Frontier Partners Forged Amid Crises at Selwood Farm
Selwood faces a moral crisis as Wentworth proposes a bold partnership and the frontier life tests loyalties. In a morning ruckus at the barn the tension erupts and Selwood and Christie declare they will stay, amid worn men, strained belts, and shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Selwood
Rocky Mountain Divide
California
McAlpin
Pardalee
Bob Scott
Wentwoord
Christie
Carpy
Wentworth
Labor as wholesome joy and divine purpose
A short reflection extols labor as wholesome for all, stating that joy from work sustains and diverts sorrow. It claims God designed labor to benefit everyone, reinforcing a positive view of productive effort as a universal moral good.
Old Age Diet and Fruit Filled Dishes
Nutrition guidance urges sparing rich cakes puddings and pies after sixty while daily servings of green vegetables support all ages. Recipes include orange sauce fig lemon paste prune and nut sandwiches chicken with oysters and aBewares salad with coconut apple celery onion and coconut milk with French dressing and mayonnaise.
Monarch abdication norms and a serene motto
In monarchies the sovereign can abdicate at will, but England requires parliamentary consent. An elderly man, approached by a philosopher seeking a motto, replied with a strangely defiant line: Nothing moattera.
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England
First Pull Toward the City of Success
A motivational column urges the durable, self-reliant push past distractions. It praises steadfast readers who start the first pull, build momentum, and continue with daily discipline to reach lofty goals, citing self-reliance and historical examples.
George Bancroft in Old Innocence and Too Many Crooks
A straight picture of George Bancroft, noted for The Pony Express villain, with a prominent role in Old Innocence and his latest work Too Many Crooks. The piece highlights his screen persona and career trajectory.
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George Bancroft
the Pony Express
Bancroft
The Young Lady Across the Way
A brief note from McClure Newspaper Syndicate presents a column titled The Young Lady Across the Way. The piece surveys manners and social interactions, highlighting neighborhood observations and casual anecdotes about local figures.
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Hermes
The Value of Hope in Life and Society
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union meditation piece urges cultivating hope to counter despair. It contrasts pessimism with hopeful action in storms at sea, healing, and daily life, arguing hope sustains energy, purpose, and ambition across society and individuals.
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Alps
Nature
Hope
Western Newspaper Union
Spring Will Have Its Violets by Douglas Malloch
Poem traces hope through seasons and loss. Earth endures grief as December fades, urging resilience. Refrain asserts spring will bring violets, urging belief and renewal despite sorrow.
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M‘ns
Earth
Alan
Mother Earth
The Noisy House in Illness and Joy
A family recalls a child’s lively years and the ache of illness. The poem contrasts the houseful clamor with the quiet after careful praying and watching. It expresses a wish to keep the child as loved and present, even as sorrow enters the home.
Do You Know Joo Some Tats and Crocodile Tears
An excerpt notes the phrase crocodile tears as an old superstition about crocodiles crying aloud in distress and moaning like dogs. It explains travelers linked tears to cries, shaping the saying to mean hypocritical sorrow. © 1927 Anna Turnquist.
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Anna S. Turn
The Why of Superstitions by Hirving King
A compact discussion of the superstition Stirring with a knife and stirring up strife. The essay traces imitative magic from ancient Europe to modern rural belief and explains how the action of stirring with a knife was once seen as causing the effects it imitates.
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Europe
Mediterranean
Baltic
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Fete Days Driven by Church Meridian at St Sulpice
In 1743 a meridian column was set in the old Church of St Sulpice Paris to fix Easter and other fetes. A vertical mark on the column and floor, aligned with a roof slit, let sunlight track the meridian line at noontime as Earth rotated. The sun’s passage across the line determined fête days, with Easter anchoring the schedule.
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St. Sulpice
Paris
Maurice de Sully
Character Is Shaped by Means of Thought
Daily we become like our thoughts. mean or unclean thoughts produce negative character and conduct. Kingsley cautions that self-focus leads to impurity, while loving thoughts yield loving actions and kindly treatment of others in life.
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Charles Kingsley
Notice of Election for Denton Commissioner 1927
Under authority of Chapter 630 Section 74 of the Acts of the Maryland General Assembly for 1914 an election for one Commissioner of Denton to serve for three years will be held on Monday the 25th day of April 1927 between 2 and 6 p m in the office of the Commissioners of Denton in the Law Building Registered voters with legal residence within the town limits may vote A Commissioner must be at least twenty five years old a payer of municipal taxes on at least five hundred dollars valuation and must have resided in the town for at least two years LESLIE WALLS President WALTER SPARKLIN Clerk
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Denton
Leslie Walls
Walter Sparklin
School Buildings for Sale by Denton Board of Education
The Board of Education offers for sale abandoned school properties including Baltimore Corner near Goldsboro Barcus near Greensboro Central near Denton Cedar Grove near New Bridge and Williston in good condition and suitable as home or store. Bids sealed and sent within ten days to Secretary E M Noble with fee simple titles.
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The
Board of Education
Baltimore Corner
Goldsboro
Barcus
Greensboro
Central
Denton
Cedar Grove
New Bridge
Williston
Registered Jack ROWDY 83809 in Caroline Talbot Season Beginnings
Will travel in Caroline and the edge of Talbot during the season beginning March 20, 1927. This Jack is well bred and weighs 930 pounds. Terms S15 for one colt, 25 for two colts, 37.60 for three colts, 50 for four colts. This means colts not mares. When mare proves to be with foal money is due. 3-19 F. A. Deford, Owner.
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Caroline
Talbot
F. A. Deford
Preston election to choose city Commissioner in April
The Commissioners of Preston announce an election to select one Commissioner for a three year term. The vote will be held Monday April 25 1927 at Dr D O George's Drug Store in Preston Maryland from 2 to 5 p m. Attorneys Blades Rosenfeld and Frederick located in Fidelity Building Baltimore listed for contact.
Barred Rock Chicks For Sale In Wingate Neal Ad
Beginning May 1st barred rock chicks will be sold at 10 cents each. Hatches every week. Wingate Neal located in West Denton Maryland posts the notice on 4 16 4t.
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Wingate Neal
West
Denton
Desirable dwelling on Third Street for rent in Denton Maryland
Fully equipped with bath lights and water the dwelling is in good condition. Apply to J H Nichols & Co Denton Md.
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Third Street
J. H. Nichols &Co
Denton, Md
C. H. Dean
Queen Anne
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Ine Publishera
Iy Frank H. Spearman
Charles Scribner’s Sona
Weaee
F. A. Walker
Danannenba SN O
Rasuaranak SS
Bnanasanansa SO
SOE
Leonard A. Barrett
Teshcho Cho-Chohoe Seo
By Douglas Malloch
McClure
Joo
Quist
Mana
Opmann
FORD
Chevrolet
Goodyear
Denton Auto Company
Denton, Maryland
Union
Weet
the Board of Education
Dyviuer E. M. Noble
Jack Rowdy
Plaza
Preston
Maryland
D. O. George's Drug Store
C. W. Elzey
H. T. Nuttle
Andersontown
P. O. Denton
W. A. Smith
Market St
Howard Pritchett & CO
M. K. Newnam
Hillsboro
F. J. Wright
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