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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
8
Dick Bennister watches Florence Hovey drift from him to painter Batterly as a fashionable parade triggers a scandal. Batterly’s vanity and a dawn of double impostors lead to an ICES outing and a faux advertisement that forces a awkward return home and a humorous reconciliation.
A Sixth Avenue employment agency screened ten cooks for a well dressed woman seeking help. None satisfied her as they did not share her family's preferred dishes. She insisted cooks must like the same foods and decided to cook herself while she searches for a matching cook.
A Scot notes the butler in a Scotch family holds a privileged role and speaks freely. An American guest from New York observes, as dinner guests arrive, the butler explains that there may not be enough soup and offers a witty reply about accepting or declining.
Athenaeus recounts that many great wars arose from women including Helen causing Troy and Theano sparking a sacred war. He notes the ten year Crissaean war over Megisto and the ruin of families, citing Philip II and Hercules via marriages to Cleopatra and Iole as examples.
Robert Hicheng writes in Century Magazine about the pyramids of Gizeh, contrasting their artificial grandeur with Sakkara. He recalls sitting in the sand gazing at black shapes under stars, noting their profound calm and classical simplicity that evoke prayerful awe.
An Exchange obituary or tribute recalls Maine statesman Thomas B Reed with a confessional anecdote about his rare hunting attempt a sandpiper chase that ended in self reproach and a vow against such cowardice a tale reflecting humility and humor from a caustic wit with tender heart.
Excavations at Herculaneum revealed a pillar stacked with ancient bills. The paste was gum arabic. The documents listed public meetings and election proclamations among other notices, showing poster advertising predates modern times.
In Warsaw Mr. Falls recounts an encounter in a cafe with a tall Russian soldier who plays dominos and hints at connections to high rank. The prince urges a game with the narrator, who learns the soldier is actually Emperor Nicholas in disguise. The tale ends with the Emperor departing Warsaw as crowds mutter.
A Chicago Rec ord Herald story recalls Marie Frausch, a prima donna of Frederick the Great era, who feigned hoarseness to avoid singing. The king ordered her to a military hospital, where two dragoons accompanied her for a cough then she sang brilliantly that night. Also reprinted is a humorous Atlanta Constitution tale about a preacher and a possum themed sermon.
"Father" explains to Rollo that a great man is one who gathers many assistants who take the blame for his mistakes while he gets credit for their good ideas. The little exchange frames leadership as credit without accountability.
A Boston girl comments she feels she has lived on earth in a distant era, sparking a wry exchange with a reckless man about possible glacial memory, reported by the Louisville Courier Journal.
An advertising feature tracing the origins of Golden Medical Discovery. It credits Golden Seal root and triple refined glycerine, claims superior cure for weak stomach indigestion biliousness and torpid liver, and promotes Dr. Pierce of Buffalo NY. It cites endorsements from medical books and urges timely use, noting it cannot cure advanced consumption but may prevent related affections.
Emanuel King announces Reading Quarry Co and The Lime Company remain in business, boosting capacity by 2,000 bushels per day. They guarantee equal or better lime results, offer prices up to 12 cents per bushel with freight paid by consignees, and invite stock subscriptions at $10 a share with 7 to 10 percent interest. Quick lime offered cheaper than ground lime this season. Southern representative contacts for details.
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