16 Mar 1889
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1889
Page
1
A Chicago Journal report details a revival of opium dens, while detailing a widespread Celestial trafficking network. It describes how joints operate, the steerers who usher in new users, and the grim fate of addicts, with warnings about youth and women being drawn in.
A peddler fled a house in fear of threats from men staying there. He hid in the woods two days with frozen feet and exhaustion. The frightened man returned as Talber Streets, intoxicated, traveled home from Maquoketa with his team running away, was thrown out and killed at about 60 years old.
A fireman recalls a dream foretelling disaster on the Baltimore and Ohio route. Frank Baker feigned illness to escape a run after dreaming of a fatal accident. the freight he was to leave behind was later struck by an express, killing the engineer and brakeman who took his place. The tale underscores dream based omen and fate.
A large gray eagle was captured on Peter Quinn’s farm in Butler township Scott county IA. Quinn’s son Joseph set a wolf trap with a live chicken as bait the eagle bit and the trap snapped twice before finally catching the bird. The eagle measured six feet four inches from tip to tip and was the first eagle seen in that county. Col St Louis Republic reported.
An English exchange recounts a 1703 incident where a Gazette Universelle was misrouted to Morges Switzerland after years. Found in a garret with its cover intact, the paper was forwarded to the X family living in Morges. The Chicago Herald calls this a unique postal relic fit for a postal or newspaper museum.
A survey of quirks in character assessment from photographs handwriting and even boot wearing, noting mistaken identity from small traits. Also reports on Malmaison’s decay, sleep importance for writers, Maori prosperity, and candy making methods.
The text urges selecting informative books to build broad knowledge across history literature and affairs. Readers should seek sound authorities to raise standards, think earnestly between books, avoid cram, and intersperse light varied reading with solid, useful study.
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