06 May 1911
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
1
A Great Store promotes a spring suit season with a wide stock of patterns and workmanship. Customers are urged to compare, noting exclusive assortments, good fit, and low prices under the slogan finest merchandise fairest prices.
Exclusive agents present the season's nobbiest patterns in a display of perfect style and fit. A score of distinctively styled garments to choose from, each more pleasing than the last, all in good taste.
Henry Sanderson wanders New England then New York seeking luck and a diamond brooch. In Chicago he pursues a young messenger Billy Boldface, who hides the jewel inside a broken alarm clock. Detective Wortley exposes the theft. Billy reveals he found the plan, kept the diamonds safe, and returns them, sparing Sanderson.
The idea began with Rev Thomas Charles in 1811 at Balan Wales and grew from 1861 when the British privy council backed evening schools for poor adults. By now they are widespread in Great Britain America and many other nations.
Old inn custom described from Plow at Upper Dicker Sussex and Chequers near Osmotherry. In Yorkshire the hearth fire has burned for at least 130 years, reflecting a time when public houses served many essential functions for travelers and locals alike.
A short fragment quotes a humorous German tongue in cheek line about Frau Mater crying at the sight of Vesuvius recalling a dear Henry who also smoked, from Fliegende Blatter.
A collection of anecdotes on presence of mind versus courage in danger. A shell rescue by a soldier, a German organist in a fatal attack, and a timid man who acts to aid a drowning woman, with outcomes and reflections on unconscious impulses guiding brave acts.
In a Baltimore American note a boy recalls teaching from his father and uncle as they fish, the father telling him to hold his book steady and to keep his eyes on the prize.
Short quip shows Smith praising a wife with a fine voice and Jones agreeing it is one of the best in the world, noting it would have worn out years earlier if not.
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