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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1892
Page
1
A bustling retailer proclaims record Fall and Winter 92 stock of clothing hats and furnishings under one roof at deep discounts. Suits for men lines up high quality fabrics and prices from 7 to 15 dollars while juvenile wear and hats draw heavy attention. Also notes a literary poem and a long tale about a soldier and his deceased wife.
Local resident C D Brooke reports a trout stream beneath his land near Oak Park and believes a well could access the underground river flowing toward the Costumes area. W L Willis earlier pumped mountain trout from a similar subterranean flow, suggesting Tahoe as the likely source for these underground waters and their unexpected denizens.
Newsboy explains monthly costs around a dollar while admitting purchases are made second hand. The exchange highlights thrift and humor in daily life.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar shows Mike and Pat reuniting after a long silence. Pat explains he did not know Mike's address and asks why no letter was sent. The banter preserves a Victorian voice and playful tone.
A St Louis Republic item notes Daniel and his wife share a birthday with each of their three children and the couple’s wedding anniversary falls on the same date. The family resides at Ca rondelet and is highlighted for this unusual coincidence.
A Hungarian physician Dr Stephen Eotvos used fatal drugs to hasten death in hopeless cases. He faced protest after killing well known land proprietor Szlavy. court found homicide without malice but convicted him and sentenced to long imprisonment.
A Noe Valley crowd witnesses a formal parrot funeral for Lora, the Castro Street parrot. Mrs. Tache recalls Lora’s singing, while a goat-drawn hearse carries the blue silk casket to a Castro street grave. The tale blends affection with village spectacle in a vivid slice of daily life.
A brief reflection from Youth's Companion on Russian peasants during famine, noting their childlike practical ignorance yet unwavering faith in God. It cites peasants saying "God's will is at the bottom of it" and "We gave and he takes away" as they survive on meager cornmeal alternatives.
A rustic couple visiting New York stops in city hall park to admire the city hall while the man praises its architecture and the post office as grand. an older gentleman challenges the view, calling the post office a monstrosity with clumsy pillars as the trio parts, leaving the couple astonished.
About fifty guests from the hotel including theatrical figures marched to the Mammoth bathing house at 1400 hours and formed in shoal water for a round dance. They performed a quadrille and then a waltz galop and schottische both in and out of the water for about half an hour as spectators watched from shore.
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press features Pye vivenny warning about moving from landlady Snaggs and Boggs debating happiness. The exchange ends with a quip about seeking heaven to avoid troubles and a note to communicate if possible.
A man labeled Mr G- lay near death as a doctor hesitated to reveal hopes to the family. On the fifth day the patient revived and later suffered another bout lasting seven days. Separately, a Michigan report recommends kerosene ointment mixed with lard or sulfur to treat poultry lice and details use in roosts, under wings, and in the coop with carbolic spray and whitewashing for healthy birds.
A reflective verse from E. T. O Loughlin in Godey's Lady's Book laments a barren lunar landscape. It contrasts wild silent desolation with once lively vales, asking who forged such epic, cosmic ruin and whether human art can reach it.
W O Hall, a young farmer near Montpelier, watched two city girls try to water their horses. They hoisted the buggy, lifting wheels and pawing the horses’ heads, then laughed off the mishap before driving away.
The passage expounds Mozartian conciseness of construction and clear tonality geometry, contrasting with pre Mozart chaos. It credits Mozart with defining movement structure and subject relationships, enabling students to navigate complex symphonies and shaping modern musical pedagogy as praised by Blackwood's Magazine.
The Austrian army records 122 personal crisis reports per 100000 troops annually from 1815 to 1887, with 110 in 1889, and suicides accounting for about one fifth of army mortality. Germans report about half the Austrian rate, Italians roughly one third, French about a quarter, and British about one sixth. Russians similar to Austria, Spaniards lowest. Suicides concentrate in early service, with cavalry higher than infantry. methods are mostly shooting, with hanging and drowning common. In Austria a third of suicides stem from distaste for military duty. France cites love trouble, punishment fears drive many cases. Suicides peak in hot weather and dip in cold, per Bos ton Herald.
A New York Evening Sun anecdote on baptism stories highlights clergy and baptismal rites. It notes marriage often lacks mirth, while baptism texts yield many tales. A lisping mother presents a child named Lucifer, prompting the minister to correct and baptize as James Robinson in a comic reversal.
A reader quotes Tarper's Bazar musing that the phrase mother earth is incorrect and jokes that pearth would be a spinster, reflecting a humorous old debate on personifying the earth.
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