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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
4
A Philadelphia youth at Seattle exposition buys four bits worth of gifts and jokes about Western money. The passage recalls Tiny Tim and James Whitcomb Riley showering mercy on a “loveless world,” celebrating kindness and universal blessing.
A Kensington elementary elocution moment caused laughter as a pupil misquoted a line blending poetry and humor. The incident, seen as a charming misstep, features a student who altered couplets to new form, provoking amusement among classmates.
Two southerners entertain an English visitor with a tale of Yarrow a supposedly honest thief sent to jail. Afterward Mr Brown travels to Baltimore for eye surgery an exaggerated report reaches the county. Yarrow reacts with a grim joke about a cat during the operation shocking the Englishman.
A string of brief anecdotes from Reading and beyond. A former justice of the peace recalls a tale of a man appealing to the highest court who cannot appeal. Joe the servant recounts a dinnerroom escape and a punishment in Fort Smith. Archbishop Whittelsey and Noah’s Ham are mentioned in a desert riddle. A girl explains punctuating by noting a hatpin after Hurk and a buttonhook for questions.
A rustic dialogue questions a man named Mr Corntossle and his ties to a college. The farmer doubts whether he is ever in the college, despite mentions of a ball vine rowing crew gymnasium and dormitory in letters. The exchange appears in a Harper's Bazar style excerpt.
A London horse dealer famed for handling equine ailments jokes with a picture buyer about Whistler. They misinterpret the gallery visit, moving upstairs to see Lauterne In A Flat and depart in silence. An Irish viewer at a tuberculosis exhibit asks how a cured lung could remain in a bottle.
A London-area doctor fond of fine meals visits friends who are roasting venison for their next door neighbors party. He rejects soup and fish, learning the venison was prepared to entertain outsiders. The host explains the tempting aroma was meant for neighbors nearby.
A philosophical reflection on duty describing it as a daily rising power tied to our intellect. Duty accompanies us from dawn to dusk, a shadow of thought that travels with us through life and only departs at life’s end.
A Chicago traveler Abe Perlmutter asks the night desk to find someone for pinochle. Clerk locates Mr. Gutwillig to join. A drunken patron demands a scrap, and pages Mr. Kelly and Mr. O'Brien are summoned to handle the disturbance. In a separate note a disappointed woman seeks a marriage license return after Jim Jones backs out.
The ad claims rheumatism stems from excess uric acid in the blood and promotes an internal remedy. It promotes Rheumacide tablets and liquid, says it cleanses poisons from the system, tones the stomach, and regulates kidneys and liver. Available from Bobbitt Chemical Co. and local pharmacies for $1 per bottle, 25¢ for tablets, with mail offers and booklets.
Statistics from the Ohio Ihre Marshal's offices report 100 lightning losses this year with none on rodded buildings. The Lightning Rod Committee of the Ohio Federation of Mutual Insurance Companies urges mutual associations to require members to install rods and declare copper conductor as best. The committee reviewed US manufacturer products, recommending six, including National Pure Copper Cable. National Cable is carried locally by GC Walters in Greensboro Maryland.
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