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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1892
Page
1
Mary A. Mason offers a Boston Transcript style meditation on fading fears and renewed hope as dusk settles over hills and sea. The poem uses celestial imagery to hint at transition, rest, and the quiet draw toward an unseen homeland.
Arthur Severn, a needy college student, tears open a hidden mahogany box behind a wall in the Holloway House. He finds gold coins and diamonds from Cyrus Holloway, the landlord’s ancestor, enough to clear debts, fund education, and secure Mary Eldridge’s future. Holloway later offers time on the loan and employment, enabling Severn to graduate and prosper with Holloway’s support.
English authority Mr Legettiere warns that keeping fowls in small runs by suburban residents often succeeds briefly but deteriorates as ground becomes tainted and egg production drops. He advocates a rational system with ongoing pullet renewal, clean feeding, elimination of fat scraps, abundant greens, fresh garden fodder, and measures to prevent ground taint. He advises against confined rearing and using a cock to disturb neighbors.
A Peekskill-born Private in the Brooklyn battery impersonates an army officer using the Gettysburg countersign. After failing to salute properly, he corrects sentries with a lecture on handling the bayonet and salute, then retires to his tent laughing at the ruse. The tale, from the Chicago Inter Ocean, illustrates camp life and discipline.
In Ossawatomie Kansas eight year old Cal Stephens fell into a two bucket well. Bob Layson's St Bernard Hadley leaped in and dragged the buckets and Cal to the top. Aunt Biddy McGee helped lift Cal as onlookers contributed for Hadley’s medal.
A London veterinary surgeon in the northeast district resisted service of a subpoena seeking evidence as a witness. After a comical skirmish around the room he finally accepted the summons, laughing at the unusual scene before complying.
A quote from the St. Louis Regimewee discusses praised and disparaged speech among professionals. It notes how saying someone is “good to his mother” can mark a person as a poor actor or snub, with language reflecting social judgment.
A poetic political appeal urging Cleveland and Stevenson as saviors of the republic. It laments tariffs and class oppression, calls workers to rise, and promises a nation ruled by the masses with banners of liberty from sea to shining sea. The piece frames the campaign as a grand chorus of public support across towns and churches.
A Chicago Herald remark portrays Grover Cleveland as a symbol of the tender mercy working people receive from those tainted by selfish and sordid government favoritism.
St Louis Republic asserts that Andrew Carnegie’s philosophy of expanding Carnegie Steel production across departments to bypass protective measures sparked wage cuts and labor battles, and predicts Homestead unrest signals the start of the end of U.S. protection. Frick’s remarks are cited as insight into these actions and their historical significance.
The Kansas People’s party need not fear Governor McKinley’s campaign in that state. The Kansas City Star argues that farmers must buy agricultural supplies and home goods, and that McKinley’s protectionist talk won’t win popular support. Taste determines pudding quality in Kansas.
The New York World questions the administration’s defense of “letting well enough alone” arguing the highest tariff in the world taxes thousands of necessities, exceeding war rates, and fuels millionaire monopolists while harming workingmen. The critique implies irony whether conscious or not.
Boston Globe columnist Boo ton Gilobe writes that Chairman Carter is derided as a little wonder and hustler while Uncle Jerry Rusk claims two flies on him. The remarks, though fitting ward politics, cast a vulgar aura on national party leadership and provoke strong reaction.
The Chicago Herald reports that four cents per pound tariff duties, set to rise next July on imported tin, will raise value for Temescal Mine output. It credits McRimes and his associates as patriots guiding the policy benefiting American consumers and national interests.
A Stardiitas Record notes that domestic manufacturers prospered little, imports fell, and heavy taxes forced many Americans to forgo goods or bear government and trust costs. The piece urges sensible pause and reflection on the economic burden.
The Democratic House passed free wool and cheaper clothing legislation, but the Republican Senate buried it in a pigeonhole. The Buffalo Courier warns the people will make the Republican party shiver in the next November election.
Major Tom Stejchens recalls a 1856 Nebraska escape from a prairie fire. With the fire closing in and a broken leg, he clung to a buffalo to cross the Loup river as flames roared behind and the herd swept toward him. He survived after three days with an emigrant train.
The text advises restoring leather bindings by washing with clean warm water and a dash of soda to remove grease, then rinsing and drying. It suggests making a glue from gum arabic and egg white, applying lightly with a sponge, and dabbing away any froth as it forms.
Morelli, famed for wit and sharp humor, delighted in turning dull subjects into satire. The anecdote, recounted by Sir Austen Layard, recalls Morelli’s grave judgement on a Luino attributed painting, where a playful mispronunciation amused the owner and showcased his discerning eye.
A historical note comparing early Japanese views of electricity as an attractive force with ancient Greek and Roman knowledge of magnetism. The piece suggests that while the Greeks and Romans recognized magnetic attraction, they lacked understanding of polarity. secret records hint at sacred forces known only to God.
A New York Times note states that excessive smoking can induce tobacco amblyopia, a temporary color blindness. It mentions a quantity of half an ounce of shag daily as a cited cause, with vision reportedly returning once the smoking ceases.
A quarrel over memory in a breach of promise suit reveals a man’s proposal wording. The girl recalls his exact language, while he doubts others can. The exchange notes her memory as decisive, highlighting the tension between memory and testimony.
A Berkshire farmer attached a warning to a meadow fence. Obadiah Rogers warns that any person letting cows into his meadows will have their tail cut off. The note, cited by the Boston Globe, uses rustic spelling for the threat.
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