17 Jul 1886
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1886
Page
1
A fragment describes a seaside hotel setting with music and a ball. A partner for the lanciers is mentioned along with playful phrases about meals and calls, hinting at a coastal town social tableau by the pier.
A post mortem view of King Ludwig of Bavaria paints a life of artistic genius marred by jealous rages and physical decay. The narrative details a collision of romance and scandal, from his Wagner circle in Munich to a dramatic lake death near his Lucerne estate, with expert conjectures on his final moments and age-induced infirmities.
A Chicago Inter-Ocean clipping portrays Senator Saulsbury as weary yet longing for romance with a rosy widowed hostess in town. They share whist, punch, and cigars weekly, with playful proposals framed as asking when they shall engage the parson. She teases they are too young, while he returns to his lonely rooms.
The Novgorod court sentenced Tikhanoff and Vekshine to hard labor for opposing Orthodoxy over Holy Images. The trial drew a sympathetic crowd, while only one paper supported the sentence, suggesting the men may become martyrs and boost support for their views.
A vintage guide extols simple home hand care using water with ammonia or borax, oatmeal for whitening, glycerine for bedtime softness, and isopropyl-like remedies. It notes skin reactions, suggests dry animal fat, bed gloves, and a night cure with egg white alum solution, plus Roman toilet paste and lemon rubs for whitening.
The piece stresses that tiny acts of courtesy like please and thank you at meals, excuses when passing, and cheerful good mornings build a happier home. Courtesy flows from kindness and costs nothing yet lifts spirits and makes the home brighter for all ages.
The parson at the tea table recounts a wild ride with Miss Popinjay and Young Jordan. Their horse ran away, they were thrown out, the bogey smashed, and Edith comments that the canals must go as railroads outpace them. A rake and a shy beauty echo amid the scene.
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