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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1904
Page
3
A column emphasizes that presentable clothing and tidy habits boost confidence, efficiency, and self respect. It argues people judge us by appearance, not possessions, and sloppiness in dress shows in work and character. The piece warns negligence in toilet erodes self esteem and achievement.
In a vignette from Century, a boy encounters a stranger challenger during a noon dispute. A tense bluffing duel ends with the narrator bleeding from a swollen nose, denying being whipped while crowds debate the outcome. The scene ends at a friendly pump as the boy concedes little.
A lawyer questions a man about his juror qualifications. The man admits many draw attempts but says he was always excused for being not ignorant enough. The judge sternly interrupts as the man explains his claim of smartness in avoiding jury duty.
A New York Press reflection contrasts the affection for dogs with the insult of calling people dogs. It notes dogs’ loyalty and guardianship, yet laments harsh epithets and the Bible’s negative terms for doe. The piece asks why dogs symbolize fidelity in women and courage in men, while humans deride each other.
A traveling man recalls a Connecticut tavern egg bargain between a farmer and the proprietor. After the farmer overcounted to twenty five eggs, the proprietor offered two dozen plus a drink, then called it square. The farmer then requested sherry and an egg as his payment for the extra egg.
A mess mate asks a sailor to describe the third figure in a quadrille. He recounts a sequence of sailing maneuvers—heave ahead, pass yardarm, regain berth, slip along, back and fill, fall on the heel, bring up, maneuver ahead, make sail in company, nearly astern, make a stern board, cast off, shift for itself, regain place, and let go anchor.
A man declares the face of his dreams before a department store window and asks to speak with a beautiful young woman. She asks for his name and address, invites him to dream again, and walks away, leaving the man hopeful yet unsettled.
An early health advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a plant based blood purifier and tissue builder. It claims cures for blood diseases, youthful vigor for workers, and pimples for schoolchildren, urging use with Dr Pierce's Pellets for bowels and warning against alcohol rich substitutes.
A stranger asks the hotel proprietor about a vacancy for waiters. The proprietor quips a place could be found for a man of fine address. The stranger responds that he waited thirteen years to marry, but last week she married someone else.
A customer questions a shopkeeper about a cane with a handle claimed to be genuine ivory. The shopkeeper says he imports ivory from Ceylon and offers a humorous explanation that elephants now wear false tusks.
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