William Jennings Bryan dies in Tennessee after nap and service
Died in Dayton Tennessee on Sunday afternoon after returning from religious service and a hearty dinner. He led U S politics since 1896 with the Cross of Gold speech and shaped party policy, leaving a lasting influence on Woodrow Wilson and the Bryan campaign era.
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William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
Chicago
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Charles W. Bryan
Bryan
Editorial Notes on Scopes Trial and League Future
Editorial contrasts the Scopes Evolution trial with Bryan’s defense of Christian faith, denounces Darrow and atheistic rhetoric, and lauds Bryan’s stance. It notes the League of Nations’ growing strength as a moral issue and warns American readers not to treat it as closed. Also reports a historic drop in infant mortality in 1924 across 26 of 30 states, citing sanitation, nursing, and living standards improvements.
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Bryan
Tennessee
Darrow
Malone
Scopes
Mr. Darrow
Mr. Bryan
William J. Bryan
Dover Index
League of Nations
League
America
United States
HA Chives
Maryland to certify poultry flocks for quality assurance
Maryland poultry raisers will learn a new flock certification program sponsored by the Maryland Poultry Association in partnership with the University of Maryland poultry department. The scheme sets high standards for breeding vigor and health, with strict culling, regular inspections, and an official stamp for certified breeders to sell eggs, day-old chicks, and mature stock. Certification is slated to begin by September ahead of next breeding season.
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Maryland
Maryland Poultry Association, Inc
Poultry Department
University of Maryland
Inez From Hollywood to Open at Dover Opera House
Anna Q Nilsson headlines with Antonio Morello Wallace Beery Lloyd Hughes Ben Lyon and Ford Sterling in a single luncheon sequence backstage in Inez From Hollywood at the Dover Opera House August 5 and 6. Lewis Stone co stars delivering a notable dramatic turn, with Mary Astor and others in support under director Alfred E Green.
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Anna Q. Nilsson
Inez
Hollywood
Dover Opera House
Antonio Morello
Wallace Beery
Lloyd Hughes
Ben Lyon
Ford Sterling
Anna Q
Lewis Stone
Miss Nilsson
Alfred E. Green
Mary Astor
Laurance Wheat
Rove Diane
Snitz Edwards
Ray Haller
E. H. Calvert
Harry Depp
Social notes from Cambridge and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Wharton of Cambridge visited the mother's home in Emma Wharton. Miss Louise Dennison spent the weekend with Wilmington relatives. Howard Thomas and son Paul visited friends in Selbyville. Leroy Cartwright of Wilmington stayed with his parents D. Cartwright. Mrs. Robert Jarrell Jr. and children vacationed at Bowers Beach. Kathryn Stevens of Wilmington visited aunt Alberta Ross. W J Murphy and friends visited Wilmington. Howard Jarman of Herlin visited relatives nearby. Mrs. G C Johnson and daughter Mary stayed with relatives at Dagsboro. T N Jarrell traveled to Philadelphia on business. Elbert Saunders, Bill Marvel of Ridgely, Courtland Saunders and Myra visited Alice Saunders and family. E S Martin visited Wilmington, Elsmer, Penn's Grove. Patsy Weedman of Long Island visited Louise Dennison. Rebecca and Edith Lane visited their grandparents near Elkton. Mrs. Neese and granddaughter Jane King of Wilmington visited T N Jarrell.
