Destruction of Banfield Manor in Talbot County Md
The Bonfield manor house on Boones Creek near Oxford Talbot County Md was lost to fire. Built by Samuel Chamberlaine in the early post Revolutionary era its destruction erases a historic relic and recalls tales of ghosts and secret passages. Former U S Senator Willard Saulsbury died in Wilmington Del after a year and a half of heart trouble. He had been president pro tempore of the Senate and presidential candidate for his party at the last national convention. burial took place in Dover on Wednesday.
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Banfield
Samuel Chamberlaine
George
Tom Paine
Maryland
United States
Willard Saulsbury
Wilmington
Del
Saulsbury
Congress
Dover
Reciprocal Truck Laws Conference in Dover Moves Toward Accord
A joint Maryland Delaware legislative conference in Dover sought a settlement on truck reciprocity. Maryland Senators S Scott Beck Dudley Roe Nelson Fooks W Earle Withgott and Delegates A Percy White Clarence Whealton Robert Ledman William Alderson Frederick Cobourn joined Delaware lawmakers Senators William F Allen John W Attix Elisha Steele and Representatives William Ball James Evans John W Carrow Jr. Attendees included Governor Robinson Attorney General Southerland and highway and state officials.
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Delaware
Maryland
Dover
Cone State
Senate
House of
State Capitol
State House
S. Scott Beck
Kent County
Dudley G. Roe
Queen Anne’s County
Nelson H. Fooks
Caroline County
W. Earle Withgott
Talbot County
A. Percy White
Wicomico County
Clarence W. Whealton
Robert S. Ledman
Worcester County
William H. Alderson
Frederick Lee Cobourn
Harford County
Annapolis
William F. Allen
John W. Attix
Elisha Steele
William Ball
James E. Evans
John W. Carrow, Jr
Robinson
Clarence A. Southerland
C. D. Buck
Highways Department
Chas. H. Grantland
A Piscatorial Paradise Angling On The Del Mar Va Peninsula
Edwin C Totten publicist for the Del Mar Va Eastern Shore Association writes an illustrated article in Outdoor Recreation describing the Del Mar Va Peninsula as a fishing paradise. He details salt and fresh water habitats on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays Atlantic coast inland waters and lakes. Totten compares ten years fishing there with other regions and notes conditions favorable for diverse fishing pursuits. The piece is part of a series of association publicity articles in national magazines over ten months.
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Edwin C. Totten
Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association
Outdoor Recreation
Chesapeake and Delaware
Atlantic Ocean
Totten
Del-Mar- Va
Three More Reasons For Joining Caroline County Chamber
The Caroline County Chamber of Commerce offers continuity beyond changing municipal administrations and officials. It can sustain long term policies and projects across years, making steady progress despite frequent political turnover at local and state levels.
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Caroline County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber urges business leaders to join Caroline County Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce is presented as the lasting force for local economic and civic development. It calls on business and professional men to lead, protect and promote the community’s interests, and to contribute beyond voting and taxes by active membership. Contact the Caroline County Chamber secretary in Denton, Maryland.
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Chamber of Commerce
Caroline County Chamber of Commerce
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
Orphanga’ Court
Joseph Churchman
Seed Selection Guidance For Spring Planting In Maryland
County Extension advises careful seed corn selection amid mold risk from wet fall weather. F. W. Oldenburg notes many kernels die germ, urging bright mold-free seed and germination tests. Meetings March 1 Greensboro, March 2 Preston Hall, March 3 Smithville, March 4 Tuckahoe Neck Chapel with Oldenburg present. Farmers urged to bring samples for examinations.
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F. W. Oldenburg
University of Maryland
Greensboro School
Preston Hall
Smithville School
Tuckahoe Neck Chapel
Extension Agronomist
Maryland
State Fertilizer Inspection Service
College Park
Tennessee
Ohio
Pennsylvania
T. D. Holder
Boomerang comedy at Caroline High School play
Dr Gerald Sumner doctor by day secretary job by a pretty applicant leads to a jealously driven patient turnabout as fate loops back like a boomerang. The Caroline High School senior class presents this medical farce Friday night March 4 1927 in the high school auditorium offering a delightful evening of entertainment.
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Gerald Sumner
Europe
Mr. Woodbridge
Sumner
Caroline High School
Caroline
Concord Cemetery Trustees Seek Funds for Ongoing Work
The Concord Cemetery trustees urge continued support to complete already begun improvements. Dated owners of lots will be visited next week to collect overdue payments. Donations may be made to trustees T H Everngam E T Orme or H E Wheatley. The M E Church Ladies' Circle hosts a bake sale today at the old parsonage.
