14 Jun 1890
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1890
Page
1
A lyrical ballad narrates a sailor's child and mother at sea, describing silks, pearls, perfumes, and gold hair. It envisions protection amid storms and night, with a loving watch by a strong guardian over land and sea. The verse highlights tenderness, travel, and familial care in a nautical setting.
A Chicago visitor spent a Sunday at Kankakee asylum to see a patient and dined with him. A fellow patient attacked another at table with a strong uppercut over eating with a knife, prompting attendants to remove the aggressor. The incident stemmed from one hallucination that men eating with knives provoke him. The visitor mused on the trouble such an instinct could cause in ordinary eateries.
A New York Ledger tale recalls a lady of Charles I’s reign who loved a suitor killed at Newbury. At her marriage she confessed her heartbreak in a letter on her envelope, begging burial near her lost love. On death she pointed to a cabinet containing the revealing paper.
A Philadelphia Record description outlines a home mixture to remove old paint from wood. It combines Trish moss methylated spirit and fuller's earth with water then adds a hot caustic solution of caustic soda and caustic potash in water. The mass is stirred until solid and later brushed onto painted surfaces to lift paint after twenty minutes to an hour, then washed off.
An excerpt from The Century article describes a centennial exhibition incident in Philadelphia where a sunstroke victim was placed in ice and water, woke asking who he was, and spent four days in hospital unable to recall his name before memory returned. Detectives searched for him as friends hoped for identity.
A Novi woman notes coincidental birth and marriage dates connected to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was born on Victoria’s birthday, married on their wedding day, and her first child arrived as Albert Edward took a notable title, linking her life to royal milestones.
A Brazilian mail steamer logs the death of William Watney, a coal passer driven to jump overboard after signing his name to a deck paper. The stoker recalls Watney’s quiet strength and fear, and crew remorse as Watney drowns after a frightened cry of death warrant.
A New Guinea anecdote describes the steamship Nelson emitting foghorn, lights, and siren. Natives, believing the electric lights were the monster's eyes and the siren its voice, fled into the bush in terror.
The passage portrays a well to do country doctor who, though generous and fond of fine cigars, declines guests asking for a light or to take from the tray. He instead distracts with a short used match he relights and offers to his guest, reflecting on his peculiar manners as described by the New York Evening Sun.
The New York Journal reports a patent for stilts that enable skating on ice using independent wheels. Forward movement imitates skating, balance learned first, brakes lock wheels to allow learners to walk on them like stilts.
The King of Greece began as a euchre player with a vow to always win and has never lost a game. He uses a backstage threat that any opponent who gains three points out of five would be sent to a fortress as a political conspirator, according to the Detroit Tree Press.
Two Florida men felled a bee tree and saved several hundred pounds of honey. After gathering the honey they searched the treetop and discovered crane nests. They collected 110 dozen ergs.
Keene recounts 1867 oil region tours with Jo Sefton in Pleasantville where a makeshift theatre rose from a tin roof and a single hotel. Miners filled 600 to 700 seats nightly as Hamlet and Richard III drew pay of 16 dollars weekly, ending with a 900 dollar Pittsburgh gift after 43 weeks of shows.
Digestive caution on eating nuts notes that they are hard to digest and require thorough chewing. Salt on the tongue is suggested to prevent ill effects, as coarse nuts can lodge in narrow digestive passages and cause fatal results.
A historical note recalls that English law once prescribed boiling for revolting crimes. The last person executed by this method was Rouse, cook to the bishop of Rochester, who poisoned seventeen people. The mention appears in the St. Louis Republic.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a small Pennsylvania railroad with a single president, a board of directors, a superintendent, the general passenger and freight agent, the conductor, and the yard master guiding operations.
A jovial exchange turns to concern as a child explains he swallowed a snowball and has no money to replace it. The scene includes the bemused benevolent woman and a witty narrator voice, capturing smalltown humor and worry in a single comic moment.
The piece notes that William E. Gladstone, while ill, retires to bed and follows a personal rule. It mentions he drafted his 1874 election address announcing Parliament’s dissolution from bed, an otherwise little known anecdote about his habits.
A tramp who has ridden freight trains across roughly twenty thousand miles says he hopes Congress will act to improve safety on freight cars. He notes the hazards of riding illicitly and urges clearer rules and protections for those traveling by rail.
A violin teacher recalls Otto, a pupil who promised to rise early to practice. Otto fulfills the pledge despite a noisy hotel room, demonstrating how commitment shapes talent. The tale appears alongside a ruse where a thief feigns insanity. a Berlin professor exposes the deception by testing memory and value.
An anecdote recalls Gen George Washington in Philadelphia buying conch shells from a poor Italian vendor. The man urged shells could be turned into coat buttons. Washington bought them, then had his tailor rivet them to a brown velvet coat to show their usefulness.
A report notes Coles experiments with English cavalry horses show gray or dun horses frighten easily, blacks are obstinate, chestnuts enduring, and boys exhibit highest intelligence and reasoning. The piece suggests these traits may apply globally and guide buyers.
A modern youngster mocks baby talk by correctly naming a train and locomotive. The parent gasps at the wit as the child points out the cars and announces the locomotive is coming, delivering a small, humorous exchange.
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