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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1899

Page

4

A Lucullus Dinner Gave Pompey A Shocking Show

In a St Nicholas tale, Lucullus famed for lavish feasts outwits Pompey and Cicero by dining in the Apollo hall. A public messenger carries a message to the steward to serve dinner at a cost of about ten thousand dollars in today’s money, revealing Lucullus’s cunning restraint and extravagance. London’s unique six-parish Victoria street noted.

E. H. House St. Nicholas Lucullus Pompey Gicero Harry Cicero Lacutius Apollo Uenal Percy Uncle Claxton Rome Dicky Caele Claxton Hoa Lucatinus

Coughs and puffs from a fast railway locomotive

A description explains that steam exhaust from a locomotive chimney creates distinct coughs when moving slowly. At higher speeds puffs come rapidly, and once at 18 coughs per second they blur into a continuous hiss. A loco at about 70 mph emits about 20 puffs per second, ten from each cylinder.

Glass as Applicant in Trolley Line Conductor Sketch

A brief dialogue shows a manager testing a job applicant named Glass, insisting the line cannot be a conductor. The exchange ends with the manager’s deflective remark about capability.

Glass

Apothecary Garden drops and herbs for common ills

An itemized guide extols simple garden remedies and familiar herbs as cures or aids. Lily of the valley drops strengthen the heart, coltsfoot calms coughs, foxglove as a heart tonic, horse chestnuts for rheumatism, dandelion and hops as tonics, and poppy heads for pain. Colloquial notes praise celery, horseradish, blackberry root, parsley, violet, wild cherry, sage, elder, belladonna, and other plants for various ailments, with cautions about poisons and modern drugs. London Tit-Bits is cited.

Uuin Peru London

Trial by Court of Inquiry for a Lost Liner Captain

A London Mail reflection on maritime disasters describes the board of trade inquiry into the sinking of a great liner. It contrasts naval assessors with a magistrate and highlights witnesses from line officials, surviving officers, and passengers. The piece focuses on the drama, personnel, and the long judgment finding negligence of Captain Mainstay.

Crowner Board of Trade Royal Navy Marsham Westminster Naval Thera Baronet M. P Mercury London aiJl Hoa Captain Mainstay Mainstay London Mail

Brahms Helped Mme Horovitz-Barnay Be A Friend To Life

The reminiscences recount Brahms aiding Mme Horovitz-Barnay in Vienna, treating her seriously with introductions and access to his life and work, while rebuking overblown praise from a young Hungarian violinist and asking a witty public-concert query about a young woman’s preparations.

Brahma Mme. Horovitz-Barnay Brahme Vienna Mme H B Brahms Noro

Rothschild House in the Ghetto of Frankfort

In 1852, during a Prussian envoy’s visit, von Bismarck describes Rothschild origins. He points to a modest house with a red shield, calling it the cradle of millions. The widow, once an old clothes seller’s wife, remains tied to the Ghetto, hoping it brings luck and memory of the founder’s humble beginnings.

Herr Frau von Bismarck General von Rochow Frankfort Hoss Free Town Rothschild Herr von Bismarck James Rothschild Dynasty Lord Lyons Sferr von Bismarck Ths Cornhill Magazine

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