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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
6
In spring 1864 near Mrs. Sawyer's home a Virginia unit camped. She aided a sick soldier with two thumbs on each hand, delivering a basket of scarce provisions. A trusted messenger found the man, who accepted the gift, revealing the kindness of a humble act.
A humor piece about a mayor bungling a public toast and a family dinner miscue leads into brief comic verses and reflections. The page quotes a judge and includes quips about life, laughter, and loss, ending with a poetic fragment from Bryan Waller Procter.
A prominent clergyman of pale complexion agreed to preach at a colored church but faced a quip when closing with a hymn and the chorus Wash Me and I Will Be Whiter Than Snow. A parishioner rose to correct the crowd saying it was a colored congregation and the words could not come true. A Buffalo visitor and Scottish relative then shared a light exchange about beauty and strangeness at Niagara Falls.
The piece recalls ferrying passengers from Dunbarton to the Clyde where two ferrymen caution a reckless traveler before a rope lifts the boat. A wig and shirt collar are torn in the rescue attempt. A bishop’s wife is lampooned in a slum meeting, while verses by Stopford A. Brooke celebrate Earth and human hope.
A lunchtime joke at the junction newsdealer spreads through the town. An odd traveler, stuck by slow trains on the branch, asks for reading matter and, after pawing the stacks, quips that he will buy a time table instead.
A Chicago wine merchant and a local judge from the same city spent a two week yackulug trip together. On return the wine agent faced jury duty and pleaded business pressure. The judge asked what his business was and the agent confessed he mainly drank wine. The judge sentenced him to ten days rest, noting the agent’s drinking.
Uncle Evlen Winslow has married four times before, all wives died within twenty years. Uncle Solon faces his own eighth wedding as he jokes about Parson Frost and a new knot. A neighbor quips, then Solon muses on Parson Corner guiding the ceremony, hinting at ominous fates.
An aphoristic meditation noting that today derives from yesterday and that future outcomes hinge on present actions. It emphasizes learning from past errors without dwelling on regret. The passage urges proactive improvement and mindful progress.
In a Presbyterian gathering Prince ton pastor Henry van Dyke recalls a Connecticut pastor asked a Sunday school pupil which commandment Adam broke when he ate the apple. The boy’s reply, a witty misreading, highlights a humorous exchange about biblical law.
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