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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1889
Page
4
Poem fragment in a dialect shows weariness and longing as the speaker waits for someone. The speaker notes people’s smiles on busy streets and wonders what is wrong while waiting through days of hindrance and social pressure.
A Civil War era tale recounts two southern soldiers, one from Georgia and one from Mississippi, who duel on Blue Ridge near Shenandoah’s Luray gap after a dispute over a belle. Under a full moon, the Mississippian shoots the Georgian in the eye at fifteen paces. the Georgian falls, the Mississippiian remains standing as his opponent dies. The midnight duel is preserved in Detroit Free Press retelling.
On a morning trip to One Hundred Fifty-fifth Street a group of elevated train guards passed a greasy brown paper parcel along the car as a prank. It carried 1500 dollars. The starter opened it and kept the money until the owner claimed it the next day.
A New York Tribune summary of Margaret Fuller’s Rome letters recalls Horace Greeley’s sorrow after the death of his beloved son Pick. The piece quotes Fuller describing Greeley’s despair and his son’s cherished memory and character, railing against loss and the weight of grief.
A pair of Pennsylvania college roommates grow into rival Confederate and Union foes. After years, their paths cross in Charleston when the Confederate officer saves a wounded foe he once befriended. The physician reunites the grateful survivor with the help of the general’s family. News of forgiveness and aid follows.
A king's young wife displeases him and is subject to a ritual execution by witch doctors. She submits to death after refusing a last farewell, dressing in ornaments and bidding farewell to the court before being hanged near a thorn tree, her body finished by strangulation. South Africa.
A veteran remark on preparing for public speech turns into reflections on daily heroism at home. The piece recalls Mr Bright advising clear, deliberate speech and notes that enduring acts of care within the family forge lasting good, shaping future usefulness.
The article describes a plant native to Arabia with small yellow flowers and seed pods containing two to three black seeds. When seeds are ground and ingested in small doses they induce a peculiar frenzy, sudden singing and dancing, lasting about an hour, followed by deep sleep and amnesia about the events.
Advertisement offers the lease of a property in Worcester shire England with a term of 1711 years, to be extended to 2000 years, starting in 1600. Historic long lease notice notes age and duration, indicating a rare archaic conveyance.
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