15 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1890
Page
1
CorrespoNDENCE from the Citizens of Caroursa County notes an application related to the furnishee estimate. The report references local officials and a disputed matter requiring further clarification.
A meditation on ascent and return contrasts a climber’s feverish pull toward snowy peaks with the safety of the valley and bonds of friendship. The piece threads poetry with a military mortality discussion, noting 1888 personal crisis reports across U S Army and international death-rate comparisons.
Auckhind News recounts a New Zealand tale of a gorilla abducting a village woman. The beast climbs trees with ease, carries her for miles, then returns her unharmed after a prolonged stay in the woods. The villagers deem her magically endowed and worship her.
Two men sheltering from rain in San Francisco exchange a tense exchange about an umbrella and social propriety. One accuses the other of meddling as they retreat to a corner and part after a sharp rebuke.
A New York Telegram report describes Dr J Mortimer Granville promoting a cancer therapy using frequent papain and thallin pills with papain sus pended in water. The approach aims for drug absorption rather than gastric processing and includes a vegetable diet and topical pastes.
The passage reflects on life as viewed by a reflecting mind, contrasting ordinary daily cares with profound, prophetic, and eternal mysteries. It contemplates how most people see life as a mundane warehouse of duties while the intellectual life wrestles with an unimaginable eternity. The author hints at memories, floods of thought, and a sense of mortality in Orville Dewey's voice.
A Madion township farmer keeps a ferret to curb grain rats. Boys borrow it to hunt rabbits but lose it in a wood. The ferret roams a barn at night stirring rats into a panic, killing many as the hired man and workers chase the pest through fields. Bennett recovers the ferret after the episode.
Tom Kelly the veteran pugilist explains how to defend oneself when unarmed during a street hold up. He demonstrates a precision blow to the jaw below the mouth, warning the head can be stunned and stressing to keep calm and guard with the other hand. The interview quotes emphasize striking the chin area and avoiding panic.
A Victorian style reminiscence contrasts tear bottles and genteel romance with modern sensibilities. The piece notes ladies posing as professional beauties, tear-filled glass vessels with gold stoppers, and letters bearing the cry of affection. It hints at servants weeping for their mistresses and a satire on courtship.
A Grand Trunk employee recalled a boyish sleigh ride prank on the St Lawrence line as an English contractor’s wife asked about sled houses and a local legend. A Belgian chemist claims a fabric cure for decay using birch bark compounds, preserving delicate textures and even mummy headbands.
In a Washington Post reminiscence Col Moore, long ill, recounts surreal entertainments at his bedside. He describes a balloon ascent joke by monks, a missing wooden leg hunt, and a parade of delegations led by the mayor of St Louis featuring a comical figure, Mr Daniel McGinty, provoking laughter and reflection on mortality.
Professor Huxley estimates the proper man weighs 151 pounds with specific body part weights and functions. He calculates respiration, ventilation, and water loss over 21 hours, detailing air exchange, skin perspiration, and metabolic output in measurable units. The account, from the St. Louis Republic, outlines a balanced physiology and the required body processes.
A New York Telegram report notes that a phone line placed parallel to a telegraph line can pick up secret dispatches, reproducing signals in the telephone. It cautions that simultaneous use from both ends would confuse the signals, a difficulty the Austrian government considered.
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