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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
9
Descriptions of dangerous encounters with whales including humpbacks and bluefin types, harpoon methods, and ship battles with monsters diving and dragging vessels. Also anecdotes on English customs, childlike sayings, and humor about fashion, chairs, and a shoe business ad manager.
A request outlines a proposed barn for a seventy five acre farm with capacity for four horses four milk cows and about five head of young cattle and twenty five sheep as part of a livestock plan.
The notes describe a small 36 by 48 bank barn with eight foot basement and sixteen foot superstructure or twenty with a gable roof. It houses horses cattle sheep grain and hay and can be built in many areas for under $600 with farmer self hauling.
Moist humid weather brings downy mildew leaf blight and thracnose to cucumbers and melons across the country. Weather controls the outbreaks with early May depictions in the south and later in the north. Bordeaux mixture is the recommended remedy, with varying formulae for young versus established vines. The article also notes Swede turnips as a profitable second crop and gives horticultural tips on soil preparation, planting spacing, weeding, and pest control.
Dr Pierce promotes his Favorite Prescription as the sole medicine for women with ingredients listed on the wrapper and backed by medical authorities. Free confidential consultation is offered from Buffalo, with a booklet and the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, a 1000-page guide mailed for stamps or fixed prices. Dr Pierce’s Pellets are also advertised as a laxative and hepatic stimulant.
Caroline county Maryland invites sealed proposals to issue twelve bonds of one thousand dollars each totaling twelve thousand dollars for jail construction. Interest paid semi annually. bonds redeemable starting July 1997. Proposals due August 14 1906 at 12 noon in Denton at the county commissioners office. The board may reject any bid. Franklin P. Medford president. Charles L. Dures clerk.
Between two and four p m a description of land in the Sixth election district Caroline county begins at a road stone near Denton Bridge and Brick Mill then follows ditch and road lines in a closed 95 foot to beginning. The parcel was conveyed to Martin L Friend by James H Nichols et al by deed dated November 1 1902 and recorded in Caroline county land records. The improvements consist of a
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