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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1925
Page
4
The Annapolis Capital notes vacation days are booming as people seek rest and play. Longfellow’s pausing hour inspires varied recreation from physical romp to quiet mental pursuits, all aimed at strengthening health, character, and sociability during vacation time.
In the Easton Gazette the editor rails at evolution and its teaching in public schools, contrasting legal and scientific angles of the Tennessee controversy with broader points on secular education. The piece cites Omar D. Crothers’s appointment to the State Industrial Accident Commission and questions the credibility of evolutionary theory.
A Frankfurter Zeitung review of Theodore Hahn's Wilson compendium argues Wilson deserved credit for shaping peaceful world order. It notes Versailles damaged his reputation and warns against reviving old diplomatic evils. Germans increasingly see Wilson as a friend of the people, not an enemy.
The family expresses sincere thanks for the sympathy and kindness shown during their recent bereavement.
M K Newnam advertises any Victrola at hall price. The message urges buyers to select from available models and visit the hall to complete the purchase. The notice emphasizes straightforward pricing and immediate availability.
Ten acres more or less at the intersection of the State highway and Main Street in Greenwood Delaware. Improved by an eight room house with heat electric bath porches shade lawn hedge fence 400 fruit trees and a stable garage plus several nearly new electric poultry houses for 10 000 chickens. Fenced and suited for a poultry operation. Terms: 20 percent cash, 30 percent on Oct 1 1925, remainder by mortgage or all cash at option of purchaser. Auctioneers E A Willey J W Hamilton representing owner.
Carrie Hill left my home on any last. I hereby give warning that I will not pay any Dilla contracted by her. If any trusts her they will have to get it out of her. SAAC HILL, 726 Harrington, Del.
Poem praising steadfast courage and perseverance in adversity. It repeats that defeat is not surrender, and emphasizes continuing the cause through selfless action. The speaker asserts that the fallen banner will be taken up by others and the true value lies in keeping the trust.
The article notes Marc Lescarbot, a Parisian lawyer and poet, first mention of a copper mine in Canada at Isle Perce when he met Sieur Prevert on August 10, 1609. It also cites the first copper matte and bullion shipment from western Canada in June 1887, with eight carloads from Revelstoke, British Columbia, to Montreal and then to England.
The nursery tale Goody Two Shoes is attributed to Oliver Goldsmith who wrote it in 1705 for the publisher Newbery based near St Paul’s Churchyard in London.
The term Gowk storms refers to brief spring rain showers common when the cuckoo is heard after winter. The phrase contrasts northern and southern regions where such showers occur as Gowk returns.
The Tching-Pao or News of the Capitol in Peking is described as the oldest newspaper dating from around 750 A D. It supposedly appears daily and mainly publishes official news and imperial decrees.
A Boston Transcript quote hails Miss Rogers as a talented singer whose magnetic personality and natural manner stand free from affectation.
A London audience hears the new vicar deliver a stern sermon last Sunday condemning the devil. The preacher’s bold remarks draw attention to his candid style and public stance.
The Kalevala is Finland s national epic and its name translates to The abode of heroes It ranks among the world s five or six great epics and holds a central place in Finnish cultural heritage.
A Japanese writer claims the pheasant is the best earth quake predictor, noting the bird crows before or during every slight shock, as evidence of its predictive ability.
The name Nubia, the land from which the Egyptians obtained their gold, is derived from nub the Egyptian word for gold.
Islands of Hawaii are continually built up from the ocean by lava ejected from volcanoes forming new land.
A Colorado Dodo quotation notes that the best approach is to kiss a girl sooner than she anticipates, emphasizing proactive affection rather than surprise.
Public sale of a four and a half acre Caroline county Maryland parcel described by deed references and bounded by a state road, with two off parcels for a roadway and church use, arising from an 1887 transfer to Hannah Ellen Chase and heirs under the Orphans Court decree dated July 21 1925. The sale by a trustee is set for August 22 1925 between two and three p m on the premises.
Terms of sale set by decree for a two story frame dwelling include cash on day of sale or all cash with option for deferred payment bearing interest from sale date and secured to the Trustees. Title papers and stamps to be paid by the purchaser. Charles B. Harrison and Wa. T. Tuff act as auctioneers and trustees.
Public sale in front of Denton Court House door on a 50 by 196 foot town lot in Market Street, Lot 42 Block A. Property with a two story frame dwelling and barn. financing offered as one third cash day of sale, one third in eight months, one third in sixteen months, with interest on deferred payments. Assignee Oscar Clark and auctioneer John Irwin announce the sale under mortgage from Peter T. Clark to Charles Jarrell.
Public sale of real estate in Denton Caroline county by order of the Orphans Court decree dated June 30 1925 with J Virgil Moore as plaintiff against Alverta Gibson et al. Property lies on the west side of Fourth street Denton 60 foot frontage 108 to 130 feet deep to Choptank river, tied to Daniel Gibson and Sarah Gibson’s deeds. Sale time 2 to 4 pm at courthouse door. Mortgage loan available on request to Trustee.
By virtue of a mortgage and its assignments, Calvert C. Merriken and Wilbert L. Merriken announce a public sale of real estate in the Eighth Election District Caroline County. The parcel of 12 903 square feet includes a lower level store and upper dwelling with outbuildings, facing the Denton Preston road and Harmony Gilpin Point road, with terms: one third cash day of sale, one third in six months, balance in twelve months with interest on deferred payments. Sale at the courthouse door in Denton, Md. P.S. mortgage loan option available through assignees.
An Englishwoman invented a garden bench with a wheel and handles resembling a wheel barrow, adding mobility and ease of use to outdoor seating. The early prototype suggests practical design improvements for moving benches in gardens.
Under a 1921 mortgage from John C Glamann to Carl R Deen and subsequent mesne assignments the latest to Calvert C Merriken for collection, the assignee will offer the property at public sale in front of the Court House door Denton Maryland on a date to be announced.
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