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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1904
Page
4
A physician counters the idea of a crime in eating before bed. A light palatable meal aids quietude and sleep as digestion continues during sleep. Hot broth, oatmeal gruel, or nourishing soup, especially in winter, calms nervous people and promotes peaceful slumber for women craving night nourishment.
Two travelers discussed free luggage, one claiming the other’s trunk was seven and a half centimeters too long and finable. The second pretender offered a measure, then revealed himself as a royal weights and measures director. He fined 50 francs for an invalid stamp and asked for name and address.
A small group at the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome stares at Michelangelo's Moses. A thin cleric, boasting a shrill claim about Moses beating John L. Sullivan, shatters the spell as the crowd disperses.
The Youth’s Companion joke recalls Dan and Abe, twin brothers once on Painter’s farm, who grew into near twins in looks. Dan kept teeth intact while Abe had most of the front missing, a distinction known only by the finger test to tell them apart.
Liverpool Mercury reports a con involving a man named Shrewdly who promised his fortune to the first of his eleven daughters to marry. The ruse led to eleven elopements in one night, leaving Shrewdly able to keep the fortune as the first marriage could not be determined.
A Times-Democrat item recalls a rural passenger stopping a gum chewing butcher. The butcher offers gum, the passenger, stroking his beard, answers with a firm tobacco reply. The exchange is simple, humorous, and vivid in local color.
A London Saturday Review excerpt satirizes the "common sense man" who despises mystery and nuance. He savors Shakespeare and Velazquez only to mock them, dismisses theology though tolerant of religion, and reducing complex ideas to simple meanings. He leaves life unremarkable, blinded to real significance.
A villager threw a stone at the village marshal wounding his helmet. Investigating the missile, the marshal found a peculiarly shaped stone resembling a mark seen on a suspect’s window sill. He claimed he tested the mark by placing a wooden block in the helmet to mimic a head.
Mrs Blank weighs hiring a cheap but inexperienced cook. The applicant argues higher pay is justified by the greater effort and worry of learning the job and risking mistakes that could upset the family.
Edith and the others discuss Miss Sonata's piano playing calling her a horrid player for a poor musical performance and a loud moment in a bay window scene. The exchange centers on taste and a staged kiss interrupted by a soft pedal.
An author credits his wife as the muse for his writing. He says if the muse stalls and he feels lazy her requests for a new dress or extra household money push him to renewed effort and keep his inspiration active.
Notice outlines timetable details for the Baltimore ferry service with eastward and westward reading directions and station stops including Balto Read Down and Read Up indications, listing departure times and multiple station names in a compact rail timetable style.
A period advertisement urges women to learn about their bodies via a medical guide. It promotes Dr. R V Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a trusted female tonic with patient testimonials and notes that Pleasant Pellets accompany it for laxative needs.
Notice to taxpayers announces the Maryland General Assembly act details and the county levy. County Treasurer schedules tax collection in 1904 in Henderson Greensboro Hillsboro Ridgely Federalsburg Preston and American Corner with sessions on specific dates in November.
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