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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1904
Page
4
A Kansas City Independent humorous item tells of a landlady who bans Thespians from her house. She recalls wild stage guests including Buskin with a dagger and blood, a Othello-quoting lodger, and a White Slave actress, all chasing dollars and realism amid chaos.
An Irishman pays a small village store debt after seeking a receipt. The proprietor refuses, slashes the book, and the exchange ends with the customer insisting on payment while the clerk jokes about rubbing out the line. The man insists the money is now in his pocket.
A comic tale follows Pat recounting golf lessons to Casey. He describes a game with a white ball and a long stick, joking that the aim is to hit so far you never find it again. The punchline notes his first swing seemingly missing the ball entirely.
A humorous exchange recalls a father giving a sovereign and sixpence, a mistaken transaction, and a chain of spending as the son explains passing the sixpence for half a sovereign while retaining the gold, with light reproach and forgiving tone.
A young man asks for the comet as the woman's father appears on the porch. The kind old man explains the comet lies in a different part of the sky, then guides him around the house and discusses its position for about thirty minutes.
A mother compliments Bobby on saying “Yes, please” at his tea party while noting he accepted every item passed to him. Bobby smiles, learning manners but the scene implies he did not refuse any offering, prompting gentle guidance on gracious limits.
The London Speaker notes a 1856 event where a Xosa medicine man led the Kaffirs to destroy cattle and corn, promising endless herds would spring from the soil. The resulting famine nearly wiped out the tribe, described as a rare instance of vast collective exaltation driving a drastic belief.
AArkansas man recalls a ferocious wild boar in the St Francis basin during high water. His dogs attacked the beast, leaving them bloodied as he climbed a tree to escape. He finally shot the boar between the eyes, calling it the most desperate creature he has encountered.
A medical writer extols apples eaten at meals and freely as fruit, warns against heavy foods, and notes the no breakfast fad. It recalls John Wesley, Lamb, Johnson, and Calvinist dumplings, praises Spitzenburg as pie fruit, and lauds the Northern Spy and Macintosh Ned varieties. The apple blossom is praised for its beauty and its link to nutrition and dietetics.
In a southern Irish parish an Episcopal church had a congregation of six. The bishop planned a visit, worrying the parish priest. The priest asked for guidance and a reply urged to bring the boys to Mass.
A short dialogue shows Jones and Smith arguing over a $10 loan. Smith recalls the promise of perpetual indebtedness, and Jones affirms his consistency in keeping his word, framing a test of trust and repayment.
An Indianapolis News letter laments harsh horse treatment describing how confinement, overuse, bit chafing, headbridles, and docking torture horses from birth. It calls for humane care, noting humane owners deserve mercy in return and urging reform before more cruelty befalls beasts.
A white haired man aboard a Vort streetcar was helped back to his seat by a young woman after he began to stand. She politely urged him to stay seated, saying she had stood long enough, as the car headed past his street toward a cemetery in what the Detroit News describes as a humorous exchange.
A Pat from America describes travelling from California and meeting an Englehiman. He recalls a dog guarding a ditch with its tail frostbitten on one side and its head sun-tracked on the other, illustrating chilly divides.
Dean Nathaniel Shaler of Harvard University responds to a remark by Professor Barrett Wendell by privately publishing five act plays under the title Elizabeth of England. The works appear from Houghton & Minn in Boston, presenting a literary challenge from a scientist.
A fragmented ancient note describes animal reactions to fire. It claims horses go mad with fear, dogs stay calm and search for exits, cats crouch and hide, birds become still, parrots silent, and cows panic yet are led out. Emphasizes varied fear responses across species in a fire.
A reminiscence recalls Billover once hiding a ranch counter in 1977 and a $5 loan never repaid. The speaker notes Billover is now in partnership with Shimbridge, former owner of a local hardware store, while Skimbridee is forgotten.
The article quotes Lincoln's prescription for wellbeing urging three meals a day, prayers, family thoughts, courtesy to creditors, good digestion, and gentle pace. It argues worry and dyspepsia plague the nation, blaming speedy meals and quick lunches as a major cause, and advises slower eating and relaxed midday meals as a remedy.
An excerpt reflecting on Ulysses and Admiral Philip and the humane restraint shown in battle. It recalls Alyes admonishing a rejoicing nurse for delight in slain Penelope’s waves, insisting that justice should not be boasted. Both leaders acknowledge sorrow after execution of a righteous act.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript column recalls Washington swearing as terrifying, praises honest curses over growing profanity, and recounts a golf anecdote where Mr. Choate quips to a bishop after a mis hit silence. The tale highlights wit surrounding offensive language.
A tale from Puck about Little Johnny who is invited to dinner with his mother and told to stay quiet until spoken to. After a long wait he begs to know when questions will start, revealing his restlessness and eagerness to answer.
A young lady sits with a gallant captain in a decorated recess while a diminutive niece sits on her knee. In the next room the company is nearby. The niece cries Auntie kiss me too, and another child chides her saying two is not grammar.
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