09 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1898
Page
1
The speaker recalls haunting village lanes and locust shade as Jim Clarke and the narrator played marbles in youth. The scene echoes with old bike-era villagers, rusted shutters and fading memories, ending with a longing to return before death under the same sky.
Notice to all persons having claims against the Board of School Commissioners Trustees of the Poor and County Commissioners of Caroline County to file equitable accounts and claims for public funds before the second Monday in July. If not filed, rights to collect are forfeited unless excused and approved by the appropriate board. By order of County Commissioners. THOMAS B. GREEN, Clerk.
Contractor and bailer Thomas Carmine advertises thirty three years experience in Caroline and adjoining counties. Plans and specifications cheerfully furnished with references from Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester counties.
The article discusses the ending of daily grog rations for United States navy sailors, noting that while other nations still provide it, American sailors reportedly fight better without it. It cites moderation failures and misdeeds after drinking, contrasts with bluejackets from other nations, and mentions clashes in ports and with police during shore liberty.
A Baltimore Sun account recalls Joseph Chamberlain visiting Washington in 1887. The burly statesman sat amid fashion unaware of attire mishaps. his wit won friends, including Miss Endicott, daughter of William Endicott. The luncheon meeting led to their marriage and a famed nickname Puritan maid.
An elderly man attempting to grab a bright pin on Payne Avenue near Wilson was struck by a speeding cable car. He suffered bruises as bystanders rushed to help, and an ambulance arrived. The pin remained clutched in his fingers as he was carried away.
A satirical note advises against melancholy visitors to invalids to avoid relapse. It discusses how fatigue is linked to chemical byproducts in muscles and blood after exertion. The piece adds a statistic that in France more than a third of the population 84.76 percent live in cities.
A Washington Star tale recounts Miss M a winter debutante living in Philadelphia fashion and a mother s concern. A cousin s wardrobe lures the girl into a vain social spree with lorgnette and veil. She attends musica les teas and dinners in borrowed finery causing mistaken introductions and a stir in society before forgiveness.
The Crimean War left Britain with no foreign soil or monetary gain. It lasted two years and kept Russia from Constantinople aiding India routes. British losses reached 28,641. French up to 68,500. Russians as high as 500,000. total cost about $205 million. War, as then, is costly and dangerous, a last resort for nations.
The French papers compile instances of perceived American unfriendliness to bolster hostility toward the United States. The Figaro cites Bancroft’s congratulatory letter to Bismarck after the Franco-Prussian War and adds similar cases, including Grant’s 1870 telegram to the German emperor and Hugo’s refusal to greet him during a Paris visit years later.
Extract from a private 1839 letter recounts S F B Morse praising Daguerreotype beauty and detailing Daguerre's fire loss at the Diorama, observed through a 50x lens. It notes how Daguerre’s results astonished, and remarks on the coming study of microscopic realms and new scientific challenges. The piece ends with a light humor vignette and a note on Gymnema sylvestra, a plant said to dull sweet taste and claimed to deter snake bites.
Herbert Ward recounts a dramatic elephant hunt in Mobunga near the upper Kongo river captured in Cagsell's Magazine. He threads dense bamboo, storms, and a perilous stand as elephants stampede, fires at dawn, and a fatal shot ends a wary encounter with a wounded animal sinking into a swamp hole.
A 25 pound package of platinum wire, resembling polished steel, was entered at the customs house appraisers and valued at $5,000. The incident drew interest as the wire’s weight equaled gold value and indicated rising demand for platinum. A North Carolina note reports a man who struck his wife with an ax. she survived and quipped about the neighborly relief.
A modest Cleveland Adelbert undergraduate on a streetcar misplaces his gripsack while searching among a row of women's feet. He crawls under seats and then into a humorous confusion, finally realizing the bag is with the young ladies and departs in embarrassment as the crowd giggles.
An article reports on a Springfield study by Dr George Dawson surveying 1 807 children ages up to 12. It finds 44 percent would bank the $5. 18.87 percent buy clothing. 9.2 percent food. 7 percent toys and amusement. 2.1 percent jewelry. 0.9 percent firearms. 5.7 percent travel. 14 percent would spend for others. 6 percent on books. It notes age related shifts in spending desires and attributes generosity to youth. Also included is an anecdote about T Buchanan Read, the Civil War era poet, recounting a humorous senate room moment in 1866.
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