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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1912
Page
2
Denton Journal published by Melvin and Johnson on a Saturday morning in April 13, 19t2. Local page features community notices and brief items from Denton area.
The article recalls Alaska’s 45th anniversary since purchase from Russia and estimates U S gains to 160 million by 1995 from furs fish and gold plus trade of 21 million in 1903. It reports Governor Wilson’s Chicago robbery and political intrigue around Taft Roosevelt and Wilson with Maryland and Cambridge Crisfield federal building proposals.
Former Governor Brown argues the presidential campaign offers Maryland Democrats a path to regain majorities. He praises the candidates as capable and statesmen like, urges unity in primaries, and favors a flexible convention with delegates able to act, citing past contests as lessons.
Former Governor Crothers backs Governor Wilson in a Baltimore Sun interview arguing for a noninterfering process and independent voter expression. He says Wilson is the strongest national leader and would win Maryland by a large majority if nominated, urging the party to avoid entanglements and let public desire guide the result.
The article lists four road funding bills and one Worcester County project. It details a $33,170,000 state road loan with regional allocations, a maintenance fund of about $180,000 first year rising to $211,000, funded by a direct 1 cent tax on $100 and higher automobile license taxes, and a Shoemaker bill amendment boosting county aid to $300,000 annually. It also covers a requirement to build through incorporated towns and a Worcester County State road continuation from the Delaware line to Berlin. The piece ends with local notes and a storm lightning event affecting the Joppa en route from Baltimore to Easton.
Mr I J Williams of near Preston aids Dr Til in farmers institute work and advocates saving tomato seed from top vines to improve yields. He warns much blight stems from improper cultivation and harrow damage, claiming six tons per acre is achievable with proper seed and tillage. anecdotes describe seed selection, fermenting pulp for seed recovery, and a Country Gentleman writer reporting twenty tons per acre with upland loam soil and three tons per acre manure, netting $258.10 per acre.
The Choptank River rises in Kent County Delaware and traverses Caroline County forming eastern and southern boundaries of Talbot. Its winding tributaries circle land, serving as natural estate boundaries and trade routes, while its bountiful fish, oysters, and crabs sustain the local people. The river, called the great bend by Native Americans, earns the nickname Talbot's Meat House.
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