28 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1885
Page
1
A fragment tells of a man haunted by a past betrayal and spotting Emily in an opera box. A surgeon and neighbors discuss her sudden white hair, attributing it to grief or shock. The narrator confesses guilt, fearing exposure of his role, and learns Emily is married, the dye supposedly turning her hair white, prompting his abrupt exit.
In a simple dressing trick, tailors cut sleeves an inch and a half long, ripped the inside seam, folded the excess back, and faced it with velvet to fashion striking cuffs. The understated modification offers a refined, reversible detail for polished attire.
The Washington Gazette publishes Colonel William P. Wood’s reflections on Mrs. Surratt and Lincoln’s assassination. He recalls Johnson’s remorse, Stanton’s strained stance, and Grant’s failure to sign Stanton’s commission, leading to Stanton’s death without the judgeship.
A reflective critique of rural homes built with little regard for comfort and design. It laments houses that serve as mere shelters, ignoring harmony, taste, and the beauty of their landscape, leading to monotonous toil and stinted family life.
A Racine tale follows J I Case the elder, once famed for Jay Eye See, as he blesses a grandson with $100,000 to start a business. The young couple, once modest, thrive after the windfall, while the old man’s fortune reshapes family roles.
The piece cites Robert J. Burdette in the Brooklyn Eagle and argues that popular accounts of the Shiloh battle are false, listing surprising assertions such as Grant’s surprise, heavy Confederate outnumbers, and even a drummer boy effectively fighting. It notes a drummer boy’s son and a widow’s claim about pensions as sources.
A New York wholesale dealer states daily egg consumption surpasses 50 million, totaling over 4 million dozen with fresh eggs valued around thirty cents a dozen. He notes Europe’s pickled eggs flood the market, depressing prices, while US production centers include Jersey and surrounding states. He predicts widespread adoption of egg hatcheries and possible US egg exports within ten years, turning New York into a major egg hub.
A Philadelphia Record report describes a 15 year old patient at Jefferson Medical College who could not retain kidney secretions. Dr W I Pancoast revealed the subject was a boy born without a bladder, after which an artificial bladder was created and the subject re presented as a boy. A second similar case and a four year old also revealed as a girl in youth. Both patients recovered.
Spring fashions feature stiff high military collars in velvet on most dresses, with sleeves cut to follow the urn at the top. Changeable surahs with velvet-figured surah dominate, tufted wools and mohairs used for spring dyes, pointed waists rival basques on silk lace or Sicilienne gowns, and spring cuffs remain simple with minimal trimming at the wrists.
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