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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
4
Tom Axton hides a $200 check to his wife for a sealskin coat purchase. The check burns in the hearth, his wife vanishes after the incident, and Tom must trace her whereabouts while avoiding police. A somber tale of trust, temptation, and unintended consequences.
Tom confronts his wife Lillian after a burned check allegedly linked to $200 loss. Misunderstanding resolves when he laughs it off, calling the burning of a check merely a minor hurdle, and pledges to write a new check as they face tight finances.
Two lifelong bachelors Jones and Smith, once inseparable dining partners and holiday companions, slowly drift apart after Smith marries. On returning from his honeymoon, Smith asks Jones for judgment on his wife. Jones speaks candidly, admitting he does not think highly of her, and Smith agrees with a quiet smile.
A London correspondent preserves an autograph note from George Washington dated November 6 1739 to Wills Tobacco of Bristol. He mentions plans to ship fifty hogsheads of tobacco and possibly ten to twelve more, with expectations of securing on board via the Cary for the house. Washington signs as your most obedient humble servant.
A medieval method urged parents to have a slow learner crawl through a bent blackberry bush until roots form. The tale adds that creeping among a few barbed wire fences would be similarly effective, reflecting a wry, antiquated view of childrearing.
A tale of Khoja Nasreddin, famed eastern wag, who avoids preaching by testing his village. On three Fridays he asks, Do you know what I am going to say, provoking blunt replies and a final lesson that those who know should tell those who don’t. The crowd finally yields and stops pressuring him.
The mule is kind, good tempered, willing, docile and intelligent when well treated. It is a loyal, capable riding animal that endures and serves a kind master, though seldom praised for its good traits and often judged by its faults.
A bridegroom introduces his mother and five light haired children as his new wife meets the surprising addition. The mother declares she will live with them and presents five daughters Lydia Minerva Penelope Rachel and Mehitabel as the new papa’s brood.
A Brooklyn school lesson turns to comparing slender with stout. The teacher asks if she is stout, prompting the pupils to answer that she is skinny. The exchange, recounted by the New York Tribune, highlights a practical approach to vocabulary teaching.
Agnes Repplier in The Fireside Sphinx notes no cat in Eden and tells how a cat arose after the Ark voyage when mice overran the ark. She cites Damirci and Lamb to frame the humorous origin myth as a commentary on longing and consolation.
A bashful Irish suitor seeks marriage by proxy through his sister but hides outside a half closed door to hear the answer. The sister reports a teasing rebuff as the woman asks if he is good enough to be asked. The frightened suitor then pokes his head in and pleads Norah to do as Margie asked.
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