09 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1913
Page
1
Denton Md April 10 1913 James Temple announces his candidacy for sheriff to Democratic voters of Daroline County and asks for party support at the primaries He pledges full attention to the office if elected and signs his name James Temple.
William G Smith announces his candidacy for Sheriff in Caroline County as a Democrat. He was born and raised there and has never held elective office. He pledges to serve to the best of his ability if nominated and elected, inviting support from fellow Democrats.
W T Elliott of Ridgely Maryland announces candidacy for Sheriff subject to Democratic primary voters this year. He pledges to serve with honor and credit if nominated and elected and asks party support across the county. March 8 1911.
The ad lists low prices for Fat Back Meat 14c per lb Dry Salt Shoulder 16c Good Cheese 19c Lemons 2 for 5c Dinner Plates 35c Set Cups Saucers 35c Soap Dishes 7c Glass Washboard 30c Good Luck Baking Powder 4c per box Celluloid Starwide 12 Boxes Matches 10c Rumford Yeast Powder 1c Coffee 19c 20c 15c Fruit Jars shoulder jars 58c a dozen.
Edgar Beckwith, a poor boy forced to quit a clerk job after a dispute with employer Mr. Goldwin, becomes a famed portrait painter. Goldwin’s later bid to own the artwork proves costly as Beckwith raises its price from 500 to 30000 dollars, finally sharing proceeds with the poor.
Readable scraps show a sports event note with names and times, hinting at a game or score. No clear date or teams emerge from the torn OCR. The fragmentary lines suggest a basketball or similar contest.
A fragmentary exchange features a fortune teller predicting death at twenty seven and a quarrel about money between a husband and wife. The London Mail line mocks superstition while a Houston Post item remarks on a man earning more than his wife can spend, reflecting social attitudes.
Stella notes teachers have earned over $100 from Bella's voice, indicating a pivot to commercial music use. Lippincott's article frames the discussion around earnings and public interest in tonal exploitation.
In the Quince Harbor Weekly Echo Marla and I witness Captain Barnabas and Ananias Sline stir village gossip. Widow Hettie Rowell courts the dockside seaman, while Maria frets at the prospect of another fast-talking romance endangering her kitchen peace. Ananias ends up in a tree with the widow waiting below, as Captain Barnabas predicts a match that makes them “two of a kind.”
A witty street encounter shows a young man greeting the clever bachelor girl at ten in the morning. The girl asks about his health and mentions a lobster dinner she prepared in a chafing dish in Newburg, while the man responds he is just getting acquainted with it.
An impeccably dressed young man struggles to win Marion’s affection as she warns that her father, St. Claude, wants to marry her off, while she fears he will not listen to the suitor's pleadings.
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