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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
3
A full line of farm implements and footwear for ladies gents and children, a complete stock of notions and hats at 69 cents, fresh groceries including coffee at 20 cents per pound, flour from 4 to 5 dollars per barrel, Banner Oats 19 cents, Mother's Oats 9 cents, yeast powder six for 25 cents, sugar 100 lb case 5.50.
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from excess uric acid and promotes Rheumacide as an internal cure. It targets joints, purports to remove poisons and regulate organs, and lists prices 60c and 1 a bottle or 25c and 60c a package. Available from Bobbitt Chemical Co. and local pharmacies in Denton and Hillsboro, Maryland.
A brief note on a pair of lovers troubled by a doorway or doorway stone incident. The piece hints at social friction and local reaction within the period setting, reflecting early 20th century attitudes. The excerpt underscores clandestine meetings and the public’s interest in personal matters.
Angeline Mason drives toward Willow mill to pay a mortgage with money she recently inherited. Her estranged fiancé Newton Foster reappears when she nearly crashes the buggy after a tense memory of a gravestone dispute resurfaces. He helps her, and they confront their shared history, hinting at a possible reconciliation.
Travel writer Mr. Crawford Filth recounts Sardinia's dangers with trains racing for scenery and four train trips ending in three accidents. He also warns of aggressive dogs, said to be incited by locals with blood-filled bladders on dummies to provoke attacks.
A Paris tobacconist at 55 Rue du Chateau d'Eau preserves a bullet‑pocked sign from 1870, claiming it is the only public Franco Prussian War relic visible in the city. He says the sign draws many English and American tourists who stop for a chat and a matchbox.
A police officer asks for a tape measure to locate the exact spot to shoot a horse with a broken leg. The dressmaker, intrigued by the method, becomes an ally of the police while two women wait for five minutes. The officer explains the aim is to find the precise position three inches above a forehead swirl where crowns meet.
A historical note asserts that drums are thoroughly musical when used properly and highlights the value of many drummers performing outdoors. It cites Berlioz on how a single sound becomes brilliant when executed by a thousand men together, illustrating the power of mass rhythm.
Scrap Book recalls a Kansas City eighties scene where Martin Regan wins alderman nomination but faces a clash with Jerry Dowd who protests and appeals, only to be denied as the chair rules no two thirds support exists for an appeal. The item ends with a short poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
A fourteen year old boy appeared before a provincial appeal court in France in attire fit for an adult. His long redingote Basque clothing and mmenesa boots provoked laughter as he faced the judge. The president asked how he dared to appear and the boy read the citation demanding him to appear in his father’s affairs.
A humorous anecdote about George Lacy Hillier joking with his trainer over spelling. Also a Windsor production of The Gondoliers notes that actors improvised lines or gags not in the libretto and the queen’s curiosity about what constitutes a gag.
A city couple staying at a country cottage ask a local storekeeper for a pound of cheese and large square crackers for a Welsh rabbit. The proprietor replies he only has small crackers, asking if the rabbit will eat those instead.
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