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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
4
Item notes mail matter designation and publication date for a Denton Maryland newspaper issue. Indicates second class mail status at the Denton Post Office and the date Saturday Morning December 15 1928.
A Christmas plea from a log cabin to Uncle Sam urges ratification of the Kellogg treaty as a world peace gift. The piece frames the pact as a nonviolent, costless ally to avoid war, contrasting it with Rome’s force and highlighting a future of brotherhood and goodwill.
Editorial notes call for early shopping as Christmas approaches. Readers are urged to heed home merchants for gifts, toys, and practical items, with a focus on reducing last minute fever and supporting local businesses. The piece highlights the community’s readiness and the benefits of shopping locally for all ages.
A Denton editorial urges buying locally to ensure value and support for tuberculosis fighting stamps. It warns that Christmas Seal counterfeits are widespread in large cities and cautions readers to avoid being duped, stressing prudent spending and loyalty to genuine charity.
A home cooking guide offers chowder from leftover haddock cooked with pork and onions, scalloped rice with codfish, a cheese fondue as a meat substitute, cheese fondue recipe, and oyster stew. It emphasizes stretching leftovers and serving hot dinners.
Local notes list Sunday callers on sick list resident Mr J C Wroten and a long set of guests including Mrs Robert Wyatt Mrs Samuel Andrews and many Wroten family members. Thanksgiving entertainments feature Mrs J H Ramsdell hosting twenty guests and Mr Clem Fountain on a gunning expedition plus farm and home updates.
Mrs Rebecca H Clancy has been entertained in New York City and at a northern New York summer home by her friend Mrs Norman cousin of New Jersey Governor elect Morgan T Laurson whose life story resembles Herbert Hoover in two respects being the son of a poor blacksmith and now an engineer of talent and financial success. John L Hopkins Miss Ellen Hopkins Mr and Mrs Milton Hopkins and Mr and Mrs Edwin Hopkins recently visited Rev and Mrs William H Hudson Paterson NJ. Mr and Mrs Elmer Draper and daughter Marjorie spent several days with Mr Benjamin Draper and family. Benjamin Donophan was hurt though not seriously when his horses ran away.
A fragment from a 25 year old note recalls Denton items. Denton Shirt Company seeks operators while Greenlee Mason relocate a barber shop to the Law Building basement. Local sales include wheat 76 to 87 cents, corn 40 to 48 cents, and dressed turkeys about 16¢ per lb in Baltimore.
Greensboro business men met December 6 to plan dairy improvements in Caroline County with Maryland Extension leader T. C. Holder. They aimed to boost milk per cow and legume acreage, with Pet Milk Co. reps noting industry prospects. A five member committee was chosen to draft a permanent organization as more meetings were planned.
An advertisement offers ladies and gentlemen wrist watches with guaranteed quality starting at seven dollars fifty cents, promoted by F. J. Wright.
A Pontiac Six, new in practically everything but name, will soon appear on the market, announced by W. H. Hollis & Son. The Oakland Company promises a bigger, smarter, more powerful Pontiac with big car features at the small six price, marking the close of the company’s most successful year to date.
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