27 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1883
Page
1
A fragmented catalog notes price cuts on jerseys, black dress fabrics, and muslin yard goods, with items like Lupin’s bleached muslin and all wool plaids discounted. It also includes a sentimental poem about Jane and a milking scene, reflecting local column miscellany.
An anxious plea to voters about political corruption and bribery in elections. The article argues reform must come through public conscience, moral culture, and youth, urging citizens to shun vote buying and support honest candidates. It warns that continued bribery risks ruin of republican institutions and national prosperity.
The notice lists prices on women’s footwear and accessories including GoatButton and Curacon Kid Button items, Front Lace Walking Boots, and Kid Slippers with various prices. It also mentions French Kid Oxford Ties, Boots, and Ladies Robes in all wool. Furniture and carpets priced to attract early buyers with limited daily production noted. News of new lots daily and first come, first served policy.
Two suits in Indianapolis concluded with verdicts for the defendant, Miss Heil. The cases centered on a quirky contract for kisses in exchange for a $500 piano, with the jury judging the pact and the suitor unworthy. Duchman failed to win damages or possession of the piano.
A neighborly loafer who never subscribes is likened to pasturing a goat on his grandfather’s grave. The engineer recalls choosing safety over fame, noting his name would be misspelled in print regardless of heroics.
A Kentucky State Journal item recounts an elderly Newport woman who touts coal oil as a universal cure. Friends share mock ailments and the woman claims coal oil can treat knee swelling, a pain between the eyes, and restless daughters, insisting it will cure all for everyone.
A spinster remarks on her lineage claiming Mayflower descent and a cruel remark prompts a quip about whether the ancestor was from her father or mother, highlighting a light domestic dispute over ancestry and family humor.
A man noted for a mechanical turn of mind argued Niagara Falls is an awful waste of water. He criticized the natural spectacle as inefficient and questioned the value of harnessing the falls for energy or entertainment.
Residents of Rhode Island report that a locomotive whistle blast echoes throughout the state, drawing attention from towns to the shoreline as rail activity continues.
A prisoner attempted to break out four times the other day while suffering from scarlet fever.
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