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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1888

Page

4

The Next War Seen as War of Peoples and Mass Mobilization

The Pall Mall Gazette argues the next war will involve entire nations rather than armies, with millions mobilized and a battle to the death. It warns of prolonged, brutal conflict draining resources, causing famine, and erasing civilized warfare norms as nations fight to bleed each other white.

Plevna Constantinople Bismarck Germany Europe France Russia Austria Italy Moscow Crimea Turkey Judas Pall Mall Gazette

When Lawyers Are Rusty in Pleadings Practice

A Globe-Democrat deputy circuit clerk notes lawyers often seek clerks for pleadings details and practical tips. While most lawyers stay current with law, many are rusty in ordinary pleadings which can be intricate, and clerks frequently provide valuable, accurate information.

Globe-Democrat

Hare and Interesting Relics in Petersham Shop

A Petersham shop in Niche waug thrives with ornamental items from rare woods. The proprietor stores a wheel from an Egyptian chariot showing ancient craftsmanship. A relic lover offers a piece of a Richmond whipping post from slavery times, yielding some pretty small articles.

Capable of Bearing Arma Gervais Estimates Europe Armies

French authority Arma M. Gervais says men capable of bearing arms exist in Germany five million France two hundred thousand Austria-Hungary one million eight hundred ninety thousand Italy two million England eight hundred thousand Russia six million and other states four million totaling twenty four million one hundred thousand of whom ten million are trained soldiers per the Boston Budget.

M. Gervais Germany France Austria-Hungary Italy England Russia Boston

Fabric Made from Nettles in Chinese Grass Cloth

Public Opinion notes that Chinese grass cloth uses nettle fiber. The material is unusually glossy and transparent, and serves as belting for machinery with about double the strength of feather.

Stevens Filing for Syracuse Postmaster Job Cited

The Syracuse resident Charles E Stevens sought the postmaster appointment two months after presenting a tariff message to Congress. The Troy Press notes the move reflects a broader view that the Democracy loses one disappointed seeker but gains ten principled, efficient supporters.

Steverm Charles E. Stevens Syracuse Cleveland Congress

Thinks It Brilliant Stroke in Campaign Tactics

The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the Democratic campaign committee chaired by Calvin S Brice favors using printer's ink to fight the campaign. It proposes issuing campaign dallies from every office as a Democratic weekly, calling it a combined political and journalistic stroke of genius.

Calvin S. Brice Democratic Campaign Committee Pittsburg Dispatch

Artist Versus Cattle Center Depicts Two Observers

A reflective Pittsburgh Bulletin piece contrasts two painters. An artful observer of nature captures landscapes with precise memory and fresh subjects while a Pittsburger cattle dealer, just back from the West, can only discuss cattle costs and markets, failing to perceive the mountains and lakes.

Roches Colorado Thor Pittsburg Bulletin

Quito’s Population Decline and Exiled Property

Curtis in American Magazine notes Quito’s climate keeps pestilence low but sickness exists. Mountain fever is common and city population has fallen from 500,000 since Spanish era to about 0,000. Half the houses are empty, fine residences locked, political exiles abroad, revolutions frequent and disastrous for the unsuccessful.

Quito Curtis American Magazine

Beissonier study method impressed by a storming squadron

Art Connoisseur recounts Meissonier's original approach to studying Napoleonic cuirassier movements. He sowed rye, watched wheels crush stalks, and used a garrison battery to simulate battle noise and charges. Through repeated observation of cuirassiers and horses, he memorized the scene and detailed each figure in uniform.

Beissonier Meissonier Mar Ilo Poissy Art Connoisseur

The Bulgarian Wife as Field Helper Purchases Her Upon Marriage

A passage cites Thomas Stevens in Woman describing Bulgarian women as sturdy housewives who share farm labor with husbands from youth. It notes a husband pays the bride’s father to compensate for losss of her services, with prices from about $100 upward, after which she continues farm drudgery for her husband.

Thomas Stevens

Arsenic Effects on Skin Reported by London Society

In a Pathological society discussion led by Mr Jonathan Hutchinson, arsenic’s deleterious impact on the skin was examined. The poison can dull complexion, cause muddy appearance, and induce roughness across the skin, potentially forming soft corns on palms and soles. A belief was voiced that arsenic may induce epithelial cancer.

Pathological Society of London Jonathan Hutchinson Watchinson

Cleveland letter delay recalled in Democrat Republican notes

The New York World compares current delays in President Cleveland's acceptance letter to 1684 when his letter appeared late. It notes Republicans are anxious while Democrats stay calm, reminding readers that Cleveland did eventually "get there" in history.

Cleveland New York World

Grandpap's Grandson Will Be Heard in Atlanta Tradition

A rumor notes Harrison practices on a bird whistle to attract Republican attention while Brother Blaine is said to carry a concealed calliope in his persona in Atlanta.

Grandpap Harrison Blaine Atlanta Constitution

Campaign Bustle Highlighted by Humorist

A satirical remark from a New York Tribune humorist notes Beiva Lockwood’s campaign generating more bustle than any rival’s, portraying a lively political scene amid the current race.

Beiva Lockwood New York Tribune

Hawks and Hydrophobia in a Hawk’s Fight Among Dogs

G F Waters recounts raising a hawk that protected his garden by fighting dogs, and he notes the bird’s tactics perceived as hereditary. The tale includes encounters with various dog breeds, a fatal ending for one dog, and reflections on canine madness and foxes.

James P. Hill Waterville Minstiff Winslow Tie Tung G. F. Waters M. D

Summer Camp for Invalids in Hospital Grounds

Alfred Trumble notes a curious summer encampment trend where hospital gardens host tents and canvas roofs for patients to recover outdoors. He cites New York Hospital with a roofed canvas aid and says the practice, though valuable, is limited by space and surrounding structures.

New York Hospital Tts Sam Alfred Trumble Pittsburg Bulletin

Canals of Mars Debate at Paris Academy

At a Paris Academy of Sciences meeting M Perrotin presented Mars drawings from Nice Observatory. Fizeau proposed a glacier based explanation for the planet’s canal like features, arguing Mars hosts vast glaciers with pronounced movements and crevasses.

Mars Paris Academy of Sciences M. Perrotin Observatory Nice M. Fizeau Earth Fizeau

Manchuria Mongolia Dog Skin Trade Compared With Sheep Farming

The London Standard reports on dog and goat farming in Manchuria and Mongolia used for skins. It notes extreme cold protects fur quality, explains slaughter by strangulation, and says eight dogs yield a rug while flesh likely feeds families. dowries include dogs for brides.

China Australia Manchuria Mongolia London Standard

Bergh’s Boyhood Promise to Help Animals

Youth’s Companion recalls Henry Bergh as a boy losing a beloved dog named Pilot to cruel torment. The future animal advocate vowed, if he grew up, to ease life for his kind, a pledge that foreshadowed his later work.

Bergh Henry Bergh

Poison effects across species noted in Chicago Herald

The Chicago Herald notes that certain poisons affect some animals while being edible to others. Henbane and hyp cyamus can harm dogs, yet goats ingest water hemlock without issue. Arsenic is rarely poisonous to dogs and horses, while pheasants and several other creatures tolerate substances like stramonium belladonna and morphia.

Chicago Herald

Waste silk as steam pipe covering gains demand

Waste silk has proved the most effective nonconductive covering for steam pipes. Though the price is high, demand remains very strong.

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