23 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1880
Page
1
Poem by Joan 4 SAXF reflecting on aging with humor. The speaker notes rising fatigue and changes in appearance and taste while acknowledging memories and the pull of youth. The piece blends self mockery with affectionate rueful observation.
Cyrus Maddox teeters on suicide as he laments being a burden while Lizzie Silver and Guy Cheevers chatter and plot with macabre inventions. In a tense sequence, Guy taunts a despairing Maddox with lethal devices, but Maddox ultimately survives and resumes life, amid lingering plans of self-destruction.
In a snowy station a pale lady in black helps a poor, aging vendor by guiding her to a steam radiator and offering tea. She buys wares, pays well, and warms many hearts as fellow travelers soften. The scene proves a quiet sermon in kindness without display or fanfare.
In a courtroom scene amid racial and educational tensions, Simms refuses to plead while Cobb argues the case and insists on facts. The judge presses for a guilty or not guilty verdict as Simms and Cobb spar over charges and schooling, ending with reflections on science and civilization.
A critique of women's dress from youth to adulthood, contrasting unfettered movement with restrictive fashion. The piece argues that long skirts, corsets, and high heels limit mobility and health, while freedom of limb enhances vitality. It denounces fashion as a constraint imposed on women by society and doctors alike.
A Cheyenne man near the Leader office discovered bricks in a wall that yielded gold upon pulverizing and panning. Assays in Denver showed 38, 47, and 24 cents worth of gold from three bricks. The brick yard stood near abandoned Crow Creek placer claims, explaining the gold particles.
Dickens reflects on memory as a gentle power that awakens better thoughts and sympathies, enabling a subtle exchange with loved ones who have died. He laments how such spiritual contact may hover unseen until a meaningful utterance rekindles it.
A reflective note on faith not ruined by worldliness but by inward worldly living. It urges acting when opportunity arises, not boasting, and states that people judge faith by visible works rather than internal belief.
A satirical poem from the New York Express mocks Credit Mobilier and Garfield. It contrasts Garfield’s presumed honesty with a claim about another figure, notes watchers’ view of George Washington’s greatness, and ends with a whimsical seasonal aside about leaving a room and a beloved pet.
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