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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1891
Page
4
A rustic verse portrait of Abijah Hlander and his sons, especially Bill the youngest. Bill is mocked for laziness while his brothers are industrious. Bill and the others spar in a general court, with overblown rhetoric and smoky humor. The piece mocks idle scholars and clever talkers.
A cross eyed cat in a Main Street drug store earns up to 25 to 385 dollars weekly by swallowing coins dropped at the soda fountain. nightly emetics disgorge the coins for profit and loss. Locals find humor in the coin-stealing feline while storekeepers profit.
An East Tennessee ticket agent recounted a peach seed so large a fruit supposedly grows inside the seed. He described grafting experiments in Georgia, yielding a green peach inside a seed, followed by a ripe yellow interior after further growth. The piece blends curious horticulture with a survey of investing cautions and a criminal note about an American named Edwards who faced death after multiple escapes.
A St Paul Dispatch account recounts Major Skinner’s night observation of elephants. A lone tusker scouts the water, then posts five sentinels to guard the pond before the herd of over 100 advances. The leader signals safety and the group moves in boisterously.
Steamer Gratitude will resume daily round trips except Sunday, departing Centreville at Tain for Baltimore and returning from Pier 7 Light Street Wharf at 2 40 pm. The United States Express Company service on both steamers allows through freight shipments nationwide. Steamer Corsica sails from Chestertown at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, stops at Sprys Deep Landing Bockingbat Round-Top Chestrown Rolpie and Bookers. Return from Pier 7 Light Street wharf at midnight Monday Wednesday and Friday. George Watereld, President.
A London Tit-Bits tale recalls a hollow near Rea feigh said to swallow a village and church centuries ago. Villagers near Raleigh reportedly listened for bells on Christmas morning, hearing instead a neighboring church bell through surface sound. The piece notes life insurance advice from The Equitable Life Assurance Society and cites a 20 year policy as example.
Traving returns with the largest stock of dry goods and nations ever shown in Denton. A vast line includes calicoes ap ron and dressings chudda and cutting cloth tricot and henrietta cloth brocade dress goods worsteds black cashmeres at 60c shirtings linings muslins finest jeans Canton flannels white gray blue flannels heavy kersey 50c pants goods from 15c to 1.50 per yard blankets and more. New underwear line for all ages and hosiery overskirts gloves and furnishings. Store to quote prices. goods will sell themselves. W. E. Dunnock
Metuan Planters of Washington county Maryland Stock Etna Life Hartford Conn Agricultural Watertown NY Continental New York Farmers York Pay Fire Association Philadelphia Glens Falls NY Hartford Conn Pennsylvania Fire Pennsylvania Phoenix Connecticut Fork 16s Commonwealth Union London Liverpool Royal Liverpool I will visit any part of the county for surveys on application Policies in the above companies renewed on application Information given with pleasure Office open every day Call on or address James Swann Magoniv Building Denton Md
A readable order states a handsome souvenir will be presented to any purchaser presenting it at Acme Hall. Dextron Journal.
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