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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1893
Page
1
An ad from The Wooldridge Fertilizer Co promotes high class fertilizers for corn growth. It claims corn as a liberal feeder and offers a reserve in the soil through OrchiLla. Included is address 242 Buchanan's Wharf Baltimore MD. The rest of the text mixes poetic lines about a spirit and artistic imagery rather than product details.
A German miller’s servant Hannchen in Udolf near Bonn thwarts two robbers who seize the mill and infant. She locks one man in the chest, starts the mill, and the wheel whirls him to an end while neighbors return to rescue all. Hannchen later marries the miller’s son and prospers.
A fragmented quotation describes a tearful reaction to a newly furnished item and its engraving. The speaker notes the engraving cannot capture the original beauty, praising the sweetness of the photographed baby and the delicate design. The passage hints at novelty in a familiar practice.
A Detroit cigar dealer rails against credit and trust as a man dodges payments and chases new customers. The piece also notes ex-votos in Palos and a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt about Columbus worship, plus curios from Pendleton mummies and tales of giddy climbers and a drastic Alpine rescue.
Rev S I Doyle discusses the universal spirit of prayer and models it on Nehemiah. He outlines four key traits: proper acknowledgment of God, earnest entreaty, humble confession, and pleading of God's promises, with biblical references and guidance for fervent prayer.
The Epworth League inaugurates its new Western headquarters in Chicago as part of its rapid growth. The Methodist Episcopal institution now has 9,000 chapters with 700,000 members, plus 1,000 chapters in southern and Canadian districts, approaching a total near a million. The league aims to promote intelligence, piety, and mercy works among youths and church friends, admitting any youth society that accepts its aims. It is governed by a 21 member board with appointments split among bishops, Sunday School managers, and Tract Society managers, plus representation from each general conference district. members serve two year terms.
Rev. T De Witt Talmage argues that sympathy for the unassisted is overdone and that hardship builds character. He praises self effort, likening struggle to gym training that toughens resolve, and asserts God favors those who strive to overcome difficulties. He cites Ruskin on enduring life’s trials as a warning against easy childhood.
A Cincinnati woman, once head of the city’s fashion school, overdrew her bank account by twenty two dollars. After notice, she inspected checks, apologized with a letter, and sent a twenty two dollar check to cancel the debt. The Enquirer notes 1880 prints by language.
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