04 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1909
Page
1
A Wilmington Delaware tailor operates along Sixtit and Shipley streets offering custom garments and alterations. The shop emphasizes quality fabric, precise fittings, and prompt service for local customers.
A Texas cattleman visits New York and woos Big Kate, a seller at a downtown restaurant. She trades betrothal for truths, aids his plan to meet her family, then faces arrest with Red Pete as the messy climax unfolds.
The Borobodoer in Java, unearthed by Sir Stamford Raffles, is a monumental Hindu temple from the eighth century. Built on a hill with a ten acre base, it rises over a hundred feet and features stacked terraces with circular galleries and a central cupola. Access is via four stairways to upper terraces. many galleries are covered and filled with Buddha images and bas-reliefs depicting the glorification of the god and related history.
Marie Roze and Minnie Hauck clashed over the role of Carmen in an upcoming Opera production. After room appropriation and a lockout led by Colonel Henry Mapleson, Roze remained in the dressing room and Hauck skipped the performance. The incident disrupted plans and Hauck did not sing that evening.
A quarrel overheard in a domestic setting centers on accusation of stealing a husband. The guest defends herself by arguing that taking a small token from a gracious host is merely a souvenir of a pleasant visit, reflecting old fashioned gender and social norms.
Grace recalls Miss Dr Claverton attributing the paleness to a hat and waist that will suit Gladys-Well, describing a fashionable combination. The exchange hints at social attire as the perceived cause of pallor rather than illness.
A tale from the New York Journal describes Poor Iney unable to spell. He writes a verse to an heiress and uses a miswritten word, replacing bonny with boney, in a ruined romance for one ill starred letter.
A New York World writer notes a Maine case where a driver explains speed using slang. The court presses for a numeric pace and the defendant improvises words like pace clip dite to describe speed. The exchange highlights legal challenges with specialized jargon.
In a western Scottish town the clerk, a noted character, lost a leg in a railway accident and the council unanimously funded a replacement. Months later the same clerk, known as Paul, suffered a second leg fracture inspiring local gossip about which leg truly belonged to the town.
The London Country Gentleman notes a Gaelic tale claiming a red deer can live 210 years though modern deer rarely reach such ages. An eagle is said to live 630 years and an oak nearly nineteen centuries, while today deer 25 to 35 years old would be rare.
A party attendee recalls begging Miss Keepounder to perform, and later begging her to stop, with the exchange illustrating her willingness to entertain.
Two individuals Peter and John observe a large plate glass pane being installed and remark they should head home as it won t be allowed to fall. A passerby note quotes a line about not letting it break. A separate sentence provides a rate of four miles per hour and a consumption of 2502 cubic inches of air per minute.
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