02 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1899
Page
1
A fragmented and obscure text reflects on love, loss, and time. Imagery hints at memories that linger after those we cherish have departed, with a distant nod to the New York Times in the closing line.
General Rosecrans praised Inspector General Arthur G. Ducat for riding through direct fire to warn and reinforce General Stanley's regiment as the enemy overwhelmed the line. Ducat sent three dispatches while bullets tore the field, then plunged into the fire to reach Stanley, saving the regiment though his clothes were torn and his horse mortally wounded.
A Pennsylvanian manufacturer’s brother, a spendthrift, pens verse later printed illicitly in a costly book. An unscrupulous printer prints the poems and ships copies to the wealthy brother, who destroys the volume and finances the scheme while the fraudster and accomplices profit from the ruse.
Caspar Whitney reports a remaining point of interest on the ruins above a hill, a temple of refuge built by Kame Lamia the Great. The article notes a substantial structure about 220 feet long and 100 wide, with entrance through a passage between two high walls, terraces inside, and walls up to 20 feet high on the downhill side.
Dorlie confronts John Warshane with a tangled confession about his past spouses. He trembles as she recounts betrayals and losses from his many marriages, while she asserts she will endure him no longer. The scene ends with renewed vows and a claim of happiness.
In Pottsville the new Mrs Washane enters wedlock after a year of gossip and anonymous warnings. The Widow Douglas of Green Meadows endures repeated stories of former husbands and a past that haunts the union as Washane endures jokes and whispers about his six marriages, while neighbors recall George Douglas’s violent scandal.
Bayard Vaylor recounts a tale of a parrot and an old family Bible in a Chicaze fire. The owner chose the parrot over the Bible, saving the bird after muting the flames with a dramatic plea for mercy. The parrot later amused guests with witty remarks about a verbose visitor.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a comic device that self adjusts suspenders failing when sitting. The exchange ends with the narrator walking home on tiptoe as trousers ride high, a humorous preface to a child’s dialogue about words and diction.
A brief note claims a rule to estimate life expectancy by subtracting age from zero, taking two thirds of the remainder. It says the method is approximate but aligns with actuarial tables for ages 20, 40, and 60, giving 40 years, about 27, and just over 13 years respectively.
The forest area of all British possessions in America is estimated at about 00,000,000 acres. Settlers have cut into fringe areas, but the worse damage comes from periodic, devastating fires racing through the woods.
A historical account recalls Marcus Whitman braving 4000 miles in winter from Oregon to Washington to alert Washington officials and assert U S ownership. His perilous journey influenced the 1846 treaty with Great Britain, shaping the boundaries and aiding the settlement of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
A jumbled excerpt from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch features a Samuel Smiles quotation on forbearance, plus curiosities about giraffe flesh, a giraffe tongue, and bones. It also describes the buran weather phenomenon with extreme cold snaps and sudden storms.
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