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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
7
Servett Moxon arrives at a country homestead to spend a month with relatives and learns of a long simmering family rift. Uncle Jonas reveals two apple trees named Miranda Sweet and Miranda Sour planted for a beloved but vanished aunt, Miranda, whose absence haunts the household and shadows the reunion with teasing, longing, and tension.
Herbert plots to cut Miranda Sour, an apple tree, and a brutal act follows. He ensnares the fatal strike, disposes of the tree, and flees before Jonas returns to find Miranda Sweet awaiting him with a reconciled embrace and a changed home.
An exploration of early almanacs describing astrology and humors, plus a series of short humorous anecdotes from 19th or early 20th century papers. The piece cites a 1610 French almanac and German printed sheets, then shifts to light vignettes about a Boston and Chicago couple, a diner gag, and a proverb about flatterers.
Appointment notice listing Democratic primary election judges and clerks for Caroline county Maryland, by district and precinct. Names include Preston Parvis Henderson W G Carrow Jr Robert H Dill J R Jones B Heather J R Jones etc. Supervisors William Thawley James Sylvester William Bealchamp and clerk HW Jonsson certify roles and districts for July 24 1909 election.
C E Collins of West Denton furnishes formal notice that after today he cannot receive wheat in large quantities to be stored at the mill for drawing, noting prior practice caused considerable loss to the mill and that this restriction takes effect henceforth.
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