15 Jun 1878
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1878
Page
1
An advertisement touts a liniment named contizzed as instantly relieving pain and curing the annoying complaint. The text emphasizes immediate effect and rapid cure through topical application. The product is presented as a simple remedy for painful ailments.
Advert claims Roman Liniment relieves ulcers and sores, praising Keween's Liniment as the best speedy cure. It asserts universal effectiveness when properly used and immediate relief in all cases without failures.
The 1878 General Assembly of Maryland passes a nine month appropriation bill for state government. It lists salaries for Governor, Comptroller, Treasurer, clerks, judges, attorneys general, and numerous officers, plus funds for public schools, asylums, penitentiary, and debt interest. Approved by Governor and printed as law.
On a railway line a passenger asked why the train did not run faster. The conductor replied that it runs fast enough and invited the passenger to get off and walk if he disliked the pace. The passenger then quipped that his friends would not come until the train arrived, and he did not want to wait several hours at the station.
The eccentric Frenchman Vivier again fools customs inspectors by declaring traveling sacks and valises filled with rattlesnakes, provoking questions and a clever quip about duties. A second tale follows a patient dodging a doctor’s bill, feigning payment with a large check then facing legal action over the remaining debt.
A clock at Worsley, Lord Ellesmere's seat in England, always strikes at 1 o'clock. The Duke of Bridgewater, builder of the canal, learned that merghanies idle after noon could not hear a single stroke, so the next day the clock began striking 1 1/2 times and has continued 59 since.
In western Hampshire county Massachusetts a large rock beside the highway has long unsettled locals with strange noises and apparitions. Recently a young man, at about 11 o clock, encountered a silent, belligerent figure that walked with him for fifty rods, then vanished into thin air under a bright moon, leaving him unshaken yet puzzled by the eerie sighting.
The passage urges striving to be the best, not just the greatest, noting that true success comes from deeds over others. It emphasizes inner blessings, ideas over pure idealism, and avoiding blindness to avoid failure. It paints life as a bright, harmonious universe where effort and imagination bring comfort and meaning.
A farmer sought to halter a fractious horse in a field by deception. He hid a halter behind him as oats lured the animal. When near enough he slipped the halter on, but the horse bolted, dragging the farmer over stones until rescuers restored him. The farmer admitted his plan failed once the horse realized the trick.
A reflective meditation on personal limits and wisdom. It argues that true wisdom lies in pursuing a humble, single path, avoiding vanity and overreaching pride. Happiness comes from honest effort within modest bounds, while pretension leads to further errors and shame.
A pious man walking on a Sunday asks youngsters playing marbles if they know the day. One boy turns, telling a bystander to answer, implying the man does not know.
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