03 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1885
Page
1
A poignant poem laments losing a child’s touch and foresees reunion in heaven. The speaker recalls the child’s hands, reflects on aging, and imagines meeting at the heavenly gate with white robed beings guiding souls toward the City of Gold. The hopeful tone centers on reunion beyond the waters.
A lavish wedding for John Claghorn and Annie Sylvester is followed by a tense post ceremony twist. A letter from Gerald hints at a past romance and future intrigue, while the new couple faces private strains under public gaze. The scene shifts from reception to intimate dinner revealing hidden loyalties and unsettled pasts.
In a domestic farce, Annie Claghorn suspects her husband John of infidelity after reading Gerald Ainsworth’s letter. A broken door, a dramatic accusation, and a parrot named Jennie reveal the misunderstandings. John’s playful explanation and a kiss soothe the row, promising Jennie’s return and renewed trust.
An aged man at midnight on New Year's Eve reflects on youth, sin, and the road to virtue. In a vivid nocturnal vision he confronts his past, the temptations that shaped him, and longs to return to youth to choose the path to harvest and light. Dreams of parents, friends, and a possible second chance mix with haunting imagery of serpents and a shroud.
A fragmentary excerpt shows a housekeeper asking about jelly moulds while a peculiar exchange unfolds at a Sheridan-hosted gathering. The host asks if guests will drink like men or beasts, concluding that beasts never overdrink. A troubling aside about Arabs and suicide appears amid the humor.
The piece chronicles engagement rituals and social expectations, noting how betrothal announcements flood private and public spaces, the couple’s public display, and the awkward entanglements of romance. It contrasts male and female ease with the burdens of crinoline and proximity, and remarks on family leisure patterns and the ritual garment signals of betrothal.
A list of holiday presents to family members including a boy’s tool chest for William Henry Harrison Jones a sled for Albert James Smith a toy gun for James K Polk Graham and a long candy cane for Baby. The text then shifts to a string of moral maxims about duties wisdom and progress attributed to Father Mother Grandma and others.
A verse piece recalling possum cooked with yam as a symbol of past life and longing. The speaker reflects on times when blues and plantations shaped love, separation, and community memories, invoking Uncle Sam, Democrats, and a plea for peace.
A humorous reminiscence follows a man attempting to raise a railway car window for a pretty girl. He struggles publicly as others laugh, buttons break, and a vexed woman retreats. The piece ends with a weary man returning to his book, declaring he does not need sympathy.
General Pierce Young visits General Custer at the Jounter mansion in Virginia for breakfast. A shell bursts as Custer leads his staff toward the house. Young retreats then returns to press the Federal line, while Custer enjoys dinner and sends a playful message to his old classmate.
The text lists historical data across regions including European Russia cholera outbreaks since 1823 affecting four million and 1,600,000 deaths, the Washington Capitol dimensions of 751 feet 4 inches by 324 feet, notes on Chinese troops’ uniforms, a Jerusalem Jewish colony of 3,000 speaking Nebrew and Arabic, and the Iroquois Six Nations formed by the Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga and Seneca with the Tuscarora joining in 1713.
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