10 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1927
Page
1
Christmas 1927 at Everngam s describes vests bloomers step ins princess slips chemises of rayon silk with fine texture. The ad promises soft lustrous fabrics that launder easily require no ironing and provide a trim silhouette. Available in pastel shades, all sizes, $1 to $3.50.
A holiday promotion showcases baby garments and accessories including dresses caps sweaters and slippers. The store highlights its “Baby counter” on the second floor with a festive display echoing the 1897 Christmas, emphasizing a three-decade policy of selling only quality merchandise.
Luxurious handkerchiefs in cambric lawn and linen with hand embroidery and drawn threads available from 10c to 50c. Colored linens with lace edges priced 25c to 85c. Men’s varied options 35c to 1.00. Tailored pull-ons with embroidered or tucked details. Colors include almond, pearl, Circassian, bisque, and black. Hosiery, kids leather goods, and a broad range of gift suggestions offered with wrapping for parcel post or express.
A promotional notice urges readers to buy fur coats at reduced prices. It touts first quality furs, richly lined coats for women and girls, and dresses all marked at the same discount. Buyers are urged to act today while selection remains wide.
George A. Baer owner offers a farm auction at Union Grove three miles north of Preston at 10 am rain or shine. The list includes horses, poultry, hay, tools, implements, corn, hay, beans, barrels, rope, harness, barrels, a gas machine, a radio set, a 1928 Whippet Landau Sedan, and various household items. Terms cash under $10, over $10 credit 10 months with note at Provident State Bank Preston. Auctioneers L F Covey. clerk E T Moore. receiving clerk C B Harrison.
On the Levin Williams farm 34 miles from Preston Maryland sale starts at 10 a.m. featuring farming implements including plows, mower, harrows, corn planter, harness, wagons, and more. Live stock and household items listed with a Dodge Touring Car among the items. Terms of sale.
A public sale conducted by Mrs Albert Satterfield at her West Denton home on Saturday December 17 1927 starting 1 p m. Items include dining room set, refrigerator organ stove rugs quilts beds clocks lamps dishes and many other household articles. Cash under ten dollars. sums above ten to be paid with six month credit on approved interest bearing notes. auctioneer James Temple.
Mrs. F. H. Crowther offers for sale at home on First Street opposite the Catholic Church in Denton a complete household lot including bedroom and dining room suits, lamps, rugs, stoves, a radio set and Victrola, tubs, and other furnishings. Cash under 10 dollars. credit four months on larger sums with bankable notes. removal after terms met. no removal before.
Public sale of a 52.6 acre farm near Denton Maryland in Caroline County with a large dwelling, barn and outbuildings. Property sits on the Denton Hillsboro road two miles from Denton, timbered and cultivable, suitable for truck or poultry farming. Auction by J Owen Knotts as assignee, with terms one third cash day of sale and balance in two equal installments.
The Denton National Bank announces its annual stockholders meeting in Denton on Tuesday January 10 1928 between 1 and 3 pm to elect directors for the ensuing year. WM I Norris cashier signs the notice.
Angevine receives an unopened letter from Minnie Sprague inviting a weekend at Westmore. She visits, watches Minnie's life with Frank and a tense son Paul, then returns home realizing the Dead Sea fruit she sought to claim is now peaches, and she is glad to be back.
Wesley W. Stout in the Saturday Evening Post notes how stage dogs in Uncle Tom’s Cabin were a later addition and misperceived as fierce bloodhounds. He recalls A. B. Stover's Great Danes used to terrify Eliza by associating red bandannas with meat, a staged realism later dropped as audiences demanded the traditional image.
A concise note on how cant, here treated as a material vice, shapes moral perception in an American Magazine essay. It examines language, hypocrisy, and social norms influencing civic life. The piece probes readers to question surface virtue versus genuine conduct.
Why breathe through the nose rather than the mouth. It warms and moistens air. It helps remove dust and germs. It produces more chest suction aiding lung and heart function and helps attain a second wind.
An electric color-testing instrument uses solar power for 20 hours to test faded colors. It can process forty samples simultaneously, each sample partly covered so that the faded shade can be directly compared with the original color.
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