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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1897
Page
1
A poem excerpt narrates a voyage across unknown seas under a glowering moon. The crew travels through dusky hills to reach the land of the plumed trees and never returns, amid eerie sounds and volcanic fires. An unseen force prevents return, leaving the craft and its fate in legend. Attorney-at-law ad follows.
A whitewashed wood cross on a Nevada hillside near the Utah line memorializes Alice and Rose Sewall who died in an emigrant camp during the California gold rush era. Their lover, father, and a mourning friend later returned to honor them, erecting the cross with a modest purse.
A seasoned contractor with thirty three years of experience advertises contracts in Caroline and adjoining counties. Plans and specifications are cheerfully furnished and references are provided from Calorline, Balbit, and Dorchester counties.
On a Chester trolley ride two colored men discussed a proposed graveyard fence. One, a downtown church deacon, urged a contribution, while the other quipped that living people won’t enter and the dead won’t try to escape, declaring he has no money for such a fence.
A Brooklyn visitor consults a horse editor about being forced to take telegraphy lessons as his daughters and wife master the code. The exchange satirically notes gender roles, education fears, and comic family dynamics in a New York Sun style vignette. The tale ends with the editor quipping the learner may take a thousand years.
A brief, ambitious Chicago lawyer greets a mysterious caller in his downtown office. The man claims to be sued in Cicero and insists on a trial, promising money. The scene contrasts with ancient Greek exercise lore and odd historical notes on brain weight across species.
A New York Ledger piece recounts how a single careless remark can ruin a life. The speaker recalls saying I was speaking out of school and facing the other person’s anger and regret, urging readers to think twice before speaking.
In spring 1865 Wild Bill and Tutt clashed in Springfield Missouri over a bet. Tutt challenged with a watch debt and both men faced off at 140 yards, Bill firing first and killing Tutt. Bill's victory cemented his frontier status as town leader and famed scout.
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