Mortgagee to sell Chop Tank land in Caroline county
Calvert C. Merriken as assignee will sell at public auction on a date between 2 and 4 pm in front of the Denton Maryland courthouse the parcel described as Chop Tank village fourth election district lands. The sale follows a mortgage dated December 21 1911 from Bruce and Hattie Butler to Emma W. Clades with last assignment to Merriken for collection. Cash on day of sale title papers at purchaser expense improvements include a small frame dwelling.
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Bruce Butler
Hattie E. Butler
Emma W. Clades
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Denton
Maryland
Choptank
State of
C. J. Fisch
Dorchester County
Dorchester
W. J. Wright
John Rumbold, Jr
Liber J. K. S
Calvert C
Merriken
L. I. Covey
Order Nisi Merriken v Washington and others
The court issues an order nisi in the matter of Wilbert L Merriken and Edith W Merriken versus Sarah Francis Washington and others. Proceedings concern a civil action with the court setting terms for respondent appearance and potentially judgment after the nisi period. The case names multiple parties and requires further docket processing.
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Wilbert L. Merriken
Edith W. Merriken
Sarah Francis Washington
Beatrice Confesses Hidden Plans To Friends
Beatrice, popular in town and courted by many, debates life choices with Jim Boyd. Her schemes include a Bohemian New York life, India service, and a quirky chicken-raising plan with friend Jean, until a sudden engagement to Jim upends her imagined future.
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Patrick Lalleck
Beatrice
New York
Greenwich Village
Ruth
Jim
Jim Boyd
Ald
Algit
India
Indi
Nora
Peart
Jean
Donald
Ren
Jungle Leech Dangers in Malayan Jungle
In the Malay Peninsula jungle, massive leeches attach to skin, growing to cigar or sausage sizes. They bite during the day, sleep at night, and overwhelm explorers amid swamp and bamboo thickets, with malaria occasional and mud as a constant foe. Local fear mirrors fear of mice among Malay women.
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Malay Peninsula
Matas Peninsulas
Singapore
Aimino
New York Times
Mrs Kutz Remarkable Dedication In Adult Education
A New York Sun excerpt depicts an elderly student, seventy two, honored by an Americanization class. The pupil, known for punctual attendance, meets the teacher and attends despite family wedding plans. The lesson priority reflects steady commitment.
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Kutz
New York Sun
Resourceful Young Girl Calls Daddy From Stairs
A story from Children's Magazine narrates little Charlotte impatiently calling her father from the basement top of the stairs. Her father warns that impatience gains nothing and she mimics her mother’s voice, repeating the call to come up.
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Charlotte
Silence
Downs
Children
The
Magazine
For Parents
Abernathy Adoption Ends Orphan Home Session
Amos Abernathy and wife visit the Dunkirk Protestant orphan asylum, selecting Josie and Tommie as potential adoptees after a staged afternoon of songs recitations and friendly chatter. The couple choose Tommie as a “bolt of lightning” and Josie as a “ray of sunshine,” departing with both children in the evening.
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Amos Abernathy
Dunkirk
Josie
Tommie
Mr. Abernathy
Ptich the Cat
Tommiie
Dunkirk Orphan Asylum
Mitch
Miss Smithers
America
Tomimie
Josle
Mr. Abernethy
Pop
Hils
Small Josie
Mrs. Amos Abernathy
Mrs. Abernathy
Marla
Josephine
Josephine Maria Abernathy
Jesse
Rodin and the Saint John the Baptist Title
Rodin told Frank Rutter how he created a sculpture titled A Man Walking after a failed pose. Octave Mirbeau later declared it John the Baptist, and Rodin admitted he recorded the idea to remember it. Kansas City Times notes this naming tale.
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Rodin
St. John the Baptist
Frank Rutter
Rutter
Octave Mirbeau
Mirbeau
John the Baptist
Crickets Reared by Japanese Imperial Family for Song
Crickets reared in Japan since ancient times were once prohibited for export due to peasant superstitions. The imperial family cultivated the choicest species, with royal ownership previously restricted to royals. The late emperor enjoyed natural history and even mused by altering a cricket’s notes. Daylong care keeps them fed on lettuce and other vegetables, salted to stop their song.
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Uumemmemorial
Osnaburg Word Baffling Some Senators In Congress
In Congress cloakrooms members scramble for unusual words, with Osnaburg a term newly cross the Mason Dixon line. The stout cotton fabric, valued for its artistic qualities, is gaining favor for portieres, window draperies, and household furnishings, notes the Washington Star.
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Congress
Osnaburg
Washington Star
Valentine Farm Deed on Long Island Described
A March 15, 1807 deed on Long Island records the Valentine farm along the Jamaica to Great Plains route via Jericho road turnpike and Little Plains to Rocky Hill road. It includes buildings orchards gardens meadows commons seedlings trees woods paths water and water courses. No size or further description is given and the identity remains unknown.
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Long Island
Valentine
Jamaica
Great Plains
Jericho Road
Little Plains
Rocky Hill
Miserable Singers Quip Blunts Choir Director Tale
A New York cathedral boy choir anecdote recounts a director confessing he taught them to chant the Litany but noticed the responses echoed, Lord have mercy upon us miserable singers, underscoring the humor in the moment despite his earnest efforts.
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New York
Wasted Talent
Quote from Roanoke World News on wasted talent and the idea a press agent Ananias would have made if ahead of his times.
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Ananias
Roanoke World News
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Lipton’s
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company
Ocean City
Queen Anne
Call Journal Office
Caroline County Farm Bureau Co-op
Ass'n
Denton, Maryland
Natural Lime-Marl CO
Roanoke
Virginia
E. M. Willey
Hobbs, Md
Hotel Chelsea
Col
Buick
Fisher
Easton, Maryland
Nisi
Circuit Court
Clayton Horsey
True Epie le
Clayton Horsbey
Niss
Andrew G. Wilkerson
Julia Wilkerson
T. Clayton Horsey
Delco
Bargain Wai
J. H. Williams
Magnolia
Del
DS Walsh
Beattice
Partners
Bea
Bohemia
Jenn
D. J. Walsh
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