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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1894
Page
1
A whimsical tale follows Minnie as a bashful admirer woos her by a lakeside service of merriment and a comic church wedding. Joy fades to a brutal moment when a rival’s violence ends in tragedy before a bright wedding scene.
A North Country lore piece argues myths of dragons and worms may rest on memory of older folk tales and stone age relics. It cites Sockburn worm lore, the monkard tomb, and a falchion. contrasts with ichthyosaurus legends and a Worcester road accident anecdote.
Judge Emery recalls a Maine incident where two divorce libels on one page were misrecorded as the opposite. The error led to a decade of mistaken status, a remarriage by one party and reconciliation by the other, until a 14 year delay uncovered the blunder. The judge warned lawyers to ensure correct clerical entries.
In Norway a festive custom shows grain carts entering towns and families erecting a sheaf on a pole for birds on Christmas day. Tiny wooden bird houses adorn caves and trees with grain stores for winter, but the grain sheaf remains the extra treat.
The quote attributes to Thomas Edison discussing capturing and storing natural electricity from storms to power cities. He suggests dynamos could be displaced if lightning could be chained, claiming a single storm could supply New York City for a week.
A brief dialogue shows a nephew asking an uncle to change a five pound note, only to reveal the uncle’s lack of cash and the nephew’s blunt inquiry about loose money. The brief exchange captures a humorous moment.
The Midwinter California Exposition in Sunset City is hailed as a prodigious success, surpassing expectations and rivaling Paris and Chicago in beauty and scale. M H de Young, San Francisco Chronicle proprietor, spearheaded the effort, securing funding and guiding planning from Chicago to completion.
A Biddeford man buying groceries at a city store handed his bankbook to the cashier by mistake believing it was the account book. The grocer notified the overseers of the poor about the large deposit recorded on the bankbook. The episode prompted official attention and a wary note on financial handling.
Mme Janne Dioulufay, French counterpart to Dr Mary Walker, adopts full male dress. She wears short hair, collar, ascot, coat and trousers and says this "tyranny of skirts" is over. She has lived in male attire for decades, accompanying her husband in war and exploration.
The Lime tree planted by G W Childs in May 1892 at Jackson Park World’s Fair grounds stands as the only memorial tree of its kind. Planted amid a storm in a ceremony led by Childs, the tree grew to about 25 feet in two years and was later protected by the South Park Commissioners after Childs donated his plant collection valued at $10,000.
A correspondent argues that English fashion in Paris loses color when French ideas are applied to English tastes. He notes English staples like rosbif and biftek appear on Paris menus, and even Palas Royal patrons seek wine and stout after coffee. He also mentions French belief in sipping stunt as a liqueur. Storage batteries for telegraphy are being adopted in Britain following earlier use abroad.
Last year on the Great Lakes 123 people lost their lives as 683 vessels sank, valued at 1 040 100 dollars, underscoring maritime danger and economic loss.
An elevator operator recalls a hurried elevator ride where a man sought to gamble on a big game wagering $300 to $50. The remark captures a spirited moment from a Kansas City Times excerpt.
A brief snippet contrasts American and British notions of pension or mark making with a confident, nationalistic tone. The text highlights a sense of superiority and cultural comparison, implying pride in American achievements versus British practices.
The article traces early experiments to capture Genesee River power for electricity, highlighting Rochester’s turbine success and Leonard Henkle and Boies schemes for air compression. It notes Tesla’s claim to have solved long transmission issues, Niagara prospects, and the shift from failed air compression to modern turbine use with hundreds of machines supplying tens of thousands of horsepower.
An experimental note describes touching a watch glass with water to form a hanging drop then adding ether on the opposite side to chill and freeze the water drop. It also claims English ships in 1891 brought 30,000 cannon tons of Turkish and Russian corpses from Crimea to be ground into fertilizer.
A magazine writer lauds Maori women as a potent factor in island life. He describes their liquid dark eyes, soft voices, affectionate dispositions, and ivory smooth skin. Men and women are noted as graceful, aided by dancing and bathing.
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