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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1914
Page
2
The April 4 1914 issue of the Denton Journal shows the frontier page with Byward Melvin Ben H W J Melvin and Johnson as publishers. It records the Saturday morning publication and header details typical of the era.
The Boston Monitor terms toll repeal a national honor with hope for final action. The Senate is urged to rise above chauvinism and use diplomatic knowledge in the repeal vote. James Hill extols farming essentials. Harold Hough defends vigorous language as progress. A plan to use cruisers as South American liners is noted. The Star Spangled Banner celebration gets $75,000. The Panama Canal exemption is rejected by the National House, and Sen. Smith supports the President’s treaty stance, with most Representatives backing him.
Government inquiry finds average farm labor per day ranges from nine hours forty-eight to nine hours fifty-four across seasons. It argues workers show laxness and shirking, but farmer finances remain relatively secure with many weeks of ease and no widespread hardship, especially in the Carolines.
Easter brings joyous news as bells ring and churches bloom with spring. Dr Washington Gladden calls the world to rejoice, celebrating Christendom’s message of cheer, hope, and unselfish love filling hearts worldwide.
The article offers practical tips for quality berry packing and display, including crate choices, parchment paper lining, and near market advertising to boost demand and prices. It then shifts to poultry farming guidance from Mr. Frederick H. Thayer, detailing coop location, flooring, feeding, water, and winter care for layers and breeders to maximize vigor and production.
The Shepherd bill spurs wide comment as Senator Harper praises the careful drafting while B Howard Haman warns of cost and litigation risks for lessees. Governor Goldsborough supports the measure, arguing it offers fair access and stronger protection for oystermen and barren bottoms.
In Washington on March 20 the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a suspension of Pennsylvania Rail Road's 15 cent per ton freight rate increase for stone used in road building on the Eastern Shore until October 14, 1914. The State Roads Commission, which protested last December, hopes the increase will be denied or indefinitely deferred, saving costs on Eastern Shore road projects this season.
Obituary fragment memorializes Alexander Leslie Booth son of Alexander and Maud J Booth who died a year ago on April 3. It quotes emotional verses from his father, mother, and grandmother, and mentions Mrs W J Blackburn of Hollidayburg Pa.
The document references a deed dated December 29 1902 by Edward Key as attorney in fact for Benjamin F Dill. It is recorded in Liber C Wel No 67 folio 692 in the Caroline county land records.
A mixed sale lists stock including a pair work mules and multiple mares aged 5 to 7, cows, a yearling heifer, pigs and shoats, plus assorted farming implements and household items. Wheat and hay on 23 acres, potatoes and other produce. Terms: cash up to $10, credit eight months on larger sums with security. Auction conducted by W Richard Carroll with William T. Turr as auctioneer and Charles I. Harrison as clerk.
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