11 May 1901
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
1
Easton store promotes two week bargains on Woolen Dress Goods Wash White Goods and discount prices on Men s Boys clothing Artistic Millinery with 25 percent savings. Large stock Shore area and extended hours to attract shoppers driving from distance promising quality and low prices to win trade.
The 1814 clash near Troyes pits French loyalists against Cossacks in a tense siege. Sergeant Pompon, a crafty Imperial guard sergeant, hides bundles of Russian uniforms to aid a planned rescue. After daring acts at Cafe de la Victoire, Captain Bonville and Pompon orchestrate a daring ruse. Ostrogoff falls to a French volley. The French retake Troyes as Bonville is saved and the siege ends with French victory.
Kansas City Star recounts Major Chaffee’s bravery during the 1882 Big Dry Wash clash with about 150 White Mountain Apaches. Chaffee crawled under heavy fire to rescue a wounded scout, urging his troops to continue fighting after the perilous act, leading to a standstill and a near-total Apache defeat. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for the day’s actions.
A European traveler recalls reading an English tombstone epitaph: Here lies , he was born a man, but died a grocer. The passage suggests a vocation can swallow a person, leaving no self beyond occupation, and argues a man should be greater than any calling, work, or speech.
A quotation attributed to Henry Labouchere compares humanity to small animals trembling on a globe in infinite space. He dismisses artificial social distinctions as insignificant, likening them to ants swept away by a passing foot.
A Bangor Maine letter to the New York Sun profiles gum pickers in October. It describes their solitary forest life, gear of poles knives snowshoes and dog, and the method of tracing gum growth from wounded spruce. Diggers earn 20 to 30 pounds of gum per winter selling at 80 cents to 1.25 per pound, with professional hunters making 3 to 8 dollars daily and 100 to 800 dollars per season through quiet, steady work.
A club dinner tale describes a waiter who watches as a guest folds a new two dollar bill and splits it for the waiter after remarking The rest after dinner wasn t another tale in the room that got the service that that table got The stunt closes with a wide riff on counting a billion and the span of three score and ten in days outlined by the Minneapolis Times.
James Albery the dramatist hurries down Savoy steps when a stranger asks for a man with one eye. Albery replies with a pun about the other eye, turning the moment into a witty exchange.
Harper's Bazar asserts hospital care, including board and nursing, is cheaper and easier overall than managing illness at home. It notes not all conditions require hospitalization but when needed, hospital treatment offers comfort and efficiency compared to home care.
The text traces bridles from ancient times and notes Thessalian coins depicting horses with long reins. It cites Livy describing Aulus Cornelius ordering unbridled Roman cavalry before a charge, suggesting reinweighting tactics.
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