28 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1891
Page
1
A brief devotional cadence from The Christlin Advocate reflecting on dreams and longing. The speaker contemplates the strife of life below and the dark path leading to bliss, hinting at future understanding.
A long account recalls Uncle Dempsy a skilled bay fisherman aided Harvard students who later surprise him with a white blue boat named Dempsy's Dream. The tale shifts to Paris Academy and perpetual motion myths, then to social humor about manners on a Fourth Avenue car with a courteous man declining a seat.
Mrs Gotham boasts elevated roads are superior to London underground. Perkins, fresh from his first rush hour ride, agrees with timid humor about crowds and discomfort, noting the pride in their transit ease.
Articles discuss Edward Bellamy's forecast of 2000 gender relations and a Portuguese village where residents reportedly eat earth for health. Notes on a nitrogen rich soil, possible alkaloids, and a call for chemists to investigate. Also reports on Long Island chicken ranches feeding New York City demand and a humorous exchange about a landlord and a cleaned room.
Mrs. Fordyce Langley, a Long Island matron, believed she walked with grace but a teacher labeled her gait pudgy. She reacted by attempting to die, a quip-worthy incident reported in Detroit Tree Press. The exchange notes wit differing in sting versus tickle, with Life adding a gentle aside.
The piece argues farmers worsen their own drab existence by isolation and stagnant routines. It calls for social visits, improved farm homes, and female leadership in farming to inject variety and contentment, citing neglect of houses, fences, and fields.
A curious hairless horse from a wild Australian herd was captured and sold for tobacco. It was tamed by a rider who claimed to have spent about 100000 dollars and taught it tricks. The animal, described as smooth skinned with a high neck, resembled bronze sculptures and appeared intelligent and docile per Forest and Stream.
A London firm offered hymn books free to a poor country congregation if the books carried advertisements. The pastor agreed, expecting to remove them later. The books arrived without interleaved ads, but the first Christmas hymn sung revealed a spoof line about “Nark” and “two for man and one for child,” to the surprise of all.
The Hoo tree in Arparapoora Bur mah is said to be about 2200 years old, planted in 288 L. C. Historic records cited by Sir James Emerson claim kings dedicated their dominions to prove its age as a branch of the fig tree beneath which Buddha rested at Urume lva. Pilgrims collect fallen leaves as relics due to its sacred status.
A Felix street merchant argues that catering to children secures parent loyalty and long-term business. He recalls a schoolmaster who ruled a village through its youth, noting thriving shops prosper by indulging young customers and gaining family trust. The piece also covers sheep husbandry tips shared at a New York farmers institute.
The piece notes Hebrew returning as a living tongue in Palestine as Jews from Poland Russia Romania flee persecution. It cites Portuguese Jewish communities of Castilian as a domestic language, claims current events fulfill prophecy, and mentions Dr Kellogg's work The Jews or Prediction and Fulfillment as proof, with reference to Jeremiah.
The Utica Herald notes Bainbridge’s famed resident athlete Dr. Robert De Lancey Evans, a strong man rivaling Dr. Winship of Boston. He lifts 1,600 pounds from the shoulder and throws weights 24 feet, 56 pounds, from a standing start. Evans serves as village fire department chief. The page also includes brief humor from Harper’s Bazar and Munses’s Weekly.
The Detroit Free Press traces how carriage names arose from various sources. It explains Hansom and brougham naming, Landau origin, hacks from hackney coaches, William IV’s influence, gig from gigue, coach from coche, coupe from couper, tilbury named after a London sportsman Tilbury, omnibus abbreviation, sulky’s selfish rider tale, cab from capriola and cabriolet, noting the exact origins and language roots of these terms.
A vivid roundup notes young Prince Friederich Wilhelm as heir to the German throne and recalls royal marriages, divorces, and rumors across Europe. It mentions ex King Milan in Paris, Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s education and talents, the Belgian queen’s fears about January, Turkish sultan’s gifts to Germany, Italy’s vast horse studs near Pisa, and the charitable reputation of Princess Paz and Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.
Senator Cockrellig gambles at cards. ex Senator Spooner earned his first dollar sawing wood. Jay Gould claims missing good photos. President Harrison plays billiards with a heavy cue. William L. Scott to build a 200000 dollar house and 100000 dollar hotel in Erie. Hansbrough once a tramp printer. Rockefeller holds a six inch crystal sphere. Phelps met Emperor William in silk stockings. Stanley touts Edison’s eyes. Frank L. Tracy famed navy secretary’s son with red beard. Itis tandem driving. Bishop Hulsey’s slave past. Moody doubts sermon grammar. John F. E. Parsons allegedly earned 100000 pounds for sugar trust work. Commander Hester a pale whiskered sad-eyed figure. Grants own Plaza Pina ncha mine in Sonora with ore around 8 Wu tons. Timothy Healy, Irish leader, still young at thirty six. Baron Hirsch’s charities total 212500000. Hirsch 65, wife and no children, fortune around 100000000. Gen Meratio King, amateur musician, once filled in as church organist.
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