24 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1885
Page
1
A poetic excerpt reflects on eternal ideals like purity beauty and love. The lines urge steadfastness and duty urging that noble aims endure beyond youth and time while invoking heavenly guidance and angelic voices.
The passage portrays Mirabeau on his last day, aware of impending death and unshaken intellect. He urges Henrietta to seek life for her family, asks for fragrance and music to ease the join between life and death, and bids his physicians to remain present without causing pain. He greets the sun, notes its resemblance to God, and includes Cabanis and Lamarck in final moments.
An account describes the final hours of a prominent political figure as he loses speech, endures death pangs, and requests opium while in agony. He dies at about eight, after a docked exchange with his doctor and a final collapse into asphyxia, leaving a calm, noble expression and the aura of a materialist deathbed.
The article critiques lingering sectional bitterness in the North as Civil War memories fade. It praises Lincoln Grant and the wartime generation for unity and peace, notes ongoing social questions, and recalls Reverend Abercrombie and Washington as moral examples. It blends editorial stance with reflections on memory, faith, and historical rumor versus myth.
An electrician’s joke scene features a pun on Ohm and a playful quip about chin warmth. Attendees share light humor, keeping the mood upbeat as a small, informal get together unfolds.
Jean Marsh reports a new English group named the Society for Psychic Research that investigates mind to mind influence and other phenomena. She cites New York Nation items and a specific 1881 incident where a woodman’s wife reportedly sensed his death and guided others to the scene, noting varied belief about such claims and praising the society as a potentially illuminating movement.
A fragmentary poem in prose recounts three boys sneaking from a barn to raid a garden patch while a father searches with a lantern. The mood mixes mischief, fear, and rural imagery including a hickory stump, pumpkin vine, and the dimming moon. Pa, Jim, and others are named in a rustic, rhythmic voice.
A mid 19th century Waterbury village crowd waits for returns from Col. Richard Welton’s New Haven stage trip. With no rail or telegraph, a pursed rumor fuels tension until Welton exclaims New York's gone 5,000 and confesses, I forgot to ask.
A man named T woos a woman who hurries to market. She plans to marry him in the coming spring, promising gifts like a silken gown and a ring. She returns with a ribbon for her hair and they wonder what the year will bring.
A bystander declares payment will be forced if refused in a saloon. The first man refuses to pay, and the speaker keeps his word. The text notes fashion shifts to yellow colors and twenty dollar gold pieces becoming stylish.
A dialogue in pidgin style recounts a man asking Sam about a house and receiving a refusal. Sam confirms he saw the man who refused to engage with him, and questions linger over how long the refusal lasts. The exchange suggests a lasting denial of involvement.
A garbled humorous verse set features made up characters and stray phrases about drinkers bankers and skaters. It layers odd names and clumsy accident imagery to sketch a crude comic scene with a skating mishap and wardrobe mishap.
The article explains how alleged broker tactics to corner markets have shifted European import reliance away from the United States. Consul General Cramer notes England Germany and others seek alternative suppliers, with Southern Russia Hungary and India increasing shipments. Swiss imports via Genoa Havre Antwerp Lake Constance rose, reducing US share. European freight cuts could boost foreign wheat production, risking a glut and hardship for American growers.
The article explains causes of scratches from damp stables or dirty conditions and improper leg drying. Treatment includes addressing the cause, poulticing painful heels with linseed meal, purgatives for a high condition yearling, and topical dressings with acetate of lead and zinc sulfate. Regular cleaning, dressing changes, and dry storage are advised.
A Starford County farmer in Maryland reports buying 24 cattle on December 1, 1883, averaging 693 pounds. He overwintered them on straw and fodder, then housed them to protect the grass, and later returned to pasture. By November 29, their average weight reached 1195 pounds with an overall gain of 502 pounds per steer. Costs were $1.50 per 100 pounds, sale price $5.50, giving an average cost per steer of $31.18 and sale value of $65.72, more than double the investment. Profit per steer: $34.54, though hoof disease reduced gains.
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