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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1889
Page
4
Henry Sykes, a young hunter from Louisville, sets out along the Ohio River for ducks. After a rotten boat sinks him, a ram charges in a field, slamming him to the ground. He escapes, retrieves his gun, reaches Louisville, and sells the pistol for half price, vowing to quit hunting.
A San Francisco letter profiles Li Po Tai, a famed Chinese physician who has practiced nearly thirty years, earning an income reputedly over $6,000 monthly. He treats white patients from his plaza‑view office, using pulse diagnosis with three hooked fingers, prescribing mysterious infusions and hot water, and forbidding shellfish and sour drinks.
The article notes consumption is rare in childhood but rises rapidly after 15, peaking between 25 and 80. It states those who avoid it into older age become less prone as years pass and may escape entirely despite hereditary predisposition, as quoted by New York Telegram.
A New York Graphic excerpt recalls a downtown typewriter who works for many businesses. She laments verbose business writing and grammar errors in the press, arguing for simplicity and directness in public papers and education.
A wolf spider Tycosa Fatifera measured about 1.5 inches was found by R. M. Trunk in Morgan Park Illinois while trimming his lawn. The specimen, a Mygale, is noted for its deadly sting and European origins with possible American branches. A Chicago Tribune report questions how the spider arrived in Morgan Park and cites a migrant Italian group as a speculative source.
A tale from the San Francisco Argonaut recounts Peter the Great traveling incognito in conquered Finland. An oversize man seeks a cure in St. Petersburg via Prince Menshikov. After a cruel cart ride to the mines, years later the same miner begs mercy, praising the mine work as the cure for his fat. The czar notes the man’s transformation and decrees work is the best antidote.
In Detroit, two men debate storing potatoes to ease next winter. One estimates that baking six potatoes requires four pounds of coal, claiming prepping now saves fuel and effort later, while the other resents the idea and storms off.
Copper tempering, long sought by scientists and mechanics, has been accidentally discovered. Tests show exceptional strength and wear, promising for dynamo machine bearings and locomotive journals. Pennsylvania firm begins marketing the treated metal.
The Erie gas works purifying department operates as a makeshift hospital for whooping cough patients. The superintendent notes that doctors now send patients there daily, with nineteen visitors last Saturday all returning home well.
A sick man expresses a wish for apple dumplings and his wife bakes a dozen. A small boy watches as the dumplings disappear one by one. After eleven are eaten the child asks for one more and the father replies with a simple farewell, saying his son should not see him ill.
A New York physician reports that dragon flies are powerful mosquito eaters and could rid homes of pests if used as bed room decor. The Norristown Herald notes skepticism, suggesting only one woman might prefer a dragon fly room to mosquitoes, but doubts the claim.
A Boston Courier quotation notes marriage as a very serious matter for the woman involved. The dialogue suggests contemplation and caution in choosing a partner, emphasizing the weight of lifelong vows and the duties of married life.
All the Year Round recounts the use of iron cages in royal dungeons under Louis XI and Louis XV, detailing cage dimensions, costs, and prisoners like the Duc de Nemours and Bishop of Verdun. It notes the king’s insistence on perpetual confinement, torture in private apartments, and the infamous “les fillettes du roy” fetters and ankle rings.
A Boston man spends a week in New Hampshire learning a thrifty farmer’s cant as he tries to hire a boat. The farmer puzzles him with prior claims from a rival, then offers the boat for twenty five cents after noting a previous day’s thirty cent rate. The tale illustrates sharp bargaining and local humor from the era.
A Times of India writer details a hidden rain betting system in Calcutta’s Burra Bazar, where “rain speculators” wager on rainfall. Bets are logged by the compound’s lessee, eight jurs of water determine outcomes, and payouts settle by 10 am next day. The practice relies on rainfall, not gambling manipulation. The piece contrasts Bombay stakes and notes the social composition of gamblers.
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