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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1910
Page
3
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls a mastiff that once lunged toward a stranded child but halted, sniffed the baby, barked, and wagged its tail. The dog later joyfully reminded a honeymooning couple at the Dickinson farm that the infant belonged to them, though he had never met the child before.
A Joyce quote urges restraint in addressing others and avoiding hot air about salvation. It contrasts speaking kindly with silence, moral preaching, and empty chatter. The passage extols practical hope, modest help to those in despair, and trust in God given plan.
A buxom country girl Mary sees her nutdog party ruined when ministers arrive en route to a conference. Her temper flares as the reverends crowd the room. A stern rebuke prompts her witty reply about occupation in hell being cooking for ministers.
Elis Parker Butler, a Muscatine spice mill clerk, tries to secure an autograph from Edgar Nye for a stamp album front page. Nye declines, Butler pivots to a mock corn cure request, prompting Nye to threaten with a strong refusal to have his name used on the product.
A short humorous item recounts Representative Gilbert M. Hitchcock discovering a bill for 128 parasols misaddressed to Frank Hitchcock the postmaster general. He forwards it to the cabinet official, who discovers the mistake, revealing why the postmaster general’s department might handle such items.
A veterinary surgeon Dr Jenks treats a man on a village platform with a dose intended for an animal. He prescribes a potent medicine, and passengers depart as the patient awaits fate. Days later a local recalls the outcome: the man died once and revived twice.
A Philadelphia Telegraph joke recalls a Camden man refusing to chase a burglar while his wife mocks him. The second piece notes Miss Kitty Clive, the Georgian actress famed for nerve storms, and Garrick’s efforts to disperse her tantrums.
An exchange in Congress ends abruptly after Representative Oltie James of Kentucky demands interruption and confronts Mr Payne of New York in a heated colloquy. The scene features theatrical gesturing and sharp retorts as the debate closes. Elsewhere in Glasgow two women linked to a focal co operative store are seen amid a surprising sight at a licensed grocer.
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