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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1888

Page

4

Decisive ram clash tests ship and crew in stern action

E Holden recalls a brutal battle at sea as Union ships close on a ram. Engines roar, boiler pressure surges, and a fierce hand to hand struggle erupts aboard the Sassacus. Chief engineer Hobby endures severe scalds, while the crew fights to repel boarders and survive the brutal onslaught.

Roe Boutelle Brooke Mr. Hobby Tll Thad Merrimac Minnesota Sassacus Albemarle Wyalusing Febiger E. Holden M. D

London hospital beef tea production sighted at 172 pints daily

The Chicago Herald notes a London hospital feature where 172 pints of beef tea are prepared daily as part of the patients' bill of fare. The item highlights hospital kitchen scale as a notable sight in the city.

London Hospital Fane Chicago Herald

Untaught talent versus collegiate training in arts and law

The Boston Advertiser argues against the notion that formal schooling is unnecessary for success. It cites Patrick Henry and Robert Burns, showing their rigorous self education through books, study of language, and critique, matching the disciplined path of modern collegians and debunking the idea that talent is nature alone.

Patrick Henry Henry Robert Burns Burns Boston Advertiser

Presentation to the Queen A British court rite judged unnecessary

The Argonaut notes that presenting at court is common but not a gateway to state entertainments or invitations. It argues most presenters receive no Buckingham Palace invite, yet Americans still pursue court dress and drawing rooms, chasing curiosity over respect for the queen.

England Prince of Wales Buckingham Palace Marlborough House Legation

Ecuador and Its Capital Landmark Trade Notes

The piece describes Quito’s mountain road limits six months a year, pine from Maine in the custom house, Guayaquil steamers built in Baltimore, and ice factories with water carted twenty miles. It notes Panama hats from Guayaquil, 329 miles to Quito, freight costs, piano carries, and Quito's import of American furniture and hogs. It also mentions Ecuador’s 1,000,000 inhabitants, forty-seven post offices, and no interior newspaper postage. In the African exploration note, Dr Supan finds many regions still blank to civilized man despite past surveying and travel lines through the Sahara.

Ecuador Quito Maine Pennsylvania Guayaquil Baltimore United States America Grand Rapids Mich Cincinnati Enquirer Supan Sahara Arkansaw

Contentment Over Grumbling in Everyday Life

A Detroit Free Press quote warns that constant criticism robs life of sweetness. It contrasts contented individuals in humble cottages with grumblers in marble palaces, asserting happiness hinges on attitude rather than status.

Marble Detroit Free Press

The Yodian Girl’s Explanation Parting Words

In Hampton Virginia, the Yodian girls share a poignant moment as one friend departs for the western home. While the other girl speaks aloud of parting, the quiet companion says she carries all her friends in her heart. The line underscores enduring friendships beyond distance.

Charles T. Sempers Hampton

The Power of a Captain on an Ironclad Ship

A vivid description compares the command of an ironclad ship to wielding massive force. It details the captain's control over furnaces, boilers, torpedoes, guns, and the ram, illustrating how a single man’s judgment and courage direct 12,000 tons of steel and 12,000 horsepower toward victory or disaster.

Mim Nasmyth Alb Alfo Marras “Sy Magazine

Gluttony and moral fault in Wil Son’s Noctes

An 19th century discussion from the New Orleans Picayune on gluttony as moral failing. The piece argues appetite can spring from vice or a disease rather than palate desire, noting the distinction with animal craft and self control.

Sass Wilson Mia New Orleans Picayune

Wall Street Careers and the Toll of Speculation

A Chicago Herald reflection notes that the typical Wall Street career lasts about ten years. It asserts most men exhaust their vital energies in speculation and only a few endure twenty years, with even fewer bearing the continual excitement.

Wall Street Sears Chicago

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