19 Feb 1887
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1887
Page
1
A medieval romance unfolds as a maiden in a coastal town awaits a knightly savior. Wooers from Rennes gamble for her favor while she worships patience and faith. A passing ship signals a future bright with promise, transforming the castle's gloom into hope and joy. The tale glides toward St. Valentine’s day as armored knights and queens pass by.
Poem fragment describes a decayed chateau on the bay watched by fishermen who speak of a light each Valentine night. a woman is seen at the highest window awaiting. Names appear as Lrsest De Laxcey Prensox in the text.
A broad critique of stenographers and the accuracy of reported testimony. The piece argues many reporters misstate what was said, notes the deception possible when speed and shorthand distort meaning, and highlights the dangers to justice from incompetent reporters in courts and politics.
The Nashville Union reprints a letter from Governor Taylor’s father dated January 17, 1887. It lists ten rules for public service, urging obedience to the law, conscience, and divine code, humility, careful speech, integrity over wealth, and seeking guidance from Jesus.
A meditation on social rank and virtue, contrasting outward status with inner worth. The poem notes that nobles dwell in cot and kings in cotton, beggars rest on down, while real power comes from a pure heart. It observes how worldly ranks shift as generations pass, ending with the Saviour’s judgment beyond appearances.
The article argues that giving a farm a name makes it tangible and memorable, fosters affection and honor, and boosts status. It urges names to reflect pleasant natural features like groves, springs, hills, or valleys, avoiding high sounding or classical choices. A well chosen name links to the home’s best qualities and makes the place easier to refer to.
A rural visitor to a New York hostelry feared pickpockets. After a clerk denied any recollection of a one hundred dollar bill, a lawyer advised a staged memory defect and a two hundred dollar scheme. The plan, including two accomplices, succeeded and the guest recovered both bills.
Curran tells jurors not to rely on the judge's headshakes as proof. A teacher asks why Puritans came to this land and learns the answer about worship and coercion. A maxim on happiness warns against chasing it, advising quiet duty. A remark suggests restraint during agitated minds.
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