08 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1877
Page
1
The Denton Journal lists subscription terms: PEM is one dollar and fifty cents per year in advance, two dollars if not paid within one month. minimum six months. discontinuance requires notice or a new engagement. terms strictly adhered to.
An old lament celebrates a cheerful, laughter filled life over wealth and status. It argues that a merry spirit heals more than medicine, and a laughing man resembles a natural doctor, bringing benefit in joy and sorrow alike.
A reflective piece notes tears arise unbidden yet urges the wisest art to cultivate smiles. It speaks of finding flowers where fear of thorns keeps others away, and invites patience, resilience, and gentle humor in daily life.
A long excerpt reviews declining crafts such as bellows, flint cutting, and pin making with colonial memory of straw bonnet work, plus humorous sketches of plantation era dialogue and a Bulgarian funeral custom. It previews Scribner's Monthly 1877 78 with planned essays by Burroughs and Robinson and notes on Out-of-Door Papers and American sports.
The article defines tobacco as a narcotic poison highlighting nicotine’s deadly potential in small quantities. It cites fatal cases linked to tobacco use, recalls college students habitually using pipes, and credits the Young Men's Christian Association with preventing harm. It notes that abstinence correlated with higher honors at French technic schools, Naval Academy, and West Point.
In New York at the Court of Oyer and Terminer on the nineteenth, Judge Davis delivered a forceful charge to the Grand Jury against the liquor traffic and urged enforcement of the Excise laws. He said over twenty years in judicial life proves that more than seven-eights of crimes involving personal violence are linked to intoxicating liquors, and a large share of other crimes as well.
The Indiana senator Voorhees has Dutch paternal and Irish maternal ancestry. His grandfathers and great-grandfathers include Irish fighters and Revolutionary soldiers. He is fifty years old.
The article extols printing offices as secret places like Masonic Lodges. Printers guard office secrets with honor and would instantly lose their jobs if they reveal confidential matter. It urges proper notice for secrecy and asserts printers cannot discuss authors of anonymous newspaper communications.
A thoughtful essay argues that a good name is a lasting capital earned by years of steady, honest conduct. Small, consistent acts build trust, attract customers, and make one’s word reliable, with the benefit accessible to the poorest. It warns against crooked shortcuts and urges young men to seek a good name alongside wealth.
An exchange frames how undercutting local ventures hurts churches schools hotels merchants and tradesmen. It warns residents to avoid patronage and advertising locally and to shop elsewhere, never subscribing to local papers. The remark stresses the harm of boycotts and misinformation to the community and economy.
An old report notes musk odor linked to Justinian's 6th century reconstruction of what became the Hagia Sophia and how the musk scent lingers in the mosque. It also mentions a Kentucky minstrel posing for a portrait in character with a photographer asking for a pleasantsmile.
A sharp quip contrasts pre marriage gentleness with post marriage bluntness, noting she will straighten his collar with care before marriage but will pull it down firmly after marriage as if discarding a door-mat.
A despairing patient pleads with his physician that he cannot lie down or sit up. The doctor replies with a terse, humorous suggestion to “roost,” highlighting a bleak, comic exchange in a fragmentary historical clipping.
A professor notes counting twenty seven meteors in one evening on his piazza. The class reacts with astonishment at the sociable character of the heavenly bodies. A tongue in cheek remark about not needing a new over coat before the cold day wears it out.
A fragmented quip notes life blends sunshine and shadows. It reflects on how many people shine through small assumptions and simple acts, though the text is garbled and unclear.
A compact reflection urges restraint in judging others, noting universal sinfulness and urging humility. It emphasizes common moral ground over harsh scrutiny, inviting compassionate view of faults in oneself before condemning others.
Dr. Thomas M. Brewer will contribute four illustrated articles on birds nests drawing on Dr. Drewer's prized collections of eggs for illustrations. Col. Geo. KE Waring contributes two illustrated articles on saddle horses and their use in pleasure sport road riding fox hunting and racing.
New stories by this writer will appear in early SCRIBNER numbers starting with Joe Tole's Red Stockings. A novelette chronicles an episode of the Civil War for the Union. Wis Inheritance by Ade line Trafton continues through the year and grows more interesting to the end.
Hjalmar Hj. Boyesen's new novel will open the issue at the conclusion of Isis Inheritance. The magazine promises enhanced English writing and a mix of poems sketches essays reviews and short stories. Subscriptions are $4.00 a year payable in advance to Scribner & Co. 743 Broadway New York.
An observing writer notes the woman with a diamond ring will scratch her nose in a period four times as often as any other woman. The remark hints at envy through a sharp, humorous comparison.
A tart temper is described as sharpening with use, remaining a keen edge that grows trimmer with constant use as a metaphor for character and speech.
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