16 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1889
Page
1
A Providence Journal poem by Helen Martin reflects sorrow and lingering hope through changing years. It portrays an opal as a symbol that quiets tears and urges patience for a brighter morrow.
Surgeon T W Whitaker recalls joining the Mohican in 1885 and cruising the South Pacific. He details kava drinking in Samoa with ceremonial preparation by a comely girl, then compares it to pai eating in Hawaii. He praises Samoan people but notes the initial repulsion of foreigners. The article also discusses taro-based pai making and eating rituals.
A William and Mary era soldier faced court martial for dozing on duty at Windsor terrace. He swore his eye was awake by hearing St Pauls clock strike thirteen. Affidavits claimed the clock indeed struck thirteen, not twelve, and he received the sovereign's pardon.
A San Francisco Argonaut note recounts how mustard entered English tables in 1729 thanks to Mrs. Clements of Durham who ground seeds and refined the flour. The secret spread nationwide, especially to London, and gained favor at the royal table with George I, giving the condiment the name Durham mustard.
A Portland Oregon News item recounts a tender story from Albany about a young boy and his father visiting the mother’s grave. The boy, unable to bear the quiet, declares, Ma, we've got a new horse, highlighting pathos and humor in a brief moment of grief and devotion.
A short reflective statement by Ben Jonson declines factional support and urges defending truth for the common good. It emphasizes personal restraint, universal benefit, and the primacy of truth over any individual advocate or sect.
A man who recently gained a large fortune reflects on changes in pleasure and spending. He notes the joy of simple luxuries like wine and theatre, and admits he once valued extravagance as a principle. He realizes he often felt guilt about spending, even while enjoying wealth.
Lavinia S. Goodwin argues that self destruction contradicts the higher law binding humans to duty and accountability. She cites animals showing self preservation and humans facing crises, noting July spikes, love and money losses, and famous polar survival tales as context for moral cowardice vs heroic endurance.
A Plymouth Cor. report describes David Drew growing wheat from seeds taken from a mummy exhumed near Memphis in Egypt. The seed reportedly dates to the Ninth Dynasty about 5,000 years old. The plant reaches six and a half to seven feet, with a twiggy head bearing kernels in separate husks. Future crops may surpass modern grain in quality.
Bird fanciers report that voices of American bred canaries grow harsher with each generation while German sparrows are kept mellow by constant imports to preserve tone.
Wrapping fruit trees with cloth to shield them from sunburn and insects has caused damage to trees in Shasta County, California. Local growers report stressed bark, reduced yields, and increased disease risk as the practice harms the trees rather than protecting them.
A short piece notes how a child hears an elder speak of someone “in a pickle” and soon after the brother tries a risky feat. Abe warns him not to push limits or he will be “in a cucumber,” illustrating a playful use of familiar phrases from Youth's Companion.
An interview recounts Dr Constantino Fahlberg's discovery of saccharine from coal tar. He describes the accidental tasting moment, the rapid validation process, and public reaction with letters and interest flooding his lab.
George H. Small argues in Globe-Democrat that few people truly fit the term blonde noting that light hair alone does not guarantee flaxen beauty. He cites Worcester and Simmonds and recalls the Veiled Prophets ball where many light-haired women lacked fair complexions.
A Buffalo Express remark surveys the persistence of superstition, noting people smile at forebears’ myths yet carry fear of haunted buildings. It warns that reports of hauntings dirty a structure’s reputation more than real flaws, and that new erections on haunted sites face similar trepidation.
Chester Holcombe notes in Youth's Companion that motherhood in Chinese society offers protection and honor but customs render the mother a servant to her husband. He cites that sons wear mourning for the mother while the husband shuns mourning, creating a stark gender contrast in ritual grief.
The editor, though fallible, bears responsibility for his paper's tone and standards. He guides the periodical amid the cloud of contemporary wit nesses, shaping how the public reads and interprets the news.
The New York Evening World warned that native Hawaiians are vanishing rapidly and the race may become extinct. It noted the native dialect persists in speech but English dominates courts, accelerating decadence of the language.
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