26 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1901
Page
1
Despite mid winter, the Plum Tree Store advertises deep sale discounts on clothing and shoes. Stock is uneven but bargains remain across sizes including 100 pair children’s shoes in russet and black with steep markdowns from 76c to 1.25.
Willard Hess, a struggling author in New York, believes a mysterious woman in black will supply an idea for a 2000 word story and bets on a $5,000 Blue Ox prize. After a coerced train journey and a planned kidnapping plot, the twist reveals the real author is a mystery woman who later shares half the prize money with Hess’s partner.
The Saturday Review argues that fanciers who push exaggerated breed traits spoil dogs including bulldogs and poultry. It notes past show practices altered dogs’ traits, citing Kennel Club rules banning coloring, cosmetic coat work, ear tissue damage, and lip membrane mutilation, while permitting dew claw removal.
The author argues that popular music, though not technically inferior, can corrupt students by its seductive beauty and pessimism. He urges colleges to educate for noble musical ideals and to treat tone as a vital art, aligning curricula with manly standards and elevating music as a civic and educative mission.
Active interest grows in protecting New England forests with systematized forestry and progressive farming cited as backbone of national prosperity. Frank William Rane in New England Homestead emphasizes forestry and agriculture working together as essential. European mushroom trade noted with France producing an annual crop valued at 2 million dollars and 60 wholesalers in Paris dealing in them.
Dense, poetic excerpt invites the reader to seek rectitude and patience from nature. It emphasizes unbending pines, tireless rills, and harmonious forest life as sources of strength, healing, and contentment. Clinton Nard in Youth's Companica.
A bemused speaker recalls his day at a cricket match, misinterpreting terms like wicket and bowler while observing players and spectators. He likens bowling to his wife loading stove wood, notes wickets and overs, and ends amused by a girl with an apple, declaring he’d rather watch marbles.
A reporter recalls a charity collection in London described by the Tit-Bita column. The speaker notes the funds are for the benefit of those present, highlighting a communal or social event with keen participation.
A well known Royal Academician painted the Queen at Balmoral. One model, a London costermonger who wandered to the Highlands, asked the artist to intercede with the Queen for a personal favor.
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