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Fletcher Wharton
Cambridge
Emma Wharton
Louise Dennison
Wilmington
Howard Thomas
Paul
Selbyville
Leroy Cartwright
D. Cartwright
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Bowers Beach
Kathryn Stevens
Alberta Ross
W. J. Murphy
Howard Jarman
Herlin
G. C. Johnson
Mary
Dagsboro
T. N. Jarrell
Philadelphia
Elbert Saunders
Bill Marvel
Ridgely
Courtland Saunders
Myra
Alice Saunders
E. S. Martin
Elsmere
Del
Penn's Grove
N. J
Patsy Weedman
Long Island
Rebecca
Edith Lane
Elkton
Neese
Jane King
Paren t visitors from Williamsport and Cleveland in town
Rev Robert Whiteley and two daughters from Williamsport Pa visit his brother Mr Harry Whiteley and sister Mrs A J Messick in town Mr Whiteley a retired minister of renown Central Pennsylvania Conference Edwin Holt of Cleveland Ohio visits at his father in law George Poole Also drastic reductions at Newnams August Furniture Sale starting Monday July 27 Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
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Robert Whiteley
Williamsport
Mr. Whiteley
Harry Whiteley
A. J. Messick
Bethlehem
Whiteley
Edwin Holt
Cleveland
Ohio
Holt
George Poole
Newnam’'s
Journal
Portable Stove Was Ben Franklin's Idea
The article traces early cooking methods from hot stones to open fires in caves, noting the shift of kitchen fire to the side walls and the introduction of chimneys in the twelfth century. It covers medieval stoves, brick and porcelain tile ranges, and cast iron use in Alsace by 1400, leading up to Benjamin Franklin's 1744 invention of the portable fireplace.
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Holland
Russia
Germany
Europe
Alsance
Benjamin Franklin
Earliest Clocks and Watches Highlight Early Timekeeping
The article notes Richard de Wallingford as a recorder of an early clock and mentions clocks without dials requiring hour strikes. It explains dial evolution from single hand hours to quarter divisions and Jacks that toll bells, plus Cromwell era pocket watches by John Midwall and other fashions, including handle carries and shuttered glass.
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Richard de Wallingford
St. Albans
Henry VIII
Oliver Cromwell
John Midwall
Cat Jump at Washington Monument Tragedy 1880
Smithsonian records a cat labeled his cat on September 25 1880 jumped from the Washington monument before completion. From about 160 feet the cat landed on all fours and walked away but was killed when a dog pounced moments later.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Washington Monument
One Evening Walk Reveals Town Booster Belief Shift
A neighbor pair discusses boosters in town with Jones asking what happened to them. Smith explains that boosters who avoided selling property have now bought real estate, implying a market-driven change in booster activity.
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Jones
Smith
Boosters
Newnam's August Furniture Sale Opens July 27
An advertisement notes Newnam's August Furniture Sale begins Monday July 27 with details on page 3. The notice highlights a sale event and directs readers to the specified page for full terms and bargains.
We Must Guard Our Words At Home And Abroad
Douglas Malloch urges careful speech to protect loved ones from hurt. He contrasts kindness toward family with the casual harm that can come from thoughtless phrases, noting how words shape happiness and pain within intimate circles, and calls for steadiness in tone both at home and around travelers.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
News of Long Lost Siblings Revealed in Obituary Tale
A Georgia obituary story reveals a prominent woman left two brothers. A reporter seeking data asks the son about kin, prompting surprise as the sister Mary supplies the names. The exchange underscores a forgotten family link from years past.
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Georgia
Muather
Mary
Atlanta Constitution
Night Watches Originating in Military Practice
The article explains Jewish night watches divided the night into three watches: beginning of the watches from sunset to 10 p.m., middle from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., and morning from 2 a.m. to sunrise. After Palestine joined the Roman empire the system expanded to four watches ending at 9 p.m., midnight, 8 a.m., and 4 a.m.
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Palestine
Public sale of Caroline county mortgage property description
Assignee Calvert C. Merriken offers at public sale the property described as lot with improvements in the Fifth Election District Caroline county adjoining Oliver Taylor Chas Turner Ferdinand Cook and others. Sale in front of the Denton Court House door on a date in 1926 between 2 and 4 pm. Cash only, purchaser bears title papers and revenue stamps.
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John C. Glamann
Carl R. Deen
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Oliver Taylor
Chas.m. Turner
Ferdinandes Cook
Orphans’ Court
William E. Foster
Mary Lizzie Sharp
Peter T. Clark
Charles Jarrell
Oscar Clark
Liber L. B. T
Courthlouse
Public Auction of Knotts Merchandise at Denton Bridge Storehouse
Trustees of Louis J Knotts announce a public sale of valuable stock of merchandise at the Storehouse at Denton Bridge Maryland recently used by Knotts. Auction will proceed at the specified location for disposing of the goods.
