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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1904
Page
2
In a comic domestic scene at Maida Vale, a major’s temper erupts over a blotting book and a blotched letter from his wife. Parrot, cat, and maid Eliza react as the major confronts his wife and mistress, ends with forgiveness after a tense quarrel and a blouse reveal.
A Westphalian teacher sent an official note to the education minister on so called eagle paper bearing the royal eagle watermark. The Berlin authorities returned the letter demanding a rewrite because the eagle appeared head downward, a possible "Majestachs beleidigung" in their view.
The Saturday Evening Post cites Dr RB Scheube who says Japanese have an intestine one fifth longer, accounting for better digestion of rice. It notes Japan’s fighting men eat meat while the general population is mostly vegetarian, with beef supplied to soldiers and foreigners living near garrison towns.
The article recalls Josiah Quincy of Harvard who forgot his own name and once failed to recall his speech’s next line at a great meeting in Faneuil Hall. Harrison Gray Otis urged patience, noting Quincy had already convinced the audience even if he could not recall the next words.
A UK Methodist congregation questioned a retiring minister about his successor. The pastor teased that the new man would part his hair in the middle. On the first Sunday the congregation learned the man was bald, sparking surprised smiles.
A three year old named Robert argues with his aunt about a tiny homeopathic pill. He is teased for asking for more and the aunt claims it would make him sick. Robert counters by proposing to split the bottle to both harm and heal him, highlighting the skepticism of the joke.
A New York Past joke notes Maggie the cook explaining a recipe requires a hard boil. She points to the heaving water surface and says you can tell when it is hard boiling by the blub in the middle.
A mother questions objections to a suitor while the other half of the management defends the match. They agree there is no genuine objection but insist the engagement should be for the girl's good. If the young man has spirit he will marry. if not, she is rid of him.
A Chicago Tribune fragment notes an advertising clerk allowing five extra words for a notice. A meat market seller asks to add Reasons for selling, nobody's business. The piece reflects typical streetcorner classifieds and proprietor caution.
Carl Schurz writes of Joshua Giddings and a bold young New Yorker challenging the vast hall. The advocate argued that the Declaration of Independence and federal Constitution enshrine equality and rights, pressing to amend the platform before the Lincoln nomination. The scene ends with the amendment passage amid crowd fervor.
An 1747 tract by John Wesley mixes medicine and mystique. It cites far water or nettle decoctions to renew strength and even recommends daily cinnamon. It lists 24 cures including madness treated by waterfalls or teapot water and lunacy eased by vinegar and ground ivy head rubs.
An experiment described by Dr. Lt. Lalay in La Nature Paris records tones of a person and friends. The subject recognizes others voices but not his own, while friends identify his voice perfectly, suggesting people hear their own voice differently from others.
Burnley Bethel Primitive Methodist chapel marked an anniversary with a souvenir handbook of records. A 1834 minute bans courting on Sundays and with single people walking arm in arm in streets, and forbids girl choristers from wearing bows in their bonnets.
The London Mail notes England’s marriage rate at 15 per thousand, higher than most countries which range 7 to 10. It cites Romania as having the highest birth rate at 39 per thousand and death rate at 27.7, and Sweden the lowest marriage rate at 0.9.
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