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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1906
Page
6
Marion Crawford praised for describing the Vesuvius eruption and its ancient parallels. The article recounts Mon s Vesuvius history, Pompeii and Herculaneum destruction, past eruptions since 1631, and notes about Etna Stromboli Vulcano nearby plus Vulcan lore and Greek insights.
A cable dispatch to the New York Times describes Vesuvius erupting with black smoke reaching two miles high and incandescent lava flows that devastate towns like Boscotrecase and threaten Torre del Greco. The report mirrors Pliny and shades into a note on Monte Somma and the mountain’s height before the eruption. Separately, San Juan Capistrano in California is set for restoration, aiming to revive the Franciscan Mission as a tourist and religious center along the Los Angeles to San Diego rail line.
In a Berkshire field under the Kingscote Oak, Alaric Kingscote plans to cut down the ancient tree to fund debts. His lover Damaris aids him as a revelation surfaces a 1647 parchment revealing hereditary usurpation and hidden birthright. They learn they are rightful partners not paupers, and a new sapling oak grows where the giant fell.
A December 8 1812 earthquake collapsed the great stone tower and buried many in the crowded church killing over forty. The disaster ranking with Charleston 1886 halted repairs for decades but the mission later became a ruin admired by travelers. Restoring the complex is planned to form a priestly college and bolster Roman Catholic work in Southern California.
The guide describes cleaning wicker chairs thoroughly with soap and water, varnishing or applying green stain, and creating green linen cushions with a bag-shaped back cushion. Cushions use yellow or green fabrics, with washable slip covers and down filling from a coffee bag. A Montreux search light is planned with 30,000,000 candle power, projecting rays fifty miles.
An advertisement from LORRIMER Serene Town Incorporated promises free hair restoration trials for baldness and scalp diseases. It touts a hair food remedy, prepaid shipping, and no charge unless results justify payment, urging readers to request a free package and a booklet of testimonials.
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