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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1912
Page
6
Startling figures show high Republican tariff schedules push up living costs and federal expenses. The piece cites potential $2 billion yearly savings from tariff reductions, Taft vetoes on wool and steel bills, and government outlays rising from Cleveland to Roosevelt. It argues for tax reform and drastic spending cuts to ease burdens on households nationwide.
A fragmentary 18th century note recalls Gunner Corbin's widow at Mount Washington, where she aided in his death and took his post amid danger. It compares her to Molly Pitcher, claims she fought bravely, was wounded by grapeshot, and later disabled for life. Continental Congress provided half pay and clothing value, though barely noted.
A fragmented report explains oyster development from tiny pinhead larvae to brood stage at one year, ware stage at three years, and the progression to market readiness. It notes bushel counts for brood and ware groups and mentions stock recovery and loss issues in the harvest cycle.
The piece argues Shakespeare acted in his youth, likely 1598 to 1602, in Ben Jonson shows, but offered limited evidence of strong acting power. It notes contemporary indifference to his acting, with speculation that he took minor roles for livelihood and avoided starring parts, suggesting modest stage prominence.
A humorous piece tracing an average man’s misreadings of experts from a florist to a physician to a lawyer. Misunderstandings about price, medicine, and law collide with a fatal street accident, culminating in a tombstone inscription that reads tequiescat In Pace.
The text discusses a beauty standard for Persian women emphasizing a lack of waist, white skin and teeth, dark eyes and brows, and specific facial features, then shifts to a discussion of Eton and Harrow school cricket matches. It recounts an exchange about the Harrow captain and a Matraw school poet's rebuke, with a witty verse reply about comparing schools.
A 1507 record notes a surge of foreigners in London and a royal order for the lord mayor to catalog all strangers by origin, status, and profession. The list shows Scots, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, Dutch, Burgundians, and others with counts, reflecting the era’s alien registration.
The readable lines describe a character named Marie facing embarrassment or confusion as she studies her reflection. The scene hints at clothing, posture, and a possible dilemma about stepping into a tub or performing on stage, but the text is heavily garbled and lacks a coherent narrative.
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