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Louis J. Knotts
Denton Bridge
Maryland
Old Army Punishment Origin of running the ganttet described
The phrase running the ganttet, used to denote harsh punishment, traces to a method where a naked offender runs between two inward-facing lines of soldiers who strike with sticks. Originating in the Thirty Years War, the term stems from the Swedish guatlopp, meaning a lane run, not from the Iron glove.
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Guatlopp
Lexehnunige
Farm sale terms and timber sale on Union Grove land
Terms of sale require one third cash at sale, one third in six months, and the balance in twelve months or all cash. Deferred payments to be secured by purchaser notes with approved security. Title papers and revenue stamps at purchaser expense. Land descended to Eva G Trice and Harry L Murdy from William W Murphy. Property includes a barn, granary, smokehouse, outbuildings, one half arable, fenced, good water, apple trees. Timber to be offered separately with grazing and cutting rights, then together with the farm for greatest return. L F Covey Attorney in Fact Auctioneer.
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Rge
American Seeding Machine Company
National Cash Register
T. Pliny Fisher
J. Owen Knotts
James Temple
Charles B. Harrison
T. Tuff
George E. Culver
Denton, Md
Ieadow
Federalsburg
Bloomery Church
Caroline
Maryland
Willoughby Land
Calvert C. Merriken
L. F. Covey
Auct
Eva G. Trice
Harry L. Murphy
Essie G. Murphy
Caroline County
J. I. Covey Hardware
Preston
Harry L. Murdy
William W. Murphy
Union Grove
Strand
C.F. Warrington
Greenwood, Dei
Greenwood
E. A. Willey
J. W. Wamilton
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Ren J. H. Johnson
Galore
Goldsboro
Ben Franklin
Cat
Newnam’s
By Douglas Malloch
The
Bennett Corn Harvester
James A. Willoughby
Hobbs
Cart R. Deen
John C. Glamain
L. F. Corry
Antet
Agsipnee
Subaeriver
Jefferson Hill
Nellie Hill
Greensboro
Ridgely, Hillsboro
Chas, Stevenson
Ridgely, Md
Nisi
Leonard R. Towers
Cora G. Todd
Circuit Court
Chy
W. Brewster Deen
Wealey KE. Thawley
Geo
A. Deakyne
Redden’s Palace Theatre
Larry Lemon
Palace
Dan McGrew
Barbara la Marr
Lew Cody
Percy Marmont
Mae Busch
Yukon
South Sea
New York
Far North
Barbara LaMarr
Themy
South Seas
Broadway
Klondike
Harry Carey
Carey
Redden
Second Street
Refined Photo Productions
Denton,, Maryland
Hannah Ellen Chase
Dover Bridge
Hannah E. Chase
Annie J. Griffin
Zour Methodist Episcopal Church
Elias Williamson
Carolina County
Market Street
Thomas Hill
Charles Stevens
Josephine M. Downes
J. Wesley Perry
Thomas C. Stayton
Joan Irwin
W. G. Wooters
Main Street
Market St
John H. Merriken
M. Merriken
Hobba, Md
Will Sel Chee
M. H. Downes
W. H. Nuttle
Gootee S. Todd
Wesley E. Thawley
J. Virgil Moore
Charles H. Steelman
North 3Rd St
Jos. H. Roche
Automobile For Hire
D. A. Carroll
I K. Swanwick Garage
F. A. Deford
Ford
Denton Auto CO
H. E. Luff
First National Bank of Federalsburg
Louis Trice
William Smith
George Trice
George Messick
Smithville
Nichols
Arthur MacMahan
Windsor Wright
Federalaburg
Lemuel Ubbard
Tilghman Kelley
J. W. Todd
J.B. Patton
Friendship
Union Grove Road
Mathew Patton
Lemuel Hubbard
Kelley
Friendship Grove Road
Patton
Auditor’s Order
Rachel E. Cole Hynsen Cole
Equity
Geo. A. Deakyne
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore
Elkton, Maryland
ST. Paul
M. C. Voss
Ape
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