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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1947

Page

6

Sex Hormones Show High Promise in Dairy Disease Control

Field tests reported in North American Veterinarian show female sex hormones such as stilbestrol prevent milk fever when given 24 hours before calving and reduce relapses when paired with calcium gluconate. The hormones also appear to cure acetonemia ketosis and raise blood mineral levels, suggesting ovarian dysfunction may underlie milk fever.

Uranium Builds Town on Belgian Congo Wasteland

Elizabethville in the Belgian Congo has become a bustling 20,000 strong city due to uranium mining. About 20,000 African laborers work 10 hour days for 20 francs plus meals, while Europeans enjoy relative luxury along cement streets. The town sits at 4,000 feet with no mosquitoes, has a modern airport, rail and waterway network, and continues to profit from ivory, gold, and bananas.

Elizabethville Belgian Congo Canada Lower Congo Africa

Cost of Renaming Boulder Dam to Hoover Dam

Government costs to rename Boulder Dam are low says the interior department. Major expenses involve updating travel materials, signs, and literature in Boulder City Nevada. Some changes may come from Laration Bureau of Reclamation pamphlets and a forthcoming book update. The official name remains Boulder Canyon Project.

Boulderdam Hoover Dam Interior Department Chambers of Commerce Boulder City Nev Bureau of Reclamation Boulder Dam Boulder Boulder Canyon Project

Toilet Sets Through the Ages and Fashion Images

Olden records describe 17th and 18th century European toilet sets with water ewers bowls perfume bottles and jewel boxes. French and English silversmiths produced ornate pieces for Florentine elegants and fastidious dressers as baroque vanity culture grew around cosmetics and beauty rituals.

Cellini France England du Barry Ninon de Lenclos

Herbal tobacco substitute gains popularity in Britain

Smokers turn to a home made blend after a 50 per cent rise in tobacco import tax. The ersatz mixture uses coltsfoot root rose leaves and clover flowers, sold for sixpence, about one seventh the price of real tobacco. A saleswoman says the herbal mixture is good for you and helps catarrah.

British Society of Herbalists

Community Big Turkey Dinner Highlights Local Guests

Hillsboro residents hosted a turkey dinner marking a birthday with a wide circle of visitors from Delaware Maryland and Virginia. Attendees included the Butlers Russums McCarty Mitchell Lord Spicher Eaton and other relatives and friends visiting across towns such as Felton Prestor Rehoboth Beach Wilmington and Baltimore. The social pages also note visits by students and family members including Miss Ellinor Eaton Miss Susie Thompson and Miss Jean Hoffman.

Roland Butler Willard Butler Donny Felton Del Walter McCarty Prestor Philip Mitchell Roland Lord Sandra Marion Spicher Wayne Denton House Russum Baltimore Mary Dean A. T. Cahall Joseph M. Eaton Thompson Swing Rehoboth Beach

Birth announcements from Ridgely and Baltimore families

Ridgely Mr and Mrs Kennard Cook announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday June 29 at Easton Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edward Waters of Baltimore announce the birth of Barbara Ann on Saturday June 28 at St Josephs Hospital. Mrs Waters before marriage was Miss Annie Laurie Meredith, daughter of Mrs James Shively of Ridgely. Mr and Mrs William Jarrell and daughter Margaret Ann of Cambridge called on Mrs Jarrells mother Mrs C W Jackson on Wednesday of last week. Joseph Snowberger is a patient at Memorial Hospital Easton. Mr and Mrs Walter Brooks of Upper Darby Pa were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Ennes Fer tick, Mr and Mrs Fred Voshell were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs E Page Jones. Mrs W T Temple returned home.

Betty Briscoe Jack Sam Holland Wyoming Delaware Snyder West Virginia Clarence Sutton J. W. Mitchell Joanne James McDonagh Camp Reading Lake Champlain N. Y J. A. Mitchell Mitchell Walter Wright Chestertown W. Bateman Draper Fairing Irwin T. Saulsbury Neta Lu Valliant Bellevue Fat Benson Easton Walter R. Moore Edna M. Detwiler Elsie V Matthews Eno Zeigler Felton Clinton W. Guthrie Betty Clinton Jr California Herman Callahan Donald Paul Towers Baltimore Patricia Nessick Cambridge Carl Coulbourne John Whiting Richard Blackburn Memorial Hospital Jean Hoffman Camp Arena Hoffman Camp Wright Chesapeake Bay Kennard Cook Easton Memorial Hospital Edward Waters Barbara Ann St. Joseph’s Hospital Waters Annie Laurie Meredith James Shively Ridgely William Jarrell Margaret Ann Jarrell C. W. Jackson Joseph Snowberger Walter Brooks Upper Darby Ennes Fertick Fred Voshell E. Page Jones W. T Temple

Gems of Thought Truth Never Hurts the Seller

A compact quotation from Robert Browning notes that truth does not wound the seller. The line emphasizes the idea that honest discourse harms no merchant or tradesperson.

Eller.— Robert. Browning

Truth as antidote to lies, quote by Mary Baker Eddy

A brief quote attributes to Mary Baker Eddy: a lie left unattended weakens before truth telling, emphasizing honesty's power to counter falsehood. The line frames truth as active remedy rather than passive.

Mary Baker Eddy

Quote by Sir John Suckling on truth and doctrine

A reflective line states that truth endures despite the many winds of doctrine. It argues that licensing and prohibiting ideas cannot quell truth’s strength, presenting a classical note on enduring principle against freedom of expression.

Sir John Suckling

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Uranium Belgium Congo Hillsboro Ellinor Eaton Eloise Morgan Robert Heather Marydel Susie Thompson Estelle Meintzen Geo. Bacry New York E. H. Gale Edwin Gale Wilmington Maurice Newnam Trappe Harry Kemp Edward Rhodes Little Son Brown Eaton William Revelle Port Deposit J. R Holland Carrie Webber Atlantic City Olan Good Philadelphia Joseph Short Elva Cannon Wm. Johnson Fred Flounders Rehoboth Walter Eastburn Methodist Youth Fellowship John E. French R'dgely High School She Elmer Hoffman J. S. Fifer Fam Katherine McElwain G. L. Wilson Ridgely, MD Ice Service Smyrna The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Baltimore City fHlore Funeral Home Cala Coca-Cola Company Haston Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc Purina Maine Purina Weed Killer Willis & Cowell Company Purina Dairy Spray
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