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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1925
Page
2
Denton Journal page note from February 7 1925 lists editors Melvin Sward and H Johnson Johnson publishers and Denton Maryland post office registration as a second class mail matter. The page appears as a Saturday morning publication with standard masthead information.
Dun's Review notes first month results show general business progress with an upward trend despite occasional irregularities. Freight traffic remains at record levels, railroad earnings rise, and steel production runs near capacity as prices firm. Lynching declines offer cautious hope for abolition without new anti lynching laws. Florida leads 1924 lynching data with five cases amid overall improvement.
The revenue act 1924 ties personal exemptions to months spent single married or head of family as of year end December 3. Example shows a September 30 marriage yielding 1375 dollars exemption, with 750 for first nine months as single and 625 for last three as married. If support ends mid year, status shifts and credits apply accordingly.
The State Game Department urges feeding both white and other song and stativorous birds through severe winter weather. Provide shelter, clear bare feeding spots, and offer small daily rations such as rye screening buckwheat wheat weed seeds corn or chicken scratch. Protect birds from hawks minks weasels and cats to preserve bob white populations for agriculture and sport.
A plea urges humane care for birds during winter to prevent suffering and protect brood stock in covers, highlighting the risk to farmers if birds are not fed by humans.
The Public Service Commission ruled Tolchester Steamboat Company a common carrier with a right to operate a Baltimore Tolchester ferry line. Baltimore and Eastern Shore Ferry Co challenged the charter, but Tolchester may compete for automobile ferry trade. Service suspended temporarily due to heavy Chesapeake Bay ice.
In memory of a sister who departed in 1920 the writer laments not seeing her smile until the day they meet again in a bright land. Heartfelt lines recall fond, tender memory. the sister Mrs Thomas signs as the author.
We thank friends and neighbors for considerate attention during bereavement and for floral offerings. Mary Doerr and Children.
In the Tay and its tributaries pearls are plentiful and can fetch up to 50 dollars. Anyone may pearl fish, with professionals using a boxed boat and glass bottom to spot shells while amateurs wade the shallows. Most shells yield no pearl, but some may hold valuable or odd specimens sold privately to tourists.
Princess Catherine Radziwill recounts Queen Victoria as a strict ruler both politically and socially. The prince of Wales, later King Edward, kept quiet in her presence, while Victoria enjoyed garden parties at Marlborough House and indulged in daily gossip about marriages and love affairs. The late Empress Frederick noted her composed presence and water request to steady emotion in royal audiences.
The article describes khabis as an early Arabian dessert of dates coated in honey and butter, credited to invention by the Prophet Mohammed. It notes the dish remains popular among Orientals where dates are staple and mentions khabis as a word used by Arabs as a synonym for happiness.
Verdun endured centuries of violence during the World War era and earlier. The record notes massacres in a religiously charged Fourteenth century folly, including a 1817 event. It claims Jews were absent from England from 1010 to 1624 and from France for a period after 1394.
A household emergency highlights the value of a printed directory listing names, addresses, and phone numbers for the family physician, substitute doctor, police station, pastor, and employers. The senior aim is to avert tragedy through rapid contact during crises.
Pathfinder Magazine notes wolves travel in packs mainly in winter. Mating occurs in December and January. Cubs are born in burrows, feed by the male during confinement, and are weaned by two months. They join adults in November or December and mature around three years.
A Royston Transcript quote notes Demetrius replying that a fool cannot hold his tongue when asked why he stayed quiet, implying speechlessness stems from folly rather than prudence.
The article notes wheat was not grown in America before its discovery by Columbus and discusses uncertainty about who first introduced it to the continent, highlighting its early colonial history.
A fragment suggests a remark about daily life and the ocean’s depth, attributed to Toledo Bhale, noting no clear advantage in knowing the depth of the sea. The terse line highlights a casual, philosophical musing without broader context or action.
A detailed sale listing by Mrs Frank Willougesby and J L Stevens auctions two milk cows a Jersey and Guernsey bull a pony and cart a Ford auto and numerous household goods. The sale begins 10 am rain or shine with cash on day of sale for items $10 and under and six month bankable credit on larger amounts with approved notes.
Public sale of farm property in Denton Maryland exposed under a mortgage assigned to Wesly E Thawley. The property includes an eight room frame dwelling and outbuildings on about eighty nine perches with Lot No 2 details, tied to a 1903 Maloney deed. One-third cash due day of sale with balance in two installments. title papers included. Auctioneer James Temple. A loan of 3000 dollars can be secured on the property by contacting the undersigned.
Sioux Falls business figure James A. May promotes a new device claimed to cut gas use to 49 miles per gallon. It allegedly removes carbon, prevents spark plug trouble and overheating. May offers free units to one auto owner per locality and invites agents to write.
Seneca Poultry Farm of Tiffin Ohio established 1905 offers pure bred chicks from selected flocks with careful service and invites a customer list. Located Box 67 in Seneca Poultry Farm advertisements highlight pride in reputation and quality.
A description notes that the dromedary’s one name often refers to the Arabian camel but truly designates a slender, swift variety. It likens this form to a race horse’s relation to a cart horse, emphasizing limbs, symmetry, and exceptional speed.
No. 4 850-eg¢ Buckeye incubator nearly new plus 600 and 1000 standard brooders. We offer repairs and service for these units.
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