20 Jul 1889
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1889
Page
1
Frederic Remington recounts a Kiowa led stakes race where wagers are placed with money and firearms. A dignified elder offers the blanket as a wager. a half Mexican boy rides a bare pony to victory, beating the famed bay stallion amid stoic spectators and dust.
Dr Robson Roose reports in Fortnightly Review that clergy show the longest life expectancy among learned professions, lawyers tend to live long while medical careers shorten lifespans due to stress, exposure, and infection risks. He notes literary workers may prolong life if health is fair and anxieties manageable.
Summary of age of marriage across European countries. Russia allows men at 18 and women at 16. France and Belgium set 18 for men and 15 for women. Hungary follows Protestant ages of 14 for men and 12 for women, Catholics allow 14 and 12. Spain Greece Portugal Switzerland also 14 for both in Austria. Britain and Turkey have no minimum age. Pamily.
A group of five or six street gamins gathered around an Italian rag picker provoked by mud throwing. A newcomer asked what was happening and the crowd invited him to join their game of Merchant o' Venice, according to the New York News.
A Scotch funeral scene reports a mourner asking the minister what he thinks as the coffin is lowered. The minister replies with solemn thoughts on death and eternity, while the mourner confesses relief, saying he is glad it is not him. All the Year Round.
A vivid account contrasts the revered white elephants of Siam with the reality of chained, misused beasts in dirty stalls. The piece notes royal myth surrounding the sacred animal faded as elephants are forced to work, with one instance of a keeper killed and a trunk threat.
A Maine camp meeting tale shows five young Methodist ministers consulting a presiding elder about marriage. Each believes God wills his choice, all naming sister Mary Turner, only to be told the will may be God but not that five ministers should marry that one woman. The anecdote illustrates overconfident discernment of divine will.
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