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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
4
In a tense car scene Jane Cable rejects idle life seeking a nurse’s future. She insists her fiancé Graydon begin by caring for her and ailing companion, while her parents announce a health trip abroad. Jane plans five to six months abroad before pursuing hospital work.
In a solemn exchange, Jane pleads for restraint as Graydon begs for a firm promise. She softly refuses, choosing gentleness over declarations, and weighs the risk of deepening their emotional bond.
A reflective piece argues dying may be a gentle passage not as terrible as life. It compares pain in disease to final moments, cites Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and notes anesthesia can mask suffering. The author recalls near passing experiences as peaceful, even ecstatic, suggesting death could be chosen as a supreme delight.
Allan Cunningham notes for Lord Lyndhurst that a man had himself his wife and seven children painted by Copley Jun. He wants the first wife included as an angel but the sitter insists she must appear as a woman. The artist adds the third wife, the man protests, Copley erases prior spouses, and the dispute ends with a court fight won by the painter's son, future Lord Lyndhurst.
A public address by former Treasury Secretary Shaw denounces the claim that Republican tariffs always bring prosperity. Citing 1907 crisis, Aldrich Currency bill, and 1908 unemployment, the piece argues Republicans caused hardship and urges voters to back Brian in November. It cites Pittsburgh and Chicago relief reports and calls for a party shift.
A Philadelphia Ledger account describes a developed sign language used by servants and hotel porters in European cities. Signs on back doors and travel trunks convey expectations, tips, and work conditions to arriving servants and delivery personnel, with tips influencing the signals for service and behavior.
The New York Press recounts a New Yorker abroad who tries to say I am hungry at the Chatham in Paris and winds up saying phrases that imply fame a wife or a woman, provoking polite misinterpretation from a waiter as he tests facial reactions and clothing remarks.
The Springfield Republican notes that if Mr Sherman did anything notable in public life it was seeking campaign funds from Harriman in 1908. It argues the Sherman nomination was audacious and likens the Republican party's behavior in recent years to that act, highlighting credibility concerns about fundraising and public perception.
A terse, opinionated prompt argues that asking a banker why a deposit should be guaranteed mirrors challenging a banker's endorsement of discounted notes. It frames security backing as the core issue and drives home skepticism about financial guarantees.
John Mitchell states to the New York World that Bryan’s election would benefit the nation. He argues Bryan’s platform is clearer and would guide him if elected, while Taft is hindered by stubborn backers of wealth and business interests.
The late Frank P. Sargeant, former Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, denounced Judge Taft’s ruling as forcing railroad workers into peonage. He argued Taft’s decision degraded workers to servitude, likening it to Spartan helots, and warned of autocratic power over freemen and state laws.
Collier's Weekly August 23 editorial warns of corporate influence in politics through figures like Harriman and Du Pont. It cites Taft, Sherman, Penrose, and Hopper while condemning moneyed influence in government and calling for campaign finance reform and accountability in the era of trust power.
A Havre de Grace Maryland resident extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney troubles after a 1903 claim and a 1906 confirmation. The ad notes the remedy sells for 50 cents and lists Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents with the warning to remember the name Doan's.
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