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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1897
Page
1
A lyric fragment from Mary C. Amnes in New York Lodger speaks of love as a simple truth richer than political praise. It contrasts vows of nations with the private bond described in tender lines about two hearts. The speaker declares love’s story told in eyes and tongue, ending with devotion to one beloved.
A Sydney era item discusses why people used to walk backward before royalty, citing London Truth. It presents theories from various writers about nature, democracy, and tailoring origins, including a bishop’s, a eastern correspondent’s, and an American perspective. The piece ends with a Shakespearean quip and a telegram joke about a farmer and his stable boy.
Pall Mall Gazette argues that even in modern warfare the expected local casualty rate for brigades and divisions will not exceed about one in three, with far larger percentages in entire armies unlikely. It compares historic battles, notes battlefield density, and predicts that swift knockout blows and high leadership competence shape outcomes more than prolonged attrition.
The Westminster Gazette recalls an anecdote about Chief Baron Pollock. When hints of retirement circulated to prolong his life he invited a visitor to dance and then boxed him out of the room after a playful boxing challenge. The tale explains why no one pressed health questions thereafter.
A colossal native copper nugget unearthed in an 1857 Minnesota mine measured 45 feet by 22 feet by 8 feet and weighing just over 420 tons. The article also offers a simple remedy for cramp involving a thin cord tied around the leg and a sharp pull to stop the pain.
Mr Blodgett admonishes Caroline to limit telegrams to ten words after decoding a cryptic message about a family dinner and a fire. He rushes home to confirm family safety, while the wife explains the telegram’s meaning and saving intent. England’s high place in modern art is discussed, praising Hogarth Reynolds Turner and Millais.
A class in a Pittsburgh Bulletin story prompts a teacher to ask pupils their fathers’ first names. One student, puzzled, explains their mother calls him nothing and that he is dead, prompting the humorous exchange about what a mother calls her husband.
A fragment shows a spoken clash where one speaker chides another for reacting to a minor slight. The dialogue references a sister, a sister’s behavior, and a confrontation about powder and face. It captures a contrived social rebuke and teasing tone.
A St Louis Republic summary on doomsday speculation reviews many end of Earth theories. It notes oceans drowning lands, drying oceans turning Earth to a dry moon, planetary impacts, and sun cooling. German meteorologist cites growing polar ice, extended glaciation, and shrinking habitable zones toward the equator.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a playful encounter on Grand River and Woodward avenues where a youthful newsboy offers shoe shines to a wary, aging passerby. The elder responds with humor about aging and taxes as the moment unfolds.
A fragmented item notes how a name change elevates identity from night watchman at a swimming school to night commander of the bath. It reflects on naming power, with a Boston Transcript attribution. The rest comments on the Shah Jehan diadem, the lily of the valley symbol, Portuguese flower modesty, cementing a cistern, mail delivery to Cape Coast Castle, and barometric storm signals.
A Boston Traveler report notes handwriting expert claims disguising a signature is nearly impossible. The article cites samples from a sensational case where the writer attempted to mask voices by varying style, yet habitual marks and punctuation reveal one hand. It argues handwriting reflects the writer’s mind and national traits linger even in translated English.
The New York Ledger notes that in some cases the coroner's jury confines its verdict to the doctor's report. It urges attaching a reputable physician to the coroner's office and strict inquiry into all deaths with any suspicion to deter abuse of infant mortality and sickly deaths. It criticizes current jury management and proposes radical reform.
The Mexican Herald notes an interior incident where excited rancheros rushed the stage wielding knives to avenge a favorite actor, a scene deemed unreal by observers. The New York Ledger reports guitars banjos flutes and cornets are altered for left handed players at about one percent of instruments.
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