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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1894
Page
1
A New York Ledger poem by Nathan Uphams portrays a mother guarding her baby on earth while angels hover. The stanza speaks of a shadow over the household, sorrow and prayer, and a hopeful waking in heaven as the infant’s guardian angels brighten the home.
A boastful but bungling thief recounts a moonlit heist at a mansion protected by electric alarms. After ascending to the roof with partner Bill, they overrun rooms, outmaneuver a furious matron, lose their rope escape, and flee through a panic of lights and shouts, narrowly escaping a mob.
During a Civil War clash Colonel Robert Ingersoll led a small force to hinder Forrest’s cavalry. A bridge assault failed and Forrest overran the defenders, capturing Ingersoll. Forrest released him on parole after a humorous exchange. They later met again in Washington as friends.
A Boston Transcript excerpt records Mrs Rendt and Mrs Soothner discussing John's death from extreme cold. He complained of bone chilling, saying he would be warmer but died within minutes, prompting concern about the rapid decline.
A market vendor recalls a family downturn and one woman who fed five households from chicken scraps. He notes the widowed wife’s resilience as the wheel turns and the husband slides down. This vignette from the New York Herald highlights hardship, public judgment, and quiet survival.
A farmer greets Boston comedian William Warren in a hotel reading room and asks if he is funny, only to be told the actor remains coy about humor. The exchange ends with a comic thrust as the farmer offers a quarter and urges the performer to cut up. In another vignette a woman's whispered confession reveals a beloved poet’s ears are not mates, upending her illusion about a suitor.
A historical note describes physicians of old using hollow canes filled with aromatic powder or snuff to fumigate rooms. It mentions prints showing doctors with canes to their noses and cites Liverpool Mercury. The passage also includes a dialogue about charity, clothing, and diet with references to Jaeger Kneipp and vegetarianism from European sources.
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