12 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
1
A stranded touring party seeks shelter at Tama Racks as a summer storm erupts. Lois Dixon, Dot, and Nat Blakeley confront past separations while Jason Ladd clashes over letting automobiles stay overnight. A tentative reconciliation unfolds as introductions blur between old flames and new prospects.
A patent owners' rights split by fractional stakes. If a patent cannot be bought, a one tenth share may yield as much profit as the remaining nine tenths due to differing business ability and capital. Courts treat patent ownership like property, not corporate stock, so each owner may use and profit from their share without owing the others.
In Shrewsbury an exciseman, nicknamed Nosey for his large nose, angered by boys’ laughter, complained to Dr Butler. The boys avoided him by turning away, and later covered their faces as he passed, prompting further admonitions from Dr Butler in Life and Letters of Dr Samuel Butler.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a humorous exchange as Tommy Twaddles refuses to speak while his mother, Ma Twaddles, is in the room. She insists he mustn’t interrupt while she talks, sparking his counter question about the difference.
A brief market note comments on sticky weather as a light aphorism. The Cleveland Piatt dealer quotes banter about the heat and a five cent pricing jab, illustrating the mood of the day.
An excerpt notes a luncheon comment praising a dish as excellent though not substantial. A quoted snippet asks a fragmented question and mentions Diavolo Rosa. The piece also cites a line about two great stimulants in the world being love and debt attributed to Beaumont.
At a crowded reception, Carnsworth Farnsworth chases the elusive Spicy Belle Browning through a green room and into a ballroom. A debutante nurse of society, she sings and teases as he confesses longing, arranging a future away from the city lights and toward a tropical life together.
A man sued for a debt believed settled by his father discovers no record. He dreams his father says the debt is paid and that the papers lie with a solicitor. Recalling a Portuguese coin incident, he finds the needed documents and avoids severe loss.
An official at Mount Vernon found a tearful woman kneeling near a building and offering patriotism at what she believed to be Washington's tomb. The director corrected her, noting she stood before his ice house, not the tomb of the Father of His Country.
The piece explains the origin of the word cutler, clarifying that its sense as a maker of cutting tools arose from French and late Latin roots. It contrasts culter and cultellus meanings, noting cultellarius as knifemaker or knife-bearing soldier and linking cutlass and cutlet etymologies to the same root.
A brief exchange features Hi Tragedy and Low Comedy discussing a theater blaze in a country town. The dialogue notes the fire occurred during a performance and laments there were not enough audience members to generate a true spectacle or panic.
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