13 Feb 1926
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1926
Page
1
John L Evernham and Son advertise a white sale with price cuts on fabrics including serge and broadcloths, 50 inch and 48 inch widths, along with coatings and flannel. The ad notes sale prices and regular prices for several materials, and highlights a gift shop discount of 15 off on glassware, lamps, and candles sticks. A limited offer states six crystal thin tumblers for 35 cents, restricted to six per person.
Readable ad style list shows spools of cotton and bed spreads, Latine fabrics in black white and color, ladies outing flannel nightgowns at 1.25 and 0.93, remnants of voile gingham and more from 1 to 5 yards at low prices. Coats for children and misses priced from 8.75 to 25.50, men's overcoats down to 16.75, plus a special lot of blacks browns and greys at 11.75. Total listed value around 324.75 with numerous sale notes.
Notice to creditors that IH. Trick administrator of the Wilton Trice estate in Caroline county Maryland seeks claims with vouchers by August 20, 1926. Failure to file claims by the deadline may bar rights to the estate. Handwritten February 2, 1926.
Caroline County Maryland letters of administration issued to Kate Johns administratrix on the personal estate of George W Hazel dated February 1926. Eligible heirs may claim rights by law to the estate.
Gas pressure in the abdomen causes nervous, restless feeling and sleep loss. Adlerika purges old waste matter in ten minutes. Helpful for constipation and stomach trouble. Breeding’s Drug Store advertises Adlerika action and county news in The Journal subscription.
A raw recruit Crosby, five days from Plymouth, endures a baptism of fire on a sunlit veldt. Imagination and cowardice clash as he hides in a sand crater while Boer sharpshooters fire across the river. A perilous moment with a retreating snake ends with Crosby trapped in the pit as rifles crack nearby.
Reverend J H Ralston argues repentance as essential to salvation alongside belief in Jesus Christ. He contrasts modern calls to believe with the old doctrine of repentance, defining repentance as a change of mind and turning from sin to God, illustrated by the prodigal and John the Baptist. He cautions against mere remorse or penance and urges clear preaching of repentance and remission of sins.
Pieces of silk nearly two millennia old from Loulan and eastern Turkestan are shown at the British Museum. Sir Aurel Stein collected the textiles, tracing trade routes from China to Central Asia. Exhibits include silk fragments with running patterns, a small bag with tassels, and preserved pastries found in tombs dating from the Seventh to Eighth century A.D. Visitors note the fabrics’ delicate beauty and historical connections.
A short quotation praises a personal library as a man’s duty and a necessity, describing a growing collection as an honorable part of a man’s history and not a luxury. The essence centers on the value of books and literacy, attributed to Lenny Ward Beecher.
A Dispatch columnist notes that some people let politics dominate religion while others let religion shape politics, contrasting two approaches to belief and public life. The piece reflects on how faith and policy intertwine and influence conduct.
Old horseshoes are shipped to China where they are melted and forged into spades and shovels. The practice highlights the practicality of repurposing worn metal items for new tasks in industry and commerce.
The quotation warns that true revival requires the Spirit of God not human power. Without the Spirit, superstition becomes idolatry and conscience a law, leaving the heart without God. It emphasizes spiritual dependence over philosophy or reputation.
A fragment notes Isabella and Shakespearean dialogue from Measure for Measure with a line about declaring one’s true nature. The passage hints at public confession under threat, reflecting the play’s themes of authority, truth, and moral judgment.
A Detroit News reflection notes that one merit of honesty is that it often requires no confederates to execute it, highlighting self reliance as a core virtue. The remark underscores integrity as practical and sufficient for righteous action.
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