16 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
1
You See Us announces ongoing availability for horse-shoeing tire setting and iron work with automobile services. Regular prices, immediate attention, and no cheap work claimed. Located on North Third Street, the shop promises specialty services and pride in workmanship.
Ralph Curtis survives a flood with a cattle powered escape to reach Clare Wellman. The cattle his workers overlooked trample her ruined garden and trigger a river surge that strands the lovers. By dawn, they land near Rev. Sturgis’ home where Clare’s parents are saved, and she forgives Ralph as they embrace.
Chicago Tribune reports on the trade in chemically washed oriental rugs that imitate age and patina. Chloride of lime washing weakens wool and cotton, causing brittleness, holes, and eventual ruin. dealers may repaint with bright colors to boost value.
A fragment from Youth's Companion tells of Harold, a boy with everything he desires yet yearns for what he cannot have. He expresses to his mother a wish to be two small dogs so they can play together, illustrating innocent longing and imaginative wishfulness in a child's world.
A Kansas City Star note recounts artworks created on scraps, walls, and grain with no need for special canvases. It cites tiny corn grain paintings, Banvard’s Mississippi panorama, and a Rosa landscape that gained value after a bet.
A famed surgeon at the Hospital de la Charite encounters a marquis seeking urgent medical care for free treatment. After a complex operation the doctor demands a 10 000 francs charitable signatory, threatening exposure of the Marquis in disguise as a footman to obtain care, as the patient fears public disgrace.
Billy Baxter, a theater usher, proves brave during a stage fire scare at the Century. He diverting a panic by knocking a man into his seat, saving patrons as "E112" — Trennor Golden — tends his cuts. Afterwards she rewards him with a kiss and vows.
A compilation of humorous science gaffes from a small boy’s exam and a Scientific American send up. It mocks statements about air weight, electricity versus lightning, and other basic notions with playful misreadings.
The article notes a German term Gewitternise for a high pressure wave before storms. Barometer rises quickly then falls gradually, linked to sea level changes. Danish coal survey observations suggest lever changes can reach three feet.
A farmer replaces a long time potato gatherer after his death. The new man dumps stones in the potato pile to save time, claiming he and his crew could not tell stones from tubers. The farmer laments losing a man who kept stones out of the taties, noting Sam’s blindness let him miss stones but not their weight.
A humorous scene from Burnham Maine shows a brakeman aboard a small branch railroad approaching Burnham Junction shouting the station order Burnham Junction Change cars for Burnham and Leave no articles in the car The excerpt captures a lively local vignette from Lippincotts and Punch notes
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