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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1890
Page
1
In Chicago Herald, George Horton notes winds of mud and sleet, visitors absent when needed, yet urges steadfast cheer. He refrains from despair, vows to sing whether darker or brighter, and keeps a gay battle cry alive despite Fortune’s trials.
A traveler in Queenstown and Cork encounters professional beggars and a persistent street boy, revealing Irish wit and tricks. An anecdote from Col. Chicago Herald contrasts this with Old Hutch from Vermont in Chicago, detailing a tale of a new coat and a broker’s probing profit at the board of trade.
A humorous exchange in German and English features a diligent pupil and a professor of music. The professor gently chides the pupil for taking many troubles with practice notes, implying the lessons and music book are not the source of the discomfort.
A dated editorial contrasts czarist rulers’ peril from Nihilists with calls for reform. It notes assassination threats, Siberian outrages, and the emperor’s refusal to negotiate with secret opposition while wearing armor and keeping police on guard during devotions.
A New Way to Sharpen on Razor describes using two hones the Arkansas oil stone and a fine razor hone. The razor is first worked on the coarse Arkansas stone then finished on the fine hone with diminishing pressure to create a hair splitting edge. If honed too long the edge is lost and the process must be repeated.
A London Telegraph piece argues there are no dumb animals noting a horse stealing case where a prosecutor claimed his colt spoke to him by whinnying and a cabby joke about a horse recognizing shop window names. The author uses humor to suggest language limits do not define intelligence.
A Buffalo Express remark asserts no woman should take two hours to dress and dawdle when visiting Minnie for an afternoon. It notes a woman seizes sudden trips to San Francisco, packing a toothbrush and purse, donning cloak and gloves, and arriving at the station well ahead of departure.
In St Louis two wealthy Black residents are identified. Mrs Amanda Labadie pays taxes on a $100000 valuation while Alfred White a caterer and confectioner is valued at $675000.
The New York Telegram notes that calculations on the Benbow show its two 110 ton guns and corollary arms could consume weapons and ammunition worth $650,000 in two typical engagements. It adds that a modern naval battle on multination scale would run into millions.
A London leather dealer touring the country reports an unprecedented craze for queer leather in the city. Skins range from elephant to frog and are made into varied articles displayed in shop windows to attract crowds. Colors include blue gray and red, with pelican lion panther buffalo and snake hides used for miscellaneous items.
Preferred Is Own Importation Col Reynolds was wounded in battle His thigh shattered after a long siege the surgeons advised amputation to save his life He opposed the idea and asked to cure the leg The doctor said amputation was necessary He quipped it would be a cork leg anyway and joked he imported it from Ireland
A Detroit Free Press quotation reflects on the jury system suggesting many prisoners may be wiser than some jurors. It argues that the average defendant might be a poorer man than the jurors judging him, questioning true peer status in trials.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a grand organ to be built in Crema for the Valle di Pompei sanctuary. The polyphonic instrument imitates nearly the entire orchestra, especially strings and woodwinds, and features three keyboards of 61 notes, 34 pedals, 2,000 pipes, and 40 registers.
A Scribner's account describes Seminole law against white contact and admixture. It notes strict penalties, including nose slitting for lying and ear loss for theft, and claims no full blooded Indians socialize with mixed descendants while preserving blood purity and tribal hierarchy.
A traveler recounts an incident in Persia where a man facing a judge pretends innocence by showing fingers. The judge tallies the fingers, finally declaring innocence as the prisoner reveals he offered one finger per bid to secure release, totaling ten tomans to satisfy Persian justice.
A Dublin tobacconist Lundyfoote, after his shop burned, observed poorer neighbors collecting snuff from canisters and tested it finding heightened pungency. He opened new ovens, branded the product, and grew rich from a lucky accident. A separate tale notes wet clay tracks whitening sugar during refining, leading to clay usage in sugar production.
Frank G. Carpenter's Washington Letter recalls Senator Manderson as a plain Ohio youth who reached the senate gallery after a night of tramping. His boots cramped and his stockings were wet, forcing him to remove them and walk to his hotel in stocking feet after the session.
A 300 year old Lord Bacon anecdote notes the House of Commons speaker reporting a seven week delay to Queen Elizabeth. The piece contrasts long sitting and little legislation with modern parliamentary behavior and includes two brief quotations about schooling and effort.
A fragment from West Shore shows a young man expressing being put out after being shown the door by the father of a pretty young maiden. The brief reads as a literary aside about conflict and social propriety in a small town.
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