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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1897
Page
1
In a Perry Independent piece by Jaimes KR, a petty court scene unfolds where a rude minister berates a servant. The servant bears the rebuke, then a beggar's calm smile exposes the minister's vanity. The king and statesman learn a quiet lesson on humility and grace.
A Virginia magistrate rules a laundryman's mirror testimony inadmissible in a theft case. The witness saw the defendant Mary French through a transom mirror reflecting jewelry in the room. The ruling highlights the risky link between shadow and substance in court evidence.
Miss Anna L. Bicknell profiles Marie Antoinette in a Century article based on newly available Austrian state papers. The letter to her mother details a day in the dauphine’s life, from nine or ten o'clock rising to late-night card games, mass, meals, embroidery, and visits with aunts, husband, and attendants, ending with devotion to her mother.
An anecdote about Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia showing a mechanical knack. French minister M. Lagarde brought a sewing machine to the court. after a bent spring caused it to fail, the emperor inspected the device and straightened the spring with a hammer blow. The machine then ran perfectly.
The Strand notes a joke about art dealer F Latchfield who asked for a tapestry panel titled Venus and Adonis. A clerk replied in unreadable terms, then the telegram went to Litchfield, replying no such firm exists and to try Manchester.
Prominent Hindoos in Bombay decide that women of their caste must wear a flower in the nose instead of a ring. Refusal to obey may incur a fine. Tradition says nose rings honor an injunction from Vishnu. A separate note mentions the Mussulman art antiquities museum in Algiers showing many artifacts in a garden setting, and a transatlantic cable rumor that three seconds pass between continents.
Illinois judge and Illinois state Supreme Court judge Jesse J. Phillips recounts a Hillsboro tale of a dead friend appearing before him in life size form just before the friend died. The account, shared with the St Louis Globe-Democrat, reflects on warning signs and a possible visitation from the afterlife. Also included is a brief explanation of seeing the shadow of retinal blood vessels on a wall when a candle is moved and viewed against a distant surface.
An onlooked joke from the Boston Courier recounts a crowded Nantasket steamer scene. A man to a woman leaning on him asks if she takes him for a post. She retorts in Bostonese that he is merely an ordinary stick, delivering a light moment of city humor.
A Household Words quip recalls a pupil who learned to read under a minister’s wife and, after a long absence, returns home to boast he has moved from the Bible to the newspaper. The tale humorously links biblical literacy with modern reading habits.
In Michigan a professor and his brother test a device that photos thoughts and motives. A bull charges as the elder presses a trigger, the machine malfunctions, and the science’s hinge breaks as the scene ends with chaos and a broken plate.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a process from Uxbridge England that forms flat steel sheets into regulation barrels by easing end rolls. Ends are sheared, longitudinal seam welded, heads cut and dished, plus a welded bung boss. barrels store oils and acetons used in cordite manufacture.
In Vienna an experiment tested corundum versus finest steel under heavy load. Corundum fractured under six tons, while steel shattered with a loud report, powdering and sparking as it bored through the machine under intense pressure.
An old proverb noted in the New Orleans Times-Democrat without clear context urges patience and small tips to waitstaff, suggesting good things arrive faster when generosity is shown. The brief phrasing reflects a casual editorial aside rather than a formal item.
The largest cemetery in the world lies in Rome where more than 6,000,000 people have been laid to rest, marking an immense burial ground with historic significance.
A New York Press item describes competitive bikers devising tricks to fool bike cops. Riders rig lamps with a hidden wire to reveal a bright beam when cops demand lamp lighting, enabling fast speeds of 10 to 20 miles per hour. The tactic wins praise for cleverness but highlights enforcement clashes.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report recalls a drunken reveler on a 2 a m streetcar who kissed a silver dollar after ten pulls at the register cord. The conductor warned him of the cost, the man smiled, paid a dime, and rode on through the night with satiety.
An Irishman who died early this century in a London parish gathered 400 acquaintances to attend his funeral and invited them by invitation. At 7 o'clock on a cold winter morning, only 29 appeared. His will then revealed he left his fortune to those who attended the funeral, as he had no natural heirs.
A strange minister, who spoke in a village church, faced beadle interruption mid sermon. Gossip spread about the reason, then on Tuesday the minister learned his wife revealed the beadle merely asked if he preferred his tea egg boiled hard or soft.
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