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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
4
Denton Journal lists Brilj H Johnson and Melvin Johnson as publishers. The note names the two individuals associated with the local paper.
Tom Hood sketched his tombstone saying He Sung the Song of the Shirt reflecting how this piece defined his fame. The poem appeared in Punch Christmas number, was widely quoted, translated, and printed on handkerchiefs, enhancing Hood's enduring reputation and public affection.
The article traces money’s origins to the Lydians of Asia Minor before 700 BC who first cast stamped gold ingots as official fixed-weight coins. It notes Greek adoption, the role of temples as mints and banks, and the etymology of money from Moneta, with early coins shaped like enlarged coffee berries bearing official marks.
A compilation of notes on the Pharos at Alexandria and the feasibility of its visibility at extreme distances, discussing earth curvature, a spoof about a cowcatcher on a locomotive, a tale from Kansas City Star, a 1512 Dutch beverage reference, a quip about Miss Whitmore, Chesterfield on firmness, and a suburbia family vignette about Willie’s prayers.
Beans crops require well drained ground and careful seasonal work. Fertilizer mixes with phosphoric acid and potash boost yields. sowing from 125 to 300 pounds per acre, June planting, and shallow covering minimize losses. Regular cultivation keeps weeds down and soil moisture preserved, with beans showing in 3 to 7 days and yields of 23 to 38 bushels per acre reported.
The advertisement argues that a bad stomach causes bad blood and urges Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It touts glycerine as a safe base instead of alcohol and cites medical professors endorsing its efficacy for dyspepsia, stomach and intestinal disorders, and related conditions. It promotes tablets, pellets, and urges regular use.
Caroline County Maryland invites sealed proposals for four percent bonds totaling 12 000 to fund a jail project. Bids due August 14 1906 at 12 noon at the Denton office. Bonds issued in twelve series of 1000 each with semiannual interest and a July 1 1997 redemption date. The county may reject any bids and reserves rights to final awarding.
By virtue of a power of sale in a 1902 mortgage from Martin L Friend and others to Harvey L Cooper the instrument recorded in Caroline county Liber C W 1 No 6 folio 172 was assigned to James C Collins and then to Elmer W Deen the undersigned assignee will offer a public sale in front of the courthouse in Eaton Maryland on date to be announced
Between two and four p m a land parcel in the Sixth election district Caroline county is described by boundary lines from a Denton Bridge road stone to a ditch and back to the road with distances 27 143 134 and 264 feet to a road stone and 93 feet to the starting point The improvements consist of a
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