17 Oct 1885
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1885
Page
1
A reflective verse picture of an autumn valley with distant dawn and a serene rivulet. A squirrel darts among rainbow light, the scene described in lyrical, dreamy terms, conveying calm and quiet beauty without dwelling on sorrow.
In late October at Fortress Monroe the Artillery officers eat and debate brides and wages. Waxy Gay, the youngest lieutenant, is pursued by Miss Camp who flirts openly. A bold plan leads to elopement as Morgan Jones and Mrs Camp loom in the background. The couple ultimately wed, changing social dynamics aboard the Hygeia scene.
The article recounts drought across regions of Russia prompting Holy Synod to issue prayers for rain three times daily. When rain arrived it damaged crops, angering peasants who blamed priests. A sequence of new prayers for fair weather followed, culminating in a directive allowing priests to judge whether to seek rain or fair weather.
Julia and Fanny debate marriage reasons with Julia seeking protection from Harry Bascomb and Fanny declaring she will marry for revenue, not money. The exchange highlights social expectations about wealth and arrangement versus affection.
A wife laments a late delivery, while the husband defends the new system. He urges patience as a caution about salting stock and potential effects from excessive salt. The exchange reflects frustrations with an updated mail or supply process and concerns over animal welfare.
In 1818 Col Boyd of Maryland challenged Major Jones of Long Island to a mile trot under three minutes, Boston Blue achieving it and impressing Britain. By 1825 the New York Trotting Club formed and Tom Gallant ran 2.40, with Flora Temple and others lowering records. Maud 8 eventually reached 2.08, suggesting a two minute mile may soon arrive.
A hung city court jury faced a Friday to Monday lockup and requested church access. A colored bailiff, a local preacher, preached a one hour sermon on Ingersoll and infidelity to the jurors, who said it was a mighty good sermon.
A man calls a city hospital for his wife’s severe neck pain and stomach soreness. A supposed physician misdiagnoses her with malaria and urges bizarre home remedies. A machinist then describes in crude terms a method to “cool down” and wash the patient, prompting the husband to abandon the doctor.
They speak of Jupiter Sirius and Mars as a pause in their romance. A footstep inside interrupts their secret listen. The man jokes about a father with a brass toe, and the couple lingers under the night sky. The scene echoes old advice about patience effort and virtue.
A twelve year old reports a house robbery with $25 missing from a china vase. The boy questions doors and visitors, notes clues are scarce, while the family quarreling over blame and plans for spending distracts from the mystery. The lad jokes about who will be blamed as clues are sought.
Professor Roberts Bartholow of Jefferson Medical College argues that beef tea is a stimulant, not food. He details a method to prepare beef juice by scorching lean meat, pressing it, and serving hot with salt and cayenne. The diet aims to provide nutritious elements without requiring intestinal digestion.
An astronomer explains the sun’s incredible heft using a giant balance analogy. He notes that stacking hundreds of thousands of Earths on one side still leaves the sun unmoved, and even thirty thousand more would not budge it. He quantifies the earth’s mass as six sextillions of tons, racing through space at eighteen miles per second.
A newspaper outlines tongue in cheek prices for flattering and satirical labels. Examples include calling a lazy man a progressive citizen for $1.75 and praising a deceased citizen as the best poker player for $2.17. Other tags include praising a refined lady and declaring a new-made lawyer a legal light at set rates.
A collage of miscellaneous lines ranging from a mortgageless trailroad to a barber who never asks pain questions. It notes a cotton umbrella, a universal patent medicine, a circus agent without grand shows, and a baseball club with no excuses for losses. A boy asks why an umbrella is carried in sun or rain, followed by reflections on pleasure and death. Fogg compares government warehouses to purgatory and a beeswarm disrupts a Maryland church, moving the pastor to tears.
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