Land Sale Notice in Caroline County Deed Record
More or less the same land from Robert H Schuyler to Willard W Schuyler dated March 27 1917 and recorded at libel 78 page 548. Improvements include a two story frame dwelling a large barn and other outbuildings in fair repair. Terms offer one third cash on sale day one third in six months and balance in twelve months or all cash with deferred payment secured by interest bearing note and approved security. Title papers at purchaser expense. CALVERT C. MERRIKEN L F Covey Auct Assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard W. Schuyler
Harry R. Merriken
Caroline County
Calvert C. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Mary E. Noble
Charles Smith
Walter Love
T. V. Redman
William Smith
Robert H. Schuyler
L.F. Covey
Dressmaking advisory urges planning ahead for new gowns
Local dressmaker warns that delaying dress orders can disrupt event plans. The notice encourages customers to schedule ahead for alterations and custom gowns, emphasizing timely measurements and fittings.
For Sale Desirable Residence on Market Street Denton
Desirable residence on the north side of Market Street between Sixth and Seventh in Denton. It has electric lights, a bath and ample outbuildings. A splendid location with immediate possession and liberal terms offered by The Denton National Bank.
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Market Street
Denton
Denton National Bank
Wishes and Robbers In A Country Chicken House
Ed Briggs hides a dangerous plan after two masked robbers threaten him. The tension centers on a single window latch and two wishes tied to his daughter, while Jim Talbot’s arrival and a prior dream of wealth color Briggs’s grim resolve.
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Edward Briggs
Ed Briggs
Brlexs
Granty
Briggs
Tines
Alice
Jin
Talbot
Jim
Ami
Jim Talbot
Driggs
Wlson
Wilson
Jha
Thad
Khnat
Tibetan Salt Drilling Then And Now From Artois To Miami Beach
Primitive Tibetan salt drilling used a see saw and a hanging iron drill with a man stamping on one end to drive it. The method, dating back to early times, shows Tibetans drilling from native rock and hauling rope as holes deepen, with failures treated as part of the yearly work toward salt.
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Artois
France
Kansas City Times
Miami Beach
Bermuda Church Silver Worth Over One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Bermuda's St George's church holds a premier Western Hemisphere silver collection valued above 125000 dollars. Highlights include a 1697 chalice and cover given by King William II A, a Virginia Company piece from 1926, and a William Browne christening bowl from Salem Massachusetts. Fearful of theft, the set is urged to be better guarded after past display on an altar during a deserted service.
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St. Peter’s Church
St. George’s
Bermuda
Virginia Company of London
Willam II
William Browne
Salem
Mass
Leadership Rule: The Right Touch for First-Class Leaders
A quote from American Magazine notes that ability and knowledge alone do not make a first-rate leader. True leadership requires earning people’s respect and cooperation by the right interaction and demeanor.
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American Magazine
Screen Romance Sparks Quarrel at Home
A husband idly admires a film heroine, murmuring “Isn’t she lovely,” provoking his wife who snaps that pretty girls tempt memory of marriage. He retorts that nothing drives the point home like such an image, underscoring a domestic dispute born from cinema fascination.
Honor as a priceless stone amid impurity’s price
A compact quotation reflects Bossuet on honor’s singular value, comparing it to a precious stone whose worth diminishes with even the slightest flaw. It emphasizes integrity as essential and unyielding to any taint.
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Bossuet
Fragmented Quote About Yes and No Shaped You
A garbled quotation discusses identity as a product of past choices. It hints that present self is formed by past affirmations and decisions, though the text is jumbled and hard to parse.
Phylina's Successful Party Lifts a Poor Woman's Spirit
Phylina Gage, living with four cramped rooms, decides to host a party to thank kind neighbors. Against odds, she gathers fifteen guests, soon numbers swell to thirty, and the event becomes a warm, rousing gathering with games, cookies, and laughter. Afterward she rests by the stove recalling the joyous night, while Mrs Hawkins arrives humbled and moved to tears, receiving cookies as forgiveness.
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Hylina Gage
Oll
Falks
Phylina
Eve
Mrs. Hawkins
Doctor Wight
Mr. Poultney
Simple Meaning of Famous Old Phrase
The expression Set the Thames on fire is misinterpreted as a riverside flame. In fact it derives from the shuttle fly and the fly shuttle channel used in weaving. Foote popularized this in 1778 though the shuttle existed earlier. Modern dictionaries miss cant terms from trades and dialects involved.
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Thames
England
Foote
Calais
John Kay
New English Dictionary
Pacific Ocean Mean Sea Level Higher Than Atlantic
The Pacific averages about two feet higher than the Atlantic at the same latitude, as measured by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Panama Canal ends show a difference of nearly seven feet in sea level, once attributed to ocean currents that pile up waters in the Gulf of Panama and lower them in Mosquito Gulf.
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pacific
Panama Canal
Gulf of Panama
Mosquito Gulf
Bank Teller Invites Customer to Christmas Club
A rough looking man deposits money at a bank window and is urged to join a Christmas club. He calmly replies that he already has a club and leaves, while the teller contemplates the encounter.
Dragonfly nickname Devil's Darning Needle Explained
The dragonfly is popularly called the devil's darning needle because its long slender body resembles a sewing needle. It is stated to be harmless and nonpoisonous contrary to common belief.
Highland regiments Earn Nickname From War Skilts
The Highland regiments earned the nickname Ladies from Hell during World War I for their kilts and renowned fighting qualities. German newspapers coined the term and it spread among German troops on the Western Front.
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Hell
Wastern
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Melvin E. Wheatley
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Jesus
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Epworth League
Josephine Pine
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Preston, Maryland
Auditor’s Order
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Assignee
Richard E. Brummell
Circuit Court
T. Crayton Horsey
True Cs Clayton Horsey
America
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White’s
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Buick
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Mick
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J. Virgil Moore
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
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Groehnne
Belovene
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Spaperan
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