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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1890
Page
3
Saturday January 4 1890 issue of the Denton Journal appears with the byline Howard Melvin and an item titled Evrror. The readable text centers on a local newspaper entry and a namesake section for the date. No full article content is present.
The Societe des Ingenieurs Civils reports on American bridge methods with praise for the pinned system. It cites rapid construction at Poughkeepsie and Niagara Falls, contrasts with riveted designs, notes a Vergas railway test where pinned spans outpaced English and French methods, and discusses cost, durability, and the role of large diameter pins in joints.
The Chicago Tribune cites observations on Eskimo practices describing ritual killing of the elderly and disliked individuals when food runs scarce, and the disposal of the dead. It notes women as treated as chattels and polygamy limited by a man's ability to manage wives, with survivors sometimes burying loved ones in spring.
A Dublin listener to a Home Reading association read aloud from one of the Hundred Best Books reportedly stretched his jaws so far he dislocated them. The London News notes the incident as a social caution for professionals and business people about theatrics and overexposure under financial prospects.
The London registration area held 3,814,571 people across 75,362 acres while Greater London totaled 4,764,312 residents over 687 square miles. At present Registration London is near 4,250,000 and Greater London likely exceeds 5,260,000.
A Cleveland businessman who frequently leaves his horse and buggy on the street often removes a bar from a front wheel. Report notes that many youths have jumped into the buggy, caused injuries, and been pitched out onto the road, reflecting unsafe street behavior.
An elderly man in an elevated car discusses how readers hold and consume newspapers, noting diverse methods from folding to full length. He argues the reading style reflects character, contrasting the refined reader who proceeds methodically with the shiftless reader who clumps pages and scans chaotically.
Moussa Effendi Khouri, a Beyrouth native, says he has created silk from mulberry bark and twigs, patenting the method in the East and Europe and filing in the United States. European experts reportedly deem the silk as good as worm-made silk, and the Turkish government has granted him rights over mulberry trees in the sultan's domains.
The Boston Herald advises that milk and lime water must be mixed in at least one third lime water to be effective as an antacid. If mixed in equal parts the milk curdles and may cause vomiting. bicarbonate of soda is a better substitute, about a teaspoon in a large cup of water added to milk.
A Philadelphia Record observation notes that active women wear out upper leather of shoes faster due to indoor obstacles and frequent rubbing of skirts. It argues skirts cause more damage than street wear, that men's calfskin shoes resist wear better, and that women’s style choices prevent them from choosing the most durable footwear.
A rustic divination practiced at midnight to forecast a future spouse by plucking a lock of hair and casting it to the wind. The direction the hair blows is said to indicate the partner’s compass location. The verse from Gay’s Pastonals is cited to illustrate the lore.
A New York Star summary notes that mortar hardening likely results from water reaction during slackening, with hydration stabilized by formation of insoluble silicate phases. The text contrasts older carbonic acid theory and highlights the role of lime silicates and alumina or magnesia in accelerating setting and permanence, while acknowledging unresolved high temperature chemistry.
A Tobacconist shares tips on coloring a meerschaum pipe. Advice covers using a false bowl, keeping the case clean, and smoking with plug cut tobacco to prevent burning. Wax boiling restores color. carved wreath pipes stay white. Meerschaum supply sources include Asia Minor, Smyrna, and Greece. prices vary widely from $12 to $500 for similar pieces.
The article describes Timbuetao residents living in comfort with three meals daily centered on Yalin. It details kaskus dishes steamed in pots, saffron sauce, and finger-eaten foods, noting that fish is avoided by non negroes and alcohol is not consumed.
During French maneuvers a captain failed to obtain wine for his company and requisitioned it from a country gentleman who supplied it. The government was billed for the value, but revenue officers later pursued the gentleman for selling wine without a license. The law says the proprietor must part with requisitioned wine and may claim its value, but also penalizes selling without a license. Army and Navy Journal notes revenue officers overstepped.
A Detroit Free Press report recalls a tramp seized in Wood County Ohio after a week of brutal cruelty, where he killed thirty two farmers' dogs with clubs and buckshot rounds failed to stop him. He is said to hail from Michigan.
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