21 Feb 1891
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1891
Page
1
A reflective piece contrasts youthful ardor with matured craft. It traces a singer who once chased impetuous passion, now tempered by time. The speaker notes how skill deepens as impulse wanes, and how art slowly guides the song beyond restless dreams.
A southern plantation mistress recounts a perilous night as a storm brews and fear grips the household. Her motherless daughter, overseer, and enslaved staff confront suspicions of a conspiracy among the negroes while the narrator insists on courage. Aunt Sukey and Sally clash over rumors and discipline as the storm closes in and help delays.
A woman, her infant, and Aunt Sukey flee a dangerous midnight break in as Sally and Sam Hatter attempt to seize silver stored in a linen closet and presses. The narrator shields the child, hides with Aunt Sukey, and escapes through a back route to the overseer’s quarters, while the thieves are driven off by determined resistance. Sukey falls ill but the child sleeps through.
Edith Minster in Homemaker advocates drinking a goblet of cold water first thing to relieve low mood and fatigue. She cites Charlotte Bronte's Villette, where the heroine Lacey Snow drinks cold water in excitement or unhappiness, framing it as a practical habit for comfort and well being.
A Boston Gazette quotation tells how a minister’s daughter Imogen, at age three, followed her father in the snow and said she was walking in the steps of righteousness, highlighting piety and benevolence.
If you crave solitude away from people you can retreat to the Indiarc ocean where about 470 islands exist for you to become the sole inhabitant and monarch of all you survey.
Hartford expert cites a sweeping claim that no fire insurer earns money today. Since 1878 two hundred six companies failed or re insured, profits shrink to 10 12 percent with risk contingencies. Costs differ among big firms, profits uncertain, and rates trend toward four or five percent like English baselines. Hartford Past.
Quoted remark by Charles Dudley Warner from Harper's criticizes early child literature and domestic stories. Warns readers about dull writers and publishers feeding young minds with inappropriate content and diluted notions, suggesting future scrutiny at the Great Assize.
The article presents two answers to whether life is worth living. It contrasts a selfish craftsman who cheats others with a life aimed at helping the needy. It argues that such a cruel life makes existence bleak, while a life devoted to doing good brings joy to the widowed and friendless.
A New York report describes Russian and Polish Jewish savers on the Bowery and East River who rush to collect quarterly interest but redeposit it as principal. Bank clerks explain leaving one quarter's interest builds capital for the next, yet savers repeat the cycle each quarter.
George Kennan recounts how Stepniak, a famed Russian revolutionary, rode as a servant with a Russian noblewoman visiting a major prison. Stepniak slept between two gendarmes at the gate while guards chatted, then awoke at the mansion unrecognized. The tale ends with no suspicions raised about his true identity.
A century ago hippopotamus ivory price and uses are noted, contrasting hippo and crocodile diving habits. A sensational claim recounts a consumption case cured by a strict beef diet and spa-like care, ending with the patient living, marrying, and calling himself well.
An eastern acquaintance in the city recounts a tale where a man, appointed administrator and guardian for a 13 year old girl, seeks release from duties. He argues the estate is trivial, a mere bottle of castor oil, yet officials insist the estate must be managed for the child's protection.
A reader quotes old home care tips noting paint smells can be mitigated by watering hay with chloride of lime and spreading it on floors. It also suggests cleaning dust from paintings with a warm beer sponge and drying before washing with a solution of finest gum dragon in water.
A small child asks to give his savings to a beggar man, recalling a dollar gifted by his uncle. His mother questions the generosity as the boy reveals only a quarter remains after spending some, noting the candy man labeled the rest as bad.
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