26 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
1
Blake, a confidential clerk to Lemuel Pettus, marries Amy Lessing and tries to escape the lender’s grasp. Pettus fends off rivals, stakes claims on a dangerous mine, and a deciphered plea emerges from Pettus’s own letter, sending Blake and Amy on the run to Denver to confront the Calabash mine’s fate and Pettus’s leverage.
An old Indian myth recounts how Mount Tahoma was formed by the Great Spirit, the trees and animals emerging from his actions, and the origin of man. A storm tale follows when the Great Spirit’s daughter is swept from the sky and becomes part of a grizzly bear family, linking humans to bears through ancestral descent.
The Japanese servant has many curious traits besides eating raw fish but is inordinately polite. He never gives notice when leaving. his work worsens steadily until you must fire him. He uses this method to avoid telling you outright that he is tired of you.
Mrs Subbubs Newcome moved into the Dudleys old house on Saturday prompting a social call. Mr Subbubs notes the poker of social life and the idea of a call to see what others have.
The stage manager quips on the meadow scene looking forced saying it lacks naturalness. A reporter from Loulaville Courier-Journal notes the playful remark about advertising signs missing from the display as the gag unfolds.
A witness describes a magistrate as sly and untrustworthy, saying he never faces you honestly while your back is turned, characterizing him as the sort of man who never tells the truth upfront.
A dealer ordered a tavern scene in Dutch style and had it signed with a facsimile of Jan Steen. The artist re-signed with his name, the work was seized as a counterfeit, the importer paid fines and duty, then resold the piece for a large profit, exposing tricks in the art trade. The tale highlights deceit, legal penalties, and profiteering from forged signatures.
A downtown businessman recounts a comical moment in a Broadway office on the fifteenth floor. While riding the elevator he sneezed and his $150 dentures flew out, prompting laughter from a car full of stenographers and a claim of near escape through a keyhole.
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