the dream fragile. A chance encounter breaks the illusion, leaving Nan to return to her distant dormitory life and a faded, unfulfilled longing.
Nan Bell helps a visiting man realize his long cherished dream of a wife awaiting him. In a tense, dreamlike scene by a garden and a little white house, Nan affirms that the home will be theirs at last, transforming the house into a true home of dreams.
A reader notes Swiss cantons can punish people for potential future outcomes, not just past actions. Authorities may confine someone believed destined to become destitute, labeling the risk as a burden on the community. An example recalls a visitor finding a woman jailed for two years at her husband’s request.
A traveler questions a sparsely settled Cape region sign labeled Tolpom. Local man explains the sign is not a place name but an indication that means So Long pond one mile, noting locals would not expect strangers to read deeper.
A witty exchange unfolds with a maiden asking about other loves. The man jokes that past schooling in affection was mere prep, aiming to discard his bachelor’s degree as he presses his point.
Senator Sorgum deflects a question about an interview, saying he cannot disclose how he was quoted until he learns how his constituents perceived the article in the Washington Star. The exchange highlights political caution and public reaction concerns.
A Chinese proverb states that streams used in hydraulic rolling are so swift a sword would shatter, water resists a stroke as if iron, a small bag cannot hold a large item, and a short rope cannot draw water from a deep well.
Mining tales recount fortunes found by prospectors in Alaska and at Nome, with Charley Anderson’s $800 deed turning into a multi million claim on Eldorado Creek and the Treadwell mine yielding over fifty million. The piece notes hard work and resilience behind strikes, and explains that in Alaska many rich finds came from Scandinavian workers, branded as Swede luck, while many others failed despite perseverance.
The London Standard notes toucans roost in an eccentric posture. The gray plumage hides the giant bill as the tail folds forward and over the back, concealing the bird’s form and creating a compact ball of feathers.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch item presents a playful reminiscence in which a caller recalls meeting Ah Allss Jelse at age six. The speaker, now a twenty-one year old candidate, recalls kissing her and her father voting for him, while she notes her father still votes.
Proverbial saying notes that guiding a child leads to forming a bond with the mother, reflecting a traditional view on parental influence and affection.
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