19 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1891
Page
1
A miscellany of fragmentary prose and anecdotes includes a somber meditation on a storm haunted night, a tale of a West Point shell and Uncle Bill Williams, tales of oysters and Indian cooking, warnings about oleander health risks, and several light vignettes from bygone daily life.
An Italian immigrant who arrived Monday confessed to a past prison sentence after lying about it, saying he wished to stay in the United States. Colonel Weber granted him passage through the port on grounds of excessive honesty despite a prior two month jail term for a street fight.
Lewiston Journal recounts a tale of a cat named Christopher Columbus guarding a buried bird, with the cat and Dot witnessing the burial. The piece blends other readers' snippets about luminous Indian plants and a lighthearted quip about ice cream poison.
A Woodland Tex man reports a calf-sheep hybrid with wool on half the body and a wooly tail while one side of the hide resembles a sheep and the other a calf. The blue eyes and lighter wool side distinguish the freak, whose mother is a large cow.
A local incident at a Philadelphia business describes a customer requesting cashing a check. The cashier asks for identification, the customer suggests bringing someone who knows her, and mentions her husband as a witness. The scene highlights lax security at the desk.
The Rev Dr Pierson warns ministers who fear overgiving hurt their causes and their salaries. He says a church learns by giving and higher gifts follow, while hoarding shrinks openness and generosity. Open hearts and purses aid ministerial support and missions. Also notes a Coast of Ceylon scene of musical fish and Bombay harbor fish with harp like songs.
A column argues against religious exclusiveness and the one road claim, urging belief in multiple pathways to the afterlife and the universality of God’s fatherhood as represented by diverse Christian traditions. It endorses Christian brotherhood over sectarian monopolies.
A cited six letter word puzzle yields a playful line about Ida Ned Dean and Me dia a mad dame making a die and dive while finding a mine in Maine. The dialogue features New England pie breakfast humor between a hostess and Mr Downeast with a pun on three daily pies.
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