Dearborns Ready Made Wheels and Wheel Material
Dearborns advertises ready made wheels and wheel material always on hand for customers. The notice emphasizes stock availability and prompt service.
01 Sep 1888
Page 1
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1888
Page
1
Dearborns advertises ready made wheels and wheel material always on hand for customers. The notice emphasizes stock availability and prompt service.
Molly Gowen, a trusted servant, is accused of stealing Capt. Prime’s thirty silver dollars. After harsh doubt and social shunning, the true thief is revealed as Hitty, the captain’s daughter, who hid money under a sofa. Molly’s vindication leads to marriage to Robin Moore and a hopeful future aided by Mrs Prime.
Robert Louis Stevenson critiques modern literature and social behavior, noting that vulgarity animates the master servant dynamic and taints service. He argues the air of vanity corrupts dignity, mocks trades like shoeshining, and contrasts virtue with fashionable disdain in Scribner's Magazine.
A London Globe note contrasts Persian versus Arab brass artistry with Baghdad Tehran and Isfahan cited for fine repousse work. It notes Arabs avoid figural designs due to strict Muslim prohibitions and highlights Damascus as a source of inferior pieces sold to Europe. The piece also recounts Stephenson's rapid transit idea and a parliamentary push to train engine crews, with his testimony on balance between knowledge and willingness to take risk.
The article explains Jorced, where leaders pick sides and mark a line about thirty yards apart. Players use a blunt spear like a billiard cue, thrown and caught with skill, to drive the opposite side back to claim a line. The game is less brutal than baseball or football and can be decided quickly by throwing the spear over an opponent’s head.
Ex Mayor Carter Harrison in Chicago Mail reflects on his observations of a distant Asian country. He notes universal polyamy, social theater divisions, betel nut habit harming teeth, clothing styles, gender dress similarity, barefoot living, and a strong gambling culture dominated by Chinese merchants. He remarks on economic power, gambling revenue, and Chinese influence in Bangkok.
Excerpted passages reflect M de Lesseps on canal capital stored in French peasants stock ings and a Cuba letter describing Gypsy camps in Germany England and America with tents kettle sticks and the same lively spirit across regions.
In Charleston residents awaiting war watched Fort Sumter as the dawn light revealed a shell from Fort Johnson. The signal sparked a rapid response with gunfire from multiple batteries, beginning a siege cannonade within an hour. The Century notes months of speeches, drills, and preparation culminated in the long awaited bombardment.
The late Emperor William died fearless and self-possessed, saying he had no time to be tired. His final messages were delivered with the vigor he kept through a long life. The New York Sun notes his soldierly farewell. In Tokio, Japan, horse flesh has become a popular food due to rising demand.
A lighthearted note from a society page describes a belle quipping that one admirer is “a man of tine presents,” signaling flirtatious wit and social chatter among the circle. The remark underscores playful etiquette and the era’s emphasis on graceful courtship within a lively social scene.
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