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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1904
Page
1
A photographer warns that clothing with silk gleam, large patterns, sharp contrasts, or glossy jewelry can ruin photos. Soft fabrics that fold gracefully yield better results, while stiff necklines and harsh lines distort the image. The expert notes many women resist advice until proofs reveal flaws. From St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In Korea stone throwing stands as a national spectacle with women and men alike joining in. The festival features prepared targets, prize funds, and bands signaling its start. The event ends when a local official or elder calls it off. New York Times
In Bangor a Black bar ber Ilansom offered to shave all day for the Greeks and refused payment, saying he would not take money for shaving for the benefit of the Greeks. He served many customers without charge, feeling he had done something handsome for the Greek cause.
An Irish thief who stole an eight day clock and several watches grew irate at the clock’s persistent tick. He yelled it accused him of the theft, threatened to break its back, and pitched the clock out the window. The falling clock struck a policeman, who cried out in pain. The thief quipped, Oh you’d break my back! He then uttered, Oh sure, and mocked the scene.
A professional actor recalls a tour in his native town where the audience greeted a fellow performer with round after round of silence. The anecdote appears in Harper's Weekly and reflects on reception by locals.
Mr. Widdle resigns after Mrs Widdle accuses him of neglecting home life. The couple rush through dinner to attend Mrs High up's ball later, then Mrs Tiptop's party, Mrs Wayup's music tde, and the Globe Trotters' reception the following night.
A fragmentary quotation recalls a forty day voyage and a dare about perseverance. The speaker mocks giving up and hints at Lawrence entering ahead, while mention of coffee and a ship’s fate colors the digressive anecdote.
A Springfield Republic recounts Norace Greeley living four miles from city hall on Harlem Road, with a riverward slope and a fruitful garden boys could reach. On Sundays Mrs. Greeley called him to “deal with them” as he slowly donned his hat, promising to catch the boys though few were captured.
The text advises chewing slowly to raise food temperature in the stomach to 98 degrees, reducing indigestion from fast eating. It warns cold foods and ice water worsen discomfort, while hot drinks like hot water, weak tea, or chocolate help. overall guidance is to eat slowly.
In a Euclid car two young women share that one has twenty two children and the other thirty one. A motherly passerby questions their ages, then learns both women are schoolteachers, prompting surprise at their youthful appearance and surprising family sizes.
Lawrence, the artist, was slow in finishing the portrait of Lady Mexborough and her child. After Lord Mexborough demanded completion, Lawrence offered to finish if Lady Mexborough could bring the baby again, but the patron replied that the baby is in the guards, and a new sitting would be arranged at her convenience.
A mortified customer asks if a print resembles the subject. The photographer hesitates between truth and tact, finally conceding the image bears resemblance while noting the likeness is not precise artistry. The exchange reflects tension between candid critique and courtesy in studio work.
President I A Alderman of Tulane spoke in New York about a cadet fight at West Point that led to a long duel of about two hours and a half. The quarrel ended when the dinner bell rang, prompting both to declare they were not hurt and that they should separate.
Celebration of Wuancaster Pennsylvania's 250th anniversary featured Senator Fairbanks of Indiana delivering the principal address. An awkward moment arose when the presiding officer refused to introduce him, prompting Fairbanks to begin his oration unintroduced. A little girl asked if the ancestors buried in the churchyards were dead.
A Boston editor criticizes Dan Daly's early fiction and suggests Hawthorne study. Daly recalls his humor and asks if his story would fill half a column, then negotiates pay. He refuses to bow to Hawthorne for less than two dollars, declaring his standards.
A quip attributed to Queen Alexandra as Princess of Wales recounts a small boy crying and a grandmother's blunt reply that no stomach can stand nine buns. The narrator jokes that a frank physician could similarly explain widespread aches and languor that keep his practice busy.
A clergyman who conducted a couple's wedding doubts the date while drafting the certificate. The bride gently corrects him, saying he handles marriages and should recall that the event occurred on the fourth, not the ninth. The humorous exchange highlights wedding day memory and clerical slips.
Jeremiah Lynch relays a Klondike tale of Daw son post office crowds and postal clerks ignorance. A miner pleads for a wife’s letter then receives it from a reluctant clerk. The next day the line remains long as a giant trades his place for twenty dollars, gaining news of home.
In a household hurry after the cook left, the mother and a boy with a keen brow rush to wash breakfast dishes. The boy, Kenton, jokes that George Washington once ate from a shingle, implying their meals should be ready as the school bell nears. Kenton cites Washington as proof that simple goods suffice.
An Irishman at a political meeting shouts with pride while another criticizes him as opaque. A London paper notes Professor Tuxley’s demonstration and a student’s answer about following him. The professor jokes that he tries to be clear but cannot seem transparent.
Fruits mainly comprise water and nutrients like starches sugars pectin cellulose and organic acids. They offer little food value but supply minerals and various acids with potash to lessen acidity aid digestion and stimulate appetite. Bananas figs dates prunes and grapes offer the most sugar while lemons oranges melons and grapes provide high water with no special food value and diuretic effects.
A traveler hiding under a seat aboard the Great Eastern railway sneezed loudly near the ticket collector. The commotion unsettled passengers as they recalled a Doncaster journey where a man rushed into a carriage and vanished under a seat seeking honor.
A youth at Oxford was asked to cite a personal instance of divine goodness. He mentions the bulldog nose as proof, noting its retracted nose lets it cling to the bull while breathing. The bull’s point of view, or related critique, is not addressed in this anecdote.
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