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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1893
Page
1
A nostalgic poem recalling childhood scenes and rural life. The speaker laments the days gone by with vivid imagery of orchards, meadows, birds, rivers, and simple joys.
In a critical snapshot, references to Swift, Stella, and Gulliver trace his years in Ireland, the move to London after Stella’s death, and the disillusionment that followed. The piece juxtaposes literary judgment with social criticism and includes a polemical note on public health and education. It cites Mrs Oliphant’s Century column and a New York Times anecdote on urban health.
New York Sun notes that trained boy choirs were rare in the United States a decade ago, with few in New York. It explains how choirmasters manage boys’ changing voices, the difficulty of artificial singing methods, and the modest earnings for learners, while highlighting rural parish lads as unschooled but favored for looks.
Two men argued over a odd fruit at a Washington market stand one claiming a citron melon the other a tomato. They asked a dealer who ruled the fruit an alligator pear remarking the dispute reminded him of customers arguing over a pumpkin not a squash.
An excerpt discusses the purported calming and civilizing effects of hasheesh or rambo among Lubuku cannibals and Indian communities. It cites Wissmann on milder dispositions, the idea of a “judgment of God” via smoking, and alleged hypnotic-like states, with notes on possible dangers and varied reactions across societies.
A set of brief curiosities includes Dr Bermian a Trinity NY rector praised for simple heart and effective leadership, a cautious Gladstone preserving 60 000 letters at Hawarden, a Spartanburg SC farmer trapping a frog blamed for stolen eggs, and reflections on education and humor linking imperfection to wit along with an ancient dictionary note from 1109 B G among Celestial archives.
A New York physician treats a wealthy nervous patient by using an incandescent bulb to gauge tremor. After weeks, a fake bulb with a non vibrating silver coil convinces the man he is cured, prompting a European voyage. The doctor notes the patient overinterpreted bulb vibrations as proof of ailment.
A newspaper item describes street cars built entirely from natural gas pipes with engines under the floor. The system reportedly travels 80 miles between refills, using gas as propulsion and costing about $2,000 to build versus $6,000 for electric. A 12 hour day would cost $1.14, cheaper than electric running.
Alfred Fouillen argues in Popular Science Monthly that temptation is continual in children because everything is new. It is the force of an idea and the motive impulse that accompanies it, driving their actions.
A snippet from New York Weekly presents a dialogue on legislator pay. Mr Oldtimer argues current pay is outrageous while Mr Nowadays counters by saying higher pay would ease corruption and anxiety, suggesting salaries high enough to afford luxury to keep lawmakers honest.
A survey of the ocean depths reveals vast flat bottoms, the absence of foreign matter, and a unique ooze made of delicate shells. At extreme depths, life forms are oddly fragile, often dissolving when brought to the surface, while deep zones remain barren or sparsely inhabited by adapted creatures and uncertain food sources.
A Dusseldorf exhibition displayed a postal card that bore the full text of the first three books of the Odyssey and, in remaining space, a transcript of a recent German parliament debate. The card totaled about 83,000 words.
In Illustrations Popolare a stylish young lady sends her manservant Battista to buy gloves. He returns with dark brown gloves instead of flesh colored ones, insisting on his earlier instruction. The humorous exchange ends with Battista displaying his hands.
A small group of businessmen gathered at the Lindell hotel debate vacation habits. One man ridiculed long trips and claimed success by reading railroad accidents and hotel fires to deter travel. He recounts successive schemes to scare the family into staycations, ending with a hunting club idyll and a final, weary reflection from another man about a late loved one and seeking comfort.
Farmers commonly feed horses without a ration, causing horses to eat from dawn to dusk. Overeating leads to distended bodies dry skin rough coats and digestive imbalance, impairing the animal’s overall condition as warned by the American Agriculturist.
The obituary anecdote recalls Rev. Thomas Hill D D and his wife waking to view a precocious child in a crib. The child, under a year old, looked up and mused that thinking is easier than acting, remarking how a dog can do right the other way.
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