31 Jul 1880
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1880
Page
1
An odyssey through a vision of happiness and its pursuit. A guardian figure guides the narrator past a star symbolizing happiness to view the ladder to fame, wealth, pride, and finally virtue and religion as true fulfillment. The allegorical tale contrasts worldly appetites with spiritual solace.
A humorous country weather reflection on a northeaster storm ruining summer plans. The piece catalogs soaked travelers, soggy beaches, frustrated correspondents, and peevish insects while praising the solitary goat of the Adirondacks and ending with a stoic reminder to endure and hope for brighter days.
The Steamer Ruggles will leave Pier 5 Light Street for Hillsboro every Wednesday and Saturday at 7 p.m. arriving about 9 a.m. Returning, it departs Hillsboro every Monday and Thursday at 10 a.m. stopping at common wharves on the river and Tuckahoe Creek, arriving in Baltimore about 2 a.m. The service runs on and after June 12 880.
A Washington letter reports a Maine copy of Hyattsville Maryland violence stories as political hype. It cites calm local response and urges caution about campaign fiction while noting Hayes Sherman conflicts and Arthur’s frank letters. It adds Mayes funding claims and Memphis yellow fever dispatches with southwest plague hopes.
Ammonia taken raw is treated with new milk olive oil ice and throat binding. Poultices with sweet oil castor oil and laudanum. Lemon juice glycerine face wash removes tau freckles if not sun exposed. Lime feet soak for chilblains. Tallow resin boots last longer. Manure paste protects melon plants from beetles. Riddling joke ends with a flower comparison about a woman.
The July report sings Ocean City Maryland as a thriving resort. Congress Hall and Atlantic Hotel expansions attract guests while the town, now incorporated, enjoys a bustling season of bathing boating and entertainment. Governor Hamilton among Atlantic guests.
A bashful man at a social gathering recounts a past misadventure when a heat wave led him to bathe in a park pond and lose all his clothes except a chest protector. He concludes by describing how he walked home exposed as guests react with shock and laughter.
A speaker advises Joe to marry for practical traits over beauty or love, comparing beauty to ice and love to a stove. He urges balance: a wife with about 250 dollars, good spelling, domestic skill, health, and a solid fence, while warning against marrying for pedigree without money.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the Whitelaw a small steamer catching whales near the Farallon Islands using bomb rockets. The method replaces harpoons and can kill large species instantly though tracking a feed-seeking whale remains hazardous for crewmembers and old whalers.
An early Wednesday collapse of the caisson at the Studson river tunnel site in Jersey City caused a cave‑in and flood. Twenty eight workers, including Assistant Superintendent Woodland, were in the shaft. several were trapped and two bricklayers died as water flooded the chamber.
Three thousand German emigrants from the Volga region are organized by land agent J Thomas Budd of Wilmington. They will land at New Castle and receive large land plots to improve over ten years. Budd has secured over 35000 acres and aims to spread farms across the Eastern Shore and Delaware with railroads and philanthropic support backing the venture. An existing colony near Snow Hill shows initial success and more colonies are planned.
A critical editorial laments Europe’s warlike stance despite global travel and trade. It mocks military arms and taxes while noting alleged scandals in American party nominations as reported by the Oil City Derrick and Times. The piece reflects dismay at political caricature and international tensions.
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