09 Sep 1882
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1882
Page
1
An advertising blurb extols Empire Grain & Fertilizer Drill AGATN claiming it is unequaled and unexcelled. It calls the machine the only force feed fertilizer distributor in the world and praises its automatic action light weight, durability, accuracy, and finish.
Readers are urged to share results from using the Empire Force Feed Grain and Fertilizer Drill purchased last season. A circular letter invites farmers to report seeding quality, wheat yields, and draft comparison with other machines, returning feedback promptly to Emerson & Lunts under firm branding.
A collection of farmer testimonials extols the Empire Drill for sowing wheat and fertilizer evenly, noting lighter draft and superior distribution. Pens from Isaac J. Sigler, Tho. M. Slaugitei, Ew. Gordy, Alex. Blake, and others claim high satisfaction and recommend the Empire to neighbors and friends.
A reflective meditation on age as an inexorable, lasting snow that clings to the brow, contrasting winter’s white with the hope of eternal peace. The speaker urges acceptance and even praise for old age, framing it as a dignified crown that yields to Paradise’s brighter crown.
In the Pennsylvania Legislature General Alexander Ogle wrote a letter to General Andrew Jackson on behalf of Democratic members. The caucus praised the letter as a damningly able paper, while one dapper Philadelphia member offered a skeptical remark as he reviewed it.
A collection of punny maxims and social quips on breakfast time, luck, weather, bricks, pigs, ice, corner lots, fashion, music, sewing machines with Indians, tipsy, paper watches, and a playful exchange between a dry goods clerk and a customer. The tone mirrors a late 19th century humorous miscellany.
William Cullen Bryant urged young writers to use simple direct English, call things by their true names, and avoid long words. Sidney Smith advised writers to cut half the words after drafting to reveal stronger writing. Both stress clarity, honesty, and restraint over ostentation.
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