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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1895
Page
1
A reflective vignette on changing love as time stretches between two people. The scene shifts from garden imagery of lilies and blossoms to a realization that years separate them. They walk and talk without bridging the gulf, while the past and shared heart fade into memory.
A compact listing includes W. E H Brows of Denton Maryland JT Wl Sarena Ridgely Ald Currey Hillsboro Md J B Shay Henderson Md Perper Porter Fowling Creek Ma M M Winey Choptank Md
Worth, famed for haute couture, influenced empresses and empress mothers with rapid dressmaking. He employed 800 hands, designed and sketched outfits, and kept a private album of his creations. A generous imperialist, he aided soldiers in siege Paris and supported charities.
The piece argues about the risks of overusing heels and spurs on horses, noting a rider may injure the horse or himself. It discusses how a good horse should respond without harsh spur use and questions the prudence of arming heels as mere dress. It then shifts to a satirical note on Voltaire, describing his gaunt appearance and features after years of decline.
A New York World report describes curios for canes including handles carved from bones, teeth, rhinoceros horn, manatee skin, shark backbone, whale bone, hippopotamus enamel, and more. It notes dangers, costs, and strict rules in Cuba and the West Indies. A second piece contrasts submarine and overland telegraphy, detailing silent cable operation, ribbon writing, a delicate mirror instrument, and speeds of 15 to 25 words per minute.
Two ragged children wait on a curbstone as carriages arrive. The basket they share is empty and the younger is tearful. They fantasize about wealth, with the boy dreaming of heaven to bring his mother back, while the girl consoles him with gentle scorn.
A pompous railway director tests a porter by offering a shilling for the porter’s help with luggage. The porter misreads the situation, questions the directive about gratuities, and finally realizes the man is the chairman. The porter keeps the two shillings, while the director frowns at the breach of protocol.
Frank Duckett of Philadelphia keeps a cent remembered as a memento of General Grant. On a streetcar ride, Duckett sat opposite Grant while paying fares. Duckett gave a dime to the conductor, Grant offered a nickel, which the conductor handed to Duckett. He has valued the coin since as the last change used by the famed soldier president.
A German authoress collecting autographs for an girls album quotes Emperor Franz Joseph who reportedly never gave such inscriptions before. He writes in bold hand, Take your duties seriously and require the same of others but be lenient toward the failings of your neighbor Franz Joseph. London News notes.
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