06 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
1
The Denton readers report Reno's Minstrels delivering an excellent, morally clean show despite stormy weather. New sketches featured the burnt coil profession, with Bradley and Turner as blackface comedians earning praise from patrons at Music Hall.
Notice to creditors issued by Harvey L. Cooper administrator of Mary H. Saulsbury deceased. Caroline county Maryland. Claims must be presented with vouchers by September 1 1909 or be barred from estate benefits. Dated March 2 1909.
In Tanners town Yankee boy Jonas Warner buys exclusive gathering rights to Sixpence hill chestnuts and hides them in the bar’s den a cave on the hill. Abijah Williams seeks redress over lost furs. coon hunters Chute Acton Uncle Nosea Swale and Hiram Acton pursue a raccoon, fear a ghostly presence, and flee as a scream echoes from the den. Abijah confronts Jonas and the skins turn worthless. the tale ends with a warning that Sixpence hill is no longer a coon-hunting lure.
The violet grows in shade and flowers in spring, but seeds primarily come from hidden fall blossoms beneath the surface. Spring blooms delay seed production, while underground flowers produce seeds that explode from pods, scattering seeds up to ten or twelve feet and allowing the plant to spread aggressively.
A Walt Mason verse from Emporia Gazette laments changing childhood. He contrasts past rough play in Kansas with today’s polished youths who dress for Sunday and become sirs and misses. He recalls muddy pies, tree climbing, and alley dances replaced by refined behavior.
In a playful exchange from the Binpeapetia Journal Rosalie and Bessie pretend to be a couple while a child plays husband. The maid Quits after a disagreement about acts. The tone is light and childlike.
A Vienna hospital case shows hypnosis via ringing a bell cured a nervous patient but later caused disruption as the patient fell asleep at church bells. The neurologist limited its trigger to his hospital bell, easing the nuisance by controlling the cue. Washington Herald.
A Chicago News note humorously compares regional phrases for leaving home. Isle of Wight inhabitants say going to England while Cornish cross the Tamar. Balkan dwellers speak of going to Europe, yet Britons call the continent itself the visit. Massachusetts locals refer to going down east toward the Maine coast.
A shipping clerk notes the challenge of wrapping delicate items like a violin. He explains testing new wrappers with Limia, who must prove skill before handling fragile goods. He describes wrapping potatoes and beans in paper alone, using a method that produces a secure parcel for long carries.
Candidates must pass English grammar and composition Latin mathematics and either Greek a modern language or logic with horse sense. The exam shifts to three sides of a square for gravity center reasoning and then extends to chemistry physics biology botany histology physiology bacteriology materia medica toxicology hygiene dietetics clinical medicine meat inspection and horseshoeing.
The article evokes Egypt as an irresistible summons drawing the traveler across oceans and time. It speaks of the land of sand ruins and gold, the charmed serpent, and the afterglow that lingers in memory after seeing Egypt from ancient columns or towering pylons. It reflects on a spellbinding pull of Egypt’s ancient allure.
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