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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1911
Page
2
Denton Journal page two from Saturday morning edition shows publishers Howard Melvin Ben and John Johnson N with Denton Journal Publishers. The scanned text is partial and unclear but indicates the publication date around AP 15 191.
A long column reflects on Easter’s view of death as sleep in Jesus and contrasts it with grim death depictions. It critiques Washington retrenchment, praises Democratic restraint, and notes church lessons urging youth toward biblical loyalty and civic virtue.
The new census shows Caroline Garrett and Allegany gain an extra House of Delegates seat while Harford and Queen Anne's lose. Governor to issue proclamation at the next election. Senator Goslin reports prison work on roads abandoned for profitable state jobs. Chief Judge Pearce plans to retire next year to no one's surprise. Ex Congressman George W Covington dies in New York and is buried in Snow Hill after serving two terms and shaping Worcester County politics. New York health ordinances ban common drinking cups in public facilities after October. Maryland to build an $80,000 hospital for indigent insane colored people in Anne Arundel County. Champ Clark tops Bryan's list for Presidential possibilities. Philadelphia Democrats back Wilson.
Washington letter notes A Mitchell Palmer of the Ways and Means committee leading a retrenchment push in the House. The plan targets a thirteen-year-old doorkeeper clerk and six useless committees, saving about $15,000 annually, with further cuts to two library attendants and two night watchmen at the Capitol. Strong Republican opposition cited.
In Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood approved releases and inventories for multiple estates. Administrators and executors presented accounts and orders to sell, deposit funds, and appoint appraisers and guardians, with bond filings and creditor notices ordered.
Dover residents report visits and travels including Miss Addie Cohee in town and Miss Edith Gooden returning home after a Wilmington trip. Other brief notes name Miss Katharine Downes, Miss Isabelle Carrow, and Mrs. G. W. Carrow visiting relatives or attending services. Obituary poems honor Elmer E. Cohee and Mary E. Thawley with sentimental verses from sisters and a sister-in-law.
Advertisement copy promotes Shake Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for sore feet and pinching shoes. It touts a one-shoe end difference, suggests use when rubbers or overshoes are needed, claims universal availability at 25 cents, offers a free sample, and provides a name Alien B. Olmsted.
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