Advertising for Proposals Aimed at Daughters Suitors
A rural couple, Mr and Mrs Bumblethorp, debate using public proposals to find a husband for their daughter. He imagines a grand barn as a status symbol, while she weighs the scandal and practicality of signing real proposals. The plan grows as they discuss foundations, frame, and braces in a humorous twist on marriage market cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. B
Mrs. Bumblethorp
Mrs. B
Bumblethorp
George
Caleb Bumblethorp
Mr. Bumblethorp
Story Puns and Proposals Stir Texas Sittings Charm
In a humorous exchange Bumblethorp and Mrs. B spar over headlines and puns. Mrs. B frets about stories reaching newspapers while Bumblethorp jokes about proposals for building a new barn. The muddlebright dialogue showcases playful domestic witticisms in a Texas setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. B
Bumblethorp
Cella Ann
Celia Ann
Mr. Bumblethorp
Della Ann
Texas
The Wading Habit of Women at the Beach
An observer recounts experiments with beach benches to test why women prefer wading and removing stockings. He notes initial compliance with benches then shifts to watching as the girls adapt, ultimately concluding the habit is enduring and rooted in tradition. The piece cites Eve and Eden as symbolic origins of the behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Eden
Seed Corn Seed Quality and Drying Practices
An editorial urges farmers to improve seed corn by testing kernels, highlighting that many kernels fail to germinate due to improper gathering and storage. It argues seed should be harvested early, dried thoroughly, and kept dry, with shocks used to finish ripening rather than late curing or late-season delays.
Whitemarsh Church and the Hole in the Wall Tale
An 18th century tale from Talbot County near Oxford describes Whitemarsh Church dating to before 1690 and a nearby building later repurposed as the county almshouse. A legendary incident recounts Rev Maynadier’s wife reportedly revived after burial when a ring thwarted a grave robbers attempt, allowing her to tell the tale for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitemarsh
Talbot county
Oxford
Bray
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
Church of England
Maynadier
Earthquakes marked across centuries and regions
A historical overview notes the global frequency and impact of earthquakes, citing vast death tolls since creation and regional concentrations in Greece, Italy, Egypt, and the Pacific Rim. It discusses Lisbon 1755, San Francisco shale, Japan’s 1880 shocks, and the link between earthquakes and volcanic activity as well as central earth heat driving the phenomenon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
San Francisco
bay
Greece
Italy
Egypt
Asia Minor
North Africa
Andes
North America
Kamscatka
Japan
New Zealand
Arabia
India
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B.C. BIBB& SON
STOFR PIOSNSERS
BALTIMORE
Gere. F. Stoan & Bro
LIGHT
BALTIMORE, MD
OF THE
DENTON HARDWARE
OS.BORNE &CO
Geiser Manufacturing Company
Hedge
EMPIRE GRAIN AND FERTILIZER
Evitts & Horstockx
CAROLINE
Orrick or Denton
counties
DENTON FLOURING MILLS
Maryland Steamboat Company
Frank W. Reppen
academa
BALLARD GCaLerny
renowset
Beadie
atslogus
MARLIN FIRE ARMS
Maven
Conn
NPWAPADF
A. GC. YATES &CO
MOYER
COULBOURN
WHOLESALE COMMISSION
North Front St
Philadelphia
P. W. Downes
Denton National Bank
J. B. Steele
Register of Wills
Denton
L. H. Gadd
Caroline county
Wm. G. Horsey
Richard C. Carter
Treas
Citizens’ B. & L. Associa
J. M. Wooters
Cordova
Hon. Eli
Saulsbury
Dover
Del
ichael Colbourn
Sanford
Wm. Fell
Eagle Hotel
Georgetown
Charles Williamson
Kent county
Del. S
Parker
H. T. Nuttle & Bro
Andersontown
H. S. Beaver
Kitzerville
Jarrett Bros. & Kein
N. Third street
Phila
Stettler & Koons
Third street
W. J. BLACKISTON
J. W. Bryantt
T. Punny Fisier
BRYANT & FISHER, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
a counties
ManrsHacht
MUTCHLER
DENTON, MD
Masonic Hall
court house
Eton
Geonox T. Manviy. MELVIN
HOBBS, Attorneys-at-Law
GEORGE M. RUSSUM
HENRY NH. LEWIS
RUSSUM & LEWIS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Caroline, Talbot
Queen Anne
MownsteuR Ox Mount
Iren
MLSBOROUGH, MD
LD W. TILGHMAN
J. E. TYLOR
EASTON, MD
WILLIAM T. KELLY
Preston
Greensborough
Eutow St
FELBY Lewin & BON
TEACKLE
Starr
Park AVE
THOMAS HILL
Fayette and St. Paul Streets
GASPER MILLER
VAN AUSDALL & DOWDEN
T. B. MERRITT
Wilmington
Delaware
ite
J. 5
JOHNSON & CO
South St
rae Ross
OFM tipe
scott
W. H. PARKER
Bul- Gach street
Boston
Mass
a. J. IRVING & C8
Fayette and St. Paul Biss
United States
M'Daniel
POW DEES
Clark's Poultry POW DEES
KNIGHT
CLARK & M’DANIEL, PROPRIETORS
Deaware
roe
MOORE
PHARMAGY
LEXINGTON
PARK
AWARD
Lundborg
Cologne
GEORGE T. MELVIN
pete heep
VOLINA
Chem
Vollpa
porelciana
Ale aliguer Dugan
Moller
M. P. MOLLER, Manufactmen
Pire & ReEeponaans
HAGERSTOWN, MD
W.L.STORK & CO
BALTIMORE S
Wes
T. S. PAGE
ON.Y. City
WM. G. HENDERSON
F Street
P. C
WASHINGTON, D. C
U. S. Patent Office
Patent Office
U. S Supreme Court
Federal
A. D. SMITH & CO
HEMMONS’ BAKERY
A.D. SMITH & CO
LOOKERMA Concord
D" J. K. SAULSBURY
RIDGELY, MARYLAND
Trazzare
TRAZZARE & WATTS
Earth
FINLEY JOHNSON
hatred
nuumber
Charleston
Pacific
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific coast
John I F. W. Herschell
riuyers
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