11 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1899
Page
1
A lyrical fragment praising a night between tomorrow and yesterday. The speaker, Blonde Trask, describes sea imagery a gull wind and a sailing voyage, suggesting a mood of longing and unseen betterment in a poetic line from The Land of Sunshine.
The Boston Globe profiles Hastings, a peculiar New England village on the Maine New Hampshire border. It has no taxes, no voters, no crime, and only a railroad as transport. Despite modern amenities, residents lack political voice and are represented by a diverse, nonresident population.
A historical quotation records Bishop Whipple of Minnesota recalling a service near an Indian village camp. He asked the chief if his belongings were safe while he would go to the village to conduct a service. The chief replied that it was perfectly safe, noting there was not a white man within 100 miles.
The orange of Louisiana is an exceptional fruit and commands high market prices. Introduced by Jesuits in colonial New Orleans, it thrives in St Bernard Plaquemines and other parishes. Trees bear around year seven, reach full growth by year 12 to 15, and a full tree may yield 3,000 to 5,000 oranges with strong orchard income. some orchards reach 8,000,000 oranges. The state supports a large but limited acreage, about 2,000 acres, yet Louisiana oranges are prized nationwide, often fetching higher perceived quality than Cuban fruit.
A fragmentary medieval trades list details taylors and smyths as common village trades. It notes 407 tayloars, 261 snyths with specialized subtypes, and 180 wryghts forging wood and metal. Also mentions arkwryghts, plowwryghts, shipnewryhts, glass windows, hakesters, butchers, potters, fishers, and related crafts amid a broader narrative insert.
A long Anchorage article describes Col Jonathan Buck of Bucksport and the witchcraft legend tied to his era. It recounts a foot impression on a monument said to prove the curse, the town’s superstition, and debates over the stone’s origin and dates. The piece also touches on literary notes about preachers and authors.
The article notes that up to 6000 people could be seated at St Paul’s cathedral with temporary galleries, reaching 6000 to 7000 during festivals, and about 4000 during ordinary services, leaving the church looking full. It adds short quotations from sources and a miscellany of reflections on values and money.
A fragmentary description recalls a witchcraft legend near Mucksport Maine. The Bucks clan’s graveyard sits behind a tall iron fence along the Penobscot shore with a granite shaft bearing a stark inscription near the highway.
The Atlantic interview with Professor Munsterberg describes a man driven to near suicide by telepathic voices from his European brother. A former physician, he suffered cocaine-induced delirium and hallucinations, treated with hypnosis and sleep restoration. Over six weeks the patient ceased cocaine, voices faded, and telepathic fears subsided though eerie distant influences lingered briefly.
Katharine Innkermann advises on voice production stressing mouth closure and chest expansion to enlarge laryngeal space. She warns against dry lips and stiff tongue muscles from un warmed air and suggests lip tape as a cure during sleep or travel to curb snoring and air leakage.
A retired burglar recalls a costly trap set in a sleeping room by a house owner to catch intruders. He describes the floor drop, a hidden box, and a second trap system that sank him into a pine box, with police involvement and a final cost estimate around 400 to 500 pounds. He notes four years of time lost as the burglar’s punishment.
In Marion Crawford's Studies From the Chronicles of Rome the author reflects on Rome as a city of murder and sudden death. He notes blood on thresholds and a tragedy in churches, while praising its enduring charm. Poets and artists from around the world have long drawn to Rome and left verses and sketches that mirror love eternity and death.
A scientist measured a spider’s 24 hour food intake and concluded that if scaled to human size it would consume a small alligator by dawn, a camel by morning, a lamb by noon, a sheep by 1 PM, and end with a 120 bird lark pie. yet spiders can go months without food and one beetle survived three years without nourishment.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes Mattie asking the cost of Miyra's engagement ring as a sign of freedom, while noting suitors in Borneo lavish gifts and a wily maid delaying choice. It also mentions no portrait of Ethan Allen and a speedy bluebottle fly hatch.
In a puzzled moment a visitor asks a library assistant for help while stating he is searching for his wife. The exchange takes place in a quiet library setting as staff offer assistance.
An old Anglo Saxon custom linked to the word honeymoon is described. A preacher on a hot Sabbath wipes his face with his child’s drawers instead of a handkerchief, provoking amused reactions in his audience.
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