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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1894
Page
1
A fragmentary diary style passage recalls the ancient oceanic world and the awakening of a colossal guardian, Roncador, as a destroyer of ships and bones, with a stern warning to conquerors and a long maritime legend of power and fear.
A collection of ditties and anecdotes from old newspapers. A reverend traveler muses on the vast land and Denver’s breezy dining scenes. Other notes mock military dress costs, theater talk, temperance on longevity, marriage jokes, and a playful exchange about a gold watch.
A Chicago Post piece recalls gambler Herrmann famed for card tricks and countering cheats. He recounts thwarting sharps on trains and a Spain swindler teaching him deck work. Also features Garrett Hughes praising the compass plant guiding lost travelers and a Memphis tale on a mayor's single vote.
A humorous mix of home remedies for freckles from St. Joseph News, including diet tips and facial washes with sour milk and horse radish, plus borax rosewater. Also notes a conning tower definition from Philadelphia Press and a joke about gorillas. Concluding item describes Chatham island date line quirks causing Sunday to Monday transitions per London Globe.
New York Journal reports that about $100,000 worth of gold leaf is placed in New Yorkers’ teeth each year, equaling nearly 100 pounds of gold. Each dental gold book has 15 sheets, costing dentists $5 per book, with a $100 revenue per book of dental work. Demand for gold fillings rises, and alternatives have not displaced its use.
Two Madison Avenue women laugh over a New York World note about servants posting “situation wanted” ads with “no cards” and “no words” to hide from potential employers. They joke mistresses read postal cards, while the gag lands on both sides.
The article notes that stars visible singly with the naked eye often prove to be binaries when observed with a telescope. Herschel expanded known doubles from four to about 500 and now roughly 7,000 are identified. He argued many pairs truly revolve around each other, confirming real orbital relationships.
The Boston Journal notes the American trotter as a superior blood improver as machinery and electricity begin replacing heavy horse work. It predicts faster trot speeds, shifts in horse use, and continued value of the noble horse despite future electric plows, carriages, and freight systems.
A century ago London revelry included toasting a lady with champagne from her shoe, the upper shredded into a ragout as garnish. Other snippets recount witty exchanges and social curiosities, including a misdirected compliment and a sunlit nod to planetary detectives.
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