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Concord Cemetery
M. E. Church
Del-Mar-Va De Luxe Ode to the Land Between the Bays
A long poem by Dr. L. P. Bowen praises Del-Mar-Va as the land between the Bays Home to Maryland Virginia and Delaware and its fertile fields and oysters The piece segues into Orphans Court proceedings listing administrators guardians and estate actions including inventories appraisements and final accounts with named individuals and executors The court sessions note pending notices and approvals for estate matters
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Del-Mar-Va
Fair Del-Mar-Va
Southern cooks featured in health talk with recipe notes
The Nutrition Department of the Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council promotes Southern cooking memories and gives recipes such as Georgia Chicken, Scalloped Carrots and Celery, Sally Lunn, and notes on the cultural view of spelling in schools. Excerpts reference fry methods, cream sauces, yeast breads, and a spelling emphasis tied to local education.
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Philadelphia Inter-State Dairy Council
Sally Lunn
Sunday cinema bill faces Catholic opposition in Maryland
In Maryland legislators hear Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore urge removing smut from films before permitting Sunday showings. He cites a Catholic survey tallying scenes of infidelity, gendered struggles, divorce, drinking, smoking, indecency and immodest dress across 404 motion pictures.
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Weekly News
Maryland
Michael Curley
Baltimore
Blunt
Compliment from Theatre Manager on New Dover Opera House
The manager of New Dover Theatre expresses genuine delight at the New Dover Opera House. He ranks it among the finest venues after experiences in New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, noting superior taste, comfort, and design. The praise is sincere and not flattering.
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New Dover Theatre
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
Hoot Gibson Enlists In Tank Corps At Start Of War
Universal western star Hoot Gibson joins the U S Army in Los Angeles selecting the tank corps. He rises from driver to sergeant and serves near Gettysburg before being reassigned to the Ford Tank Corps. Overseas orders reach Boston but Armistice ends plans. Gibson is discharged at Camp Dix. He headlines The Miaming Frontier at New Dover Opera House next Wednesday and Thursday, March 2 and 3.
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Woot Gibson
Universal
Hoot
Gibson
Los Angeles
California
836Th Tank Corps
Gettysburg
Hoet
Ford Tank Corps
383D
Boston
Mass
France
Camp Dix
New Dover Opera Frouse
In Memoriam Edythe N Porter Remembered Four Years On
In sad memory of Edythe N Porter who died February 28 1923 at a young age. Her family Mrs. and Mr. Fred T Roe speak of the silent grief shared by those who loved her. A memory fair and sweet remains, its fragrance never dying.
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Edythe N. Porter
Edythe
Fred T. Roe
Remembrance Verses for Deceased Father and Family
A collection of heartfelt epitaphs and memorial verses from various mourners in Mentorlam. Nellie, Chas W Beauchamp and Martha Beauchamp remember James M. Sullivan P Wright Sullivan Elsie D Walls and others who died earlier, with reflections on loss, faith, and eternal rest. The pieces express sorrow, love, and hope in the afterlife.
Rest Not Advisable in Nervous Weakness
Dr. George J. Weight in Hygena Magazine argues rest cures are waning and work cures suit nervous weakness. He explains weakness often ties to physical defects or infections, with emotional strain causing headaches stomach distress and neck pain, while work itself is not harmful. Continuous quiet living masks mental weakness until sudden crises demand overexertion.
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George J. Weight
Hygena Magazine
Build Your House by Douglas Malloch
A compact poem urging timely work and faith to secure shelter and comfort. The speaker warns against delaying home building for better times, noting that only through effort in calmer days can one gain a lasting shelter and spiritual strength. The poem ends with the insistence that faith, like a house, must be built in advance.
Pruning Advice From Plant Bureau on Evergreens
The bureau of plant industry warns against pruning evergreen trees as it alters their eventual shape. When choosing plants for a position consider their ultimate height to avoid pruning. If pruning is needed, avoid spring and do not prune while new growth is forming.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Poison ivy plant classification by region
Poison ivy plants are identified by three-lobed leaves and white waxy berries resembling mistletoe. Botanists now classify poison ivy into three regional species: East, middle northern states, and Far West.
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East
Middle Northern States
Far West
Personality speed varies by task says Harvard tests
Harvard University intelligence tests show thinking and acting speed are parts of personality, contradicting the popular belief that someone slow in one endeavor is slow in all. The finding suggests variability in cognitive pace across different activities.
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Harvard University
Popular Science Monthly
At 21 Cecilia Beaux Became a Paris Salon Artist by Accident
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Cecilia Beaux at twenty-one painting Les Derniers Jours d Enfance and sending the work to Paris where the Salon accepted it. The piece marks the moment she became a noted American woman artist later hailed by the National League of Women Voters as one of the twelve greatest living American women.
