We Are Not Hired and We Like Potatoes
A mother bug explains to her young that hard crusted June bugs appear in June and stay into summer. They love potatoes and corn, spoil farmers' crops, and feel little remorse as they nibble underground. The tale ends with Artie and Mamie planning a park walk and engagement talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Bug
Mamma
Mamma Bug
Turner Hall
Artie Blanchard
Mamie
Artie
Aniie
Jake
Miller
Marguerite
The Spinning Pin Illusion Party Trick
A rubber band spin trick creates a dish shaped illusion from a pin bent between fingers. Vary shapes to form different dishes and project onto a dark background with light for a striking effect. Guests can compete to craft the most distinctive illusion using pins and rubber bands.
Old Castle Garden a Famous New York Pleasure Resort
A New York writer recalls Castle Clinton renamed Castle Garden near Battery Park as a major pleasure venue. It hosted fairs, concerts, operas, theater, and the circus, rivaling Madison Square Garden later. Jenny Lind performed there in 1850, drawn by its parkside gaslit ambiance and water edge setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Clinton
Battery Park
Castle Garden
New York
Madison Square Garden
Jenny Lind
New York City
Remarkable Old Maps at London Exhibition
An article notes historic maps from ancient Egyptian and Greek origins to modern explorations. At a Science Museum exhibit in London, items include Captain Cook's 1770 Botany Bay map and a 1774 pirate map of Mexico painted on skin, illustrating long-standing cartography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Science Museum
London
Captain Cook
Botany Bay
Mexico
Sunday in Russia a village day of life and contrasts
Sunday in Russia brings peasants into a churchyard of public life. The church stands empty and the day features mass meetings debates and lectures alongside games dances songfests and drinking bouts. Visitors are welcomed as doors are never shut. Farm machinery exhibits mingle with youth dancing all afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Irussia
First day jitters for Helen in crowded classroom
On the first day of school Helen hoped for a front seat near her attractive teacher. When blocked by other students she urged the teacher to move the boys so she could sit up front and avoid the mean ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie
Artie
Logie
Helen
I Learn to Fly By William R Nelson ilspins
A personal account of learning tailspin recovery in flight training. The narrator describes stall entry, rudder use, and pulling out of a spin from 3,000 feet to 8,000 feet, detailing steps to neutralize the rudder and stick to stop the spin and prevent a dive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
William R. Nelson
Ilspins
Wes
Wehtly
Ny Dustructor
Abe
Maneuser
Newsnepr Union
New Man Made Fur Koongora From Mohair fleece
Sanford Mills in Sanford Maine announces a new man made fur fabric named Koongora created from Angora goat mohair fleece. A special loom and coloring process produced a fur like fabric for coats with lower cost, signaling a new textile outlet and wider mohair demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Maine
Sanford Mills
George Goodall
Wile & Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Sears
Women's Tribute to Woman Statue in Fredericksburg
A statue erected by women of America in Fredericksburg Virginia honors Mary mother of George Washington. It was dedicated on May 1, 189.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Women of
America
Mary
George Washington
Beneficial Loss Loss of population wouldn't hurt a town much
San Francisco Chronicle notes a contrarian view that towns could benefit from losing residents if the wrong people depart, suggesting a purge of undesirable elements to improve community quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Denton Maryland Real Estate Sale Parcels From Chancery Report
The description covers multiple parcels on Gay Street and adjacent areas in Denton including a 50 by 70 foot lot with warehouse and cannery facilities, two four room dwellings, and a railroad side track yard. Parcels include a west side county road lot of 90 by 400 feet and a large wharf tract near Stewart's Wharf along the Choptank River with riverfront bounds and Denton Bridge access.
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Gay Street
Denton
Maryland
Maryland, Delaware and Virginian Railway Co
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Co
William Stevens
Maryland & Delaware Coast Railway
Denton Bridge
Harris’ Chapel
Elizabeth E. Chelton
Jacob Ghingher
Caroline County
Stewart
Harry A. Roe
Tuckahoe Neck
Chas. F. Willis
Stewart’s Wharf
West
Choptank River
Land parcels tied to 1906 Roe to Towers deed in Caroline County
Five parcels of land, described in a 1906 deed from Harry A. Roe and wife to Lawrence B. Towers, recorded in Liber T. L. D., No. 70, folio 468, Caroline County land records. The property extends over most of the area and remains in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth and
Dry Streets
Denton
Maryland
Eighth Street
William Stevens
Burton W. Parker
Harry A. Roe
Caroline County
Wilmer B. Parker
Henry R. Lewis
Peninsular Light & Power Co
Liber J. K. S
Lawrence B. Towers
T. Frederick Towers
Choptank
Liber T. L. D
Jacob Ghingher
Lawrence B. Towers Canned Goods
George A. McDaniel
Terms of Sale with Deferred Payment Option
One third cash on day of sale, one third in six months, and the remainder in twelve months from the sale date. Deferred payments bear interest from the sale date, or full cash option. Title papers paid by purchaser.
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
Mary Graham Bonner
George Ade
Tere
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States
Timothy
Sibla Guild
Old Castle Garden
Russia
Pioneer New England Textile Mills
L. C. Chase & Co
Boston
West Denton
Circuit Court of
Mary Eleanor Towers
Court House
State of
Canning House
Samuel Ewing
Michael Finn
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Transportation Co
Daniel S. Brockway
Towers Heights
Brick Mill
Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey
Standard Oil Co
Robert S. Lednum
Elizabeth R. Lednun
L.B.T
Hearn Oil Co
A. D
Standard Oil Company
American Oil Co
James Temple
The
Peoples Bank
Ridgely
Bank of Ridgely
Peoples Bank of
Peoples’ Bank
Peoples Bank At
G. Lawrence Wilson
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle
H. Clay Hobbs
J. Frank Wright
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