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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1925
Page
2
Denton Journal Denton Maryland Saturday morning edition published weekly. Page header lists SOWARD mnt Melvin Johnson Purlisness and postal matter notation. Entry notes periodical distribution and Saturday date in 1925.
A guidance piece urges individuals to step back, assess self direction, and pursue concrete aims including moral and intellectual growth. It endorses starting a savings account as character building and contrasts this with drifting through life. It notes Ray Stannard Baker’s planned Woodrow Wilson biography and stresses presenting the writer’s own thoughts over others. It closes with a Census Bureau wealth statistic and per capita share.
Exemptions under the 1924 act are $1000 for single filers, $2500 for married couples, and a $400 dependent credit for each qualifying person under 18 or unable to self support. The normal rate is 2 percent on net income over exemptions up to $4000, 4 percent on the next $4000, and 6 percent on the balance, with a new 25 percent earned income credit up to $5000.
Maryland Governor Arthur W. Ritchie challenged federal subsidies for state led projects at the Hotel Biltmore dinner for the Hotel Association of New York. He argued federal aid should relate to states tax contributions and warned against usurping states rights. He cited New York's 1924 tax contributions and federal aid returns to illustrate his point.
Governor Ritchie argues that federal aid to states is an unconstitutional overreach, noting Nevada receives less return on taxes than it pays while a few states gain more than half, urging the nation to keep hands off state finances and let people spend money locally without federal control. He cites four states with higher returns and contrasts prosperous states with the least federal support.
In loving remembrance of my dear daughter Myrtle who departed January 23, 1923. Days of sadness remain and I weep with memories near me. She died two years ago and lies in the graveyard sleeping where flowers waver. Her busy hands are folded, her earthly work is done, her troubles ended, her Heavenly crown won. Mrs. E. C. NEWLEE.
The article recalls a practice up to James II where roving groups called Comprablos, Spanish in origin, used to procure children and practice disfigurement to create permanent grins. These human sculptures toured with booths until William II suppressed the custom.
The Greenland seal is the fur trade focus among seadog relatives found in temperate and colder seas. A two month old Greenland seal pup bears a white coat used in trade, with aging grades from small spot seal to meddling spot seal at two years, then spot seal and harp seal when fully colored.
A farm paper presents an old fashioned hominy recipe. Dissolve lye in three quarts of water then boil hulls from shelled corn in the lye until removed. Rinse thoroughly with clean water and repeat rinsing. The hulled corn is eaten with sweet milk or served stewed with gravy.
Amherst college enforced a strict code limiting student hours of study and visits to taverns shops and stores. Students were not allowed to play cards even for enjoyment, reflecting a rigid regime governing student conduct.
An English explorer Captain R E B Cheesman locates the oasis of Jabrin in the Arabian desert after a six day march. He confirms position by astronomical observations and corrects existing maps. He reports discovering a Stone Age Arab tribe near Jerro Phoenician ruins and collects new desert flora fauna and geological specimens.
A discussion on fire related superstitions shows belief in sacred sites where fires burned, predicting ruin for new houses built there. It contrasts venerable fire worship with theories linking many superstitions to sun worship or human sacrifice, noting limited pure fire worship survives in some eastern traditions.
A watch hairspring is formed by drawing steel wire through a small hole in a diamond tool. The process yields the delicate spring core that regulates timekeeping with precision.
A fragment quotes William Hazlitt on lying as a forceful testament to truth. The line echoes Henri F. Hazir and other attributions, but the core asserts deception highlights veracity.
Assignee William J. Rickards and James Temple announce foreclosure of a mortgage on a Denton town Lot in Caroline County. The bid lands October 21, 1925 between 2 and 4 p.m. at the courthouse door. The parcel includes a six room dwelling with cellar, cash due sale day, title papers at purchaser expense.
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