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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1913
Page
3
Professor Barry fears marriage and dreams of a wife like Miss Johnson. A stranger abandons her baby in his care causing a mob scene before Miss Johnson arrives to calm the crowd and reveal the mistaken identity.
In a bustling scene a police officer discovers the baby is his own child, after Miss Johnson reveals the mixup with Professor Barry. A mistaken handoff by a maid leads to a chaotic resolution as the man asks Elizabeth Johnson to care for him, and she agrees.
Ten year old Jack the Lion Tamer tried to hypnotize a Siberian tiger named Dick inside Central Park Zoo. He slipped inside the railing and extended an arm toward the cage. The tiger lunged as keeper George Sichert seized the boy by the collar and dragged him away. The tiger’s claw bit the boy’s index finger before the keeper expelled him.
Poison ivy mystery solved by Dr Mirande of Perils Academy of Sciences. He reports the plant contains prussic acid mainly in young leaves and buds, with little in older leaves. The toxin forms when leaves are bruised via enzyme-glucoside interaction triggering irritation.
The romance Lorna Doone by Richard Blackmore grew from tepid initial reception to popularity after the Marquis of Lorne’s marriage. Public curiosity sparked when the title’s first word appeared in print, drawing readers who assumed a nod to the Argyle family and seeking the Devonshire tale’s charm.
A Cambridge tale from the Boston Post recalls the bridge works field being prepared for a new structure by the Boston Bridge Work and Company. It notes boys from East Cambridge once swam near Sixth Street Bridge and rushed to get dressed before police arrived, lamenting the loss of a hid-away spot next summer.
The text explains pre clock time measurement methods. Alfred the Great ordered six 12 inch tapers with 12 equal segments. three segments burn per hour, so a taper lasts four hours. Lighted sequentially, the six tapers would mark a 24 hour period.
A man at the door asks a former curfew reciter if she can perform a new piece instead of the original curfew poem. She replies years have passed and he suggests a version about playing the piano. Their exchange hints at nostalgia and creative rework.
Lily Pryce, staying at Lakeview Lodge with Mr Ferris, contemplates an affair while her fiancé, John Shaw, is en route. Ferris flirts and kisses her mid drive to Blue Mountain, intensifying Lily’s conflict over love and propriety. A mismanaged drive ends with the horse bolting near a canyon as Ferris clings to the carriage, heightening the danger and exposing Lily to a moral crisis.
In a tense roadside scene Lily narrowly escapes danger as a horse bolts and John Shaw steadies the frightened animal. Lily is helped from the vehicle by Shaw, who reveals concern and composure, while Ferris shows embarrassment and keeps a hollow smile. Lily seeks forgiveness from John and asks him to take her back to the stables.
A comic reminiscence recounts a three year old drummer voice and a New Jersey telegraph office where a gum chewing girl provokes a scowl. The tale notes blotters unavailable and later explains the gag by gum consumption and misused blotters, ending with a color request to match a ribbon.
A fragmented, pastiche view of New England frames it as an arid region surrounding Boston with infant industries and old maids. It mentions Cotton Mather and John L. Sullivan founding mills, I W W influence, and mock-heroic notes on slaves and indigenous peoples, ending with industry shift away from traditional crafts and exports.
An elderly, disabled woman in a wheeled chair declares herself a fervent suffragette. She argues one converted young woman will become two more, creating an endless chain of influence and proving the suffrage cause worth the effort. Her oral persuasion, despite paralysis, embodies determined activism.
In Italy and France football fever provokes linguistic concern as Sig Luciano Zuccoli warns that English sports terms creep into mother tongue. He notes Italian clubs like The Millan Football and Cricket club use English names and argues football traces to the ancient Roman harpastum before adopting English words.
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