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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
4
A Philadelphia Bulletin inspired reflection warns that talkative behavior damages reputation and friendships. It urges restraint, noting power lies in reserve, silence shields others from needless wounds, and self-promotion harms social standing.
The Douglas pine is linked to David Douglas a Scottish plant hunter and collector for the Torti cultural society. He discovered many plants including pins eschscholtzias and godethis before a fatal accident in the Sandwich Islands where natives concealed pits and he fell in and was killed by a wild beast.
The Minneapolis Journal recalls a liner dinner at sea as the captain speaks to the twenty six guests at his table. He notes responsibilities for all aboard while joking with companions and directing service as the ocean swell rises beyond the heads.
Earthquakes occur worldwide not only in volcanic regions. A major belt encircles the globe including the Mediterranean, Azores, West Indies, Central America, Hawaii, Japan, China, India, Persia and Anatolia. Quakes originate mainly under the sea and destroy telegraph cables where the sea floor varies greatly, earning these areas the label danger zones.
A quoted meditation on daily effort and preparation. The speaker urges approaching each task as carefully as a primed prima donna prepares for a world class performance. The idea is that diligent work breathes vigor vitality and freshness, elevating both the individual and society.
A natural history professor delivering a lecture on the rhinoceros notices students losing attention. He sternly commands the class to watch him if they hope to grasp the beast's remarkable and hideous nature. The remark appears in Harper's Weekly.
A terse New York Press remark jokes that a count and an heiress pair well, as if paper s money were made for each other. The column then notes health advice urging thin people to bathe often in warm water, claiming skin absorption is greater with warmth.
Beersbohm Tree recalls asking for permission to stage Oedipus Rex in London. Ford Chamberlain refused, noting that Oxford performs it in Greek with no one understanding. He would grant permission only if it is performed in Greek. The remark mocks compulsory Greek and the language barrier in theater.
Poetic reflection on the Grand Canyon where each hour yields a new sunrise deeper within the canyon. The piece envisions countless unseen dawns since the great carving by ancient waters.
Charles Warren Stoddard recounts a journey through a London shrouded in pea soup fog. The narrator and Prentice Malford grope through Fleet Street and beneath the Thames Tunnel, describing dim lamps, smoky skies, and a city where landmarks vanish in the gloom as they seek to locate a missing companion. The vivid, moody prose evokes a city muffled by fog and soot.
A jumble of aphorisms on character duty heaven and ignorance cites a St Louis Republic fragment. It muses on reverence love hatred and the divine in man noting how dreams of heaven can mislead deeds. The text condemns pride and unpolished manners while mocking mistreatment of others.
A London reader recalls printer’s mistakes from past papers, noting misprints like “blind guides” becoming “blind guides who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel” and a review calling Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman “brandishing a mailed fish,” echoing Spoonerisms about a half warmed fish in the bosom.
A historical note describes a custom at the Founding Hospital where male apprentices bound by contract and marriageable women are paraded in procession. A young man who sees a woman may mark her by throwing his handkerchief, a practice linked to the origin of the phrase throwing the handkerchief.
In a South Iceland Ishinder scene a man sends letters inland by corked bottle and a plug of tobacco or cigar to improve delivery. The bottle is carried quickly by the southern wind to the shore of the mother island where people are usually watching for such signals.
Mrs Jenkins recalls the moment she realized Mr Jenkins had been drinking as she describes his kiss. Mrs Supple questions the smell of his breath prompting the unusual admission. The dialogue outlines observations about honesty and perception in relationships.
A fragment from the New York Times notes an artist, Mrs De Style, with an exhibit described as painting from nature and a discussion of realism versus artistic interpretation. The quotation implies debate over artistic approach.
The Cleveland Leader notes that the deaf mute order did not make a set speech, but Dorle stated that he spoke about the matter instead.
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