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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1897
Page
1
Thomas Carmine, contractor and builder, offers 33 years of experience with plans and specifications cheerfully furnished. Best references from Caroline, Talbot, and Dorchester counties.
A poem recounts a motherly plea from a dying child in a storm of sobs and fevered requests for kisses. The speaker remembers a nurselike authority saying she cannot kiss naughty girls, while dawn reveals the child has died. Years pass with lingering heartache and a mother’s memory.
Eleanor Lexington notes a cheap DIY microscope, using hollow glass balls, a cork tube, and a blackened lens to magnify about 25 times. The piece also mentions British attempts to cultivate pearls artificially, with unclear success.
A Colorado memory from 1876 tells how J. E. Lantry and companions face a rattlesnake in a camp near the San Juan country. Adams, bitten by fear and a gripping snake, is rescued as Lantry frees him from under packed clothing and the two kill the 5 foot reptile. The tale is joined by a Progressive Beekeeper excerpt advising beginners to start with few colonies before expanding.
A London Answers profile of a river marine store dealer who buys ship sweepings after discharge. He resells varied found items from lump sugar to candles and ink, praising low prices, quality control, and diverse profits. He recalls buying a cask of dynamite and a cask of India rubber, detailing resale gains and a wary stance on cleanliness.
Mrs Whitman argues in The Atlantic that public buildings show machine finish and vulgar precedent over traditional models. She notes newer schoolhouses improve heating ventilation lighting for health and safety, but beauty remains essential as such spaces shape children’s impressions, ideas, and behavior.
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