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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1926
Page
8
In Blisstown, Greenie the cat endures threats of removal by neighbors and local talk, outlasting harassment from Dualgrimple Blackburn and the community. After a tense dispute and a humane society scare, Greenie persists, returns, and enjoys a long quiet life of eleven summers on the outskirts, defying efforts to oust him.
A passage notes how Japanese police lead detainees by a string tied to the arrested man’s wrist, claiming the string’s restraint conveys strong respect for the law and keeps the prisoner steady as a modern fetter.
A humorous exchange recounted in the Winton Advance describes a jilting reaction. The jilted party returns a ring and the other person makes a notch on the ring to mark prior heartbreaks. The joke hinges on noting five existing notches in the ring.
In a curt London show moment Neveller asks why white road lines exist only around the corner as his friend explains. The dialogue notes the oddity of the new lane markings and the practical reason behind their placement.
The scene presents a quip between The New Arrival and The Other about a boarding house. The Other jokes that for $150 a week they promise bed and board but it took a full week to tell which is which.
The note reports a church gathering tomorrow afternoon with a mine phrase and references Mr So and So and a mineral event. It mentions a funeral and the unit himself appearing, claimed to be the first in twenty years. The text is a garbled OCR fragment from a Diocesan Record.
Jim Smith bets Delbert Brooks he cannot marry Winnie Moore in 30 days. Brooks kidnaps Winnie but Jim stages a rescue and the justice of the peace winds up uniting Winnie and Jim while Brooks concedes defeat, gifting Jim the prize and a lesson about women.
The article traces early motion picture history from ancient shadow play in China and Egypt to the modern projector, noting 6 000 year precursors and a 35 year old development of the projector as we know it today. It highlights crude moving pictures and the evolution toward contemporary cinema technology.
Avra Melvin Warren United States consul at Nairobi Kenya on leave reports ten American parties eager to hunt in Africa. He notes hunting is a sport for the wealthy with an average monthly cost of $2,000 for shooting.
A Schwab quote on self reliance frames a humorous kitchen tale. A belated guest prompts a hostess to serve despite a soup spoiled by a cook’s note explaining a missing dish caused by trying to keep soup hot. The line underscores practical wit in a pressure moment.
America has advanced faster than Europe in lock making due to metal casting and machinery lowering costs. Historic milestones include bronze compression in 1872, rust-retarding processes, 1882 flat corrugated key, 1802 paraecentric key, and 1800 mortised door locks. Master-keying spreads from hotels to homes for convenient single-key access to main openings.
Public sale under an Orphans Court order to sell infants guardianship property in Caroline County Maryland Denton courthouse door on September 26 between 2 and 4 pm. Parcels include a 65 acre tract linked to Pratt Grant and lands once owned by Elisha Wright and George W Hignutt with multiple adjoining parcels totaling several acres, described in deeds from 1884 to 1908 and recorded in Caroline County land records.
Improvements consist of a two story frame dwelling barn cow shed corn crib and other outbuildings in fair repair. Possession January 1 1927. Terms: half cash day of sale balance secured by note or all cash. Title papers at purchaser's expense. ADAH Hignutt guardian for Edwin and Harold Hignutt. Merriken Merriken attorneys. L Covey auctioneer.
Assignees under a 1925 mortgage to Elin M. Merriken offer the Carol ine county land known as “Milla Hope” also called The Gambeill Lot for sale at the Denton courthouse between 2 and 4 pm. The two story frame dwelling and outbuildings are described with detailed field courses and improvements in fair repair. One half cash day of sale with balance on ratification or all cash, title papers provided at purchaser cost, assignees Calvert C. Merriken Wilbert N. Merriken L F Covey auctioneer. A mortgage loan may be available to the buyer through the assignees.
Administrators of Annie Stack Wright deceased announce a public sale in front of the Caroline County Court House in Denton Maryland on a specified date in August 1926. The sale offers five shares of the Capital Stock of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton with terms to be announced. Roy Davis Thiel M Mitchell administrators and J O Knotts attorney oversee the sale.
Kodak cameras films and accessories are available at F. J. Wrights store offering ready-to-use film developing services and accessory items for photography enthusiasts in town.
Under an Orphans Court decree the trustee will publicly offer two parcels in Goldsboro Caroline county with a Q-Story six room frame dwelling and barn. Parcel One 60 by 190 feet Lot No 8 from a 1899 plat. Parcel Two 50 by 200 feet homestead of George W Shively. Sale in front of The Goldsboro Bank on a date in 1926 between 2 and 4 pm. Terms one third cash day of sale one third in six months and balance in one year or all cash option.
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