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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
2
A collage of editorial observations discusses living costs, tariffs, and personal thrift, noting beef imports and car idle statistics. It cites Roosevelt and Hearst, calls for state tuberculosis controls, and marks Oklahoma's Cherokee nation dissolution. It mentions Col Albert Sisk’s congressional bid and regional political shifts.
A prominent weekly journal questions if voters should support Democrats or oppose them in the next congressional election. The World replies that the Democratic House has justified public faith by curbing abuses in tariffs, approving an income tax, and enacting a banking and currency law long sought by Americans.
The World credits the Sixty third Congress with avoiding panics and upholding treaty obligations, wiping out a hypocritical subsidy, and resisting demagogy in Mexico. It lauds its economy, integrity, and faithful representation, while noting inefficiency as a costly moral issue and warning against time-wasters and idle labor.
The Baston Monitor argues that motor cars will democratize society by broadening access to mobility rather than creating a new aristocracy. It foresees widespread ownership as gasoline may be freely provided by philanthropists, comparing this to public horse troughs, and notes yearly progress toward personal motor cars.
The United States Department of Agriculture asks farmers about Hessian fly infestation this season. Growers with infestation are directed to send their names to the Bureau of Entomology in Washington and request a question blank. They will answer whether their crop was infested and mail infested wheat samples for examination, with postage paid by the government.
Over 44 million Red Cross Christmas Seals were sold last December raising about 440000 for anti tuberculosis work nationwide. The 1913 total surpasses 1912 by about 4 million seals with a 1914 goal of 50 million. A 1914 seal design and printing orders for 1000000 seals were placed amid plans for a larger sale than ever before. The effort signals strong public support for tuberculosis eradication and future gains.
Expert tests show parcel post moves eggs efficiently for small stocks or remote producers, delivering fresher eggs and better prices. Judge Covington induction delays sparked courthouse crowd. later, no resignation. May marks a wet month with whiskey and beer shipments recorded. Johns Hopkins Hospital charity gift funds care for the poor. Greenwood pledges playground land. Bohemian land buy noted. Seaford car crash on Cambridge Pike. Cherry smash rumor in Salisbury. War celebration invite. Pennsylvania Railroad steel cars. Caroline’s wheat crop praised.
The U S Commissioner of Fisheries warns the sturgeon story shows a distressing decline from reckless fishing after eggs and flesh became valuable. Atlantic catches dropped from 7,000,000 to 1,000,000 pounds in 15 years. Pacific and Great Lakes declines followed. total U S catch under 1,099,000 pounds and shrinking. Artificial propagation fails, law protection urged, and foreign stock may be transplanted. Expects Emerson C Harrington to be Cambridge derived Governor.
Property listing for a two story dwelling with barn, stable, sheds, orchard and about twenty acres of lumber. Located near schools, depots and steamboat wharf. Terms include one third cash and two equal payments at six and twelve months, with security note or all cash option. Deed after full payment. Title papers at purchaser expense. Fred R Owens Fr Covey Auctioneer Attorney. May arrange a loan through undersigned. Denton Maryland.
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