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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1928
Page
1
Hereby given that the levy has been made for the year 1928. Tax bills may be obtained upon request to Treasurer on and after August 20 1928 and paid not until October 1st 1928. No discount will be allowed. Interest will be added to all bills immediately after October 1 1928.
Under a decree of the Circuit Court in Equity the trustee will sell at public auction at the Denton Court House door between 2 and 4 p m the property in Caroline county described as six and a quarter acres of land with no improvements. The tract lies east of the Federalsburg Bloomery road in the Fifth Election District and is the same land conveyed by Abraham Collins and wife to Mary F. Fountain on March 2, 1871. The sale exposes all interest held by parties in the case of Merriken v Washington.
Public sale directed by Calvert C Merriken at the Caroline county courthouse for the Butler mortgage property in Chop Tank village with a small frame dwelling. Cash due on sale day, title papers at purchaser expense. Property boundaries reference Dorchester road and W J Wright land, with deed from John Rumbold Jr Dated Oct 17 1911 recorded in Liber J K. No 74 Folio 459. Assignee L F Covey and auctioneer.
Flat Dutch cabbage plants priced at 1.60 per thousand with 100 for 16 cents. Includes Rice, Hillsboro, Maryland.
Ana Borden bends over her strawberry bed and faces neighbor Betsy More and old Mrs Kerr as weed problems threaten the street. In time the drought and conflict reveal kindness and unexpected gardening unity that changes perceptions and ends Mrs Kerr’s weed label. Dana’s garden is finally cared for by all, showing community overgrown by weeds of prejudice.
Francisco Alvarez a rural merchant near Orense Spain faced two highwaymen who robbed him of about 25 pesos. He feigned sleep at an inn and watched as the bandits dug a grave in the yard before the innkeeper killed one with a dagger, aiding Alvarez to escape and police later arrested the assailants before completing the grave.
A lab prototype called a magic lantern can project photographs and signs onto clouds. The device mounts behind a lens series and slide holder and can project images up to five miles onto a cloud bank. A revolving screen before the projector muzzle creates color-changing effects.
A young German inventor designs a speedboat inspired by fish. The propeller sits at the bow beneath the water in a funnel, drawing water in through side tubes and expelling it through midship splits. The underpart features sharklike protrusions.
A Wall Street Journal note references a conspicuous roadside sign on a U S transcontinental highway in Washington state declaring This is God s country Don t set it on fire and make it look the hell The sign draws attention to a local sentiment about preserving the landscape and avoiding damage.
A quip from the Atelfson Globe notes that women delaying marriage past thirty test independence, learning to cope solo, and becoming more selective in their suitors. The piece reflects social attitudes toward dating and independence of the era.
Old Doctor Johnson quotes patriotism as the last refuge of scoundrels while noting modern resort to writs of error certiorari and similar legal remedies. The remark appears amid discussions of law and political rhetoric, reflecting on how judicial mechanisms remain a check on power.
Two elderly sisters Belle and Vira Cooper nurture a hungry boy, Fred Hickey, by sharing baked goods and sewing. Years later Fred rises to governorship, returning to thank them with a grand feast and personal visit that reshapes their quiet lives.
The article notes Murcia is nicknamed The Frying Pan of Spain. It describes hot summers and a thriving pepper industry producing ground red pepper used in sauces worldwide. Fields near Murcia grow peppers, are dried in large quantities, and pepper dust colors the town. Workers and especially girls are described with vivid imagery from the pepper trade.
A reflective note from American Magazine urges readers to measure a man by the legacy of his deeds. It emphasizes character over wealth and fame, warning that actions echo beyond a life and shape the world left behind.
A London matter threads through years as the London county council and a subcommittee of the general purposes committee fail to settle on a city motto. After nearly fifteen years of work they have given up the effort as a bad job.
The world population is estimated at about 1.8 billion. China and India each have roughly 300 million people, totaling about one third of the global population.
Dr Ephraim McDowell, renowned Kentucky surgeon, is honored as a Hall of Fame representative alongside Henry Clay. In 1809 he performed a groundbreaking abdominal operation, saving a life and shaping medical practice. Born in Rockbridge Virginia, he studied at Edinburgh and settled in Danville Kentucky in 1805 to practice.
A historical sketch traces the motor car from early oil use by Street to 19th century advances. Julius Hock in Vienna developed a practical petrol engine in 1870, followed by Gottlieb Daimler's high speed engine in 1883. Daimler's engine powered a motor bicycle and marine vessels, inspiring Levassor to acquire patents and develop transmission systems later used widely.
A ten year old moves from Indianapolis to a southern Indiana farm and encounters Hoosier schoolmaster language. She learns Imogene’s absence from school is due to a look of an abscess on her head. The exchange reveals dialect words like risin and raisin and the mother confirms the meaning.
A fourteen year old girl named Ellen struggles to parse the word courting in a grammar lesson. She blushes and stammers before finally answering that courting agrees with all the girls, after the teacher presses for the word's syntactic reference.
Quote from Henry Fawcett condemns persistent ignorance as crippling to ability and opportunity. It argues most industrial tasks are not purely mechanical and that a person’s mental development affects their capacity to earn a livelihood, urging education as a path to better life chances.
A five year old girl Mildred, born far from the dark angel, had never seen a bearded man. Her uncle visited with short whiskers and Mildred asked if the facial fur was fox or rabbit, after greeting him.
The piece cites Gas Logic declaring the honeymoon began in George II era England and became a recognized bridal institution in aristocratic circles. It notes years passed before modest middle class folk imitated their betters in respect to this practice as a convenient custom.
A historical note explains that obtaining one gram of radium in 1921 required processing 600 tons of ore with 600 workers for six months. It also mentions consuming 10,000 tons of process water, 1,000 tons of coal and 500 tons of chemicals during extraction.
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