22 Mar 1890
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1890
Page
1
Correspondence from the Citizens of Caroing County is solicited. The notice invites local residents to submit estimates for services and emphasizes prompt delivery of goods upon approval.
A lyrical piece hinged on Eugene Field and Notre Dame bells, followed by a vivid travelogue from a Lady Tourist describing a 998 mile voyage from the Statue of Liberty to Aspinwall, noting Jamaica, Fortune Island, and Manila's harbor lore with lush maritime color. The column also recaps Missouri train history, moon lore, leather artillery, and palm oil processes in Africa.
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote recounts a guide's furious jealousy of his donkey during a Tusculum excursion. The guide resents compliments to the beast, insisting he alone sees the views, while declaring the donkey an ass that knows nothing.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue effort and character urging self denial and personal conduct as the path to noble living. It contrasts living for others with selfish gain and notes many may fail to use their talents or credit fully.
A Ventura Gazette report details a ten year old shepherd dog born in Montana that cannot understand English. Guided by a Mexican sheep herder, the dog stayed alone on a ranch for five days, tending sheep from dawn till dusk, and successfully completed the task, earning his owner a wager of 100 dollars. Also noted is a Paris exhibit of seven life sized kittens with musical talents, valued at 20,000 francs.
A bull dog and a juvenile owner provoke a street brawl in Auburn as the dog battles a second dog amid a sled and harness. A large passerby avoids the fray while the horse and sled collide with the dogs, leaving the dog unhurt and ready to resume routine.
Rhode Island State Bulletin argues health ties to animal heat and digestion and warns against overuse of heavy overcoats. It favors warm thick undergarments with light outer clothing to avoid sudden perspiration changes and chills.
Anthony Comstock reports seizures include 52 books 490 obscene pictures and photos 380 microscopic pictures and 13 negative plates for obscene photos. Twelve and a half tons of gambling utensils were seized and destroyed. Nearly $11,000 added to the treasury in fines or bail forfeitures. There were 457 mail frauds discovered.
The Westminster Review notes that if Prince Jerome or his descendants gain power a Bonapartist revival would take a new form due to royal lineage through his mother. He is closely related to European royalty, sharing blood with George III, Queen Victoria, and claims descent from Plantagenet, Tudor, and Stuart lines via his mother’s side.
A ten year old English boy with speech defect spoke a unique jargon at Edison Phonograph Company Europe. Doctors compared phonograms of Lord's prayer and alphabet and found consistent sounds. Learning the sounds could translate the boy's language. phonograms may reveal a new disease.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt reports a dress reformer praising the Chinaman's clothing for comfort. It details a soft felt hat and minimal neck bands totaling nine, arguing the simpler attire reduces perspiration and fits better than traditional Western dress.
The Bangor Commercial argues against presumed malice in current news published via the Associated Press. It states rumors of intentional harm are unfair and that the press bears a just legal responsibility, yet laws presuming malice are considered unjust and improper.
A San Francisco Call quotation recounts a doctor arguing that men are superior judges of cooking due to broader culinary exposure. He critiques vegetables, beans, venison, oysters, and quail prep, asserting men’s cooking judgment surpasses women’s and highlighting olive oil fried fish and juicy quail as ideal.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Canon Liddon’s pulpit critique of modern Babylon’s marriage market in London society. He laments mothers seeking dowries and husbands for daughters, predicting misery and eventual divorce court exposure as marriages become financial transactions.
New York Telegram reports enamelled steel casks made for filters in glucose and sugar refineries and evaporating tanks for salt works, replacing traditional casks in breweries. The cask body uses welded steel rings and glass enamel fused at high heat, with bolted heads and reinforced flanges. The enamel remains intact when drilled, illustrating a strong steel enamel bond.
A comparison shows the vulture is a hundred times heavier than the swallow but has wings only fifteen times larger. The Australian crane weighs three million times a gnat, while the gnat carries 150 times as much wing surface per unit of weight.
A butcher in Coblenz, Germany found a Napoleonic relic inside the entrails of an ox. The ring bears the inscription Napoleon III emperor 1802, suggesting a historical artifact linked to the era.
The Franco Arabs of Algeria were famed thieves but North American Indians rivaled them in stock theft. At Arivaca, stock was corralled at night, vaqueros slept in a nearby adobe house facing the gate, and guard dogs slept. A small band of Apaches tried to cut the wall with hair-cutting tools, then opened the gate by unfastening the chain link by link without waking the dogs. The attempt failed to breach the corral.
The aging Conde, sidelined by gout after the 1674 Senef battle, is welcomed by Louis XIV who praises his laurels and urges no apology. The monarch recalls Massillon’s preaching, conceding that hearing great preachers left him ever dissatisfied with himself in a Chamber's Journal anecdote.
Dr Robison explains Florida grape fruit benefits and how to eat it to avoid its bitter peel. The fruit is praised as a tonic and superior to the orange, likened to the quinine of fruits, with advice to remove the bitter rind and consume the juicy interior.
The Boston board of health orders stamping of each family’s library card to show disease presence. Cards will restrict loans until contagion risk is gone, and returned books from affected areas will be disinfected. This public health measure aims to curb spread and protect patrons.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.