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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1893
Page
1
ORCHILLA should be THE WOOLDRIDGE FERTILIZER CO. 212 Buchanan's Wharf.
Fragmentary verse reflects a yearning to heal flawed things and renew creation. The speaker aches for a green knoll apart with earth sky and water remade, to honor the beloved image blossoming in the heart.
Talton, a Hudson Bay Company officer at Fort Guidon, meets Ida a deaf mute girl who communicates through sign language. Their bond deepens as she teaches him a private speech through gesture while facing social pressure from Pierre Hawley and Talton, ending in a dramatic choice about love and duty. Hawley proposes, Ida rejects, and Talton claims Ida with a kiss as Pierre hints at danger in a turbulent, rules-bound world.
A Youth’s Companion article argues that if suns and Earths act as magnets, atoms might also be magnets. It suggests magnetic relations among atoms could explain chemical effects, proposing that infinitely large and infinitesimal scales share magnetic properties. The piece notes magnets cannot be split to lose magnetism, inviting further inquiry into matter’s magnetic nature.
A shipmate gently breaks sad news to an elderly passenger by telling her her parrot is dead in a tactful phrasing. The story highlights a sailor known for his tenderness and a clever phrase to spare the woman distress.
A Berlin paper claims paper stockings absorb moisture rapidly keeping feet dry and warm. The impregnated stock is worn with a toe insert and a large wrap over the foot, with the shop’s constant warmth noted as a potential cold preventer.
A man, tested as sixth auditor of the treasury, was asked the moon’s distance from Earth. His reply: Not near enough to affect the functions of no sixth auditor. He passed. Another applicant asked how many soldiers England sent to this country during the Revolution answered a blamed sight more than ever got back.
A fragmentary religious exhortation extols touching the garment of Jesus for healing and salvation. It warns against seeking profit in material goods such as shoes, calling bargain footwear a fleeting fancy amid a crowd.
A lay critic ridicules the trend of beards among clerics as a sign of status or virtue. The piece argues beard wearing is now common across professions and warns that look matters less than spiritual duty. It notes ordination does not guarantee rapid tenure and suggests shaving before delivering first sermon.
The American Folklore Society accuses Maine college student waiters of manufacturing Indian legends to suit local sites while denying a monopoly to students. The discussion references origin myths for Manhegan Moose and Beaver Island lore and questions the accuracy of ethnographic translations.
The tale from Yankee Blade recalls Daniel Webster enduring a sycophant’s rapture as the man boasted his hat shared the same chair with the famed senator. Webster asked if he needed anything else, and the admirer quipped he was proud his hat occupied Webster’s seat, prompting a humorous rebuke.
A Washington bride staged a runaway wedding with a minimal voyage kit. Instead of a wedding trunk she carried a white lace parasol folded to hold the trousseau, keeping accessories like curling tongs and a toothbrush out. Kate Field's Washington notes the unusual travel display.
In the Maine woods a humorous exchange relays guide wisdom that bears strike only after being hit and that a shot is likely to miss. The piece captures frontier sportsman humor and cautionary flavor from New York Weekly.
A Philadelphia Times clip notes a girl’s mock prayers and crusts remark, then an Indianapolis anecdote recalls a buckboard party and girls hugging the stove while boys smoked. The tone captures social chatter and cheeky defiance among youths.
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