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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1931
Page
8
The article urges buying Christmas seals to aid tuberculosis patients, stressing that small purchases fund essential care and comfort. It frames the holiday tradition as a communal act of brotherhood, linking generosity to improved letters and card gifts and to the broader elimination of the disease.
Roy L. Smith reflects in the December Rotarian magazine on a discarded Christmas tree in a snowy alley. He contrasts its soggy fate with the brief, transformative joy of Christmas that momentarily unites families, softens hearts, and temporarily overrides daily worries, before returning to ordinary life.
The piece urges banks and executives to embrace the Christmas spirit of faith goodwill and mutual trust both in workplaces and on the streets. It argues the spirit of Christmas brings peace confidence and longer life and questions who would take the Christmas tree down the day after.
A thoughtful note warns that careless talk and writing breed enmities and even war. It criticizes pseudo-statesmen and sensational editorials for jeopardizing peace and international relations. The piece urges firm, sane diplomacy without offensive outbursts.
Former U S senator James Wadsworth will review a radio style show in a Sunday address on December 6 at 1 p m EST. The Sentinels of The Republic sponsor the program titled Ours the Best Form of Government and broadcast via Neiute al stations. He traces government ideas from ancient dynasties to the US founding, arguing America's system remains unchanged for 150 years due to government by the people. He notes the principle marked the decline of monarchies and empires and discusses Wadsworth’s Senate tenure from 1915 to 1927. The speech precedes Congress reconvening on December 7.
Mars is depicted as a relentless bill-collector for arms as President Hoover’s figures hint at nearly five billion dollars in 1931. The piece notes Mars gathers from nations regardless of peacetime woes, threatening with a “pound of flesh” while teachers’ pay, libraries, and public works suffer.
The piece stresses booster spirit among home city merchants who believe in their products and loyalty to the community. It argues most merchants support the city, prosper with it, and reinvest profits, while noting a few do not share this view and highlighting the obligation of business leaders to public service.
Citizens are urged to support local businessmen to the limit as part of community development efforts.
The piece argues that every home should have the local newspaper to educate children about familiar people and places. It emphasizes reading home news to spark curiosity, study, and research, calling the home paper a superior educator.
In discussing imperial unity and the British Dominion status after the Statute of Westminster, references to Madison and the Revolution anchor a shift toward independent executive power within colonies. A Manchuria dispute proposal outlines a neutral inquiry, troop withdrawals, and a cooling-off period before talks, while Gandhi calls the London Round Table Conference lifeless. Will Rogers eyes a parachute factory for politicians, census shows a 102.5 men per 100 women ratio, and motorcycle production drops about 50 percent as the era’s tensions unfold.
Twenty five years ago notices announced the opening of bids for constructing the State road near Greenboro. The weather in November was fine, and local talk included bank rate changes, theatre plays by Harry Lindley’s Company, and a push by Eighth and Fifth district taxpayers to fund a one and a half mile road with state aid and citizen subscriptions. Local obituaries, marriages, and social visits filled the page, along with notes on old mills and the transition from water power to roller mills in the county.
An aphoristic selection on good will as the most precious asset, likening it to a fragile orchid and a powerful force. It compares social goodwill to youth in charm and difficulty to maintain, emphasizing its dual beauty and resilience.
President Hoover and Senator Smoot defend tariff policies while Britain passes the Westminster Statute. The new law grants equality of status to dominions, ending the old imperial parliament's supremacy and linking nations by tradition and allegiance to the crown in the modern Commonwealth. The English press notes it as a formal acknowledgment of a trend already underway.
Peace advocates hail a lull in fighting in China while linotypers and proofreaders cheer. The Peru poet laureate received a three year prison sentence, perhaps lenient. Milwaukee reports a five million dollar surplus with no scandal brewing.
Merrel Spence of Pawling New York spent the holidays with his family here and Calvin Ward spent Thanksgiving at American Corner.
Mrs W Tufft wishes to thank her many friends for their kindness during the illness and death of her husband.
The Christian Science Monitor emphasizes that inner states such as joy gratitude trust gentleness peace and unselfishness uphold real health. The piece links mental attitude to physical well being, urging readers to cultivate constructive thoughts for overall wellness.
The ninth annual meeting of the Maryland State Horticultural Society will convene at the fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore on December 5 and 6. Officers include vice-president J S Lapham of Caroline, with J W Kerr of the county delivering a paper on new fruits and prizes awarded to Miss Towers and Mr Fisk for first place and to Miss Scott and Mr Murphy as booby prize recipients. Refreshments were served and an interesting program has been arranged.
Dr. R H Riley urges care to curb spread of colds. He explains that sickness lowers resistance, germs spread via sneezes and hand contact, and carriers pose danger. He advises rest, fluids, staying home, handwashing, avoiding handshakes, and seeking a doctor.
Mrs Briggs and Mrs Harris discuss daily iron needs and minerals in menus. They note milk supplies calcium aiding iron absorption, identify iron rich foods like spinach beef liver beans and oysters, and share two iron rich recipes Molasses Brown Bread and Baked Apricots with steps and yields.
A diary style fragment recounts a week of family events and misadventures. It mentions a mother upset with the narrator s manners, a shopping trip with a blue faced father, Shakespeare notes, a boss and work sleep, Jake missing school over shoe trouble, darkroom soap box talk, and mosquitoes fading in and out across days.
Dr R H Riley urges mothers to guard young children from common colds and stomach upsets by boosting general health, balanced meals, outdoor play, proper clothing, sleep, and regular medical checkups. Seek doctor advice at first signs of illness and immunize against diphtheria. Keep sick children in bed and isolated from well siblings.
In memory of our darling Sara who died December 4 1930 A poem speaks of a rose growing beyond a wall and the enduring fragrance of memory It notes faith hope and courage and is signed by Mother Dad and Carleton
A collection of aphorisms quotes and maxims by William Humboldt Dean Inge George Campbell Shakespeare Elizabeth Gibson and Bulwer Lytton. The lines emphasize self reliance open discussion perseverance tolerance and self sacrifice. Each thought reflects moral guidance and personal conduct.
Eighth grade members attended a Thanksgiving Eve roast at Wilbert Cawley's home on November 26. They also participated in Sweetheart Town at the school on November 26 and 27, with choruses performed. A farewell party honored Miss Addie Nuttle on December 2 as she prepares to marry Mr. R Ellis Clark on December 26, with ice cream and cake served.
An owner argues dairy cows should be treated as individuals not as a flock. By recording each cow’s milk output with a simple scale, nonprofitable cows can be identified and sold to protect profits. Guidelines cover feeding: fitting ration for flesh, dairy ration for milk, and adjusting by lactation and body condition.
A collection of brief maxims on sharing liberating practice, circumstances, value of effort, repentance, happiness over riches, prayer, and persistent righteous thinking. Notable voices include Christian Science Monitor, Marcus Aurelius, Wm Morris, William Penn, George Meredith.
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