12 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1891
Page
1
A landlady's husband, Podley, and a friend attempt to move a folding bed upstairs over several days. Mischief, mismeasurements, and repeated failures culminate in a furniture expert's crowbar solution. The tale blends tall misadventure with Norfolk speech quirks and concludes with the bed finally in the room.
The phosphate beds yield fossils from reptiles to early humans, with remains of extinct land animals and many exceptionally large prehistoric sharks. The text notes the formations span ages and record the history of Earth in the strata, highlighting the huge teeth and body sizes found in these deposits.
An eclectic excerpted set of scenes, including a run nered by a desert figure, a scholar’s reminiscence of J V S and church work, a Bahamian street portrait, a German widow tale, and an ironic plea for city aid. The pieces span sport, faith, culture, humor, and social observation with a nineteenth century editorial voice.
Erastus Wiman notes Staten Island development with rail receipts for a Sunday. Rapid Transit railroad reportedly carried 40,000 people, based on ten cent fares, a larger crowd than any surface road in the world, according to his Baltimore Sun quote.
Dustmen on tricycles are introduced in St. Giles Camberwell, with dust superintendents provided with tricycles. The machines are not yet built to carry the material, but early tests have proven a great success. London Letter.
An English sailor aboard East Indiaman Warren lastings writes from Gravesend March 14 1813 describing a voyage home and insistently requesting pigtail and shirts. The letter teases mischief while urging Tom to obtain a pound of pigtail and suitable shirts, noting scarce funds and forthcoming return.
A well dressed woman with a small handbag rushed into uptown shops asking for one cent to make up five for car fare. She collected pennies from bystanders. a cigar store group gave all but one, one man offered a dollar, and she claimed LT can change it, then slipped away as her father appeared nearby.
The Indianapolis Journal notes New Zealand sends large mushroom shipments to San Francisco and Hong Kong. The Chinese use mushrooms for food medicine and dye. A remarkable species grows on a large caterpillar's body converting the annual into a vegetable.
A fragment from the New York Epoch quotes a dialogue about marital expectations and returning to a father's authority. It contrasts with a New York Times science note explaining how nerves at hair follicles affect pigment, linking nerve action to aging and hair color restoration.
A critique notes the theater remains coarse but shows signs of improvement while the newsstand is toppled near the pit of drama. It argues both venues influence the weaker intelligences, with fiction improving morally on the newsstand but printed fiction worsening, reflecting broader cultural tensions through Harper's Monthly voice.
A corporal to a recruit describes him as filthy and unkempt, likening him to a scarecrow and saying he resembles a regular civilian. The remark underscores harsh drill life and discipline expectations within barrack culture. Feld und Lager.
In a busy bank building clerks wear skull caps despite the surprisingly warm interior. A deputy reports strong drafts and a lively customer flow, while the manager jokes about chilly conditions.
Gentleman's Magazine reports on Wallace and Waugh ton style estimates for sediment deposition along a global thirty mile belt and denudation rates, yielding a 28 million year minimum under one assumption. Croll argues faults and twenty thousand foot downthrows imply vast rock removal, suggesting 45 million years since the old red sandstone, totaling 90 million years as a minimum duration of geological time.
An anecdote from Hoppner relates a wealthy stock broker with his large family asking for a single grand painting “all seated upon our lawn at Clapham” to be painted “as large as life.” The artist notes that price depends on dimensions and style, while the client demands prompt payment and a unified plan.
A Hamburg hotel constructed from paper boards claims fireproofing by chemical impregnation, echoing broader uses of paper from household goods to railway components. Asbestos fibers, noted for fire resistance, are described as easily separated and woven into protective wear.
The addition of stepanite to the charge of iron and coke in a furnace yields a compound of iron and steel without the need for further treatment of the metal.
In England news parcels travel by railway with modest revenue for carriers. Complaints arise weekly about delays and losses. Rates run about one penny per fifty miles, minimum two pence, sometimes four pence for short journeys. Letters cannot be sent in parcels, yet are often included. Costs are paid with railway stamps. reporters receive stamped envelopes.
Dr R W Shufeldt notes consistent care for infant cradles among the Navajos. He reports mothers place soft pads to protect the back of the head, and head straps are rarely used beyond the first days of infancy, allowing the head to have freedom.
A fragment from Life quotes Mr C Archibald Sharpe Newpop denying a boy’s death and a heated exchange over the claim. The note then shifts to a science aside from La Faille about heat in Geneva’s lake and its seasonal discharge, cooling autumn and winter.
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