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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1903
Page
4
Rev W M Upcraft describes Lolos customs and dress differing from Chinese. Men wear a loose blouse short trousers and a felt cloak. hair forms a horn by the forehead. Women wear a short jacket and plaited skirt. feet are bare. The scene shows a family cooking a cow over a log fire and sharing rice from wooden tubs before sleeping on a grain chest.
A Philadelphia Telegraph note highlights little Margaret who plans generosity with almonds. She offers her aunt some and the aunt gratefully accepts one or two. Margaret asks which color she prefers and they divide the pink and white almonds, with the aunt choosing the white ones.
An English army expert reports experiments showing the earth's rotation deflects artillery projectiles. Firing north to south causes a leftward divergence, due north a rightward pull. Deflection varies by location, speed, and elevation, with a 12 pounder showing about five inches at 4,000 yards in England.
A fashionable woman complains of wrinkles in a portrait by a clever artist who lacks worldly wisdom. She condemns the likeness as aging her image. The tale ends with the moral that imitation may be sincere but not always flattery.
A Chicago Post excerpt presents a dialogue where an honest man acknowledges a mistake after reluctant pressure. The other party demands timing, and the confession follows a moment of inner struggle.
A servant asks leave to attend a friend's funeral and, after returning, offers a month's notice. When questioned, she explains the corpse's husband called her the life of the party and reveals she is engaged to him, implying a new future with the bereaved family.
A casually dressed man claims to have heard the minister preach many times and praises his sermon. He accepts lunch at the parson’s home, while admitting he was in jail for horse and cart theft and finishing his time that day, thanking the host for the bread.
In a southern campaign debate William Henry Tarrison Alexan der N Stephens and Julius Alford confronted each other. Alford a middle Georgia lawyer and congressional aspirant flaunted oratory while Stephens a frail intellectual fired back with a sharp retort about Alford’s boast. The exchange featured taunts about stature and brains.
A Boston jeweler, who sometimes crafted jewels for Edwin Booth, sought historical accuracy for stage pieces. He had a Richard III crown designed in London and Richelieu costumes made to expert standards. He also notes luminous paper can be waterproofed and used for guiding the blind and various practical tasks.
A distressed narrator describes digestion problems turning life dark for a miserable man. Social friction follows as companions, wife, and even the man himself suffer lack of cheer and harmony. The excerpt highlights the social and personal strain caused by poor digestion.
A judge recalls a quarrel between a Black man and a creditor over a mule and a quarter bet. The man explains Mars’ Brown gives him 50 cents monthly for mule feed, and he plans to deduct it from the feed.
An old Scotch gentleman and a youthful player spend the day on the golf links with close, exciting games. As they depart the old man exclaims it has been a grand day and asks to return tomorrow. The youth replies he is to be married but could delay for golf.
A Detroit Tree Press recollects a drummer stranded in a grim Nebraska town after a railroad smashup. He endures a harsh hotel, a $4 bill deemed excessive, and a court led by a justice of the peace who turns out to be the landlord, his sons, and the town marshal. After a brief jail stretch and a hefty bill, he leaves with a wary smile at the unlikely family court.
In Soleure Switzerland a sparrow nest crafted entirely from clock springs is shown in the natural history museum. A clockmaker noticed the nest when springs were discarded in a yard and the wagtails reused the steel fragments. The four inch nest housed a brood before being placed on exhibit as a curious example of avian ingenuity.
A hotel tale recalls Mme Patti meeting a young girl left behind by a concert night storm. Patti comforts the child and sings a simple lullaby. The girl’s tears turn to joy as she declares, Why, you are Mine Patti.
Donnhoe's Magazine notes Irish families insist on burying in consecrated ground and beside their ancestors in a traditional hallowed site. When death comes, funerals travel past churchyards to distant family plots, ensuring the forebears lie in the family resting place.
Balloonist experiments show pigeons cannot fly at great heights and even at 300 meters they spiral toward the ground. At 6,000 meters birds fall like dead, implying birds are not guided only by sight. To view a point 300 miles away one would need nearly 20,000 meters of altitude, so carrier pigeons must start with faith in the unseen.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls an angler on a Northumberland stream who asks if he may fish. The gamekeeper denies the request but offers dry wit by conceding that falling in would likely not be an issue to anyone.
A gaunt man passes a battered 1877 quarter at a Park row cafe, claiming it saved his life at Vicksburg in 1863. The proprietor detects the deep dents and questions the date, then rewards the man with five cents as the man departs, leaving the counterfeit's origin noted by the New York Tribune.
Observers note rising eyeglass use while asking if it is necessary. Proper eye function requires coordinated refraction and muscular balance. neglect and misuse of glasses contribute to deterioration. The ophthalmic case studies show improved vision and health when defects are corrected, and children regain vigor when eye strain is removed.
From St. Petersburg a tale tells how distress led to boldness and a victory, where a liberal merchant offered 5 rubles for a kiss from a girl’s cheek at a station after the needy man pledged to kiss her on request. the general’s partner obliged, and the chronicle notes Russia’s unique laxity in such feats. Fox Hunters and the Farmer examines common access to fox-hunting grounds, noting farming locals’ equal rights to fields, and clubs facing public meets with riders of varying skill, where damage to fences and crops often falls on the club, creating tension between inclusivity and responsibility.
A committee member at a Scottish American swimming club unpopularity fuels tension before the annual aquatic sports. He reveals a plot to throw him into the river. a fellow member quips about his swimming ability, highlighting the comic tension on the eve of the event.
The advertisement markets a 45 day cash only sale with heavy discounts across clothing, footwear, hats, shirts, hosiery, domestics and dress goods. Notable offers include pants at 98 cents, suits and overcoats from 2.50 to 10, shoes at 5 to 9 cents, hats under a dollar, shirts under a dollar, and fabric yardage from 5 to 39 cents, all emphasized as final sale with no excuses. The tone is brisk and urging immediate purchases to clear stock.
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