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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1929
Page
8
Mildred Noble eyes a $9.98 blue taffeta dress advertised in a catalog. Her husband Anthony balks at funding the purchase, prompting financial strain and a test of their marriage as Mildred devises a plan to obtain the dress.
Mildred, damp from a late shopping trip, confronts her husband Anthony about a mysterious parcel. After lamenting the rain and refund worry, she discovers a blue embroidered dress waiting at home. Anthony explains the dress was ordered as a surprise from Blakely's, and Mildred embraces him in relief and joy.
W S Chadwick recalls a dramatic elephant charge against two hunters, as seven charging elephants surge toward them. The pair holds position, fires at the center pair, and the herd veers into the forest, narrowly avoiding disaster amid a chaotic, close‑quarter defense.
The Conservatory of Music in Baltimore is George Peabody's gift to the city of his adoption. The founder, born in Massachusetts in 1795, rose from poverty, went south, settled in Baltimore, and built the foundations of his vast wealth. He died in 1800 after giving away eight to nine million dollars. Students now come to the conservatory from 384 states and regions including China Hawaii and the Philippine Islands.
The passage states that life relies on elements drawn from the environment, including oxygen in free form and water in mineral forms. It highlights carbon and nitrogen as fundamental, along with phosphorus. Phosphorus occurs as phosphoric acid combined with metals, and in arable soil its common form is calcium phosphate.
A teacher attempts to define collision for a pupil, asking what would happen if two classmates ran together on the playground. The student unexpectedly replies that there would be a fight then and there, illustrating a rough misunderstanding in the classroom.
A drive from Los Angeles to New York ends in a small-town court when a vigilant constable accuses two motion picture stars of arson for speeding. The judge laughs as the pair are fined only five dollars after the officer admits the gag.
In a Brighton police court a husband who claimed he married his wife to obtain a clean shirt faced a magistrate. The judge ordered him to handle all household washing for one year and to report to his wife if the work was unsatisfactory. The parting line emphasized the new duty.
The location of the first American canal can be seen at the lower end of Norristown Pennsylvania. It was laid out in 1740 and a portion of the original excavation sill still remains visible today.
A private sale by the owner on the road from Denton to Williston about one mile from the stone road near Oscar Mooney and Reyner Clark farms on 1929 at 10 a.m. rain or shine. Goods include piano with rolls, Victrola, beds, furniture, dining chairs, rockers, tables, leather couch, cabinets, ice box, sewing machine, dishes, stove, stove wood, a Ford truck and sedan, tomato baskets, tools, boat, and many other items in first class condition. Cash day of sale. no removal until settled.
Having decided to discontinue house keeping and having no further use for my furniture I will sell at the Sam Lewis store property on Gay street Denton on Saturday February 23 1929 commencing at 1 o'clock sharp rain or shine the following personal property One organ bedroom furniture lot of good feather beds 1 big heater of drawers a valuable piece of furniture 1 double heater good as new 2 coal stoves 1 coal oil stove bureaus stands tables chairs carpets rugs glassware dishes 1 new Singer sewing machine All this furniture is as good as new TERMS OF SALE CASH No property to be removed until settled for Co E Wooleyhand James Temple Auct or Owner J A Beck Clerk
Public sale of 16 acres 4 roods in Caroline county by trustee under circuit court decree. Land part of Butler holdings, with five room bungalow, outbuildings, and road to the sale site. Purchase terms include one third down, balance in six and twelve months, secured by purchaser notes or full cash option. title papers at purchaser expense. John Irwin Auctioneer. Fred R. Owens, Trustee.
Katherine Richmond Lee guides through a stylish living space that blends modern materials with a semi colonial feel. A grand piano anchors the room, yet color, fabrics, and careful grouping demonstrate how contemporary pieces can coexist with traditional elements without clashing.
The text records transfers of land in Caroline county including property deeded to J Walter Beauchamp by James M Clark and a related transfer to Eliza A Beulah by J Walter Beauchamp and his wife. Entries appear in Liber T L D No 70 folio 56 and Liber J K S No 76 folio 111 as part of the county land records.
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