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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1915
Page
2
The piece notes the shift to primary elections and reforms purifying elections, praising progress over the old nominating system. It highlights the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, Maryland’s agricultural promise, and a Maryland day on March 25 at the fair, with references to politicians and regional leaders.
A year of pivotal ballots for governor, comptroller, attorney general, state senate half and all house members plus local officials. The message urges Democratic turnout, cites primary gaps, and stresses national impact, urging support for progressive measures on immigration, rural roads, and rural credits, with calls to write Senators and the President.
The text argues that the minority lack power despite wealth and notes that tariffs and regional bank laws limit elites. It urges Maryland to stay firmly in the Democratic column this year and the next.
In sad remembrance of Grace Beaven Carroll who died January 25 1914 her parents and sisters recall her memory with love and grief. The note expresses enduring affection and hints at the year since passing. A Cecil County public school attendance statistic of 67.3 percent is also listed.
The Pennsylvania Warmer argues for roads that support both horse and automobile travel. He notes costly macadam surfaces hinder horse teams in winter and urges dual or wider road beds. Emphasizing economic and social benefits, he cautions that auto focused roads should not ignore horse travel, aligning policy with practical needs.
Business leaders await change as George T. McIntosh cites Postoffice data showing first class mail yields 170 million dollars in profit annually while second class mail loses about 70 million. He argues reform is needed to stop the subsidy to large eastern publishers and reduce overall postal costs for merchants.
Hundreds of boxes are shipped daily to the north. The tidewater holly, a beloved beauty and winter berry source for birds, risks destruction by northern buyers offering low prices. Removing entire trees robs future growth, though small branch trimming harms little. stripping ends usefulness.
Rev James H. Straughn, pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church in Laurel Delaware, has been elected secretary and treasurer of the General Board of Young People's Work. He succeeds Rev Dr C H Hubbell who died in Adrian Michigan last month. The board selected him Tuesday night in Adrian, with Rev Dr G W Haddaway presiding. He will take the post after the Maryland Annual Conference in April, when his Laurel successor will be named. Headquarters are in Pittsburg though he need not relocate. Straughn, one of the conference's younger members, was born in Centreville and spent part of his youth in Denton.
A dated poem praising a president as a beacon during storms. It extols calm leadership, imperial power, and global unity. The speaker envisions the president as heir to wisdom, rising above Caesars by right and truth, urging peace and liberty while invoking Americas favored land. The piece closes by urging leadership and international fellowship.
Mrs Burleson wife of the Post master General urged housewives to switch to corn bread to curb the high cost of living noting corn meal can feed six for three cents and is healthier than wheat bread. The piece also lists state and national livestock values and reports on Maryland Delaware and national figures. It mentions the State Roads Commission plans and the Philadelphia Record launching a weekly War Magazine with rotogravure pages at 16 cents.
A vintage advertisement asks horse owners if their horses hooves are sound and healthy. It urges regular hoof examination and treatment and touts 50 years of Dr Humphrey's Gilt Edge Hoof Ointment, sold with a written guarantee by John Clark in Greensboro.
A store ad details a prize winner Matthew Garey for a contest answering why The Great Majestic Range belongs in every kitchen. The response extols fuel efficiency, durability, malleable iron construction, airtight rivets, asbestos lining, movable reservoir, and reliable baking, claiming long life and broad reputation.
A vintage advert describes Humphreys Good Samaritan Liniment as quick acting for pains and rheumatism and promotes Dr Humphrey's Worm Powders as a worm remedy. It claims a leading veterinarian endorsed the worm powder and notes sales by John Clark of Greensboro with a written guarantee for the horse treatments and Healing Powder for cuts and sores.
Train schedule shows 6.45 departure from Denton and 5.30 arrival at Denton with Williston William Willoughby’s Store as the destination point.
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