10 May 1890
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1890
Page
1
A seaside ballad traces a sailor’s voyage with sunburnt boldness and hearty song. The banner image shows a gallant vessel braving waves, wind and foam as the sailor dreams of home and sends a letter back.
A remarkable and largely unexplored subterranean cave in Venezuela near Caripe hosts a waterway and a river feeding into the Santa Maria. Humboldt and Trumboldt documented vegetation extending beyond daylight, with seeds sprouting on calcareous walls, while guides noted the cavern narrows and voices of the guadaroes rise as explorers push inward. Bishop records deeper progress than Humboldt, reaching about 2,500 feet from the mouth.
A popular speaker discusses stage fright in addressing first public works. He notes a thumping heart, dinner ruined, and the difficulty of maintaining calm. He mentions no proven moral or medical remedy, though a sniffed preparation may delay the heart’s action, but he knows of nothing truly effective.
The Danish premier Verr I P S Estrup is described as a consumptive, weary man with an unprepossessing appearance yet a formidable energy. In fifteen years as prime minister he has ruled Denmark with an iron hand and defied protests from the national legislature, earning the nickname the Danish Bismarck.
The piece notes bells possibly dating to Paulinus of Nola about year 400, used in churches for defense against storms, first hung in England at Croyland Abbey in 915, baptisms before use, curfew bell from 1008 to 1100, and bell men in London 1556. It contrasts yarn and thread with types like spool cotton, spool silk, machine twist, and linen thread.
The article surveys Japanese beauty practices, noting married women traditionally stain teeth black using iron acetate and nutgalls, a custom dating to nobility. It also describes lip painting with carthamine, producing a range from rosy pink to bronzy green, and white cosmetic use among geishas and girls, with elaborate brushes and powders, highlighting visual contrasts with skin tone.
A group discusses napkin placement at dinner with a sailor’s chin tuck argued as sensible and nautical. Separate item notes a coal tar coating method for sheet iron chimney stacks that allegedly prevents rusting and keeps a chimney bright since 1860 without painting.
A girl declares she could read Botts at the Holly Tree Inn better than Dickens, praising her own grasp of a writer's thought while Dickens reads in his famed style. The remark contrasts personal translation with public reading.
Inspector Williams of the New York police recounts a summer misadventure aboard an express train bound toward Cos Cob. The officer, seeking rest, feigned ignorance as a curious passenger prodded him about travel dangers. A bold line tugging on a clothes line caused the train to halt, sending Williams sprawling into sand as he sought to snag a free chicken sandwich. The tale ends with a local quip and no record of the conductor’s reaction.
A Boston fire marshal anecdote depicts Polish Jewish immigrants attempting to dodge language questions. A wife pretends ignorance of languages, finally admitting some German, then a mouse under a chair prompts a frightened scream revealing some English understanding. The exchange ends with a wry remark about knowing “a veery little” English.
The piece discusses the reis monetary system with example conversions and poverty implications, then shifts to news from McKeesport about a patent chemical process for brick making that claims faster hardening, color versatility, and potential large plant investment by local capitalists. The report cites New York Tribune and New York Telegram as sources.
In Il Caffarn a baroness tells Johann to stop whistling vulgar tunes as he polishes boots and cleans silver, saying she does not expect Liszt like rhapso dies from such sounds when he is tidying.
A reflective poem about time's relentless advance as an old clock speaks. The speaker hears the clock warn of life's fleeting day and urges to seize moments, gain for a storeroom of golden noon, and live beauty while light endures before night.
An old statistician type man in a Kansas City street observes a man who dropped a $20 gold piece. The finder pockets the coin and the man records the loss, noting this is the thirty first such coin found that morning in the city.
Professor C. E. Toy argues that moral progress can arise from human effort and societal development rather than direct divine dictation. He questions historical proof of a primordial revelation and notes ethics varied with Hebrew history, suggesting proximity to revelation did not guarantee purity of manners.
