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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1898
Page
2
Centon Journal urges road reform highlighting the need for better road construction and oversight. It calls for a competent overseer inspector like Jonathan Evitts of Denton and notes Congress and state bills reflect nationwide interest in improving highways with potential county action without extra authority.
Mr. T. W. Wood cites his pamphlet to argue that gold standard supporters rejoice in silver declines while urging patriots to back silver mining and rising wheat prices as economic levers. He contends higher prices boost money in circulation, lifting employment and living standards for millions.
Robert P. Graham recommends appointing an Examining Auditor to audit all state officers books. He cites varied clerical efficiency and urges authority to devise systems under the Comptroller. The proposal aims to protect state and taxpayer interests with independent scrutiny.
Delegate John 8 Wilson of Baltimore County prepares a bill to strip trustees of teaching appointments and vest that authority in county School Boards. The aim is to curb trustee hostility to teachers and limit trustees to managing school property. Wilson, a former Baltimore county School Board president, seeks statewide application.
The editor argues for posting the full list of U S pensioners to reveal who draws disability pensions while some may still work. The piece criticizes figures on pensions and politics, urging light on recipients and accountability amid a broader debate on fiscal policy and Southern industry and wages.
The House Banking and Currency Committee granted ex Secretary Fairchild unlimited time to discuss currency reform and bill amendments. Silver advocates were not invited to present. Centreville citizens discussed Delegate Wright’s successor, deeming an election unnecessary due to taxpayer costs. State's Attorney Duffy went to Annapolis with thirteen bills for passage, while Comptroller Graham proposed a $10,000 yearly Oyster Navy appropriation for 1868 and 1869 under Republican leadership.
An expert from Kentucky asserts cornstalk pith can yield cellulose with a $400 per ton value and broad uses. He cites naval ship hulls, rail packing journals, steam pipe coverings, and superior paper production plus films, frescoes, and papier mache items, predicting cornstalks become valuable.
Philadelphia merchant John Field argues the average man is honest and frauds are rare. He notes millions pass through honest hands and emphasizes trust in mercantile life. The Philadelphia Ledger links annexation talk with Hawaii to navy expansion needs.
The Supreme Court rules that heirs cannot collect life insurance when the insured dies by their own action. Circulating petitions urge lawmakers to restrict drug sales to experienced druggists only.
A depositor questions why Denton National Bank ousted President B G Stevens after a prosperous period with higher surplus and dividends. He suspects political motives by board members and warns that politicizing banking undermines the institution and community trust.
Dr D B Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, reports a cure for hog cholera using anti-toxine serum. In Page county Iowa trials with 278 swine showed 82.8 percent saved from illness. untreated herds saw about 85 percent die. Serum costs about 10 cents per head with a single dose, and further reductions are anticipated.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a deluxe continental tour leaving New York Philadelphia and Pittsburg on Thursday January 27. Travel includes stops at St Louis El Paso San Diego Riverside Los Angeles Pasadena Santa Barbara Monterey San Francisco Salt Lake City Denver and more. Round trip rate with meals carriages drives hotels and Pullman accommodations is 310.00 east of Pittsburg with California itinerary four weeks travel for 125.00 extra. An experienced chaperon accompanies lady tourists. For itineraries, contact Tourist Agent 1196 Broadway NY or Geo W Boyd Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
The Maryland Fish Commission notes terrapin scarcity and rising prices while reporting a twenty fold increase in shad supply under their administration. The author warns that Maryland's terrapin should not vanish, arguing outsiders could supply shad, and urging the commission to boost terrapin stocks lest they be blamed for extinction.
Secretary C. W. Van Der Hoogt of the State Bureau of Immigration received a letter from an Austin Minnesota clothing merchant noting several Scandinavians ready to relocate to Maryland if railroad rates fall. The merchant would visit the Eastern Shore colonies to assess opportunities. A Westover Somerset County immigrant writes he bought a farm and praises the area, offering to aid the bureau.
A Westfield Indiana note in a women focused column highlights Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for croup colds and bronchitis for family use. The item lists 25 and 50 cent bottle prices and local sellers W E Brown Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro J Colston Ridgely.
A large portable gun system on the Susquehanna flats uses a skiff to position a shooter who fires at ducks while a second bushwhack boat trails to recover birds. The device reportedly nets high daily take, with an old gunner noting as much as 475 dollars worth of ducks in one day.
Wm H Penn of Des Moines Iowa chief clerk in the railway mail service testifies to Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy relieving indigestion and painful stomach bowels after two years of attacks One or two doses provide perfect relief. Price 25 and 50 cents offered by local merchants. There is no bad grammar in correct language.
Under a February 10 1859 mortgage from James L I Webb and wife to Jesse A Wright the mortgagee will sell the described property at the post office in Chop Tank village Caroline County Maryland per the land records in Caroline County.
A promotional piece extols muslin and cambric garments as warm after early washings and urges shoppers to stock up for summer wear. It praises in house production, fair wages, and hygienic workrooms, highlighting corset covers, drawers, and nightgowns at low prices and a broad dress goods selection.
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