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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
2
In a Denton Journal guest column dated Saturday morning August 16 1914 Frank A Furst argues profits faded by war and profiteering while industry and frugality restore balance. He says production must rise and expenditure fall as labor and wealth are diminished by global conflict.
Editorial notes mourn Andrew Carnegie praising his philanthropy and cite the wealth he created in industry. They praise local appointments J Frank Harper and Thomas J Keating and note the State convention on the 18th proximo to ratify nominees and platform including female suffrage. They warn city life harms health and compare urban and rural life, urging dog tax collection and noting a turkey raiser’s dog incident.
A letter argues to tax dogs and cats to fund turkey protection, reduce dog taxes, and enforce penalties while criticizing lax dog laws. It claims farmers lose hundreds of fowl to dogs and predators, proposes officer-led tax collection, and urges cat taxation and stricter fox shooting laws. The piece closes with local obituaries and social notes from Wilmington and nearby towns.
A public sale of farm property will be held on the Wesley Jarrell farm on the Greensboroy Station to Ridgely road. Items include sixteen head of cattle, cows, bulls, heifers, and a Brood mare, plus hogs, sheep, and many farm implements such as wagons, binders, mowers, plows, harrows, cultivators, and harness. Terms: cash under $10, credit 12 months on larger sums with interest-bearing notes to Caroline County Bank. property not removed until terms are met.
A brief for sale notice offering a pair of blocky mules eight years old with heights ranging from eight to sixteen inches. Seller identifies as T. H. Everngam.
Notices of tax sale bids held between two and four oclock pm to satisfy county and state taxes for years 1915 1916 1917 and others. Descriptions cover parcels in Caroline County near Chop lank Main Street Mt Zion Keen s Cross Roads and roads to Ingle side with sizes from 10 to 50 feet frontage and up to 180 feet depth. Purchaser pays full purchase money at sale with redemption possible within twelve months plus fifteen percent interest and costs. Joseph H Carroll Late Treasurer lists parcels assessed to W A Dillon Clarence Bordis Franklin P Wilkerson Carne Seals and others with legal bounds and adjacent properties.
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