16 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
1
A historic store list offers a wide range of goods for Christmas including fabrics such as silks crepe de chine georgette crepe and cluny. dress goods, linens, laces, embroideries, and toweling. ladies coats, furs, sweaters, and undergarments. blankets, quilts, luggage, bags, purses, and umbrellas. Christmas novelties, men’s clothing, shoes, shirts, neckties, rainwear, hosiery, and accessories. books, fruit, nuts, bath robes, candy.
Christmas is near and the time for a warm overcoat is here now. The selection is wide with plain black oxford and fancy overcoats, each best for the money, and available without delay.
In Denton Maryland and the First Election District of Caroline County the executor of Charles H. Redden offers for sale eight parcels of land at the courthouse door in Denton between 7 and 4 0 o clock. Parcels include multiple lots on Third street with houses, electric lights, town water and a farm in the First Election District..readable description notes various frontage depths improvements and occupants.
Large farm with substantial improvements over three years, 130 acres tilled and 30 acres in grass, located two miles from Marydel on a State road near the Pennsylvania Railroad. Terms: one fourth cash, one fourth June 30, 1997, balance January 1, 1915, interest on credit payments from sale day. Tithe papers at purchaser’s expense. Harvey L. Cooper, Executor. James Temple, Auctioneer.
Established 1858 Kesmodels Kutlery Shop advertises Christmas specials on razors strops scissors manicure sets and table knives with price ranges from 1 to 10 dollars and bulk offers for teachers at 2 U6 Park Ave Baltimore Maryland.
Auction listing farm stock and implements to be sold on December 21 starting 10 a.m. at the seller’s farm along the road from Sheppard's Church to Whiteleysburg. Items include horses, mules, cows with calves, buggies, wagons, plows, cultivators, drills, seeders, spreaders, harvest gear, tools, seed and more. Terms require cash on all under ten dollars and eight months on larger sums with note secured by Peoples National Bank of Denton. Auction by C W Ellwanger with F P Covey as auctioneer and C H Wairay as clerk.
A public sale on December 27 1916 at 10 a m on the Denton Euston road near Harris Chapel offers farm equipment livestock and household items. Catalog includes mules horses cows calves a runabout wagon plows cultivators hay and harness with terms cash under 10 and credit twelve months with note and security. Seller J O Larrimore and I P Covey listed as owners.
LO LAN FRAMPTON announces a December 22, 1916 sale at the Will Thomas farm one mile west of Harmony. Items include live stock a variety of horses cows and calves tools wagons gear and household goods. Terms: under $10 cash, over $10 eight month credit with note and approved security. Auctioneer F P Covey.
An abandoned boy named Billy Bradford travels from a prairie crossing in 1849 to San Francisco aided by a stranger. He learns what Christmas means as he is sheltered, educated, and introduced to a fortune from mining shares he inherited with guardianship arranged. The tale follows his growth from wanderer to gentleman with a new family and a vast inheritance.
A reflective verse notes nature as a sermon and farm life as a mute gospel. The farmer reads signs in chaff and wheat, blight and rain, pests and sun from spring planting to winter harvest, seeing sacred emblem in field cycles.
A brief exchange frames marriage as a trial. The girl, busy with her trousseau, calls it a challenge while the cynical bachelor likens it to serving a sentence. The light dialogue captures social views on wedlock with wry humor.
Quote captures praise for a daughter's enduring value praised by Detruit Free Presa. Probing remarks discuss resilience and lasting impact of the trait highlighted. The exchange hints at admiration and thoughtful reflection on perseverance.
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