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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
2
Melvin Blnj and Jamison Melvin Johnson publish on a Saturday morning dated February 10 1906. The item notes publishers in a historical newspaper record with names Melvin Blnj John Jamison and Johnson.
A call to civic action praises current Denton improvements totaling over £200,000 and predicts a further favorable business cycle. Citizens are urged to meet forthcoming opportunities with liberal support to ensure Denton benefits and rivals do not. The piece quotes Ingalls and extols enterprise as fate’s key driver for progress.
The legislature backs Senator Gell Boroughs measure to shutter cigarette factories, arguing it protects boys from harmful tobacco. Opponents warned of business losses, but a strong majority favored the bill as doctors and educators cited wide harm from smoking and support for Dr Goldsboroughs sweeping reform.
President Eliot of Harvard University envisions a half century hence with strong national reverence for women fueling progress. The Baltimore Sun agrees the trait exists nationwide and notes American women enjoy greater reverence than women in other nations. The piece reflects on chivalry and hopes the future proves Eliot’s forecast faithful.
Strenuous week at Annapolis as the B and O railroad investigation dominates the agenda. The session nears adjournment with the public interest overshadowed by private lobbying and a push to lease depleted oyster beds. Governors Warfield and Brown face questions of renomination and public sentiment, while legislators debate railroad fare cuts and anti cigarette bills amid church union talks and broader Arminian church consolidation plans.
The Baltimore Herald reports a likely final union of the Congregational Methodist Protestant and United Brethren churches. A Dayton council of delegates will meet on Wednesday February 7 for three days to negotiate terms of union, with a roster intended to avoid nonessential disputes.
Congressman Smith introduces a patent relief measure to shield medical and dental practitioners from litigation over treatment methods and patents. He backs a second bill to place two beacon lights at the mouth of LaTrappe River in Talbot County and petitions Maryland publishers to abolish tariffs on typesetting machines.
A deposit of ten percent of the purchase price is required on sale day. Title papers are at the purchaser's expense. William Kleinschmidt and T. Tuff are the auctioneers. A liberal loan on the first mentioned property can be arranged through Chas. B. Harrison.
A 45 acre tract described as clear high land located one mile from the post office and store. Includes a two story house with nine rooms, a good barn, fair stables, smoke house, corn cribs, a young peach and apple orchard, a well-kept vineyard, and limed soil capable of yielding about 50 bushels of corn per acre. Price listed at 1800 dollars.
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