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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1903
Page
4
The Denton Journal issue dated Saturday morning November 21 1903 lists Howard Melving H Johnson Melvin and Johnson as publishers. The record notes this historical publication and its corporate bylines rather than editorial content.
Glasgow, founded 1800 years ago by St Mungo, grew from small beginnings to a booming port after the union with England. The tobacco trade sparked its early wealth, giving rise to the famed tobacco lords and merchant princes as Glasgow expanded into sugar, cotton, coal, iron, and global commerce via the Clyde and maritime links with India, China, the Americas, and Australia.
A condensed narrative traces the lance from ancient Greek and Roman deployment to medieval knights, noting its abolition under Henry IV and revival in Napoleonic France. It covers Polish skewers in French service, Napoleon’s expanding lancer regiments, and England’s late adoption after Waterloo. A second story recounts a Japan train caper involving two snapping turtles and a thief punished by railway authorities.
The excerpt portrays Charlemagne through vivid traits: strength to lift a mounted fighting man, piercing eyes, hawk nose, and lionlike stare when angered. It notes his austere dress, rejection of foreign fashions, and passion for Austrasian speech and song, plus relentless energy, iron will, justice, religious instinct, and an exuberant animal maturity.
A Virginia judge in N county mishaps with a marriage license for his enslaved helper Sam. Sam asks for a license to marry, the judge misnames the bride as Lucinda, then learns it is Kyarlene. The judge must issue another license, adding five cents, as Sam negotiates between Lucinda and Kyarlene. The tale, sourced from Lippincott's, ends with Sam choosing Lucindy.
The article advises long lasting purity for cut glass through careful washing and handling. Use warm water pure soap and a stiff brush, rinse in equal temperature water, then boxwood sawdust to absorb moisture. Avoid carafes and use potato peelings as cleansers, with lineless cloths and towels for drying.
Two girls on a driving trip with a livery horse named Jim stop for lunch at an inn. A mix up by the stable boy leads the inn to mistake many brown horses for Jim, until the girls identify him by his nose and expression. The livery keeper finally rejects Jim, the horse vanishes, and the girls’ trip ends in loss according to Everybody's Magazine.
Blood poisoning is poisoning by living organisms, not chemicals. It often starts with slight symptoms and worsens gradually, unlike ordinary poisoning which peaks quickly from chemical intake. Wounds are a common entry for blood poisoning, and its name arose before full understanding of its nature.
A Nebraska Farmer note highlights turpentine versatility from remedies for croup cold and sore throat when mixed with lard to prevent blistering, to soothing chest rubs, warming cloths with turpentine, preventing soreness from burns, removing paint from clothes, driving away moths and ants, and easing woodwork and window cleaning.
The orange traces its name to Latin aurum meaning gold. Originating as a small bitter berry, it spread from Hindustan to Arabia and Persia in the 8th or 9th century, faced anti Islamic tradition, and was later cultivated across Oman, Syria, and the Levant. By the 16th century it reached Italy France and Spain, then the Americas, evolving into a perfected fruit.
In a light chat, Pearl recalls Timmerman’s shy proposal after she asks about his view on her mother-in-law. He answers that he thinks she would be a good mother-in-law, then she asks what else, and he responds by asking what ring she wants. The scene highlights playful romance and social expectations.
A doctor encounters a man who tries to obtain free medical advice in the street. The man compliments fish as brain food, and the doctor retorts that while it’s excellent, it would be a pity to waste the fish on him.
Clothing for men boys and children. Large stock of suits and overcoats with prices from 4.50 to 15 for suits and 2.50 to 15 for overcoats Odd pants from 2c to 6.50. Largest stock in Easton promises latest styles and low prices. Goods fit well and ready made not custom. Corduroy pants offered. It pays to buy here.
A vintage ad touts SHOES for men women and children with prices from 25 cents to 3.50 and claims double sales from last year. It urges customers to call and view dollar shoes, highlighting quality and low prices.
It pays the farmer to deal at our grocery store. We buy all kinds of trade and you can buy many goods with your trade. Fresh groceries, salt meats, vegetables, tea and dinner sets, lamps, dry goods, notions, carpets, shoes, hats, clothing. We can save you money. Call and see us.
We just opened fall and winter hats and caps with latest styles and lowest prices.
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