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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1903

Page

4

Jewelry Salesmen Guarded by Bonds and Detectives

A Kansas City jewelry salesman explains why he carries heavy attire and stock of stones, detailing bonded protection, rapid diamond tracing, and the police and Pinkerton network. He argues that professional thieves avoid targeting jewelers, banks, or express firms due to relentless pursuit and punishment.

Kansas City The Kansas City Journal Snalesman Pinkertons Secret Service

Weather oracle leech in a bottle in Italian folk lore

A traveler notes rural Italian belief that a leech in a water filled bottle predicts weather. Change water weekly, add blood, and observe leech position and movement to gauge coming rain or wind. Haying season folk rely on this leech as a useful household predictor.

Italy

The Kingdom of Tobacco and a Lion’s Roar Aboard

The article cites United States tobacco use figures: 7.0 billion cigars 10.6 billion cigarettes and 280 million pounds of manufactured tobacco yearly, with non-cigars value over 500 million dollars. England Japan and China smoking rates are noted along with a lion description from Major Austin and a New England Sandwich joke from the New York Times.

Kingdom of Tobacco United States England Japan China Everybody’s Magazine

The Cockroach Speed Compared To Races

A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader describes testing a cockroach’s speed. The insect covered three feet in a fraction over a second, estimating about one yard per second, roughly 180 feet per minute. He notes cockroaches run, not fly, and calculates about two miles per hour if lines held.

New Orleans Times-Democrat

Mistress Escapes With Her Feet In A Joking Quip

A Chestnut Hill anecdote from the Philadelphia Ledger tells of a new maid who lies for her mistress. When the rector asks to see the lady, the maid says she is out while the mistress hides behind a screen. The minister quips that next time the mistress should take her feet with her.

Chestnut Hill Philadelphia Ledger

Theater gala saves night with suit swap deadlock

A Paria theater manager warned gala guests that evening dress was required. An American tourist lacking a suit tried to appear in a sack coat. After a heated exchange the manager offered a third suit from his own wardrobe. The guest wore it and both men became close friends.

Paria

Truthfulness of Animals Compared to Humans

A London Telegraph observation notes that no natural history writer fully explains why animals often show greater truthfulness than humans. It cites cases where animals like birds and dogs steal yet confess when found, while humans rarely do.

Les London Telegraph

Mystery Woman Vanishes After Buggy Ride, Canora Note

An Alabama brief recalls a young man in Canora who took his date for a buggy ride and drove two miles before realizing the girl was missing. The item echoes a bygone era of courting mishaps with a wry, local newspaper voice.

Canora Hartford Ala

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