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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1912

Page

3

Foreign Language Is His Undoing In Wrong House

A man named Mr Barclay suspects intruders in his vacant flat after his wife and daughters leave for the seaside. While he investigates, two French speaking women dine inside with his belongings packed for departure. He hides in a closet to avoid a scene, planning to avoid police unless his wife insists.

James Barclay Hiruders Ife Louise Barclay Acheshin Tog Mr. Carelay Risluz Barelay Ile Nezil

Intruder in Closet Triggered Nighttime House Scare

James Barclay hides in a dining room closet as a supposed intruder. An officer, Louise and Mme Lemay burst in, exposing the ruse. Barclay, mistaken for a trespasser, faces potential scandal and explains he came from the hall closet by error, while language barriers complicate recognition.

Barclay Dardry Tarclay Rao Ife James Viarelay Faust Louise Mr. Barclay Iis Lemay Mme Burelay

A Mighty Mean Trick Provokes City Boy in Bumblebee Scare

Former Sheriff Billy Davis recounts a tale from Bartholomew County about a city youth visiting a clover field who fears bumblebees. A nest disturbance leads to a wild dash for hay and a near face full of stings, ending with the boy swearing revenge on the prankster.

Billy Davis Bartholomew County Indianapolis News

One For Each Face

A western politician famed for duplicity in his town was known to align with the winning side. He visited a druggist’s store and asked for face cream, joking in a political jab about his principles. The druggist replied with a counter quip, and he offered two jars.

Tom Success Magazine

Vanderbilt Watcher Sparks Creek Link Mix Up

A New York Central scene near Commodore Vanderbilt’s private car ends with the brakeman accidentally tossing a link into the creek after a failed coupling. Vanderbilt, observing, asks whose property was thrown, receiving the answer that it belonged to the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Cornelius Vanderbt New York Central Vanderbilt Commodore Vanderbilt Mr. Vanderbilt Pennsylvania Railroad New York Post

A Comfortable Position in New Country

Fraulein Braine, learning English, misuses terms like transom and register. She tells visitors she is comfortable, sitting dry with her feet over the transom, after arriving in the country and studying English grammar.

Fraulein Braine

Section Foreman Praised By Railroad President

A section foreman on a major line attracted the president’s notice for track upkeep. The executive privately thanked him with whisky and a perfecto cigar, then used the gift to ride a handcar and bolster the neighboring crew. He later explained the gesture while the foreman questioned the timing.

Otlicer Chicago Post

Poetry Taken In Exchange Sparks Noted Editorial Gaffe

A Washington Star note on a typographical error in an editorial header led to the misread phrase Poetry taken In exchange. The mistake proved costly only to the office boy who salvaged a quarter’s worth of paper daily from wastebasket scraps.

Washington Star

Womanly intuition and social rumors resurface

In a curio dialogue, Mrs Mintleigh notes a rich upstair set who were once poor. Mr Wintleigh questions the change, while Ars Fintleigh jokes about absurd garbage finds including lobster and Camembert. The judge quips that soldiers are the only wild animal who does not eat what they kill.

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