12 Feb 1887
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1887
Page
1
The Sun long occupied a model family newspaper position with news from the world and literary reading for the family circle. It also featured an agricultural department supplying well digested information for the farmer alongside full commercial and financial content.
Devoted to farming stock raising fruit growing and more the American Farmer features reports of farmers clubs and a Home Department with practical farm house tips. Published twice monthly with a 1 dollar annual price and free extra copy for clubs of five by SAM L. SANDS SON publishers Baltimore Maryland.
The Atlanta Constitution correspondent recalls Mr. Davis at Beauvoir and Brierfield, praising his cheerful health at 78, his gentle courtesy, and his lifelong devotion to God, country, and Confederate memory. Mrs. Davis is described as strong and thoughtful, with fond regard for neighbors and veterans.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes a Vienna bet by a famed shoemaker to make boots from a calf within 24 hours of the animal's death. A calf was slain at dawn, skin processed by noon, boots finished by morning, and worn by the owner the next day. The tale mocks time and space as unreliable burdens on human craft.
Professor Lawley closes with a starry meditation on change and permanence. He cites a fable of ephemeral insects and the sun’s westward drift to argue that even celestial bodies are judged by our brief years yet reveal vast cycles, ending with the sunrise reappearing the next day.
A Western paper notes that money is so plentiful young men wear checkered pantaloons and drafts will arise when funds tighten. It urges moderation in eating, warns against snatching and extols sharing burdens to ease personal strain, highlighting a positive social ethic.
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