16 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
1
Poet Ernest Jerrold writes of beauty and music in a lush verse from the Yellow Book. The speaker praises her smile as awakening joy, comparing it to bells on Moscow towers and to a masterful guitar glow amid perfumed Persian valleys.
Fernand Lungren in Century notes Pueblo women were the household head and main earners, with men as honored guests. Women owned and furnished homes, traced matrilineal descent, and managed crafts like pottery and weaving. Pottery shows enduring art, linking old and new generations through shape and decoration.
Thomas Carmine a contractor and bailer with thirty three years experience advertises contracts taken in Caroline and adjoining counties. Plans and specifications cheerfully furnished and references from Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester counties available.
Members of the Society of Psychical Research note the French La Societe des Sciences Psychiques splits amid talismans love philters and fortune telling. A faction resigns and forms a new society, while others stay and pursue broader mystic quackery. The piece also recalls a tale from Kansas about Boot Hill and a makeshift tombstone marked Look Out For the Cara.
A detailed survey of smokeless powder and cordite origins, production, and advantages. The article traces black powder, smokeless breakthroughs, and cordite’s composition of nitroglycerin gun cotton and vaseline. It explains manufacturing steps, properties, and uses in naval guns, noting cordite’s safety and efficiency compared with gunpowder.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch New York letter reports tenants avoid paying full rents by bluffing, colluding with janitors, or fleeing seasonal absences. It notes properties held high for years, with tenants paying small sums while exploiting flaws in enforcement. The piece argues rents stay high to cover such losses.
In London the Hogarth club bars outsiders, but Baron Grant, a notorious Turkish contracts investor, gains admission and is toasted. Whistler enters uninvited, delivers a witty speech on titles, noting that non inherited, non merited, non governmental titles are barren grants.
A parishioner in a Scottish tale explains his bad luck when a Glasca lawyer informs him his cousin Jock has died and left him two hundred pounds, yet the missing stamps on the letter cost him sixpence. The minister chuckles at the man’s misfortune.
Curiosities and bric-a-brac from Cuba are slowly returning to vogue, including clear and faceted crystals from limestone caverns that glitter like gems when lit. Also prized are masses of fern leaf coral found near the keys in central and eastern Cuba, so delicate it resembles petrified cobwebs.
Quote from New York World recalls a domestic incident where a man allegedly suffered illness after his wife struck him with a chafing dish. The exchange highlights suspicion of blame and humor in a sensational anecdote stemming from a domestic dispute.
London notes recount medieval and early modern conjuring practices as feats of illusion. It describes how practitioners used crude chemistry and crude theatrics to simulate living animals acting oddly, including killing and reviving a horse with henbane, and other tricks like making heads seem detached or geese pull a log. The piece reflects on the shady reputation of magicians and the line between entertainment and cruelty.
Miss Hodnett describes Japanese home life focusing on tabi socks and wooden clogs. Clogs feature toes separated for straps, two pegs under soles for varied height, and easy removal before entering a home to protect mats. Colorful thongs and tidiness are noted alongside contrasts in complexion between Japanese and Western girls.
A tired train depot scene unfolds with an old farmer offering kindness to travelers. He chats with a haughty woman, entertains a mother with children, shares stories, and comforts a baby. He buys peanuts, rides the train, and leaves as “an honest heart” is saluted amid the bustle.
Carrie E. Garrett argues in The Woman's Home Companion that hobbies offer purpose and freedom from daily duties for women. She contrasts women's need for meaningful pursuits with frivolities, noting hobbies concentrate energy, prevent gossip, and provide value beyond appearance. Man's history of purposeful work is paralleled, asserting women too can find a worthy aim that enriches life.
The New York Ledger argues that men suffering paralysis or injury after street incidents are misjudged as intoxicated. They describe cases where inebriation labels mask serious brain or spine injuries, leading to wrongful arrest and dangerous neglect. The piece urges police to seek medical care instead of confinement.
Annual reports indicate at least 63,000 elephants are killed in Africa for ivory each year, producing a substantial amount of raw ivory valued at 64,350,000 in sales. This highlights ongoing conservation and market pressures affecting wildlife populations and trade dynamics.
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