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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1893
Page
1
A reflective verse fragment questions the value of extended farming and endless toil to merely break even after many seasons. The speaker contrasts wealth with purpose, expressing weariness from consistent effort without meaningful gain.
A nostalgic verse describes a village revel with bobbing for apples, candles, nuts, and tangled yarn. As the old clock points to four, Bridget arrives to confront mischievous fairies who supposedly haunted the fair the previous night, in a scene cited by Adelia B. Beard in Harper's Young People.
A fragment speaks of corn fields and meadows with loss versus possible profit at harvest time, implying a reckoning when crops are gathered and value realized. The lines evoke toil, land, and the hope for financial gain as seasons turn.
Olive Schreiner’s New York World excerpt depicts a woman writer aiding a younger woman in love and moral conflict, exploring selfhood, sacrifice, and resilience. A later scene shows the consequences of love, envy, and commitment as the elder author confronts ambition, heartache, forgiveness, and eventual acceptance. The tale ends with the writer framing a trade policy piece while reflecting on personal turmoil and growth.
Dr Plummer rode on a coach box and talked with the driver who praised his team and its leader. The driver boasted of their qualities while swearing, until Dr Plummer remarked that the leader never profaned a word. The driver replied with gratitude and vowed to be as good as his horse.
A wealthy South American farmer, fearing harm to his slaves from carrying loads on the head, orders a hundred wheelbarrows. Upon arrival, the slaves return bearing wheelbarrows on their heads, revealing his plan’s irony and the folly of impractical labor.
The modern souvenir spoon doubt less owes its origin to the still existing apostles spoons. In sets of twelve or less they were a common Christmas gift in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
An anecdote from the Detroit Free Press recounts a trio of sportsmen who meet an English guest famed for his fancy gear. He claims high skill with a double barreled pistol grip gun though he has never shot wild ducks. At dawn he heads to decoys, blasts four canvasbacks, while friends laugh at his overconfidence.
The article notes astrology in England receives a boost from calendars and famous forecasters. Pearce, likened to Zadkiel, allegedly predicted Prince Alexander of Bulgaria’s abdication to the day and hour. It cites predictions of Brazil’s revolution and Old Moore foretelling January 11 as royal mourning, with London almanacs sold in October prior. Edgar Lee in Arena.
Henry Shaw, English-born hardware magnate and longtime St Louis benefactor, built a famed botanical garden near the city and opened it to visitors. He donated Tower Grove Park to the city in 1870, supported Washington University, and funded public improvements. The garden became a southwest landmark and a testament to a life of philanthropy.
Sermon notes for Week Beginning Jan 29 by Rev H Doyle on the value of small beginnings. Cites Zechariah and Job to argue that modest starts can grow with God's blessing. Reviews historical growth from two societies in 1881 to over 21,000 worldwide with 1.6 million members. Highlights attitudes toward small beginnings and God’s positive view, urging faithful service regardless of size.
The local Epworth Leagues divide work into four departments plus a junior league. Spiritual work plans regular prayer meetings and church activities, mercy arranges visits to the sick and newcomers, literary promotes Bible study and church history with lectures, and social handles entertainments and new members. Junior league serves children as a counterpart to the main organization.
An excerpt argues the Christian Endeavor movement is an appendix to no single denomination. Originating in a Congregational church, it is not exclusive to Congregationalism. It exists across Presbyterians Baptists and Methodists while remaining unaffiliated with any one denomination.
Sinois ranks third by number of societies with 1,500 plus members. Presbyterians total 990 societies and 17,650 members, Congregationalists 800 societies and 13,500 members. Other denominations list Christian, Baptist, Methodist, Cumberland Presbyterian, English Lutheran, United Brethren, Friends, Methodist Protestant, and Union. State membership totals 97,500. The piece closes with a call to missionary work and unity in Christ.
A reflective verse excerpt celebrates divine reward and nature’s bounty. It praises God who guides nature, shapes streams and mountains, and governs birds and planets, implying personal harmony with creation and fate. The fragment cites a speaker seeking cheerful trust in divine reading of life.
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