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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1896
Page
2
In a Denton Journal analysis the 1866 wheat market is compared with today. With $2.03 per bushel in 1866 versus about 70 cents now, per-acre costs are tallied for both periods. Despite higher nominal receipts in 1866, purchasing power and living costs changed, suggesting farmers in both eras could barely earn a comfortable living on wheat, though a modest margin remains for prudent growers.
The Maryland Senate ceremony inducted Governor Lowndes, with oath on a Bible, in front of the State House crowd. Retiring Governor Brown extended courtesies and a luncheon followed at the Executive Mansion. The piece notes reform pledges, statewide support, and the agricultural effort alongside debate over the Free Book Bill and state finances.
Hon Marion deKath Stith submitted the final report to the Legislature showing the state finances healthy. For the year ended September 30 1895 receipts totaled 2 699 244 89 and year end treasury balance 701 568 19. Estimated 1896 receipts 2 645 359 90 with ordinary disbursements 2 569 222 86 leaving a balance of 680 705.
In the Maryland House on Thursday, Mr. Lewis proposed raising pay for the three chief clerks to ten dollars a day, arguing retrenchment. the motion was defeated along party lines and the pay remains at ten dollars. A Supreme Court ruling upheld a jury verdict for $315 in a case involving worn silver coins. The Cambridge Chronicle- Rus sum dispute persists, with Governor Brown predicting a Democratic statewide victory.
The piece surveys Canada’s tricky path to independence under potential wartime conditions, a push to lure Pennsylvania farmers to Caroline with favorable climate, Kansas Fort Scott saloon fines as a tax strategy, and Queen Victoria’s rebuke of German praise for South Africa’s captured British booters amid rising war talk.
President Bruca announced committee assignments for the Maryland Senate covering Finance Judicial Proceedings Corporations Elections Inspections Education Agriculture and Labor Executive Nominations Militia Engrossed Bills Public Institutions Federal Relations Pensions Railroads and Canals Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries Printing Retrenchment Sanitary Condition Library Contingent Expenses Rules Public Buildings Article 3 Amendments Temperance Roads and Highways Insurance Revaluation Reform in Civil Service and other panels. Also a noted advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold in Denton and Hillsboro.
The Journal invites readers to three day sessions in Denton Town Hall on 15th 16th and 17th with free admission for all farmers and fruit growers. Lectures by top talent cover fruit growing pests and diseases plus modern methods and exhibitions of apples encouraged by J W Kerr and Dr Herr. An old soldier’s remedy note and local sale notice follow.
A catalog of nightgowns and muslin dresses with detailed style features. Each item notes fabric, yoke design, plait counts, embroid eries, trims, sleeve and collar styles, and garment lengths with quantity limits per buyer.
We shall make sweeping reductions in all Winter Goods from now until the last is sold. Prices are inducements to buyers. Look at the following prices. 10-4 Bleached Sheeting Muslin for 20c. actual value vic.
We offer Silk-warp Henrietta Cloth at 1.25 and 98c per yard, silk-warp Henrietta Cloth at 98c, one jot of fine dress patterns worth 1.25 per yard, all closed out at 69c per yard. Ended sale promises best made fabrics at low prices with large savings for shoppers.
Carpets priced from 12 cents to 1.25 dollars with a range from cheap to fine. Oilcloths in all widths. Window shades with spring rollers at 25 cents. Lace curtains offered at 40 cents per pair.
A brisk advertising note touts wool goods at five cents, 60 to 60 cent values, and best money value for underwear. It extolls a 60 cent shirt with a pure linen bosom, 121 cent muslin, and urges customers to inspect silk ties at 26 cents and suspenders at 25 cents.
Our ladies and children's coats advertised with unheard bargains. All wool coats priced at five dollars, value ten dollars, in a sale where every coat is sold regardless of cost until stock is exhausted.
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