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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
4
A New Yorker recounts a cafe umbrella ruse where a crooked briar wood handle umbrella is swapped for a similar item. The barkeeper provides a rack of umbrellas, and the pair depart with the chosen one as a confident demonstration of luck and street smarts.
A newly elected judge known for a plain appearance rode the circuit by horse between county seats. A hunter challenged him to dismount and draw his squirrel rifle, but the judge replied with a sharp retort about homeliness. The hunter relented and the judge kept his life and dignity.
Fechter is humorously noted for being interrupted by an audience member during a melodrama and in Monte Cristo an anxious audience member asks if the play is keeping the actor awake. The piece then traces the naval officer title to colonial times when James II’s brother, the Duke of York, appointed auditors in each customs house. Lowell’s teeth quip recalls a London dentist banquet anecdote and Lowell’s wry comment on dental troubles.
Quote from Elizabeth B. Withey in Ladies' Home Journal explains both "Tomorrow will be Thursday" and "Tomorrow is Thursday" are correct. It notes the former views tomorrow as a future time from today, the latter treats tomorrow as the identified day without reference to today.
A fragment states that after the election a return shall be made to the Governor on the vote for the proposed amendment as directed by the Fourteenth Article of the Constitution approved April 1800.
The catalog highlights Dotted and Striped Flannels for waists in various colors, a fine line of ladies black dress goods, and excellent home spun skirtings in Cheviots and Serges. Also offered are capes coats furs fascinators ice wool shawls and Union Suits with separate vests and pants in gray and red flannel for cool weather.
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