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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1903
Page
4
An observer returns from England and notes street beggars show similar ploys worldwide. In Chicago beggars blend into the street scene while in New York grafters and tapsters appear, and London calls the same group tapsters. The reporter finds methods similar but names differ, condemning the coarse English schemes.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune tale uses a music hall exchange to illustrate how wages should align with labor. A reader challenges a pumpernickel musician about half notes versus whole notes, prompting a comic explanation about halving wages until the balance of value rises to whole wages.
A French war office tale recounts a sentry kept for ten years to guard the minister’s private corridor walls after the minister’s wife stained her dress. The public never learned the reason until a doorkeeper recalled the incident.
The fleur-de-lis, French national emblem, features prominently in decoration and fabrics. Once linked to the iris, it was adopted by Louis VII as the national symbol. Charles VI reduced the count to three for mystic church meaning. Flavio Gioja in 1302 used the symbol to mark north on the compass.
Queen Victoria complimented the Duke of Wellington with a joke about high boots named after him. The exchange occurred at Windsor Castle after a rain when the duke quipped about plans to remain dry. The queen replied there could not be a pair of Wellingtons.
The Boston Transcript compares trees to humans, noting their root habits in harsh soils, their pursuit of moisture and sun, and their social clustering near inland waters. It portrays trees as seeking life and vitality, with interlocking branches as a metaphor for mutual support.
The piece discusses Montaigne’s aim to form character and nurture curiosity, critiquing modern schooling’s focus on exams. It cites his aphorisms and compares past electioneering satire, detailing Sarah Churchill's political ploy against George Grimstone with a reprinted play and an elephant engraving from the London Telegraph.
The piece recalls a judgment on manuscript treason in King William III’s era and a modern playwright who claimed the papers were only a rough sketch. It then notes memory quirks, citing a memory expert, a woman who recalls stair counts, and an actor who forgets a speech after long runs.
A London Standard item recalls a man returning home in the early hours to discover his wife dressed in mourning at ten, explaining she mourns her late husband. The curious incident underscores a surprising domestic moment.
Advertising claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can cure female weakness prolapsus and leucorrhea with a $500 cash guarantee if unsuccessful after trial. The offer touts exclusive lineage of cures, recommends Lotion Tablets, and promotes private correspondence with Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York, including optional medical adviser and pellets for biliousness.
In the town of Choptank Lisder under a power of sale in a mortgage from Samuel L West to Bertha L West dated January 29 1896 and recorded in Liber E C F No 62 folios 222 etc Caroline County Land Records the undersigned will on Saturday June 27 1903 proceed with foreclosure actions.
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