18 Nov 1882
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1882
Page
1
H Blackiston Sons bring a large stock from the city including dry goods groceries ready made clothing boots and shoes hats and caps and a general assortment. They claim the largest stock in Denton and invite customers to inspect prices and quality themselves. Country produce taken in exchange.
A poem contrasts outward sunshine with inward silent life. It explores hidden thoughts, unspoken yearnings, and the private chapel of the mind. The speaker reflects on restraint, resilience, and a secret power sustaining one through trial.
An essay extols the old rail fence as a shelter for farmers to rest and chat while whittling, trading stories, and recounting farm burdens. It contrasts barbed wire with rail fencing, noting the cozy scenes of porch-like conversation, horse trades, mortgages, and town celebrations.
The article argues that a boy’s personality merits respect if he behaves, while elders may err in judging him. It highlights how youths have produced major inventions, noting Newcomer’s valve-motion steam engine as an example of early ingenuity by a mere boy.
A boy named Humphrey Potter tended valve levers and devised a cord to automate a steam engine, an idea praised as inventive genius. Another farm boy whittled a loom, faced disbelief, learned a trade, and with a blacksmith built a working loom sharing profits, later revealed as the celebrated power loom's inventor.
In Arkansas a justice of the peace handles a case where Capt. Jamit faced a charge of assault with intent to kill. The judge concludes the evidence is biased and releases the captain, praising Jamit as upright, while recounting a tense exchange about the election and justice. The piece blends folklore and legal scene with vivid dialect.
Sussex return day attracts about 5000 people from Delaware and nearby Maryland. Governor elect Stockley, the Old Constitution ship, and a large, varied procession mark the event. Crowds fill streets, courts open, and the day ends with a governor’s supper and remarks from notable officials.
A reader asks why the word colonel appears spelled oddly in a historic text. The letter laments the long devotion of a subscriber to the column and hints at nostalgia for traditional spellings.
A humorous slice shows a young wife nearly balancing a household ledgers error with a mistook cent for a coin and a missing hat cost, ending 86 cents off. The essay then laments the shift from old-time tales to modern novels, arguing endings are now artistic and open, not decisively resolved.
The piece explains how early settlers feared winter as autumn set in, while Native Americans predicted more warmth. It notes the term Indian Summer and its equivalents in Ardennan forests, Germany, and other places, while acknowledging some dispute over the timing and naming. It mentions October hazy weather sometimes extending into December.
An old couple quarrels by the hearth as a dog and a cat watch. The Browler warns that their fighting could trigger a blaze, while the old woman pleads for calmer conduct. REESE TER
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