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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
6
Gilbert recounts a ghostly night at the Elms, where lights, music, and a veiled vision of a Viola haunt a locked manor. He retrieves papers, sees a white rose and a handkerchief, then chases a translucent woman through rooms before fleeing at dawn. Slade presses for more, but Gilbert ends the tale with no further inquiry.
Gilbert recalls his love Viola Blair as he visits the Elms with John Slade. Slade shares an incident about a midnight ball at a country mansion where a party vanished in a blackout, a handkerchief was found, and Laura hosted the event. Viola Blair is visiting Laura, and the pair plan a ride back to town for answers.
David Grayson of the American Magazine laments the fading craft of dry walling, praising its mortarless construction as a pure form mastered by old New England stonemasons. He recalls rugged walls in Burnham hills and Crewsbury, noting their lasting beauty and alignment with Puritan spirit.
The letters should avoid flattery and not be sealed for personal delivery. They simply introduce the bearer as a friend and request any courtesy or entertainment shown him be appreciated.
Quote attributed to Coleridge about how the strongest plume in wisdom's pinion is the memory of past folly. The line underscores learning from mistakes as a core driver of wiser judgment.
General John J. Pershing earned a nickname after a remarkable foot race with a Navajo athlete near Keams Canyon in Arizona. Pershing, hampered by a sprained ankle, used the Navajo as pacemaker, then tumbled near the finish yet crawled across the line first. The Navajo crowd cheered the white captain, while the rival was mocked as “the Navaho athlete who was beaten.”
A Chicago Herald quip notes a wife's parliamentary skill at a women’s club as a witty jab about political leadership. The joke credits the wife with fifteen years as speaker of a house, highlighting an ironic career milestone.
Saunderson struggles selling books to Mrs. Bowling who cites budget limits and unused volumes. He pivots to a gimmick offering a twelve book set usable in multiples to tilt an adjustable ironing board, promising reading during ironing breaks.
Executors of James M. Clark offer by order of Caroline County Orphans Court a public sale of a farming tract in the Eighth District. The property lies seven miles from Denton near steamboat landings and stores with a large barn, outbuildings, 12 acres tillable, timber, woodland and about 40 fruit trees. Possession January 1 1918 with tenant rights.
Hundreds of youths who falsified ages to secure factory jobs in New England lost employment after registration certificates became mandatory for all workers. Officials say the move targets underage labor and protects minors from unsafe conditions while employers face new compliance requirements.
A congressional measure aims to permanently exclude men who evade military duty from entering the country. The proposal, escalating penalties for desertion, seeks to tighten national defense by barring eligibilities related to service, travel, and residency.
For Sale list includes 300 bushels of yellow corn on the ear 200 bushels of Scarlet Clover seed 100 bushels of Cow Peas and 100 bushels of Buckwheat for seed Stewart and Jarrell Hillsboro Maryland advertise attention local buyers contact Hillsboro Maryland products and prices likely a rural classifieds item
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