23 Feb 1901
Page 1
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1901
Page
1
Local retail notices report Baltinsgore Bargain Store holding a major sale event. Advertised discounts and limited-time offerings draw shoppers to the storefront and nearby streets. Store hours and specific deals are highlighted to attract customers.
A dry goods and clothing store announces a forced sale of dimensions including dimities organdies lawns and fabrics at deep discounts. Prices listed in cents per yard and per item with items like muslin bed linens and white piques highlighted. The shop notes relocation to 22 Washington Street two doors above the former stand and promises goods exactly as advertised.
In bygone Ohio backwoods communities religion stirred little yet when the circuit rider appeared he rode on a poor horse with saddle bags and a Bible. Women cooked meals and churned hair with marrow while linsey woolsey dresses shone. The preacher’s fiery words drew the faithful, unlike grand cathedrals that failed to ignite such reverence. The remembered scene ends with the word The Traitor Move a
A New York Times report details dynamite's downward blast effect. Experiments at Stevens Institute show ink prints and leaf outlines imprinted on iron blocks after detonation, illustrating the explosive's force and potential for precise shaping of impact on surfaces.
A chaotic Ninth Street car scene unfolds as a four year old misbehaves loudly. A pale tall man seated nearby calmly administers a brisk spanking when the child torments fellow passengers and his mother, who offers little protest. Passengers debate propriety while the man quietly leads mother and child off at L Street, leaving riders split between judgment and relief.
A 16 year old Zulu girl trained in a clergyman’s home becomes a horsemaster in England. She adapts to civilised life but returns to her tribe after family conflicts, marrying and regressing to savagery, illustrating race instinct. The tale ends with a noted remark on her fate and a broader moral.
Nyce Wan at Laramie hosts Major J B Pond who collected celebrity anecdotes for a book titled Eccentricities of Genius. Pond recalls meeting humorist Bill Nye in Laramie and describes Nye’s office, the alley entrance, and a casual sign, capturing a vivid, era-specific encounter with Nye.
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