28 Nov 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1885
Page
1
A comic yet affectionate tale follows Mr. Crampton, an extremely bashful suitor, as he builds up courage to propose to Miss Phoebe May. After repeated hesitations and humorous misunderstandings, Phoebe helps him confess, leading to a affectionate embrace and their engagement amid vivid city and travel scenes.
The narrator recalls a stormy night in Illinois when four passengers disembarked and a lone hotel was three quarters of a mile away. A strained depotside ride on a cramped boxcar-like conveyance yields a tense moment as the traveler seeks shelter and glimpses the ark beside the door.
On the piazza of the United States hotel in Saratoga a humbled Emory Storrs tells a group of millionaires that wealth is not intellectual, comparing them to beavers and chipmunks and noting few rich men enter legends, while stockholders and Phidias fade from memory.
A fragmented street scene on Fifth Avenue at 11 a m features whispered phrases like Maw n ole fear Afaw n dead boy Nice mawn Beastly nice and Maaw n as people move apart indicating a tense public moment.
A village postmaster cashes a money order for a bashful 16 year old and reads the margin note I send you $ and a dozen kisses. The girl insists on the kisses, the postmaster delivers them, and the tale closes with a humorous remark about the post office system outpacing special delivery.
Ed McDonnell, a west side saloon keeper, was jailed after his wife’s secret stash of coins, buried months earlier, was found to contain more than 500 dollars. He had to repay, and in a generosity gesture he opened a beer keg for all, drawing arrest.
A humorous list cautions on fashion excess and unhealthy living. It pairs lifestyle tips such as tight shoes and corsets with indulgent habits like rich meals and patent medicines. A wit's exchange then jokes about a husband struck by lightning while a concerned wife weighs the odds.
A Chicago man defends his honor refusing to be called a liar while a Boston man notes the remark. Archdeacon Farrar faces banqueting in transit with canon concerns raised. A society correspondent remarks that ballet girls are seldom met in society, implying they are more seen on stage than off.
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