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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1892
Page
1
The Progressive Business Methods pride themselves on reliability as they add a new warehouse at 6 and 8S Charles Street to their Big Stores at 6 and 7 West Baltimore Street. The lengthy ad touts seasonable outfits for men and boys, custom tailoring, hats, and furnishings at various prices, promising quality and economy from the Makers.
A collection of verse fragments and Civil War anecdote. The piece opens with Swinburne lines about love and nature, then shifts to a Jackson biography excerpt detailing a mother's search for her son John Jackson and a moral lesson. A brief anecdote about a man overworking a drain follows.
A Philadelphia Press quotation notes Edam cheeses admired in hotels and restaurants. It recounts a tale of Peter Heyss of Edam bringing cheese to the Delaware River in 1651, the Indians’ reaction, and a massacre of the Dutch colony after initial delight.
London Street fashions in the Sixteenth century were plain for daily wear with broadcloths in sober colors. Only on state occasions did pay silks velvets and cloth of gold appear, and prized fabrics were so costly that parents sometimes left their best clothes to children by will, notes the Saturday Review.
James Whitcomb Riley relates a small tale showing human nature’s experimental streak. Little James invites Willie to stay. Willie refuses to say prayers, arguing he will skip them tonight last night and tomorrow night, avoiding any chance of bad luck.
On the banks of the Purus in South America a peculiar tribe lives along the river and in floating lagoon settlements. They wear spotted skins of black and white and sustain themselves entirely by fishing, living their entire lives by the water.
A collection of short pieces reflects on ordinary people and hidden gems of virtue. It includes Harriet Rea’s New York Observer thoughts on using one’s best, a humorous vignette of a mother and child on a streetcar, and tales of remarkable courage under pressure from a New York Tribune account. The themes praise plain speaking, small acts of help, and bold acts of bravery.
Dr. Talmage argues that a woman’s primary mission is in the home raising useful children and supporting her husband, rather than seeking public platforms or leading enterprises. He cites his mother as a model, noting she raised him to preach and translate religious literature in Amoy, China for over forty years.
The church should welcome repentant sinners as a place of refuge and activity not a sanctuary for unfallen saints. Repentance must satisfy the church and the community, matching or exceeding the outside standard set by merchants clubs and reputable associations.
A compact collection of religious maxims and reflections from noted figures including Basil Augustine Wesley United Presbyterian and Taylor. The passages emphasize charity restraint avoidance of earthly treasure steadfast prayer and divine perception guiding conduct in daily life.
Poetic meditation on hidden mechanisms and the balance of sorrow and joy. The passage weighs how compensating springs and balancing wheels govern unseen forces shaping power, effort, and outcome with an even hand.
A Paulding widow nicknamed Brown, then no longer Brown, found a fast suitor in a middle aged widower. He stated he sought a wife, she agreed to marry that night for a lottery like venture. They married around 8 o’clock and she departed next day for his home, leaving the town to ponder the plan.
The article surveys historic officials called jesters from ancient courts to Montezuma and Erasmus. It notes female jesters precede males in vogue, served in continental inns, and were often young and witty. References include Constantinople in 1858 and Mrs. Lomby’s Travels.
A Denver News reminiscence recounts rail engineers noting animal eyes reflecting passenger headlight. Wolves coyotes wildcats jackrabbits and others spark caution as wildlife near tracks challenges on western roads. The red eye effect leads to misreads and occasional collisions, with emphasis on surviving such encounters.
An electrical finger device attaches a double bulb to a finger stall on a long probe. Flex skin and opposite battery poles create a touch circuit. Pressure at any point closes the circuit and transmits current to the fingertip, letting the surgeon feel and measure unseen areas.
Washington Star reports a five to eight inch South American pigmy fish in the Orinoco river that, in schools, bites and can mutilate humans. The article notes the fish will bite fishermen while landing catch and warns to avoid falling from boats to escape attacks.
The Swedish approach to fire insurance is minimal in many cities. In Stockholm Mr Thoma paid a premium of one twentieth of a percent. The New York Tribune notes Stockholm has an excellent fire department and waterworks, yet life in American cities differs due to building methods, presenting a first class object lesson.
An excerpt from the New York Independent argues monkeys could be domesticated to assist humans. The writer suggests tasks such as fruit picking and night watch duties, claiming successive generations could improve such traits as dogs have been bred.
About five or six years ago in New York two wealthy eccentrics Warrington and Lewis staged a horseback billiards match on a raised platform in a public hall. A ten dollar admission drew onlookers. At midnight Warrington, riding a magnificent steed, broke for a final twelve with a two hour match ending Warrington thirty points ahead of Lewis.
The St Louis Republic notes that ancient Egyptians and early Christians used wigs as false head coverings. Tertullian rejected wigs as devilish devices while Clement of Alexandria warned clergy blessing did not penetrate through false hair.
A quirky exchange centers on a mother and daughter using playful mispronunciations over an old dress and dirty face. The scene, relayed in a compact column, captures a domestic piano of humor and everyday life.
A Maine congressman credited Boutelle notes a secretary of the navy from an interior state who had never seen a ship. Weeks after taking office he toured a ship of war, landed on the main deck, and locked the main hatch as he expressed astonishment at the burning hull.
An illustrated historical note praises the Andalusian as a handsome, hardy, prolific Spanish fowl with slaty blue plumage and glossy black neck hackles. It highlights strong egg production of large white eggs, compares to Minorca and Leghorn, and cites mixed opinions on market desirability and color-breeding reliability.
A Country Gentlemen correspondent explains a self feeding attachment that forms a meal chest from which pigs feed themselves. The design permits feeding any time and suggests dry eating may aid digestion. It cites Rothamsted pig feeding experiments, stressing pig quality and careful breeding over feed type for fattening success.
The American Bee Journal advises timing transfers before fruit bloom when honey is scarce. The drumming method involves smoke, flipping the box hive, placing a large empty box atop, drumming to gather bees and queen into the upper box, then relocating them to the new hive. After 21 days brood develops and the hive is broodless, then bees are moved and combs saved or melted.
Peking ducks are hardy prolific and profitable with white feathers and large uniform size. A duck in its second year lays about 120 eggs yearly while a yearling lays 60 to 80. Early spring sex ratio should be one drake to five or six ducks. later, one drake to ten. Removing drakes boosts egg fertility. The breed tolerates less water but has extreme timidity and a coarse voice.
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