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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1902
Page
4
Rev W M Upcraft describes the Lolos clothing from loose blouses and broad trousers to felt cloaks from neck to knees, hair worn in a horn braid, and women in short jackets over skirts. He notes bare feet, sturdy figures, and an admiring traveler observing a family cooking a cow by a log fire, serving from long wooden canes into tubs, with wooden spoons and no beds, using a grain chest as a seat.
A brief anecdote from a Philadelphia Telegraph item describes little Margaret offering sugared almonds to her Aunt. Margaret suggests choosing color and share by guiding the aunt to take white almonds while she keeps pink, illustrating a subtle literary impulse through a simple exchange.
An English army specialist described experiments showing the earth's rotation deflects artillery projectiles from a straight path. Firing north to south causes a leftward divergence, due north causes a rightward deflection, varying by location and projectile speed. In England the five inch pull appears for a twelve pounder at 4,000 yards.
A fashionable woman disputes a portrait's accuracy claiming it ages her appearance. The artist is praised for a correct likeness despite lacking worldly wisdom. The tale concludes that imitation may be sincere but not always flattery, as reported by the New York Herald.
The exchange centers on an honest man who admits he could have warned earlier, spoken with conscience, and now faces being pressed in a corner. The Chicago Post report frames the dialogue as a terse moral moment where truth surfaces amid accusation.
A young servant asked leave to attend a friend's funeral and, after her return, handed her mistress a month's notice. When questioned for the reason she replied that the corpse’s husband called her the life and soul of the party and she was engaged to be married to him.
A sharp dressed stranger visits a well known pastor claiming to admire his sermons. He boasts of hearing the preacher often, though not at the church, and eats hungrily. The convict says he once preached at the town prison for horse theft and finishing sentence today, thanking the host for bread.
During the presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison Alexander N. Stephens and Julius Alford they met in a southern debate. Alford, a middle Georgia lawyer and congressional aspirant, praised his own oratory but mocked Stephens who was frail yet an intellectual giant. Alford ridiculed Stephens with a quip about Alec Stephens and a coat. Stephens responded with a sharp retort claiming Alford had more brains in his stomach than in his head.
A Boston jeweler notes his meticulous work for Edwin Booth and uses London sources for Richard III pieces and Richelieu costumes. He favors costly materials to match historical accuracy and describes making luminous waterproof paper using glycerin lime and calcium sulfide for dark navigation and other uses.
A vivid description of how poor digestion colors life and relationships. The narrator portrays a miserable man who sees life as black, with food weighing like lead. It warns companions and a wife to adapt with patience, and suggests the man lacks delight in self, while demanding homage from others.
A dialect-tinged exchange shows Tlello and a mule owner debating repayment. The judge notes the narrator won a quarter from the mule owner on a bet, then the owner explains Mars Brown gives 50 cents monthly for feed and intends to deduct it from the mule’s feed payments.
An old Scotch gentleman and a youth conclude a day on the golf links with vivid games. As they leave, the elder proclaims it a grand day and the youth jokes he could return, noting he would marry but can postpone for golf.
The drummer recalls a railroad crash mishap leading to a wretched Nebraska town and a grim hotel stay. A $4 bill triggers a comical legal farce as three sons, a constable, and a sheriff’s son-in-law thread a court scene, ending with a forty eight hour confinement and a warned escape.
In Soleure Switzerland a nest crafted entirely from clock springs is displayed in the natural history museum. A yard clockmaker watching wagtails found the nest built from discarded steel bits, four inches wide, surprisingly cozy for its inhabitants, illustrating bird ingenuity in repurposing surroundings.
A small maid left at a hotel where Mme Patti stayed hears the diva’s voice. Patti comfortingly sings a simple lullaby, and the child exclaims in awe that the star is indeed Patti. The moment captures the gentle, human side of the famed performer amid a stormy evening.
The Trish insist on burial in consecrated ground and in the family ancestral plot. When a member dies, unless distant, the body is brought to be laid with forebears, causing funeral processions to often pass by roadside churchyards to distant grounds where ancestors rest for generations.
Balloon experiments by Gaston Tissandier show pigeons cannot fly from great heights. Birds dropped from 6000 meters fell dead, and from 300 meters they spiraled toward the ground. The finding suggests pigeons are not guided by sight alone and would need about 20,000 meters ascent to spot a target 300 miles away, implying carrier pigeons rely on unseen factors.
A Northumberland angler is challenged by a gamekeeper over fishing rights on a local river. The keeper asserts lordly control while the fisher asks permission and jokes about falling in. The keeper finally concedes vaguely that no one would mind if he fell in.
A gaunt man buys beef at a Park Row shop with a dented silver quarter claiming it saved his life at Vicksburg in 1863. The cashier questions the 1877 date, declares it counterfeit, and hands five cents in change as the man departs, leaving the dealer surprised in New York.
A. B. Norton argues that neglect of the eyes and improper use of glasses worsen eye health while proper correction can restore function. He notes that environmental demands and education strain the eyes, that corrected vision can lift dull children and improve nervous, undernourished youths, and that harmony of refractive and muscular balance is essential for optimal eye performance.
From St Petersburg a tale shows distress sparking boldness and victory. A liberal merchant at a railway station offered 5 rubles for a kiss from a pretty girl with a general of the Russian forces. The girl willingly offered a cheek, the kiss given, and the tale is cited as proof that only in Russia could such a stunt occur. Fox Hunters and the Farmer
A committee member of a swimming club uncovers a supposed plot to throw him in the river at the upcoming sports. He asks if he can swim, and a fellow member quips that it would be a pity. The Scottish American notes the incident as a humorous club intrigue.
February 1903 advertisement announcing a 45 day clearance of winter goods at cash prices. Includes pants, suits, shoes, hats, shirts, hosiery, undershirts, and domestics with many items at half to low prices and multiple lot specials.
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