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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1897
Page
1
A Chicago Times Herald fragment presents a lyrical portrait of a boy cherished by the city. The lines evoke breezy innocence amid urban life, noting his keen affection for wood and field and his resilient, blithe spirit.
A drifter shares a tale of extreme hunger in a mushroom town. He lent a beggar a dollar, recalling his own desperate years when debts and failed contracts left him with nothing but hunger and memories of a vanished fortune.
In a tale from a grim city, hunger drives two youths to steal a big meal at English Billy’s. After racking up debt and threats from a ruthless landlady, a mysterious ex-press agent slips a $100 bill to pay for the feast. The dining episode ends with relief and a wary debt repaid amid danger and gratitude.
F C Sparks describes Judge Alexander as a fearsome man in Oklahoma boom days. He built lumber empires, led boomtowns, and even employed a notorious bodyguard with a $75 monthly contract to protect his life, later becoming a St. Louis judge.
The Civil Service Commission reveals many veterans served under assumed or partial names. A. L Holmes claimed the name Albert Lincoln Holmes after a recruit misstatement and a recruiting officer added the middle name, leaving him known as Albert Lincoln Holmes ever since. Washington Star reports the amusing case from veteran records.
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