16 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
1
A rough transcription presents archaic lines about a young woman who shuns grace. It speaks of deserts where men are absent and the subject may have died uncommended, suggesting a lament on lost virtue or unfulfilled reputation.
In a May dusk tale Ram Deen recalls the lame tiger of Hulduan hunting men. Nandha, the hostler, fears and foams, yet faces the beast as they flee the Bore bridge. The tiger leaps and drags Nandha into the jungle while Deen struggles to guide the cart and save the others.
President Wheeler argues in Atlantic that Latin preserves the spirit of Rome and embodies its institutions in law, order, and authority. A New York Tribune note explains the ship phrase going into commission, detailing when vessels are in active service or ready to cruise.
In Jersey City a man tried to drown himself by leaping from a ferryboat into the North river. His cork leg floated, preventing his death and leading to his arrest for disorderly conduct. The World notes death by own action is not a crime there, unlike New York.
In a curious fragment from the Chicago Chronicle the Water Spider is described as mastering diving bells long before humans. The piece then explains cocaine as an alkaloid from a shrub in Peru and Bolivia, named cocaine sulphate in medicine, with chemical composition and effects on the nervous system and pain.
Mrs Worth-John and Mr Worth discuss the gift choice for Harvey. They debate sending a gold pen versus cash, fearing the pen would prompt a home money request. The exchange appears in Jewelers' Weekly.
A narrator praises Madeline S Bridges as she knits and listens while the speaker contemplates sonnets and rhymes. She questions poetry's value, unaware she inspires the poet in him, her eyes lashes and dimple shaping his craft. The piece ends with her charm making him a poet.
Doctor Morestin reports a patient recovery after removing four inch hemostatic forceps sewn in four years earlier. A New York physician recounts cases of forgotten surgical items, sponges and metal, causing danger, with anecdotes of needles and swallowed hardware. The piece discusses risks and long forgotten objects in bodies.
A humorous quip from the Lowville Journal mockingly imagines a man with pants 80 long. It notes that he would have to reach behind to hold them up whenever seen on the street, provoking laughter from ladies.
The fragment notes criticism of Washington figures by critics with a jab at style. A separate passage shows a female detective preparing for a perilous chase, asking if her disguise is sound before leaving.
A reflective verse admires a woman past her prime who remains fair and compassionate. It speaks of age mellowing grief and the speaker’s hope for her later days described as holy purpose and blessing.
The piece recounts George Washington’s final moments as described by William Perrine in The Tear of Washington's Life. It notes his grip on life, his concerns with wills and debts, and his calm death at 10 o'clock with Mrs. Washington nearby and the widow uttering "Tis well" as she anticipated joining him.
A Cinelnai Enquirer excerpt explains that captive wild animals pace and show restlessness not from happiness but to obtain essential physical activity. It compares elephants, tigers, polar bears and others to hungry boys, noting their daily wanderings and bursts of movement as mealtime approaches.
A humorous tale from The Dumb Animalia notes a gray parrot at Portland Head lighthouse, unpaid servant to Maine's keeper. The bird, taught to cry fog coming, blow the horn, has saved lives by warning of fog, while a Tennessee nurse and doctor anecdote captures locals mispronouncing English in a patient care scene.
A noted shift in farming may occur as rape is touted as a pasture crop for sheep and hogs in New England. American Cultivator reports high satisfaction with rape versus clover or alfalfa, citing low seed cost about 10 cents per pound and 24 to 4 pounds required per acre. Rape could boost dairy and stock production by freeing clover for hay and green feed for poultry in yard systems.
A brief quote notes that rain offers little comfort to a soaked man, contrasting a cheerful rainbow with the chill of a storm as seen in the Atlanta Constitution.
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