Bowdoin student Nathaniel Hawthorne told a friend he wrote a newspaper insect article for a spring 1832 issue, though the piece was later revealed as entirely imagined. He warned the friend to keep the secret to avoid his uncle Manning’s anger.
Professor Edward L. Nichols envisions a future where brine cooled below freezing travels in underground pipes to supply ice from central stations. Freezing boiled water at home could prevent contagion from germs in impure ice, keeping houses at 70 degrees Fahrenheit in summer as today’s winter warming.
Report cites a Sturgis South Carolina case where a man who lost a $250 pocketbook later demanded interest from the finder after the money was recovered. The finder refused, and the meanest man won a judgment of $1.45 plus costs in a judgment by the most heartless justice, per the Chicago Herald.
A brief literary exchange contrasts Miss Stately and Rival Belle over poise and jest. The dialogue mocks cruelty toward the slender Belle while defending poise as a refined trait.
The South records a foreign commerce increase of 6,958,733 dollars for 1859 compared with 1858, nearly half the whale country’s rise, a result the nation should take pride in, per the Washington Star.
A New York Times tale describes stock speculators proposing mechanical figures that kick the user once a nickel drops in. The plan aims to profit by soothing street venting from losers who felt they should have sold. The piece ends with an anecdote of a brokered temper blowout.
A Chicago Tribune note recounts witty remarks on praise and folly in social life. It cites a duke’s guard, a Spanish lover, Mrs. Moore’s benevolence, and a broken engagement with sharp, humorous lines about ideals and realities.
The largest and widest snow plow yet built for any road makes a four foot ten inch path. It throws 30,000 cubic feet of snow per minute with a 500 rpm fan and organ. The 43 foot car houses three 600 HP engines totaling 1 800 HP, driving the fan and auger.
The text describes costly ear piercing ceremonies where each hole costs a pony gift. The baby is laid to rest in finery and pierced with a knife by an elder in gala dress, earrings are inserted, ponies are given. At ten to twelve months moccasins follow and hair is cut for the first time, with a lock stored in tribal archives.
The London Times notes the last decade of price rises in Hong Kong with a 20 percent increase for Europeans and 10 percent for Chinese in living costs. Clothing is the only cheaper item, while rent climbs from 100 to 150 percent for Europeans and 100 percent for Chinese. Servants’ wages rise 10 to 15 percent, imported goods follow exchange shifts, medical costs double, and dollar purchasing power falls sharply for families.
An elderly Detroit magnate divided his fortune among his three daughters after his wife died. The daughters loudly argued over the will while the faithful attorney, who served the man for years, faced backlash. The old man died with no estate, leaving tensions and questions about the divisor’s schemes and the lawyer’s role.
A 10 year old Philadelphia jewel heist story resurfaces with the death of Walter Stewart alias Sheriden after a bold plan. He and accomplice Dave Cam Inings swapped a fake jewel box at Joseph Davidson’s diamond shop, selecting a ring worth 380 dollars and replacing the box with saltpaper and counterfeits before fleeing unseen.
A metal that melts at about 150 degrees is reported by John B White of Syracuse New York. The alloy of lead tin bismuth and cadmium resembles type metal in weight hardness and color. It melts readily on a cool stove surface without scorching paper beneath and cools immediately after melting. It is used in automatic hotel fire alarms that trigger an electric warning when the metal melts due to heat from a fire.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat report describes placer miners in southern California working alone under harsh conditions. Many earn only two to three dollars in gold dust daily, with a few occasionally reaching higher—while most quit quickly, others toil for years hoping to strike rich.
A Washington Star summary notes cocaine and morphine habits share symptoms including marasmus delusions and frightful hallucinations. Insomnia loss of appetite and skin sensations are listed as persistent after cessation, with cocaine poisoning symptoms described as more obstinate than morphine and potentially lasting months.
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