28 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
1
Former associate of C C Waskey in furniture and carpet business announces starting own shop. Offers full line of furniture of all kinds, carpets, rugs, oil cloths, and mattings at low prices. Invites Caroline friends to visit and inspect merchandise.
Cash on day of sale and title papers at purchaser expense. Harvey L. Cooper Frank P. Covey auctioneers assignees.
The undersigned plans to discontinue farming and will sell at public sale on John W. Clark’s farm in Tuckahoe Neck opposite Bethel German Baptist Church, three miles west of Denton, starting at ten o’clock a.m. Live stock includes a six-year-old One Day horse, a six-year-old bay horse, a twelve-year-old mare with foal by Todd’s horse, a fourteen-year-old Gre Block Mare, a pair of fourteen and fifteen-year-old mated mules, nine cows with one calf, two farm wagons, and numerous farming and carriage implements. Terms: cash on sums under ten dollars. over ten dollars on credit for ten months with note and approved security. Auction by Ernest Cook. attorney Oscar Crank. Jomax W. Crhark, Auctioneer.
A man named Pennington, estranged from college friends and facing life’s drift, watches a Labor Day parade and embarks on a new path in the trades. He labors to adapt, endures harsh work, earns respect, and rises from daily drudgery to a supervising role, rekindling a distant romance with Esther Kilton as he becomes a key figure in a construction bloc. Esther later discovers him among the workers, prompting a reunion and a renewed life in the trades вместе.
Macfoozler performs a hopeless game as he heckles an exhausted companion. The dialogue captures weariness from counting and the speaker’s taunting energy amid a bantering exchange.
A colorful rural proverb heavy excerpt discusses readiness and integrity. Uncle Peter declares Harris not prepared for a prominent role, warning against vanity and misused fame. The passage blends a folksy voice with a cautionary moral about gullibility and pride.
A New York election night wandering man meets a girl with a feather duster. He loses her in the crowd then wakes in a hospital room to learn she is Marjory Metcalf, daughter of his boss. After romance and a playful nurse ruse they wed, with the duster kept as a token.
An American traveler reports Persian soldier lore about firing salutes to drive away devils, plus absurd beliefs about dog worshipers in Teheran. An English captain’s poor riding in Bushire provokes locals. a ship vendor claims the captain is an expert rider only because they think he is drunk.
The London Spectator recounts a story about Dr Todd the Irish archaeologist who, despite great learning, played a prank. An English visitor is told that at 6 oclock a porter rings a bell calling The Danes In the hall, prompting students to rush out to repel invaders, a humorous relic of Danish times.
The three fates Clotho Lachesis and Atropos were believed to influence life from birth to death. They were pictured as watching a thread of gold silver or wool grow taut and slacken until it is finally cut by Atropos. Clotho winds the thread Lachesis spins it and Atropos ends the life.
In Indianapolis Journal style outtakes a grocer and patron duel over a bright painted warning. The man insists he saw signs claiming freshness while the grocer notes the sign but the buyer doubts hype. A playful exchange follows about prior false claims of novelty.
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