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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1894
Page
1
A Boston Globe poem-like item narrates a man who leaps through every daily task. He jumps for the paper and hat, hops onto the downtown car, shakes Miss Brown, and rushes to work. After a long day he returns home to his family, ending with another leap into bed.
Joseph Skerrett nicknamed Sailor Joe rises from early life in Ohio to become a noted navigator and rear admiral in the U S Navy. He faced early duty delays, pressed to resign, and earned recognition for ordnance work, blockade service, and surveying expeditions before his China station posting and looming retirement.
In England discussions swirl about erecting a permanent Gladstone Memorial Hall in London to serve as a headquarters for the Liberal party and a venue for large political demonstrations. The design by Mr Woodworth envisions a grand hall with a heroic statue of Gladstone, a gilded dome, and a side land entrance with multi access to ease crowds and reduce exterior noise.
At the end of the hall near the statue Mr Gladstone will stand as the stage. The large platform includes suitable anterooms for speakers and officers. Balconies and galleries will aid comfort. Over 10 000 seats are planned with careful acoustics ventilation and heating. Conference rooms and tower rooms will fill the sides and last floor for a variety of uses. Estimated cost ranges from 375000 to 500000.
An essay contrasts Madrid’s grand old masters with modern painting, praising the European gallery and Spain’s cultivated yet modest life. The piece notes Madrid’s climate, soldiers, and mostly native population, with few Jews and limited cosmopolitan influence, alongside reflections on Barcelona’s openness and olive, grapevine, and fruit tree lands.
A Berlin aquarium gorilla is described as unusually refined, waking early, bathing, eating a heavy breakfast with sausages and beer, using utensils properly, yet occasionally showing animal habits when kept unseen. A separate Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a boy unsure if he will become a man or stay a lady due to his mother’s influence.
The New York Sun notes Italian asbestos fibers are preferred for certain uses, describing open quarrying with dynamite, long parallel fibers highly bound, color from gray to brown, and a silk like strength. It compares the long, pure fibers to flax and mentions a greasy feel resembling French chalk.
Pierre Millet recalls Fontainebleau forests with varied landscapes. He notes rocky hills, thick heath, and sandstone rock piles resembling ancient creatures. The scene at twilight moves Francois as they explore the mysterious living monster shapes in the vast woods.
Miss Minnetta notices a barber chair patron with half shaved beard and an exposed awkward side. Critics joke about blinds for the men’s side of tensorial parlors while barbers and patrons quip about window peeks and dress checks in a lively Indianapolis News anecdote.
A curious essay surveys ancient Roman banquets known as great spreads. It recalls elaborate courses such as echini sea hedgehogs thrushes with asparagus and exotic fish, venison, figs and breads, illustrating grand feasts that would alarm modern chefs.
A Chicago Inter Ocean reader notes a landlady’s complaint that all rooms are small and poorly lit. When asked about advantages, she replies none. there isn’t a room large enough for a piano, and she offers any vacant room.
A caleche bearing La Comtesse de Cinq Cygne and Le Marquis de Chargehaut reaches Napoleon's front on the eve of the battle of Jena. The countess pleads for mercy for her condemned servant Michu, but Napoleon upholds law while sparing the cousins. The tale ends with Michu's death, and the countess returning to France as orders await. Also a DIY note describes making a hollow globe from pasteboard with pole wires and latitudinal lines.
The princess died on February 3 1887 following a lava flow from Kilauea. Believing Pele demanded a chieftainess death, she lost hope after a halo appeared at moonrise. Her death was seen as fate driven by fear and superstition, echoed by later tales of Likihiku.
A dramatic critic recalls chasing a harsh notice about a company performance at the Highup theater. The exchange mentions actor Albertus de Ranteur, with the critic defending fair treatment while the audience hurled vegetables and tired horns at the curtain call.
Modeling in clay, once a pop war fad in schools, has been generally abandoned after tests showed skin diseases spreading among many children who handled the same material. It offered little real art instruction, while mud pies offer healthier amusement without guidance.
A Boston Herald item notes bells and cannon salutes for George Washington birthday. Five year old Ethel asks her father what Washington will be given for his birthday, illustrating quiet, thoughtful observation amid celebrations.
In Indianapolis Journal style, a grocer and a ginger bearded man discuss an exaggerated temperature drop. The tale compares Texas and the Black Hills as the schoolteacher adds a meteorological quip. The banter ends with the sheriffly stare of the ginger beard man.
A historical note examines how the Chinese foot binding practice began with varying explanations. Some link it to an empress with club feet, others to a general admiration for delicate feet. A 583 AD record cites Han Chee ordering the empress Yao to bind, and the fashion persists despite authorities’ objections.
In a Chicago Record style quip, Dedbeete challenges a creditor to consider the benefit of debt collection. He argues that if he paid now the prospect of future money would vanish, urging the creditor to protect their own interests before pressing for payment.
In a Wat to Society edition, Fogg muses that the presence of a dressmaker at Mrs. F s home gives deeper neighborhood insight than all city papers. He notes the hustling press overlook such practical voices and contrasts with Mrs. F s household knowledge.
A Boston Traveller snippet shows a father scolding Johnny for smoking, calling him a villain, while Johnny’s younger brother boasts that he can blow smoke through his nose, illustrating a household exchange on underage smoking.
A Fitchburg Sentinel quote recalls a fervent church speaker who wished to die with his toes toward heaven so people would know which path he followed. The remark highlights his strong religious fervor and desire to influence others.
A 5000 mile line from Cheliabinsk to Vladivostok will cost about 270 million and aim to be ready by 1900. The project serves military and political aims to extend Russian influence in the east and shorten European Russia to Asia, enabling rapid Moscow–Vladivostok travel and troop deployment if needed. It promises commercial gains by linking China Japan and India with Europe, while unlocking vast mineral wealth and agricultural potential in Siberia through cheaper transport and labor access.
Rhode Island hosts 2,200 factories with 38,000 men 22,000 women and 4,400 children employed. Mills report capital of 76 million dollars and annual output of 101 million. A wry aphorism notes two reasons some people don't mind their own business one being they have no mind and the other no business.
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