Memory Course Confessional Letter Promises Free Lessons
A letter to the editor touts a self devised memory system, claiming success in recalling missed golf swings, names, and events. The writer offers to share the method for a stamp addressed envelope, describes humorous anecdotes, and notes potential appreciation gifts.
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O. K
Atong
N. Y
Dempsey
Tunney
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Mimd
Omega
Alpha
Happiness in Wi The Baltimore Sun Quote
The Baltimore Sun quotes a maxim that the happiest people are those too busy to notice. The line invites action as readers are urged to stay active and engaged rather than distracted.
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The
Baltimore Sun
Putting Years on Egypt
The fragment ponders if the ancient Egyptians knew the telephone, implying a quip about whether such a notion would make them modern or ancient, hinting at a humorous or rhetorical debate rather than a factual report.
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Egypt
Elephant Pulling Strength Compared To Horse and Ox
The pulling strength of an elephant is about equal to that of twelve horses or eight oxen, illustrating the animal's immense power in pulling and lifting tasks.
Assignee’s Sale of Property in Caroline County Maryland
Wilbert L Merriken, assignee for Wilkerson, offers at public sale in front of the Denton Court House on July 31 1928 two parcels totaling 25 acres and a 2 story 5 room dwelling with outbuildings. One parcel 5.5 acres and the second 25 acres described by metes bounds from Bridgetown Greensboro road to Harriett Bratcher line. Terms one third cash, balance in six months or all cash. title at purchaser expense.
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Andrew G. Wilkerson
Julia Wilkerson
Calvert C. Merriken
Caroline County
Wilbert L. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Bridgetown-Greensboro
Oliver Johnson
Clayton D. Cole
T. Alan Goldsborough
Charles E. Queen
Mary V. Queen
Sallie E. Cole
Wilkerson
Harriett Ann Bratcher
Grover Quote On Living With Encouragement And Hope
A brief reflective quote by Edwin Osgood Grover praising daily encouragement and happiness as signs of living well. It notes the value of greeting others warmly and staying confident about the future as a measure of success.
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Edwin Osgood Grover
Common Foods Here Buttermilk Bread and Liver Dish
A fragment list gives a buttermilk bread recipe with yeast and sugar, plus a festive coffee custard pie variant and a liver and onion skillet dish. Steps include scalding flour, mixing with buttermilk, rising times, kneading about fifteen minutes, and baking. Also suggests serving in pastry shells with nut toppings.
Dining like a Norse feast and rust proofing steel
The writer recalls two nights at Stalleim Norway describing a grand dining hall with a long table piled high with fish and meats served by a maid in mauve. The piece also notes conut ho one coat of conut hone oil to prevent rust on steel, a method adopted by the German army, and how to remove it after 12 to 24 hours.
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Stalleim
Norway
Edward Newton
Atlantic Monthly
Devastating Plagues Across Centuries and Continents
A brief survey notes that London suffered a deadly plague that killed most non-fleeing inhabitants, while the 14th century Linck death plague ravaged Europe, wiping out two thirds to three quarters of populations in large regions. Since 1810, plagues have killed over 10 million, with India cited among those deaths.
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London
Europe
India
Improvemen ts in machinery boost efficiency says Fi ene
Quote from E A Fi ene in the Magazine of Business emphasizes that rapid adoption of proven labor saving devices makes firms more profitable. He argues buyers must continually watch for inventions and developments that could improve efficiency, or they neglect a key managerial function.
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E. A. Fiiene
The
Magazine of Business
The Word of God The Word of God
Rev H Ostrom of Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents a sermon on the power and reach of scripture. The talk outlines guidance for daily living and spiritual growth through Bible study and prayer.
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Rev
H. Ostrom
D. C
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Word of God Blessed to Hear and Do It
A devotional reflection extols hearing and keeping the Word of God as the path to true faith. It cites Mary and Jesus, urges interior acceptance over human reason, and cites Colossians on proclaiming the Word. The piece emphasizes the Word above physical relations or human training as the foundation of salvation.
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Mary
Eden Garden
Earth
Sleast
Jesus Christ
Order ratifying sale in Caroline County proceedings
On June 21 1928 Calvert C Merriken asignee’s sale is ratified and confirmed unless a contrary cause is shown by August 23 1928. A copy of this order must be published in a Caroline County newspaper weekly for four consecutive weeks before July 23 1928. The report states the sale amount as 1280 dollars. Clerk T Clayton Horsey. True copy text
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Caroline County
T. Clayton Horsey
C. Annie Cook
Orphans’ Court
Fred Cook
Maryland
Code of Public General Laws
Bagby’s
Richard T. West
Elisha H. Harper
William J. Shawn
J. Inwin Harwood
Register of Wills
Circuit Court
Equity
Clayton Horsey
Calvert C. Merriken
Notice to Creditors in Caroline County Maryland
Notice that the subscriber has obtained from the Orphans Court for Caroline County Maryland letters of administration on the personal estate of the deceased. Creditors are notified to present their claims to the undersigned within the statutory period or be barred.
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Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Jate
Rachael*lowrey
Trustee's Sale of Caroline County Real Estate in Denton
A Maryland circuit court trustee sale offers the parcel in Caroline County on the Federalsburg to Bloomnery road. The land, described by metes and bounds and tied to an 1871 deed, sits in the Fifth Election District with no improvements. Sale is cash only at the courthouse door between 2 and 4 pm, with title papers at purchaser expense.
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Caroline County
Federalsburg
Bloomnery
Abraham Collings
Washington Rowins
George Thomas Lot
Guiley
Brown
Abraham Collins
Mary F. Fountain
Sorbonne University founded in Paris by Robert de Sorbon
The Sorbonne in Paris was founded by Robert de Sorbon in 1258 establishing one of Europe's oldest universities. The early so nretch marked a milestone in medieval education shaping scholastic study and religious and philosophical inquiry for centuries.
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University
Paris
Robert de Sorbon
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