War thoughts on peace and public control after WWI
A Denton Journal excerpt argues the United States gains moral and political strength from World War I. It envisions enduring government control of railroads and telegraph lines, with public ownership as a cornerstone of postwar democracy and economic reform.
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United States
Belgium
France
Poland
Serbia
Romania
Italy
Russia
Great Britain
Berlin
Republic
The Slacker Behold Him and Our Shared Duty
An editorial blasts the term slacker as cowardly and unpatriotic while warning that everyone is a potential slacker in different ways. It urges personal responsibility and national cooperation in conserving time labor and material and asks readers to examine their own contributions to service and wartime effort.
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Elyve
Duty and sacrifice in wartime thrift and duty
The piece urges citizens to curb luxuries and wasteful spending, calling indulgence a form of slackening drafts. It argues every person must conserve energy and resources, travel only as needed, and honestly assess actions for the country’s urgent wartime needs. It likens frivolous behavior to shirking duty and urges patriotic restraint.
Saying Things and Doing Things in Wartime Politics
A political editorial argues that future campaigns will rely on clear cut issues rather than personalities. It lauds the Democratic administration for wartime efficiency, noting cooperation across party lines and progress toward ultimate victory, while claiming Republicans miscast the issue as political.
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Elaum
United States Senate
House of Representative
Bemp
Iwell
Tver
Editorial notes on draft calls and Maryland banks
Editorial notes discuss delays in draft calls for Class 7 and no calls for Class 2 this year while Provost Crowder aims to avoid expanding combatant units beyond Class 4. It cites officials hoping for a 5,000,000 strong army without using deferred classes. The Maryland State Bank Commissioner Downes reports banks added about 316 million in assets, with asset growth, surplus, and deposits rising across 156 institutions and 21 branches, alongside investments in government securities.
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Nationalrmg
Crowder
Claft
Stae Bank
J. Duke
Downes
Yea
Maryland
Lota
Court of Appeals rules annexation favoring Baltimore Day
The text notes a Court of Appeals decision on a Baltimore Day annexation case, settling a long standing question before the General Assembly. It states the new area becomes part of Baltimore on January 1, marking a historic municipal change amid wartime manpower shifts and factory demand.
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Court of Appeals
General Assembly
Baltimore
Colored Sammy Balks at Aviation Dream in Georgia
A dialect rich monologue in which Colored Sammy resists flying airplanes and follows Georgia's expectations. He jokes about aviation duties, guns, and cooking while contrasting with his insistence on staying near home. The poem shifts to cosmic imagery and street scenes in Georgia, ending with angel wings and a triumphant shout.
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Sammy
Aviation
Cup
Georgia
Gabriel
Real estate auction of Lincoln D Wesley property in Preston
Beginning at three o clock, the Wesley estate formerly of Caroline County dies seized and possessed. The lot sits on the northeast side of Main Street in Preston, Marsland, adjoining Albert W. Sisk and Jas N Todd, containing 1.5 acres. It traces to an 1890 deed from Edward L Moore Trustee to Lincoln D Kelley, and includes a described improvement on the lot.
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Caroline County
Gumor
Lincoln D. Wesley
Caroline Counts
Main Street
Preston
Marsland
Albert W. Sisk
Jas. N. ‘Todd
Edward ‘l. Moore
Lincoln Bd. Kelley
C. W. HL
Fohows
Ssidae
Preston Canning Company
Orphans’ Court
Isaac L. Noble
B.C. & A. Railway
Albert W. Sih
Maury E. Noble
William N. Kelley
Ec. Ton
Jame L. Noble
Lincoln DD. Kelley
GC. W. H
Maryland
John Hayman
IDLS
Emma Hayman
Edward Hayman
Dee’d
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Beacom Business Colleges
Rodney Square
Wilmington, Delaware
Masonic Temple
Salisbury
Igo
Reno Stock Company
McCormick & Co
UW. Smith Co
Optametrimet
Scub Jewelers
Carter Bloch
Denton, MD
Davis
Thompson Hardware & Supply Co
Hiillsboro
Fourth Street
Denton
Pliny Feshier
T. Il
Everngam
Gravatt
Denton Station
Maapleshade
Macadim State Road
Piven
Hobbs
John UT. Carter
William M. West
Harvey L. Cooper
W. A. Smith
FL. Covey
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Warr
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T. Alan Goldsborough
Frank W. Votava
Mary Votava
Pliny Fisher
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Peninsula
Philadelphia
Denton Auto CO
Orphans Court
No Cause Indians Court
Provident State Bank
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Dan Hi. Corkran
Charles Jf. Harrison
Ws. T. Turn
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Richard T. Porter
Dienton, MD
Rengy Lor Seulmip
Otwell
Hurrsville, Ma
F. Knowles
R. R
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Pepe
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Vdla
Basu Jo
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