05 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
1
An ad argues that men in the locality benefit when Hart Schaffner and Marx supply overcoats and suits. It contends good clothes are a necessity and that profits go to both the business and customers, as buyers pay $18 to $25 and receive the garments in return.
Nelly Blair and her mother face theft accusations as Carr boys are blamed for stolen melons and poultry. A harsh cold snap threatens their orange grove, but the family and Carr boys unite to drag out bags of fruit by moonlight. The oranges survive, boosting the family’s finances and morale.
A short book by a major publisher targets the unemployed at 50 cents. It promises simple rules to secure and retain work, but mocks the idea that such advice can replace real intelligence or wealth. The piece notes that born-to-wealth status remains an unbeatable edge.
Robert Louis Stevenson and Edmund Gosse encounter a beggar in London. Gosse refuses to help, Stevenson gives sixpence. The beggar eyes Gosse and asks what the other gentleman will give. Stevenson replies, from now on I shall be the other little gentleman.
A shade asks where to buy souvenir post cards, and St Peter grimly points him to the shop. The quip, from Puck, fits a lighthearted afterlife joke about finding a souvenir in heaven.
A Yonkers Statesman observer quips that men lose hair only once, while some women mislay theirs several times weekly, reflecting humorous social commentary.
A clipped exchange asks why someone did not attend a roass meeting of job seekers. The response notes they were searching for employment. The fragment hints at public job efforts and casual street theater.
A terse note from Atchi son Globe reports Boon grows tired as the defender of you, the standing supporter, and slits down. The item reads like a brief political or social comment on fatigue among advocates.
Will J Cooper notes Hawaii's rainfall is highly local and variable. Rain gauges reflect only their sites, so Honolulu can differ vastly from nearby valleys with daily showers and breaks of bright sun. Trade winds and porous ground dry surface quickly, producing diverse conditions across Oahu.
A compact reflection on Archimedes and Plato as their pursuit of abstract geometry and celestial problems led to peril and near death. Archimedes died amid a Roman siege in Syracuse while lost in diagrams, and Plato nearly perished after staring at the stars and falling into a well.
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