20 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
A country store narrator at Bijah's shares village gossip about Mame Wilson, Jim Lane, and Jeremiah Wilson. The tale follows family plans, romance, and a dramatic Canada bound lamp scene and legal squabbles sparked by Jim Lane's bold act.
A Scotian youth visits a London friend and awakens to a breakfast exchange with his host. The morning dialogue between Sandy and Trost reveals a lighthearted clash over sleep, with Sandy claiming the fleas kept him awake all night. The scene unfolds in the friend’s Clerkenwell quarters.
The water spider carries a bubble of air under its body for breathing and surfaces to replenish it. Tiny hairs on the underside trap air by preventing water from passing through while allowing air to be imprisoned among the hairs.
The piece contrasts fatigue as a signal urging rest with the dangers of both idleness and overwork. It notes how inactivity dulls ambition and can harm offspring, while overworked youth risk stunted growth and social unrest. It also describes Central American insect art and industrial hazards from nitric acid fumes affecting workers and health.
Conversation at the Lawyers' club recalled Judge James T Brady. A veteran said Brady began practicing in humble Fulton street quarters behind a cobbler’s shop. An Irish visitor asked what was sold. Brady answered with a joke about selling blockheads, noting only one chair remained.
When Bismarck first visited Dr Selweninger he angrily condemned the questions asked. The doctor retorted and fired back that patients should not be treated without interrogation and analogized to horse doctors. The exchange led to a firm friendship between the chancellor and the physician.
A reader advises repairing squeaky boots by boring tiny holes in the sole’s lower layer and applying oil through a fine nozzle oil can. After oil soaks, the wearer can walk quietly and without disruption.
A countryman and his bride applied at the box office for tickets. The ticket seller asked which seating they preferred. The bride, blushing, said it would be properer to sit in the family circle since they are now married.
Professional wine tasters never swallow the wine they taste. They hold a sip to assess texture and aroma. The palate judges smoothness or roughness while the sense of smell notes the bouquet.
Ainslee's notes a Chinese Lily Mountain shrine near Swatow where dream seekers fast and await visions on the ninth night of the ninth month. A scholar dreamed of boots carried by a man, interpreted as a pending literary degree, but years passed before fulfillment and his feet suffered tar treatment.
An American paper quotes an optician who claims nine-tenths of railroad men pilots and other vision reliant workers have blue eyes. He asserts blue eyes convey penetrating utility, notes few blue eyed people need glasses, and links eye color to traits like gray for intellect and hazel to musical talent. He also states brown eyes are beautiful and violet eyes are rare.
This fragment discusses mortality and friendship, noting that grief from a loved one's death yields consolation to the survivor. It then describes ancient Chinese bridges as narrow pathways for two mounted men, with railings, and credits early missionaries with influencing Western suspension bridge concepts.
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