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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1912
Page
4
John S. Neihardt recalls a moment on the Missouri where language failed but music bridged strangers. Two Italian fishermen, unable to speak English, exchange whistle melodics and a Verdi cue, sharing a dinner of fish and tobacco in a rare, silent conversation.
Brooklyn Eagle recounts a courtroom exchange where a Jewish witness testifying in a burglary case claims the burglar broke the inside chain of a door. The attorney questions how an outside person could unfasten an inside chain, prompting the witness to deflect and the cross examination to halt.
An urchin tale recounts Czar Nicholas at a masquerade as Satan with horns and a wild grin. After a late ride he fears the driver and orders the coachman to return to the city. A cemetery archway encounter and a dramatic demand for supplies end with the emperor driving the cab back to town.
A story from W H Downing depicts Winslow Homer meeting a wealthy New York admirer in Scarboro Maine. The man pretends to offer a quarter for directions and discovers Homer in disguise. Homer then invites him to the studio and sells him a painting before departure.
An area merchant announces a broad assortment of merchandise beyond dry goods notions boots and shoes and a full line of fresh groceries now including hardware useful to farmers.
An OCR fragment advertises 7 seed potato varieties for immediate shipment from Baltimore with prices on request and mentions many named varieties. It also promotes Doan's Kidney Pills for weak kidneys with a customer testimonial from Mrs. Emory H. Wright of Denton Maryland and notes Foster Milburn Co. as sole U.S. agents.
Citizens of Caroline County Maryland announce after 30 days from April 13 1912 their intent to petition the County Commissioners to locate and open a public road in Fourth district from Preston to Friendship Church following Turner land lines. Objections may be filed as required by law. C E Turner and others.
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