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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
8
Christmas is with us again and spreads goodwill throughout the community. Let strangers know the spirit of hospitality is a year round fact, not just during holidays. By showing charity and fellowship daily, the community gains prosperity and happiness for all.
A pile of magazines features novels and a strong peace theme. Mrs Sinclair Lewis argues that world peace is visible today as true patriotism. Remarque and Borah contribute final war reflections urging disarmament and wiser use of earnings for education and food.
The passage describes a fresh approach to realizing the peace promised by the baby Jesus born in a manger. It emphasizes practical, human-driven means to establish peace, blending spiritual purpose with societal action.
An address urging American high school and college students to pursue moral leadership. It emphasizes four core traits: habitual intensity, personal morality, love, and spiritual vision. The piece argues leaders must overcome crowd-driven false leadership, cultivate willpower, practice integrity, and transmit heavenly transforming love to guide society away from crime and lawlessness.
It is conceivable some business spends more on advertising than warranted and, if the product fails claims, draws temporary trade but lacks lasting effect. Many businesses are under advertised, possessing latent potential not developed, with food work neglected as people do not rest or become interested, a lost opportunity.
Hopeful towns require influential residents who see chances to improve and invest effort to push projects forward. When residents are inspired by hope, they take action to seize opportunities, remove obstacles, and beautify buildings and homes, attracting people and boosting growth and vitality.
December 1929 editorial notes discuss the Inter American Arbitration treaty and its ratification by Congress, praising multilateral efforts for peaceful dispute resolution. It highlights farm electrification's expansion, rural modernization, and growing legal activity with 16,921 new laws in 43 states, plus Nobel discussions naming Mann as literature laureate and potential peace prize for Remarque.
A stitched collage of old dates, prices, and events from the region. Wheat and corn prices drift. snow depths in Caroline noted. Local injuries, church sessions, and post office reclassifications appear alongside weddings, obituaries, sleighing, and small-town life.
Bethlehem hosts a Christmas entertainment at Bethlehem M E Church on Thursday December 26. Invitations extended to all. The item mentions Mr and Mrs John Sands and son, plus notes about people visiting relatives and a remark on socks guaranteed for 10 000 miles.
Beacom College closes a highly successful soccer season with eight straight without a defeat. Coach Naylor notes this is Beacom’s third undefeated squad as nine players depart. Captain Hirs and others return for a two year course. Season results include wins against Havre de Grace High and Tome Institute with strong scoring by Wilson and Graef among the leaders.
Ross Farquar writes Slats Diary covering a party with contests, a jury trial for his father with a guilty verdict, a remote control joke, a history test with one wrong answer, parental debates on work by gender, and a social gathering at Elsy’s house with Pug Stevens and Jane.
Smithville residents were stunned by the sudden death of Master Paul Dukes at his parents home on Saturday. The report mentions visits from Marian Clevenger and children to her parents, Lare, and social visits between Lares, Mackeod of Federalsburg, and Wilkin family.
On December 22 Atwater Kent Radio Hour features Willem van Hoogstraaten conducting the Atwater Kent Concert Orchestra in the first half and four opera stars performing Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel in the second half. Hoogstraaten, famed for Lewisohn Stadium broadcasts, has directed ensembles including the New York Philharmonic and the Portland Oregon Symphony.
The program features Dorothea Flexer as Hansel and Louise Lerch as Gretel from Allentown Pa, with Helen Oelheim as the Witch and Fred Patton as the Father, under conductor Josef Pasternack. The concert opens with Beethoven Egmont Overture and Masur? orchestral pieces before the fairy tale opera.
In sad remembrance of our dear husband and father John F Reed who died December 16 1928. He bore pain waiting for cure but it was in vain. God called him home for eternal rest. A husband good a father kind left us all behind. By wife and children. Also an advertisement notes a free dish set with every Quick Meal Range sold in December.
R H Stafford Burrsville Maryland advertises a limited sale offering ten Great Majestic Ranges at ten dollar discounts with December 1 start. The message promotes farm and home goods and ends with a Christian Science Monitor quote about staying on the level.
Tularemia cases, or rabbit fever, have been reported in Maryland and Baltimore City this year from skinning or handling infected rabbits. Dr. R H Riley warns hunters and food handlers to use precautions, noting the disease spreads via bites and handling, with symptoms including fever and gland swelling. thorough cooking of rabbit meat destroys the germ.
A fragment reads about fragrances five scents rope buggy whip cabbage grapevine and corn silk. An ad urges readers to inspect stoves Majestic and Quick Meal Ranges for farm and home. Quoted morals from Jefferson Christian Science Monitor and Owen Meredith appear as brief epigraphs within the piece.
Large and small pantry gifts spread Christmas cheer for friends and neighbors. Recipes outline Individual Plum Pudding and White Fruit Cake with step by step mixing, steaming, and serving tips plus sugared candy ideas like dates and fon dant for kids and adults.
Railroad employees across the country welcome the return of Railroad Man's Magazine in a new form. Published by the Frank A. Munsey Company, the issue features railroad life stories, photographs, and technical departments, with staff entirely railroad trained. John J. Pelly leads the contents with a portrait and article on his rise from track hand, alongside features on railroads aiding farmers and the world’s largest locomotive, plus fiction and practical Q A sections.
R. H. Stafford notes a new lot of wall paper now available for home interiors and farm use. The brief ad invites customers to select from the latest patterns to improve rooms and spaces.
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