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Cecilia Beaux
Paris
National League of Women Voters
McClura
Synilata
Population estimate of South America in 65 million
Latest estimates place South America's population at 65 million with roughly equal shares of Indians and whites. Indians are pagans, missionaries have worked there for over 50 years, and the continent spans climates from tropical to frigid.
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South America
Training Parrots to Talk by Child Voice Rule
A science note states parrots learn speech fastest from hearing a child’s voice, while a woman’s voice also aids learning. The finding highlights voice tempo and pitch as key factors in avian language training and suggests practical methods for trainers seeking rapid progress.
Hides of Unequal Value in Leather Production
A cow's hide yields 35 pounds of leather while a horse hide yields only 18 pounds. The disparity highlights varying value of hides in early industrial leather trade and cattle versus horse stock utilization.
Public Sale of Holsteins at Brick House Farm
The partnership dissolves and offers 641 head of Holstein cattle at Brick House Farm near Sheppard's Church on the Greensboro Burrsville road. The herd includes 7 milking cows producing 40 lbs daily, 27 under 7, 9 purebreds with 4 calved, 6 freshening by spring, plus 2 purebred bulls aged about 8 months and 3 years. 40 lb daily milkers, high-bred lineage, strong Caroline county herd. Terms of sale.
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Brickhouse Farm
Sheppard’s Church
Greensboro
Burrsville Road
Caroline County
Equity sale ratified in Caroline County Court
In the Circuit Court for Caroline county equity case No. 2513 Chy Charles B Harrison attorney named in mortgage reports sale of property for 3550.00. order dated February 22, 1927 grants ratification unless cause shown by April 30. publication required in Caroline county newspapers four weeks before March 28. clerk T Clayton Horsey indicates true copy.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Charles B. Harrison
T. Clayton Horsey
T. Clayton Horsrey
Wesley EB. Thawley
JT. Clayton Horsey
Caroline County Circuit Court Equity Case Names
In the Circuit Court for Caroline County in Equity. No. Chancery. Parties listed include Lulu E Meredith and M Carroll Meredith her husband Effie E Smith and N Alvin Smith her husband William Wesley Wyatt and Helen Wyatt her wife Ima Cooper and Eugene C Cooper her husband.
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Lulu E. Meredith
M. Carroll Meredith
Effie E. Smith
N. Alvin Smith
William Wesley Wyatt
Helen Wyatt
Ima Cooper
Eugene C. Cooper
Caroline County
Chancery
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Virginia
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Ays
Ceres
Pomona
Canaan
Del-Mar-Van
West
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Clarence T. Andrew
Ivan Andrew
R. Owens
John B. Medford
R. H. Sylvester
Fred R. Owens
Joseph Chinchinan
Adah II
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Harold D. Hignutt
Edwin W. Hignutt
Ernest J. Brown
Charles B. Culver
Anna O. Saulsbury
Abram R. Wright
Frank W. Wagner
Ira Norman Wagner
Charles D. Wagner
John Burnett
Alice Patterson
Isaacc L. Wilin
Gertrude M. Wright
Chester Cohee
Sadie M. Cohee
County School News
Georgia Chicken
Eka
Dover Opera House
Harry E. Keens
Mentorlam
James M
Nellie
P. Wright Sullivan
Father
Chas. W. Beauchamp
Earth
Heaven
Martha Beauchamp
Elsie D. Walls
Stitade
Virginia Lee Corbin
By Douglas Malloch
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Joseph Kaye
Denton Bridge
Norman D
Samuel P. Wheatley
Charles R. Porter
Salisbury
E. L. Fooks
Preston
Denton, Md
J. H. Nichols
Caroline County Bank
Zeth Weaver
Tt. C. Horsey
James Temple
Nisi
Marteage
Smith Wm. Otis Smith
Wesley E. Thawley
George Thomas
Lida Thomas
Harry K. Stewart
Charles Bell
C. H. Dean
Queen Anne
Arry K. Stewart
R. D
Harry CG
Collison
Burraville
John H. Chambers
Centreville
First Street
William J. Rickards
East Main Street
Holiness Church
THE
Peoples,bank
Paragon
Jonathan
F. D. Zeigler
Walter Sparklin
Westery E. Thawley
Alice Wyatt
the Hill
Allie Wyatt
Railroad Avenue
Thomas L. Day
Efe E. Smith
Sacramento
Circuit Court For
Equity
Eugene Cooper
M. H. Downes
York
W. P. Taylor
Preston, Md
J, Spencer Lapham
Goldsboro, MD
John Irwin
Cornell
Blamberg Bros., Inc
Commerce St
Baltimore, Md
Farmers Supply Company
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