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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1894
Page
1
Oehm’s Acme Hall highlights new season styles in mens suits, boys’ knee pants, hats and caps, and men’s furnishings. Prices range from 2.98 for boys’ suits to 15 for high end menswear, with Derby hats at 1.25 and shirts from 0.50, touting superiority over other shops and Yeoman’s hats as sole agents.
A fragmented item traces a man’s long search for a love interest across years and places from Beersheba to Washington. He pursues an affinity, allegedly committing numerous acts, then returns home when weary as his beloved daughter wed another. The readable text offers a whimsical, tangled vignette.
Ellen the gatekeeper is described as bright and merry in pink dress. After mourning for her husband Terry, a tale unfolds of jealousy, the butler, a ghostly doubt, and a surprising reunion when Terry returns in disguise, settling the widow’s cares with a wink and a kiss.
In a serene brookside setting George and Lauradrink in nature’s beauty. A sudden piercing cry from the beautiful girl erupts, asking if the scenery has saddened her spirits, then fears a blessed beetle. The moment mixes romance with a playful yet dramatic interruption.
A clipped London Answers item plays with a mock dialogue about an eccentric inquiry. Mrs de Jar notes a whimsy, while Mr de Jar suspects a lum near. A line mentions a cold package of old Jove letters I received today.
Professor Edward Orton, a gas geologist, analyzed Ohio coal capacity in a speech to the Ohio Institute of Mining Engineers. He estimated an annual demand of 25 million tons would require about 1,000 years to exhaust Ohio’s sealfields.
Two young men in loud clothes argued in public and exchanged insults before bystanders intervened. After the tense exchange a chiding volley of threats and retorts ended with both men receiving congratulations on surviving the confrontation without harm.
A Philadelphia Times note recalls a young couple on a railroad car mistaken for newlyweds. The groom jokes that a shower of rice revealed the stolen overcoat, yet the couple remains calm and composed, mocking the passengers’ assumptions with quiet humor.
A Mandan Times item recalls a pedestrian meeting a gay young colored girl while walking, as both try to pass. After several dodges, she exclaims in dialect, asking if the man intends a waltz or a schottische, highlighting street etiquette and social humor.
In the Hotel de Ville cellars in Bremen a dozen cases of wine lie preserved for 250 years. Accounting for cellar maintenance rent and interest on original value, each bottle carries a cost of $100000 and no single drop can be sold without loss of value. Buffalo News.
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