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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1915
Page
6
A serialized mystery tale begins in The Verdict by Clarence James Fleming. The story unfolds with a courtroom drama tone as characters maneuver through secrets, motives, and possible justice within a tense legal framework.
In a hushed courtroom Judge charges the jury as James Stanley Black faces the prospect of a long prison term. After the session, Black, pale and worn, contemplates the stakes while Colonel Baker plots a night time light signaling plan to learn the jury's stance.
An inmate in a dim cell, haunted by past crimes and a longing for release, weighs death by poison against prison. As the verdict nears, he contemplates his fate, remembering his mother and fearing ridicule, then ends in a final, fatal act. Despair and a spectral imagery haunt the moment before the glass touches his lips.
A dramatic courtroom scene ends with a guilty verdict and a suicide in the prison cell. Colonel Baker discovers the prisoner dead, then leaves with the dying image of the car and lantern as the attorney notes the verdict’s finality.
The Life Story of Sir Robert W. Verk4 describes an early alarm invention by Sir Robert Perks. He enforced a strict rule of not sleeping past a certain hour by a water-filled glass cube suspended above him. A bell rang at the desired time and a delayed fall of water threatened a spill if he did not rise promptly.
A London Globe excerpt discusses Richard Bagot's It Italians of Today observing Italian soldiers. It notes that seeing an Italian soldier drunk in public is exceedingly rare and would affect witnesses. The piece suggests strong disciplinary threat from regimental authorities and potential embarrassment among comrades.
Herden quotes a mother and child dialogue about an overdrawn bank balance. The child asks what it means and learns a check was written for thirteen dollars more than available. The mother jokes about finding another bank, while the Detroit Free Press notes the situation as a caution about finances.
A cartoonish exchange shows a tailor asking for payment for salt years ago while an impractical young man cites fashion as the motive. The St Louis Post Dispatch conveys a humorous vignette reflecting style and debt quirks.
The Louville Courier Journal notes chatter about a woman not seen with her husband and asks whether he is lost or merely misplaced, reflecting local speculation and unresolved questions in the community.
A Houston Post report recalls an accident that occurred when motorists stopped to read a roadside Safety First salon sign. The account notes risk from drivers stopping abruptly and the danger of distracted driving in urban traffic.
Mrs Goodaldsoul waited tea for her husband expected home any minute. Suddenly a donkey brayed in the yard. The deaf old lady beamed and cried for tea aloud as the master’s hearty laugh was heard approaching down the street.
In the Circuit Court for Queen Annes County in Equity Cause No. 2120 Commissioners Brown Busteed West Rhodes Merrick Jr report fully filed. The Court orders ratification and a final decree for division of real and personal property unless a contrary showing is made by October 26 next with notice in four Maryland newspapers prior to September 25. Filed August 28 1915 WM H Adkins.
A close observer notes that Cait sie, considered rich by marriage, once lived in poverty. The tale describes how she secretly cataloged household items and food stashed in the tea caddy and stove area, confirming a past life of simpler means.
An article in Wide World magazine describes the Mesopotamian Euphrates valley as rich in ancient remains and details a seven tier brick tower near Babylon, believed to be the biblical Tower of Babel. The structure stood on an earthen platform with a 600 square foot base and rose about 160 feet above the plain, with each stage a different color.
Caroline county invites sealed proposals to build a 2.68 mile section of State Aid Highway along Concord Camp road from near Williston to Beauchamp's Branch. Bids due Sept 21, 1916, at Denton office. plan and specs cost $1. Bid forms from State Roads Commission in Baltimore. $200 certified check required. county may reject all bids. bids may cover either shell municipal pavement or concrete.
A reflective meditation on aging from Robert L. Raymond in Atlantic Monthly. It explores the moment youth ends and the heart resists the harsher truth, describing disbelief, consternation, and gradual acceptance as life shifts from possibilities to what has become.
A reflective, imperfect memory passage muses on a poem titled A face by Brownlog. It notes a golden backdrop and a profile praised for lip line neck and chin while admitting the poem omits other celebrated features. Readers are invited to supply their own favored face attributes.
The Scuoon Board of Denton Maryland invites sealed proposals until 6 pm September 14 1915 for furnishing No 1 quality anthracite stove coal to many area schools including Denton High Denton Primary Ridgely Primary and others with tonnage totals and delivery on acceptance of bid. Also invites bids for cord wood for white and colored schools not listed, with species and quality stated. Board may reject any bid and may cancel contracts if goods fail to meet specifications. Fuel bills payable in October. By order F E Nouttle
Entrance examinations for engineering courses will be held in McCoy Hall from September 21 to 24, 1915, starting at 9 a.m. Academic courses exams follow September 28 to October 1. Scholarships in the Engineering Department may be awarded with competitive exams on September 25. Vacancies exist for graduates of Loyola, Maryland Agricultural College, Mount St Marys, Rock Hill, St Johns, Washington College, Western Maryland, and an At Large category. Apply to the Registrar for forms and details.
An article explains that passing a continuous electric current through water decomposes it into oxygen and hydrogen. A simple zinc and copper voltage battery provides sufficient underage and voltage to separate the gases. Oxygen is drawn to the copper side, hydrogen to the other. Hydrogen volume exceeds oxygen two to one, both gases being chemically pure. Steam exposes its oxygen to red hot iron, freeing hydrogen.
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