31 May 1890
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1890
Page
1
Francis J. Doherty in Boston Transcript describes a man who sacrifices years for a fortune and fame, returns hopeful to his youth home, is rejected by his bride, endures lifelong sorrow, seeks worldly praise, and dies with a heavy heart. The piece portrays a poet's lonely battle and final fate.
A Denver saloon tale unfolds a perilous 1850 Denver to Leadville stage journey. The coach presses over the Continental Divide in a cliffside pass, brakes fail, driver and passengers brace for disaster, then surge into a furious descent ending at a ranch station with all unharmed and a $1,500 bounty awarded to the driver.
An 1870s pamphlet by Dr. Charles D. Sawin discusses Jesse Pomeroy, refuting public vilification and detailing his trial, prison life, and observed intellect while noting his solitude since 1877. The piece covers his education, chemistry interest, inventive pencil attempt, punishments for escapes, and health, with contemporaneous notes on his character and sanity. Also included are short items on a storm-sea device, real estate in South Africa, Munich drainage effects on typhoid, a French substitute for mulberry in sericulture, and other brief notes.
A 9 year old boy in Kingston New York stopped a railroad train from hitting a slide car and received a toy dragon and a three dollar suit of clothes as rewards. The Detroit Free Press notes railroads are quick to credit Providence in such accidents.
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