09 Jul 1887
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1887
Page
1
A poor woman enters a Sixth Avenue bakery asking for food. The proprietor gives rolls and buns, noting he feeds about six such cases daily. He says bakers in New York commonly feed the hungry, adding the bread is not fresh but still a sweet morsel to a hungry person.
In a St James Gazette note the author compares a Hungarian village to a regiment of light cavalry and warns that tarred cottages burned easily. He urges the Magyar government to supply chemical extinguishers as water is scarce on the dry plain and wells are distant.
A Boston Herald correspondent reports Mexican Indian parishioners bring wooden crosses for blessing and ask the priest to bless "the heart of the cross." The interior hides a hollow with an owl, sacred tecolote, revealing a 'good Lord, good devil' faith blending Christian and Aztec beliefs.
Globe-Democrat notes that in plains life the owl, rattlesnake, and prane dog rarely share a burrow. Typically the snake and owl occupy the dog’s deserted house, with separate holes for each family member. Even when all three are found together, they occupy distinct apartments. The second item observes the hour glass once common in English church pulpits, now rare as a “spy of time.”
A German mathematician calculated that the snowfall in central Germany from December 19 to 23 weighed at least 10 million tons. The area considered lies between 50 and 52.5 degrees north and 7 to 18 degrees east. A separate note states Mount Vernon deer park will be restored to Washington era condition.
The New York Sun describes Queen Mokune, sovereign of the Barotse on the upper Zambesi, arriving in gala dress and receiving missionary Coillard. A royal procession, drums, and river craft reveal ceremony, treasure adornments, and reverence as onlookers witness the queen’s audience and a rare musical display.
The Detroit Free Press outlines the vast scope of the Patent Office divisions, noting 963 employees and annual running costs of about 379,160 dollars. It details five years ending 1886 expenses for producing device plates, drawings of weekly patents, designs, trade marks, and pending applications, totaling 368,872 pounds and 13 pence, alongside related reproduction costs.
The Herald of Trade notes a traditional method where olives are ground between two millstones, pressed in jute bags, and separated into four to five grades. Early oil is sweeter, later grades are harsher, with the last grade often used for soap production. the remaining residue is chemically treated and used as a lubricant.
A Curious Aniwasthetic describes a hard waxlike Chinese tablet anesthetic said to derive its numbing effect from frog skin secretion. Leaves of the Eucalyptus flourish near Santa Barbara, California where fallen leaves are gathered as easy kindling for fires and lamp light.
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