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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1910
Page
6
A 28 year old professor at University of B announces lectures in rationalism and materialism in a women’s college. He faces sharp tuition, especially Kate Swann’s challenge on love’s eternity, prompts a witty rebuke, then resigns amid student opposition and moral alarm. He later reflects on the secular turn and exits academia.
A brilliant young professor narrates his fall into love after meeting Miss Phillips at a gathering. He recalls past rivals and entanglements, then learns Miss Swann is actually Kate Swann incognito, who reveals she has been testing him. She declares her love, proposing a life together and a shared vow to be incinerated at death.
An overview of the old myth that crocodiles cry over their prey. It traces references from Mandeville to Shakespeare and Drayton, noting how large tear glands fueled the legend and how later writers and a joke from the Cleveland Leader reinforced the idea.
A clipped phrase from the Buffalo Express quotes a question about applying for gang leadership and a reply mentioning disciplining a son after he grew up. The excerpt reflects bidirectional interrogation and a boastful or casual tone with a note about happiness and procrastination.
A human life vignette tells how a young bookkeeper in a railroad passenger department loses his job after answering a boss who asks the time. Nine years later he rises to become assistant general manager, then a full general manager in middle age.
A London Chronicle note recounts Alexandre Dumas winning a wager by writing the first volume of the Chevalier de la Maison Rouge in sixty-six to seventy-two hours, completing it in six hours to spare, with the plan formed in his mind. Also told is a Nantes court scene where a dancer earned a legal certificate of proficiency after proving her skills in court. A light exchange in Ladies' Home Journal plays on nautical versus statute miles, illustrating the era's humor.
A Washington Star quip quotes Broncho Rob reacting to caviar served to a host and the host asking why he should eat it. Rob misinterprets the dish thinking it was spilled bird shot from an accident.
Brief humor note from the Boston transcription column lampoons domestic bliss with a quip about buttermilks extending life beyond a hundred and a bachelor’s response about drinking. The item reflects light social commentary and cultural humor from the era.
The Caroline County Board of County Commissioners resolves to issue coupon bonds totaling fifteen thousand dollars for permanent road and bridge improvements. Bonds mature July 1, 1922, in denominations of one thousand dollars, bearing 5 percent interest, dated July 1, 1910, with semiannual interest on January 1 and July 1.
An October 25, 1910 sale details a triangular tract in Caroline County in the Third Election District adjoining the town of Denton. The parcel lies at the Main and Gay streets junction and covers the former site of a dour mill, with exact quantity unspecified.
Land conveyed to William Keefer by Henry R. Lewis and Enoch George Jr dates April 28, 1909 and recorded in Caroline County. Property lies near Denton town limits beside Maryland Delaware and Virginia Railway with road access to town and region. Mill framing 60 by 70 feet with 20 foot engine house erected. a short siding could reach railroad tracks.
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