07 Nov 1903
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1903
Page
1
An old New Orleans angler argues that fish show intelligence beyond instinct. He cites examples of fish floundering toward water and even climbing uphill to return to streams, challenging the idea that fish act only on vibration and basic reflexes. He asserts fish may reason and understand danger, questioning distinctions between instinct and reason.
A tale from 1868 recalls Aunt Ann the family cook who, despite limited training, loved good food and lively chatter about meals. During a dinner prep, her mistress asks her to choose between Seymour Blair and Grant Colfax. Aunt Ann pauses, then quips that white Virginia cooks tasted better, but she nearly forgot their flavor after so long.
Meerschaum, prized for luxury pipes, is found in abundant quantities in Brussa Asiatic Turkey. Two thousand small mines operate mostly by Persian and Kurdish miners. Meerschaum beds lie in red clay, formed into kidney shaped chunks, sold weekly in Eskiyeh market by about twelve buyers. Annual Eskishwhr output around 3000 pounds.
The passage explains the sky’s blue hue as light scattering through the air over about forty five miles and notes that at higher altitudes the sky darkens. It cites Del Meer’s belief that at ten miles up a person would see total darkness despite daylight on Earth.
A visitor questions a dangerous looking patient at the lunatic asylum. The superintendent evasively answers that the woman is not under a ward’s control, then reveals she is his wife, explaining he cannot help her freedom.
A Washington Star anecdote quotes Mr. Erastus Pinkley resisting work on Monday. He jokes about postponing until next week, citing the dwindling morning, Friday near, bad luck, and Sunday rest as reasons to delay starting.
A New York Times anecdote recalls a witty woman with prematurely gray hair who finesses age questions. She tells friends she is older by one or two years, prompting others to reveal younger ages, thus keeping her own age concealed without lying.
A young man at a reception misreads a young woman, then explains he stared hoping to jog her memory. He confesses he mistook her for someone else and would not have glanced again if not for that recognition urge.
A youth begs a girl to read his soul as she studies his eyes. She notes a distended cornea and iris dilation. The tale pivots to a vanished lover who sought a girl not demanding prescriptions for Godgoo, in a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
A Scots tale notes Mr McCatarack driving a fast trap with a friend. The horse bolted and the friend cried he would pay £10 to escape. Mac replied that they would be out for nothing in less than a minute, a prediction that proved true.
A literary figure and a spirited youth exchange a playful dialogue at a piano as the familiar strains of Hiawatha echo, nudging recognition from the group. The fragmentary chatter hints at a performance moment captured in a newspaper excerpt.
A compact survey on rings as symbols of authority from ancient times to the Christian rite of marriage. It traces origins to Greek and Roman practices, noting that rings began as iron for soldiers on the left hand, later evolving to gold. It cites Canne and Hannibal and Justinian's reforms allowing broader ring gifting.
The angling doctor compares kingfish to the freshwater black bass, noting the kingfish's vigor, constant motion after a bite, and preference for sandy bottoms or breakers. He recommends small Sproat hooks, linen line, and two shrimp hooked through the tail for natural presentation. The piece stresses realistic baiting over concealing the hook.
A New York lawyer who once railed loudly in court recalls how Justice P Henry Dugro redirected his style. The jurist lifted him to better practice, then calmly denied the motion after a ten minute sustained attack with the young man proclaiming his argument was convincing. The judge replied it was overwhelming and denied the motion.
A physician warns that coffee chewing is easily contracted due to the pleasant taste of fresh roasted berries. He compares the exhilaration to that from beer or whisky, notes it is more injurious than tobacco, and says patients must be weaned over three to four months.
A Philadelphia Press quip about burning the midnight oil and chasing the gas bill. The speaker jokes on payables and daily routines as a debtor’s life, hinting at economic strain with wry humor from a bygone era.
A reader asked about next month’s weather and received a tongue in cheek reply from the editor noting that forecasts resemble a subscriber’s fate. The exchange ends with the inquirer sending the required amount, hinting at an annual or ongoing subscription requirement.
An indignant mother questions her young son after a dispute about a game labeled Adam and Eve. Dick retorts that Elsie tempted him with the apple, but she ate it herself. The exchange reveals a child’s playful yet pointed logic in a domestic moment.
A farmer with milk on his boots and lunch in a shoe box seeks a policeman as two confidence men lurk nearby. An alert old gentleman offers help while a City dependent jokes that peanuts attract police.
Sir Henry Ppremier promotes a poll tax of 500 on all Shullian entrants to the colony. On a train home, he meets a wealthy Sydney Chinese merchant. Border officials block the man at Albury until payment and strict conditions are met, with Parkes unable to intervene due to no readmission clause.
In parts of north and west Africa around Tonis and the Brass river, a Bride fattening custom flourishes. Girls are confined in a hut for about a month before marriage and urged to eat freely while barred from exercise. They become heavy and fat, deemed attractive, pleasing the husband more as they grow fatter.
A London reader recalls a quip about angels from an almanac depicting a feminine angel and a bewhiskered man’s remark that men need a close shave to enter heaven, highlighting playful gendered imagery.
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