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14 Nov 1885
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Denton Journal in Denton, Maryland
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1885
Page
1
Millbrook Romance Ends With Sudden Death
At Bray's cottage Amy and John Thornly part as she plans to move to the city with prospects of a richer life. Her uncle, Mr Trant, warns of a shallow suitor, Frederick Crowley, and urges patience. Two months later Trant dies suddenly, altering Amy's choices and future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Bray
Amy
John
John Thornly
Millbrook
Frederick Crowley
Ang
Frederick
Mr. Trant
The Precocious Baby and a Love Redeemed
Amy finds freedom through a reluctant suitor as John Thornly rescues her from financial ruin and betrayal. A later tale follows a gifted child endearing himself to a village, his intellectual promise, and neighbors marveling at his precocious future.
Grant and Chattanooga and a railway hug
The piece contrasts General Grant on the Chattanooga campaign with a humorous rail tale from the Grand Rapids train. It notes the South’s weakness under slavery and its costly war, then shifts to a comic encounter where two doctors share a seat, defusing a tense moment on the train in Detroit Free Press prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Chattanooga
South
Grand Rapids
Eaton County
Detroit Free Press
No man can carry a feather bed and look graceful
A humorous quip about fashion and wisdom. The joke notes that men struggle with heavy loads while women changing appearances need not keep a fringe haircut. The philosopher’s question about laughter is answered with a light, witty line about hats blowing away.
Bell Prank Ends With Water Splash And Moral
A curly headed boy on a doorstep tries to ring a bell as a kind old man mentors him about striving for the unattainable. The plan backfires when the boy dashes off, and an upstairs resident drenches the old man with water, leaving a closing quip about truth and cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Tornado science advances warnings and regional bands
Lieutenant John P. Filey of the Signal Corps outlines eight years of tornado study. He describes distinct tornado traits, prediction efforts, and the regional reach across Iowa Missouri Arkansas parts of Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Georgia South Carolina and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Filey
Signal Corps
Finley
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Astern Iansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Gulf
South Atlantic
Albania
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Dakota
Signal Office
Meeting After Two Decades in a Foreign Land
HY THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH is depicted as two acquaintances who meet after about twenty years in a foreign Ind. They part with handclasps, hidden tears, and burning emotions, neither showing any heartbeat or visible reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Fireplace chat leads to awkward compliment
A visiting man attempts a suggestive compliment to Miss Lillie beside a grate. He wonders why the fire-tongs resemble Frederick and suggests a saucy answer. Miss Lillie, in mock solemnity, quips that they have two thin legs and no brass head, leaving him flustered as he fumbles for the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Amy
Texas
Canada
New
Tip
Prnss
Missis
Pat
Miss Lillie
Frederick
Liquor Dealer Claims Funds Fund House With Water Trick
A humorous exchange centers on Mr Brown building a house. A liquor dealer deflects questions by saying the money came from water added to whisky, implying a clever ruse rather than illicit wealth. The dialogue highlights skepticism about the source of his funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
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