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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1900
Page
1
A trapper recalls a near drowning on Eagle Lake when a drift of black ice and a fast sled forced a crash toward open water. He survived by tumbling ashore on Pillsbury Island, realizing the danger was a false alarm and noting how close fear almost equaled death.
An Arizona woodsman and an eastern visitor observed blue Jays burying pine nuts in pine groves. They found a pine seedling about 12 inches deep after examining the site, suggesting birds aid forest perpetuation through natural seed dispersal.
The New York World explains two voice registers the chest and the head. Chest tones are full natural and carried from the chest and back of the nose while head tones come from the bridge of the nose and can be shrill if untrained. A trained voice hides where the chest ends.
A director of Kew Gardens lectured at the London Institute on curiosities of tropical flora. He noted pearls found occasionally in the coconut palm of the Philippine Islands, pearls formed of carbonate of lime. He added bamboo yields true opals in its joints as another precious product.
After 29 years of experiments at Rothamsted England it is shown that in winter more than half of rainfall penetrates soil to supply springs while in summer only about a quarter is absorbed. The maximum water in soil sits around 40 inches deep.
The Galveston News notes a preference for modern supporters to seek guidance from current earthly ancestors rather than pursuing distant forebears, urging practical backing over vain pursuit of history.
A playful note from a wife in Oberammergau themed travel chatter. The Town’s famed Passion play is linked to a powerful local family nicknamed aug, said to run inns and coordinate traveler needs. A wry aside notes a silver spoon inheritance joke mirroring class wit.
In mid 17th century terms in Germany and Netherlands, the tulip became famed. Geertner described the flower as Dutch tulip prices soared in Haarlem with extravagance and edicts by 1673. Notable bulbs fetched vast sums, including the Vicearl and Semper Augustus, traded for wheat, livestock, wine, cheese, and even a coach, as prices reached 12 000 guilders in Haarlem.
An anecdote describes Sydney Smith at a dinner with host Kershaw. After remarks about church behavior, Smith warns him not to smile in church or he will call him by name. The joke ends with Smith sneezing and pronouncing Kershaw’s name thrice, provoking a donor offer to York hospital.
Two anecdotes from Sir Edward Russell's memoirs expose John Bright's blunt humor and stubborn streak. He teased Edward Miall into champagne to calm nerves before a speech. Bright nearly always sided with his wife, yet he warned of appealing to Gladstone to win a knightship, a threat his wife dismissed.
Jerome K. Jerome notes in the Saturday Evening Post that St Petersburg hosts late hours with music halls opening after midnight. He observes waking late, swift sleigh rides to venues, and trains at 5 am that let Russians avoid early rising, as friends bid good night after supper.
In a humorous scene Tommy, now able to sit up, notes that Sister Clara and Mr Tadwell both have feet that look alike. Mr Tadwell arrives to clarify and Tommy reveals he heard Sister Clara teasing about his friend always putting his best foot backward.
A Philadelphia Ledger observation links rising wig sales to baldness among young men. The piece claims stiff hats curtail scalp blood flow, older hat styles cause more baldness than looser rural head coverings, and European peasants supply most artificial hair.
The Philadelphia Record argues the bee is not industrious. It claims the bee works only about three hours daily and idles for the rest, branding the creature a fraud despite its famed diligence.
Readable fragments describe corkscrew seeds of Spina pennata that bury themselves via a spiral feather and backward hairs. The other tale, from American Folk Lore, portrays Brer Fox outsmarted by Brer Rabbit who tricks him with a rock tied to his neck and a bridge jump, ending with the fox disappearance.
In Louisville Times style a clerk Rocky fabricates excuses to explain his absence. He claims his landlady is ill then dead as a reason to stay home. A visitor reveals she was the landlady and Rocky has been at her funeral, mistaken to attend his own funeral.
An Arab horseman, famed for agility, endures pain from a kick by a thoroughbred yet rejects blows from a jackass. A surgeon notes the irony as the Arab, amid a broken leg, quips that a high bred colt might be playful, but a jackass breaking bones is intolerable.
In a light domestic tale a Jedy’s clever maid Bridget is critiqued for a perpetual smudge on her face. The mistress slyly tests her with a hot soapy wash claim promising beauty, prompting Bridget’s playful reply that she has never tried it. The exchange blends humor with social observation from Our Dumb Animals.
A quaint London humor piece centers on a schoolteacher attempting to explain the meaning of harness to a small boy. The boy answers with a playful remark about what his father puts on the horse. A later line compares color change to a ruby hat turning green then returning to its original shade.
A curious barter of motive follows a theft question and a quip about a doctor's advice. The article notes global fish catches totaling about 500 million pounds yearly, largely dried and sent to tropical nations. It also mentions German army paymasters and commissariat officials receiving training in assessing the army’s food quality.
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