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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1918
Page
4
A sermon contrasts worldly charity with divine ethics from Luke 6, stressing giving with motive, loving enemies, mercy, nonjudgment, and forgiveness. It cites acts 10 35 and Luke 21 1 1, urging generosity by what remains and urging restraint from idle aid.
A Norwegian captain developed an acetylene generator to power motorboats with gas produced from calcium carbide. The system purifies and feeds gas to the carburetor at about 21 cents per horsepower hour. Adaptations are being pursued to suit kerosene engines, while current use targets ordinary gasoline motors.
A man abandons city routine to seek happiness in nature. He leaves his desk, dons vintage attire, carries a rod and satchel, and rides to the wilds. The piece portrays his dreamlike escape from pavement to forest, streams, and campfire nights.
A Wide World Magazine writer praises Italian innovation in trench warfare with body shields. The one man shield attaches to shoulders to cover head and vital organs, usable standing or prone. The two man shield rides on a back frame for wire cutting, with a second man operating through a lower hole.
A mother in a Woman's BloMe Companion piece laments shifting power as her daughter, just past seventeen, embraces modern ideas in dress, social trends, music, and culture. The mother, once provider and mentor, now finds her role reversed as the teen asserts independence and influence.
A fragmented report discusses early experiments replacing copper with alternatives in industry and electricity. It notes tin or cane-derived conductors, heating uses, and limitations for wiring and locomotives, highlighting copper’s enduring role where high conductivity is needed.
In Caroline County Orphans Court on August 20 1915 the sale by trustee Charles B Harrison of estate property for Lucy W Kelley Morgan was ratified unless challenged by October 20 with notice running in four weekly issues before September 20 The report cites 1425 00 as sale amount. Also notice of administration on Thomas H Lord estate invites claims by March 1939 and warns failure to file excludes claimants.
Creditors of Arthur J. Cole are informed that October 7, 1918, has been set by the Circuit Court for Caroline County as the date the insolvent debtor must appear and answer interrogatories and allegations from creditors, indorsers, and sureties. JOHN W. D. JUMP serves as Permanent Trustee.
Ford owners in Caroline County are invited to see a new Burn Oil Device claimed to improve mileage. Demonstrations promise 30 to 34 miles per gallon using kerosene, with a tank fill cost of 99 cents versus 2.26 dollars for gasoline. R P Taylor invites Ford owners to inspect the device at Preston Ma.
The 1918 Maryland General Assembly proposed Section LA to Article 1 Elective Franchise adding absent voting for troops, to be submitted at the next Congressional election. Governor Harrington ordered publication of the proclamation in multiple papers, with ballots marked for or against the amendment. Public notice also lists Supervisors' districts in Greenshore and Denton areas.
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