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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1909

Page

4

Trapped by Herself in 1909 Mystery

A short note introduces a mystery titled Trapped by Herself, published under copyright in 1909 by Associated Literary Press. The line hints at a sympathetic or suspenseful scenario centered on a woman’s entrapment, typical of early 20th century fiction.

Associated Literary Press Circuit Court Caroline County Henry R. Lewis Thomas L. Day Iamond Telephone J. W. Wright & CO Hobbs, Md

Indecisive romance ends with chosen homes

Clara Adams and Roger Armstrong argue over marrying to please parents while seeking independence. They plan to pick out separate homes then compare for the right match. Clara reveals she has chosen a man, and Roger reacts with surprise as they discuss future living arrangements and love.

Clara Adams Tam Secer Armstrong Roger Aml Gayly Clara Rogers Lillyr

Wanted: one way out of it marriage proposed on veranda

A couple, urged by their families, faces pressure to wed after a candid talk on the veranda. Voices from inside the house reveal the parents’ joy at the match and a concern to avoid sorrow by marriage. The pair increasingly consent, drawing closer as they weigh the family expectations.

Roger Clara Voics DeLaval Separator Co

Labrador Mosquitoes and Shelter in Icebound Travel

In Labrador the expedition battles relentless swarms of mosquitoes from start to finish. They bite through nets and repellent, staining nights with buzzing as tents trap them inside. Even candlelight struggles to stay alight, and only near-freezing temperatures mildly lessen the torment. Forest and Stream.

Labrador

Starch Fashion From Queen Elizabeth’s Court

The piece traces starching origins to a Dutch woman and Queen Elizabeth, noting scented collars and stiffened linens. It chronicles early “professors” like Dinghen van der Plasse in London, high lesson fees, the blue starch fad, royal bans, and raids for violating the blue law as reported by the Boston Post.

London Dinghen van der Plasse Elizabeth Boston

Fraternity Pins Found Through Unlikely Means

A fraternity pin lost after college reappears years later when an old grad finds two emblems. One member learns the pin lies on a bandanna worn by an elderly colored matron in a Herle town, Virginia, who had acquired it while doing washing. Persuaded, she returns the trophy.

Herle Virginia New York Post

Program Seat Satisfies Crowd Queries at Hall

A countryman seeking varied seat prices at a concert hall quotes “cloling Lon don” as he asks for prices. The attendant lists seats two shillings back one shilling programs a penny. The visitor replies simply I will take a program seat.

London

What He Meant by the Professor’s Cold

A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange notes a professor’s cold saving a performance. It reflects on misread signals and unintended outcomes from a simple illness during a planned singing appearance.

Langley Cleveland Plain Dealer

Badly Named Man Sparks Odd Family Moniker Tale

In a Midland town a man named Burst drew notice for naming his two children Annie May and Ernest Will. The quip appears in London Scraps with a lighthearted note on unusual names. A separate item notes a black cat visit to the back fence and a playful exchange about luck and fate.

Midland Annie May Ernest Will London

Horrors of Execution by Drowning Through History

An historical survey traces how drowning as a method of execution appeared and disappeared across civilizations from France under Henri IV to Edinburgh in the eighteenth century. It notes cruel practices including confinement in bags with animals, marsh-drownings for women, and Albanian tortures with staged drowning and mutilation, citing the New York World.

France Henri Quatre Edinburgh Tacitus Monte Cristo Mrshes New York World

Governor Kyovnnl Dines Alone in a Puzzle Dinner

A humor column presents a logic puzzle where the governor, his relatives by marriage, and the claimed five guests are analyzed. The solution shows all are his in laws or related, yielding zero guests as the governor dined alone. The piece then shifts to short humor items about a Basel climber, a name game with Why, a boy named Bobby, a father boasting, and a quip on willpower.

Kyovnnl Inlaw Ylere Ifere Hrelaw

Ill Silliness From Ail Cook Cannot Help Himself

A fragment from a page notes a humorous phrase about a cook unable to help his own trouble, reflecting a bygone era’s wordplay and dialect. The text tethers to a small quip, likely part of a larger comic or column, with no clear names or dates readable.

Doan's Kidney Pills Aid Delware Woman

Mrs Irene B. Myers of Smyrna Delaware reports three years of kidney trouble with back and side pain dizziness and headaches. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she gives a strong recommendation. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.

Dean Denton Irene B. Myers Delaware Smyrna Del Doan Don Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States Doan’s Lake No Other

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