21 Dec 1878
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1878
Page
1
A well dressed stranger tests a Detroit life insurer with questions about policies and dividends, then warns the agent to leave quickly. The piece ends with a broad critique of whipping in child rearing, arguing that corporal punishment harms children and homes.
A World article describes graves of seventeen US Presidents, from George Washington at Mount Vernon to Abraham Lincoln, with detailed depictions of tombs, monuments, sites, and surrounding grounds. It notes neglect of some sites and efforts by New York World to publish portraits of the resting places and memorials. The piece covers Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, and Cleveland era contexts.
A collection of maxims on self government, restraint, and virtue. From debt avoidance to tempering passions, the notes urge prudent living, honest speech, and mindful joy. It ends with a curious Minnesotan remark about a man so pious he won’t raise sheep because lambs gambol.
A Detroit Free Press item tells of a brave lover who sought death for love and dodged a pistol, with vivid scenes of Mary Ann, a grey dress, and a velovidede. The piece blends sensational whimsy with moral musings, including a man’s street antics and a manslaughter conviction for Garley G. Brown.
A fragment from a 19th century curiosities column lectures on virtue and character. It warns young men against degrading talk about women and stresses fidelity to honorable women as essential to happiness. It weaves in aphorisms about time, thrift, and moral stature from various authors.
A garbled item notes a thief fleeing with a watch, a policeman commenting on the danger of carrying the item, and a stray medical query about fried wallpaper. It mentions an elderly landlord and a young man urged to speak kindly, all in a disjointed, period-tinged style.
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