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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1910
Page
5
The Eisenberg Store announces a July sale with surplus lots from leading manufacturers and wholesalers. Bargains are described as the greatest in store history with bigger lots broader assortments and price cuts deeper than recent weeks. Write for prices on the items offered.
A Denton testimonial touts Dean's Kidney Pills as removing uric acid and curing kidneys to end rheumatic pain. Thomas L. Hatfield of Sea ford Del reports relief after years of back and kidney trouble, asserting the remedy's merit. For sale by Foster Milhorn Co., Buffalo NY, sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Dean's.
A lively Fourth ends with a near-miss explosion as the narrator hides from Joe Hunter and her sister Margaret. After a tense day of waiting, the narrator plans to propose to Margaret but is interrupted by a stray cracker from Joe, heightening the tension and delaying the moment.
A narrator recounts a chaotic Independence Day with fireworks rigged near a bridge. Cracking sounds, a burning coat tail, and misfired rockets drive a tense escape toward safety and a public cupola moment. The proposal finally succeeds in heartfelt terms, though not as planned.
A doctor notes that laughter has real bodily effects. Convulsive laughter dilates arteries, raises heart rate, and speeds blood flow to tissues and brain. This enhances nutrition and waste removal, improves thinking, and dispels gloomy forebodings.
An excerpt discusses competing theories on the word mastiff origin. Some trace to Italian tastine or French mastin, then mastly meaning large, muscled, from Lincolnshire usage. Others claim German masten meaning to fatten, aligning with the dog’s size and fed appearance.
A Chicago News style quip notes the restaurant proprietor and a friend debate a “shine” and a “shame” about serving tough steaks to patrons. The jest centers on a pretty waitress and men tolerating hard, teeth-pulling steaks.
Myrtle debuts on the vaudeville circuit with a daring act, slugging in a cage of mice, drawing Lip Plucott’s playful commentary about her early reception and potential.
A brief quotation attributed to Byres notes that facing hardship reveals truth. The line frames adversity as essential for discernment and personal understanding, underscoring resilience as a route to clarity.
The Philadelphia North American recounts an Ulster legend tied to a red emblem on a steamship. A prince in a mythic race cut off his brother's hand to claim kingship of Ulster, then waved a dripping trophy as victory symbol for war, trade, and sport.
A philosopher who comforted friends that death comes to all encounters Death who challenges his stoic creed. Death mirrors the boast that all flesh must pass and insists the philosopher is not exempt. The two depart together in a fateful, philosophical journey.
An old tower in Nuremberg houses a chamber of medieval torture devices. The display includes thumb screws, war helmets, and the spike wheel used in rolling punishments. Victims were strapped to a plank and the wheel dragged over their backs, sometimes causing death before removal.
A British New Guinea giant butterfly reaches eight inches on the male and eleven on the female, exceeding many small birds. A naturalist shot a specimen after failed capture, funded an expedition that faced cannibal threats, and finally obtained several perfect specimens for science.
One Moscow street, Miasnitskaya Ulitza, hosts many shops selling machinery. Large plate glass windows display wares and exhibits. In the afternoon, machines are set in motion to demonstrate their workings for practical observation.
A man named Mr. Kuralesived on a busy turnpike told how tramps stop at his home unsettle him. He smiled and said they are not troubled because a sign on the front gate reads Employment Agency, a witty ruse to deter unwanted visitors.
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