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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1894
Page
2
An 1870s call warns that upper Choptank fishing is declining toward extinction as steamboat undercurrent washes away spawn and pounds and stake-nets block routes to spawning grounds. The piece urges legislative action to limit nets, rotate fishing, and protect future fisheries for Talbot and Dorchester counties.
Governor Brown’s address to the General Assembly outlines fiscal health and reduced expenditures for 1893 versus 1892. He highlights sinking fund purchases, a net state debt of 1.139 million, and calls for revaluation reform while urging careful assessor and board appointments. The oyster issue is noted but no recommendation. rumors about President Cleveland are dismissed by the Philadelphia Ledger.
The piece reviews the end of the Big Columbians stamps two billion issue, postmasters restricted from returns, and stock sales as supply depletes. It surveys House tax plans including two percent on incomes over four thousand dollars, a ten cent per gallon whiskey tax, and a two cent per pack playing card tax to cover pension gaps. It also covers Maryland politics, weather forecasts, price discount trends, and remarks on the New York Weekly Times and public figures.
The Democratic Editorial Association will hold a meeting in Annapolis on January 25. President Cleveland has returned from his gunning trip on the Chesapeake.
A nostalgic poem recalls a simple cottage life, peaceful hillside setting, and a loving family memory of Bessie Flaharty, with Christian reflections on rest and reunion. The piece blends domestic serenity with devotional verses and final farewell lines.
On Monday January 1 1994 Philadelphia shoppers found almost all dress goods at Main Aisle tables marked down to half or one third of regular cost. Rich silks novelty fabrics plain home spuns jacquards and plaids offered dress patterns discounted from 1.75 to 5.25 with many items formerly priced up to 30 dollars. Various coats jackets and ulsters also marked down, with prices ranging from 3 to 10 dollars depending on item and size.
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