Editorial Notes on Prohibition and Public Opinion
The Easton Star-Democrat surveys Prohibition enforcement and public sentiment. It cites Manufacturer’s Record on 85 percent favoring prohibition and cites church, grange, and university support while warning of noise versus real power. It discusses youth crime, schooling, and playgrounds as aid against crime, plus potential opposition figures to Governor Ritchie and a high court appointment for Edward Terry Sanford.
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Easton Star-Democrat
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
Kent
Baltimore Sun
Granges
Harding
January Usually Coldest Month
January is usually the coldest month of the year according to the Weather Bureau of the USDA. A wide temperature range exists between northern and southern states with the coldest weather typically in North Dakota and Minnesota where the average temperature for the month runs slightly below zero.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Minnesota
January Weather Across the United States
The report notes January temperatures vary from below zero in Montana to above 66 F in southern Florida. It records record lows of 63 below zero in eastern Montana in 1885 and describes light precipitation in the Great Plains, heavy snowfall in Pacific coast mountains and Lake region eastward, with 30 inches possible in central New York and northern Michigan and minimal snowfall in southern Maryland and parts of Kentucky and Illinois.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Missouri
Kansas
Gulf Coast
Florida Peninsula
Pacific Coast
Duluth
New Orleans
Maine
Florida
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Pacific Coast States
Lake
New York
Michigan
Maryland
Kentucky
Ilinois
East Gulf States
Telephone service and housing drive wide state growth
President H B Thayer notes that rising exchange and toll use prove service value outweighs cost as facilities expand. Maryland plans 3 662 000 in 1923 for plant additions to support 10 000 new subscribers while the Weather Bureau cautions winter conditions strongly affect wheat yields through spring and early summer.
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H. B. Thayer
American Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Maryland
Io,ooo
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Bryan lifts prohibition case in Baltimore speech
In Baltimore the Hon. William J. Bryan argued Prohibition is here to stay and enforcement will grow. He criticized wet politicians appointing wet officers to enforce the law and urged change, blaming wet Senators and Congressmen and even wet newspapers for the situation. He noted five Congresses had been dry.
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Baltimore
William J. Bryan
Prohibition momentum shown in state and national actions
The speaker cites a sequence from District of Columbia and national prohibition to a dry Congress. He notes many states have enacted dry laws and that political results favor dry platforms, arguing that wet newspapers hide these facts and question if a national vote would tilt dry. Ohio, Pennsylvania, California examples are cited.
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District of Columbia
Bryan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Annapolis Girl Credits Tanlac for Relief and Health
Miss Catherine Smith of 268 West St Annapolis Md recounts a long battle with indigestion gas bloating heart pains palpitations headaches dizziness and nervousness. After starting Tanlac she reports immediate improvement with better digestion energy and overall strength, stating she now weighs more and feels healthier than ever. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Catherine Smith
West St
Annapolis
Tanlac
Land to be sold under mortgage in Caroline County Md
Real estate sale under power of sale from Harry W McMahan and Maud McMahan to Joshua S Covey with last assignment to W Brewster Deen. Public auction at the Court House door Denton on Feb 20 between 2 and 4 pm. Property: 83.25 acres more or less in Fifth Election District west of Federalsburg Friendship Church road, with a dwelling and barn. Two acres previously conveyed to Ferdinand Cook excluded. Terms of sale.
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Harry W. McMahan
Maud McMahan
Joshua S. Covey
W. Brewster Deen
Caroline County
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Federalaburg
Friendship Church
Thomas Andrew
John F. Cohee
Joshua F. Covey
Ferdinand Cook
Sarah A. Covey
Sale of two land parcels in Caroline County Maryland
Assignee to Calvert C. Merriken offers at public sale in front of the Denton Court House door the two parcels conveyed to Ray mond L. St. John and Virginia W. St. John by Handy and Morris in 1920. Parcel 1 comprises land in the Eighth Election district described by metes and bounds with an exception of two acres. Parcel 2 describes an adjoining two acre tract. The sale occurs between 2 and 4 pm with the title held under Liber L. B. T. No. 82 folio 685.
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Raymond L. St. John
Virginia W. St. John
Albert S. Handy
Isaac I. Morris
Calvert C. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
State of
Metes Ant Houndi
Concord- Williston
Howard's School House
Walter Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Sarah Howard
Sadie Maloney
Howard’s School
Concord-Williston
Isaac H. Morris
Liber L. B. T
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Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Parlion
Ritchie
John M. Dennis
William S. Gordy
Hugh A. McMullen
Emory L. Coblentz
Stephen W. Gambrill
United States
Prohibition Enforcement Service
Edward
Terry Sanford
Tennessee
Justice Pitney
Prohibition
BULL
Durham Tobacco
Shakespeare
Mullins
Wilmington
William P. Carroll
Denton, Md
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Heart of
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Saratoga Streets
Auditor’s Order
Nist
Harvey L. Cooper
Joseph B. Orrell Et al
Circuit Court
Equity
Geo. A. Deakyne
True Reae EO. A. Deakyne
Orphans’ Court
Mary E. Perry
L. Perry
Admr
Sssenc
S.C. W. Leghorn
S. C.R
Claude R. Olson
Broilers
Fred Howard, JR
Assigneer'’S
James Temple
Auct
George W. Moore
Chestnut Grove
Dearborn
William S. Hubbard
L. F. Covey
Sheriff's Sale
Marion L. Beck
Elwell Gibbs
Ethel Gibbs
Tuckahoe
Ridgely
A. G. Saulsbury
Anid Elwest Gibbs
Liber T. L. D
Ablic
W. Cc. Andrew
Doan
Aaron Statum
E. Main St. Gaya
Dean
Ledman
Statum
Paer Milbare Co
Mfrs
Buffa
Leonard F. Covey
Hobbs
Habba Manufacturing Co
Ellwood Bright
William B. Nuttle
C. S. Roop
Almshouse
Anthony's Mill
Burrsville
H. Clay Hobbs
T. Houston Towers
Hobbs Manufacturing Company
George W. Shively
James W. Shively
J. Virgil Moore
N. Third Street
Leas
James H. Pollard
W. Henry Beck
5. T. Rhodes, JR
Centreville, Md
Buckeye
Nuttle Hardware CO
Windsor
James J. Ross
WM. Denny
Sec’y Treas
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Dover, Delaware
Carter & Deen
John W. Payne
Preston, Md
Nisi
Ellen E. Edwards
Albert A. Edwards
Wrewster Deen
William I. Hubbard
Baby Chix
Brooklawn Poultry Farm
Journal
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Elkton
St, Paul
Poland
China
B. M. Whittaker
Greensboro
W. D. Butler
Joseph H. Carroll
Thomas J. Keating
A. ‘Deakyne
John W. Hurlock & Co
Cora L. Cook
T. Pliny Fisher
Milton C. Smith
Piney
Garey’s Cannery
Hughes Lumber & Coal CO
Tuckahoe Neck
Pasto Sfield
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