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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1917
Page
6
In the old Epping Manor, reclusive painter Gurney seeks solitude to finish a panel on Alexandria. He becomes obsessed with a portrait of a woman believed dead for a century, dreaming of her as his muse. Mrs. Epping, an invalid, notices his loneliness and arranges a visit, opening a chance for connection.
Gurney, a gifted painter, falls into delirium over a long dead Epping era lover. Mrs. Epping and her daughter Sylvia nurse him back to health. Upon awakening he finds Sylvia, now living, and they marry. Sylvia’s portrait becomes his central museum panel.
A police officer recounts chasing a banknote thief based on an informer's tip about an elderly woman. He abandons a search warrant and searches her house, tearing up rooms, but fails to find the loot. The woman, amused, reveals the note was wrapped around the candle she sent him, proving she held it all along.
A minuscule 1838 English Bijou Almanac, three quarters of an inch by five eighths and one eighth inch thick, sold in London for 20 dollars. Enclosed in a morocco case with a magnifying glass to read it, the annual 1836 to 1853 publication offered a compact trove of information and portraits of famous people.
Austin Corbit Winslow, age 102, says his long life stems from good self care. A descendant of Bunker Hill veteran, he never smoked and remains active, with ruddy complexion, alert eye, flowing white beard, and legible handwriting. Born in Barnard Vermont to Hezekiah and Mary Winslow, he cites hardy stock and predicts living as long as Methuselah.
A New York show elephant named Lena enjoys being cleaned and signals readiness for the process. Unlike dirt loving elephants, she wails when neglected and shows satisfaction only with a vacuum cleaner. Her behavior improves on days when cleaning is regular.
Liszt, celebrated from childhood as a piano idol, is portrayed as warped by adulation and society. The piece argues his fame corrupted him, turning music into a social sport rather than nourishing art, with Chopin as a contrasting pivot.
A discussion on the importance of pursuing a defined life purpose. The Charleston News urges the need for a real object to strive for, noting hard work over mere effort and warning against drifting without goals. It highlights noble impulses yet cautions that many people neglect their duties due to comfort and wealth.
A homely long legged pup, the real squirrel dog, can locate the correct oak in dense groves and trail a leaping squirrel over a mile of timber. Other dogs miss cues, but this one uncannily seeks the tree and pursues as the quarry moves.
Two clergymen were arrested after using passes forged in friends’ names to gain access to a Charlestown navy yard battleship. Detained at the marine barracks for two hours, they admitted the passes were borrowed and were released after friends identified them.
A newly marketed typewriter unit creates its own cipher from a detachable disk with 30 holes. Pins inserted or left out yield over a million combinations, allowing variable substitution. The enciphered text may replace letters like s for a on first occurrence, and deciphering requires a complementary disk and a matching machine to reproduce the original copy.
A Journal Telegraphique review lists key radio telegraph stations opened in 1916. Communications include Isle of Tahiti to Samoan Islands to New Zealand, Atar to Chinquetti to Port Etienne, Cape Juby to Isle of Tenerife, Australia to Tulagi and the Solomon Islands, Seattle to Yokohama, Barcelona to Budapest. Transatlantic links operate between Sayville and Navier Prussia, Tuckerton and Eilvese Prussia, Chatham and Stavanger, Marion and Narbo Norway, Belmar and Carnarvon Wales, New Brunswick and Towyn Wales, Glace Bay and Letterfrack Ireland, Louisburg and Clifden Ireland.
A claim against the city of Boston for 5000 dollars with interest at 7.4 percent from July 8, 1789 has been received by Mayor Curley from Thomas Dawes of Watford England who said he holds a note for that sum issued by David Jeffries town treasurer of Boston to John Bradford who contributed money to pay off a war loan.
Public auction in Denton Maryland during 2 to 4 pm offers for sale a tract of land in Caroline County south side of Ingleside to Henderson road Cutler’s Yellow road area. Description details a boundary from Simeon’s corner along county road, then several bearings and distances ending at the starting point. Auction proceeds to the highest bidder at the Court House door.
A fragment notes a 100 14 acres land description formerly owned by William F. Zeigler and wife, conveyed to Frank W. Votava in a March 1, 1915 deed recorded in Caroline County land records Liber J. K. S., No. 75, folio BITe.
The notice describes improvements including a new eipzht rou GWelau and shingle root house with Pony new, a large barn and necessary outbuildings all nearly new. Terms of sale: one third cash at day of sale, one third on July 1 1918, and the remainder January 1 1919, all cash at the option of the purchaser. Papers at the expense of Dae aLAN GOLDSBOROUGH, JAMES Caine E, Assignee. Auctioneer.
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