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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1893
Page
1
A nostalgic verse evokes a beautiful realm beyond the fareway where sunshine and flowers bloom. Voices like birdsong fill the air as the speaker recalls bright hours and the starry home, memory chiming softly in a Howe, sweet home refrain.
A sharp critique of a village girl who marries a dull but respectable man. The piece mocks the husband for narrow thinking and constant lecturing, while praising common sense and happiness found in ordinary couples. It contrasts with a travelogue by Mr. and Mrs. Pennell who seek a perfect medieval feel in modern times, keeping their chosen place private.
The Philadelphia Times cites two remarkable cases where water, instead of quenching, fueled fires. In a factory flood, iron filings oxidized heat to ignite woodwork and ruin the building. In another scene, water feeding a burn to quicklime caused slaked heat to set a neighboring structure ablaze. A Nashville Advocate aside urges cooking as central to house health and destiny.
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote recalls a Hartford Press editor and a compositor who chose enlistment not for patriotism but to avoid more of the editor’s copy. The piece contrasts a historical note on blasphemy punishments and a sultan’s strict smallpox vaccination practices.
The London Spectator argues that international arbitration between England and the United States could foster a real alliance. Nations sharing sane racial traits, ideas, language, books, and traditions could make arbitration workable. A nonbelligerent pledge until disputes reach a court could herald a broader race unity and eventual common citizenship across the two nations.
The passage compares pestering adverts to a salmon baited with a Jock Scott fly and argues that persistent notices in stations trains streets and fields may drive people to buy a sample out of despair yet likely exhausts the tactic. It notes that advertising would fail if it did not pay but queries its impact on consumer choice and its eventual self-destruction.
A Boston Commonwealth citation recalls Dr Heylin's Life of King Charites noting a scribe who wrote the Ten Commandments the creed the pater noster the queen's name and the prayer within a compass of a penny and provided spectacles enabling clear letter discernment. It also mentions Peter Bales who displayed the entire Bible in a walnut sized book.
A London Globe note laments odd misnamings from a nurse who called Betsy and Jane as well as horses with fine names that drifted into common forms. It highlights the drift from classy to plain, as names like Rusted and Sohrab devolve into Rusty, Sorebnock, or the Docthor.
Edwin Booth had a curious passion for waffles during his Boston engagement. One evening he ate 25 waffles, suffered severe indigestion, and could not perform, forcing a full house to depart disappointed. The piece also notes a male quail glossing over domestic duties, and mentions alleged bridle fragment linked to John Wilkes Booth in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
In Macmillan's Magazine, a discussion argues children fear snakes due to their strange appearance and motion, while suggesting fear may also arise from beliefs about venom and sudden death. It compares responses in children, monkeys, and dogs, and questions whether superstition drives cruelty toward serpents.
After returning from an African and European cruise, Commodore Bridge visits the Portsmouth station and Hawthorne arrives with a cargo of boxes. Mrs. Bridge questions his brief stay, but her invitation for help leads Hawthorne to offer aid, and he remains useful for a week, assisting with unpacking and chores.
The article notes simple jaundice often links to sudden emotional shock. It cites cases where a young woman turns yellow upon guilt, another upon hearing of a fiancé’s idle status, and a man after being discharged for not growing tall enough. It warns of progression to acute yellow atrophy with liver cell disorganization and even suggests cancer may share a shock-related origin.
In a humorous exchange captured by the Boston Transcript a gentleman named Fogg tells a young lady he does not give up his seat unless she is advanced in years. The young lady declines to sit, preferring to stand, and she glares as the scene ends with comic tension.
The passage notes that the throne and top officials in Spain wield strong political influence, controlling the upper house of the cortes. It also mentions a claim by Krupp gun works of a machine that can roll iron so thin that 1,800 sheets would make an inch.
A London and tourist rite sees climbers reach the St Pauls dome ball, 610 steps up, 6 feet across, 12 inside, weighing 5600 pounds. The gilded cross is 15 feet high, revealing panoramic views of London on clear days. The ascent mix of wooden, stone, and iron steps ends with a difficult return, likened to a Russian bath.
A well dressed man dozed on a box in a busy London street, attracting a crowd who feared he was dead. He woke abruptly, mounted his box, and waved bottles while joking about a privilege and his world renowned corn and bunion eradicator.
A Chambers Journal reflection on how habits and character are formed during late adolescence. The piece argues that as boys move from school to work or profession they gain a wider view, become more critical, and the era’s literature fosters controversy, eroding the notion of sacred beliefs.
Two boatmen on the Ohio discuss a harsh winter in a humorous exchange. They reference Cincinnati freezing over and temperatures phrased as degrees below Cairo, then joke about Nero as the measuring point, highlighting the playful misinterpretation of extreme cold in a Harper’s Young People item.
Two strangers met by chance at a New York hotel table about a year apart. An engaging discussion ended in pledges of friendship. Six months later they met again at the same hotel and table with no planning. Each had traveled around the world in opposite directions.
A Texas paper owner warns against jokey reporting during a double execution. The managing editor notes the two condemned entries were described as neck and neck, reflecting dissonant tone in coverage.
A tale from the Buffalo Express describes a Vassar visitor who takes charge of cooking at her sister’s home. After failed coffee attempts due to misapplied measurements, the sister quips that at Vassar there are eight girls in a pint, prompting the husband’s amused disbelief.
The piece traces wedding cake origins from a Roman rite with three wheat ears and a later English chaplet of wheat. Attendants tossed corn during the couple’s celebration and guests ate the crumbs. The modern cake emerged in the eighteenth century as iced blocks whose breaking released inner layers to the floor for sharing.
An American beef and pork packer, traveling in Spain, sat down when a bull entered. A Madrid grandee and the arena director asked the toreador the cause. The matador replied that the Chicago Armour was so magnifico that the bull found no fight left in him.
A New York Telegram quote explains aluminium is weaker in pure form than wrought iron and easily bends under transverse strain. It notes aluminium’s true strength emerges in alloys, such as aluminium bronze with 8 to 12 percent copper, producing dense, fine-grained, strong metals.
A Philadelphia Press note warns canaries suffer vermin. cover cages at night with a white cloth to collect tiny red spots from parasites. The anecdote contrasts politeness with a new music master who gently chides a student for striving to improve upon Beethoven, as reported by the Philadelphia Telegraph.
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