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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1937
Page
4
Lesson for January 17 centers on John 4 7 26 with Jesus offering living water and declaring himself the Messiah The study traces Jesus tactful approach to a morally troubled Samaritan woman the dialog on true worship and the first revelation of Messianic role leading her to testify to others.
A brief reflective line on humility and faith noting that true greatness arises as the self yields to God within. It expresses how emptiness invites divinity to fill and become everything in the seeker.
A reflection on earthly loves and fears elevating beyond finite bounds to merge with the divine, as Emerson suggests. The passage treats emotion as transient yet guiding toward spiritual unity and perfection.
The piece recounts Spoonerisms linked to Rev. W A Spooner and a notable steamer explosion in the Hudson River. It then shifts to humorous anecdotes about mispronunciations, a Roy Atwill reference, and a Chicago Daily News editor’s Montana roots, ending with a rural joke about a long nose and snow.
Eleanor and her children encounter Joseph Hess who questions the family’s ties to Emery Vance of New York. Hess demands a reason for being harried and the betrayer of trust before offering work, as the scene shifts to a realization about Eleanor’s husband and the path ahead.
A struggling husband recounts hardship after a unjust accusation and a marriage to Marie. He seeks work as a draughtsman while drifting from place to place, ends up at Westover with Eleanor and her mother, and learns of Emery Vance a powerful factory president who may offer hope if the man has steelwork skills.
In Albany in the early nineteenth century a yawning legislature listens to a long winded speech. A messenger bursts in shouting a spoofed spoonerism referencing Sister Meeker and the Ellver Olsworth case, livening the session with comic wordplay.
Public auction of a Caroline County Maryland tract in the Eighth Election District to satisfy a writ of fi fa issued November 13 1936 in the case of R M Tismar against James E Dunn and Lena Dunn. Property includes a two story dwelling barn outbuildings and summer kitchen with detailed metes and bounds. Sale in front of Denton Court House between 2 and 4 pm with cash payment to the highest bidder. Sale conducted by Sheriff H Saulsbury Sparks. Auctioneers and attorneys listed.
Choman M Harrington as assignee may be ratified unless a contrary showing is made by February 25 1937. A notice must run in a Caroline County newspaper once weekly for four consecutive weeks before January 25 1937. The sale report states a value of 2300 dollars. T Clayton Horsey Clerk true Copy Test Clayton Horsey Clerk
The annual stockholders meeting of Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton is set for Tuesday January 26 1937 between 1 and 8 p.m. at the bank in Denton Maryland to elect directors for the ensuing year. Albert H. Carrill cashier.
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