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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1888

Page

3

System of Checkage and Honest Living in Transit

A Boston Globe excerpt laments intrusive fare-checking in trains and bars the writer argues such systems foster mistrust and enable theft. The piece notes conductors, bartenders, and clerks face constant surveillance, yet honest methods remain best. The essay urges responsibility and concludes honesty is the path to success.

Boston New York Sam New Haven Worcester Joe Howard Boston Globe

Frugal Maltese Venders Earn Silver While Asleep

Cor. San Francisco Chronicle notes Maltese passengers boarding ships to India or Constantinople earn not less than 200 pounds per steamer by short port stays. They rest in public doorways and sidewalks, eating crusts and onions, then resume their labors with cheerful indolence.

Malta India Constantinople San Francico Chronicle

The Stone Age in Modern America and Hidden Relics

In Virginia and across the commonwealth relics show stone implements used in daily life. Stone pipes, pestles, and weights persist in rural households while farming and fishing practices retain ancient methods. The piece argues many so called prehistoric items still exist and urge further inquiry. It also notes a rise in millionaires since the Civil War, with wealth increasingly concentrated and sometimes hidden within New York circles.

Virginia Commonwealth Witpath Col. Petersburg Sumter New York Fifth Avenue Paul TR. Cleveland Cosmopolitan

Nutmeg Harvest Tale From a Forest Trek in New Guinea

The narrative describes a south side trek past a hill and through forest paths to three native houses in the heart of a grove where nutmegs grow. Notive trees and mace coated fruits are gathered, husked, and roasted before being carried to villagers and traders for sale to Bugis and Arab merchants. Capt. Strachan' New Guin.

Union Tomael Warthars Maz Jtmkos Strachan New Guin

Dutch sailor virtues praised in New York Star opinion piece

The piece extolls Dutch character as patient and firm, praising steady resolve and centuries of seafaring achievement. It lauds exploration, trade, and defense while invoking historical figures and events to claim enduring Dutch nobility and influence.

Jnt Dureiman Atoiea Japan Sas van Trommp Westminster Old van Tremp Prentice Mulforad New York Star

Pasteur Targets Rabbits in Pioneering Biocontrol Plan

The Pittsburgh Bulletin reports on Pasteur's alleged method to banish rabbits from a southern Pacific island by inoculating them with a disease pathogen. He claims generations would inherit the illness, causing a collapse of rabbit populations. The piece likens Pasteur to a Saint Patrick figure for eradicating the pest and suggests similar tactics could aid farmers against pests.

W. H. Hawley Boston Globe Pasteur Iland Southern Pacific St. Patrick Great Island Pittsburg

Towers of Silence and Parsees Rituals Described

The Globe-Democrat article notes Sir Jamsadji Jijibhai sending a Tower of Silence model to Berlin. It explains the structure with a 300 foot circumference tower and a central cistern, where vultures remove corpses, bones are swept away, and water is disinfected. It highlights Parsees as a clean, energetic people now largely in Bombay.

Jamsadji Jijibhai Miustani Berlin Fie Bombay Globe- Democrat

Crafty London Lane Deceivers and Fire Extinguisher Scam

A London Petticoat Lane tale recalls crafty street traders who swap goods and exploit crowds. The piece cites a Chicago Mail observation on theft and counterfeiting. An Atlanta Constitution report promotes a homemade fire extinguisher recipe using salt sal ammoniac and bleach to flood fires.

London Etti Old London Petticoat Lane Chicago Mail Laan Atlanta Constitution

Giant marine crabs and phosphorescent eyes intrigue reporters

A fragment from the Globe-Democrat recounts tales of enormous crabs as large as a turtle and ten foot long claws roaming beaches at night. Fishermen once discarded them, now shells are cleaned and sold to foreign museums, with legends linked to Allan Quatermain and subterranean adventures.

Allan Quatermain Baseard Benum Fie Loni Globe-Democrat

Lost Dog Advertisements and Alaska Dolls

The piece discusses frequent newspaper "lost" dog ads and the practice of owners hiring rewards. It notes thefts and touts the return of dogs for rewards, then shifts to a St Nicholas excerpt about Alaskan dolls carved from walrus tusk and wood, describing features from ivory-like eyes to a six inch long wooden doll with real hair.

Alaska Olive Thorne Miller St. Nicholas

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