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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1919
Page
2
The Denton Journal discusses wartime food supply, canned goods production, and the role of farmers and canners. It notes rising farm land values, regional output, and government demands. It includes political commentary on Baltimore elections, Kaiser war crimes trial, and a Roosevelt quote on duty and life as part of a larger national effort.
The Baltimore American reports the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Company will compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad for Eastern Shore traffic via a new Cla borne and Annapolis ferry service, aiming to start by May 1. WBSA plans terminal expenditures in Baltimore totaling 1,225,000 plus track and equipment upgrades to improve transport links.
Eastern Shore readers prepare for a baseball treat as the New York American League club meets the Rochester Club of the International League in Cambridge on Friday afternoon April 18. The game serves as a warmup before the Americans open their regular season with a lineup featuring Home Run Baker Pratt Shawkey Shore Peckinpaugh Bodie Duffy Lewis and other stars.
Word arrived Monday night of the Camden arrest of Isaiah Fountain the man accused of attacking 13 year old Bertha Simpson on a road near Trappe. The update spread to Sheriff Lutchberry directing transfer to Maryland as exchange notes query packers claim they cannot compete with Western prices. Freight costs to eastern ports may raise tomatoes to a parity with Western growers. An auto line from Claiborne to Sabeyry and Venton is planned with a Southward route and a ferry rollout. A nearby auto accident left a man injured when the rope struck a car dragging a quarter mile in Talbot. Tugene Corkran died Monday in Arey. Welfare and family details follow. The Agricultural Department projects a record wheat harvest this year. Cambridge Police Justice Murray Sullivane recently shot himself. Poplar Neck notes report Mary C. Sigman of Easton died March 28 at 78, survived by three children and a broad local circle.
In loving memory of my dear brother William H Larimore who died December 31 1918. Off from my heart comes the bitter cry Why oh why did William die Then comes the answer solemn and deep My dear brother William is only sleep Anna Pawn. There will be a box social and parcel post sale at Smiths school house on Friday night April 18 Monuments tombstones and enclosures Short Co Denton Md.
Public sale to settle the estate on Saturday April 19 1919 at 10 a m. includes store goods such as vinegar molasses coffee lard beans tobacco soap tea and many household and shop fixtures like scales show cases stoves and furniture. Terms: cash under 10 and four months credit on larger sums with approved notes at Peoples National Bank.
In Caroline County Circuit Court equity case No. 1951 Harvey L. Cooper as assignee reports sale of property for 525 dollars. The sale is ratified and confirmed unless an objection is filed by June 10 after notice to run in Caroline County newspapers four consecutive weeks before May 10.
Executors sell at public auction in Preston Maryland the Wright estate real property. The parcel fronts seventy feet on Railroad Avenue and extends 195 feet, totaling 13 650 square feet from two deeds. Improvements include a six room dwelling. Also offered is Havre de Grace land in Caroline County described by division lines and distances, conveyed in 1886, with no buildings on the tract and most cleared. The sale is conducted under a power of sale confirmed by the Caroline County Orphans Court.
Historic ad style claim lists a wide range of ailments from stomach to rheumatism and nervous diseases for men, women, and children. The fragmentary text suggests a promotional medical treatment or tonic advertised as a cure-all, missing key names, dates, and locations.
John I. Cryer of Trappe Maryland reports 20 years of stomach trouble and seven years of near constant pain with head and body aches. After treatment with Dr. Greenwood he feels like a new man, has gained six pounds in four months, can eat well, and can work as he did 20 years ago.
Albert F. Hignutt of Federalsburg Maryland recounts severe itching since age 12, spent $25 per treatment, found relief after consulting Dr. Greenwood who also cured stomach and bowel troubles lasting three years, praising the physician’s effectiveness.
Mark W. Cooper of Delmar describes ten years of rheumatism that left him crippled until effective treatment by Dr. Greenwood. He reports regaining the ability to walk well and credits the cure with his improved mobility.
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