Old Eph Holland at Beaverkill Creek
A stranger seeks shelter at Eph Holland’s isolated house near Beaverkill Creek. The hermit-like owner, mute and eerie, reveals a sudden greeting after a tense moment with his shotgun. The visitor learns Holland’s eight year political vow and shares whisky, ending with a jovial late night toast to Grover Cleveland.
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Eph Holland
Beaverkill Creek
Blaine
New York
Cleveland
ED.BARNES
Sullivan County Palladium
Hetty
Tilden
Mr. Holland
Jong
Ed. Barnes
Grover
If I Had Not Been a Lawyer I Would Be a Cabinetmaker
In an English magazine interview Max O’Rell explains that though he would choose to be a barrister, he would be happy as a cabinetmaker if education hadn’t steered him to law. He prizes craftsmanship, responsibility, and artistic creation over mere money making.
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Max O'Rell
Sunday Sun
New Department Created Adds Cabinet Rank Officer
Passage of the Commerce bill creates a new government department housing numerous bureaus and services. The new structure includes the Bureau of Corporations, Bureau of Labor, Lighthouse Board and Establishment, Steamboat Inspection Service, Bureau of Navigation, Bureau of Standards, Coast and Geodetic Survey, immigration offices, Census Bureau, Shipping Commissioner, Foreign Commerce Bureau, Treasury Statistics, and the Fish Commission.
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Department of Commerce
department
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau of Labor
the
Lighthouse Board
Lighthouse Establishment
Steamboat Inspection Service
Bureau of Navigation
Bureau of Standards
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Commissioner General of Immigration
Commissioners of Immigration
Immigration Service-at-Large
Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
Shipping Commissioner
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
department of State
Census Bureau
Fish Commission
Secret of the June Rose Wedding Bell
A romantic verse about a golden day with Zephyrs and June roses. The speaker shares a long hoarded secret with a beloved who plucks a rare June rose as a wedding bell rings. The poem centers on romance, secrecy, and a meaningful rose gesture.
Missing fraction of time drives grand astronomical effort
England and France race to resolve a missing sixteenth of a second between Greenwich and Paris time. A costly Paris building and team of mathematicians pursue the discrepancy, since longitude relies on accurate time. The outcome could alter national boundaries and affect countless people worldwide.
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England
France
Greenwich
Paris
Toronto Mail and Empire
Make Me a Child Again Poem of simple farm chores and longing
A nostalgic poem expresses a desire to be a carefree boy again, recounting rural chores from rising at 4 AM to milking cows, feeding hogs, tending hens, and the brutal daily discipline. The speaker longs for farm life’s rhythms and the simple pleasures it offered, despite its hardships.
Time and Silence in a Stirring World
A reflective piece urges restraint when trouble arises and slander surfaces. It recalls writing impulsive letters in anger, learning patience, and ultimately choosing silence. Time refines judgment, reticence grows, and calm speech often replaces rash words. Silence is described as a vast, powerful strength akin to a regiment holding its ground.
Colored man charged in horse theft and killing near Chestertown
Kent News reports Charles Brookins, a colored man, is charged with entering Edward Lusby’s stable near Chestertown, stealing a horse owned by Charles Forman, driving it across fields to a stream behind Wilbur Eliason’s, and killing it. He skinned the horse and sold the hide in Chestertown for $1.50. Constable Charles L. Gill placed Brookins in jail after locating him at Kate Gibson’s house. He is also accused of stealing the knife used to skin the horse and blankets from Lusby.
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Andrew Jackson
asylum
Charles Brookins
Edward Lusby
Chestertown
Charles Forman
Wilbur Eliason
Brookins
Chas. L. Gill
Kate Gibson
D H Cook Ftorist Card Featured in Journal Today
The card of D. H. Cook a florist from Easton is shown in the Journal today highlighting local trade and community listings.
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D. H. Cook
ftorist
Easton
JOURNAL
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BURRSVILLE, MD
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