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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1928
Page
7
A satirical letter targets women and equal rights, recounting a male narrator’s chaotic barber shop visit in Chicago. He jokes about shaving, politics, and gender roles while chronically misusing terms and poking fun at the opposing sex’s demand for privileges.
An examination of ancient beauty practices argues women have long pursued prettiness to attract husbands. It notes makeup, powder, and fashion as timeless, contending modern women are wiser and more educated, while urging that cosmetics have not harmed morality. The column ends by praising women’s agency and resilience.
The text notes that green peas were introduced to England from Holland around 1550. It recounts Elizabeth I’s release from the Tower in May 1554 and her first devotions at All Hallows Church followed by a meal at a nearby inn where boiled peas topped the dish. It also cites Shakespeare mentions of peas and peascod time in several plays.
Strands of spider webs are described as used in cross lacs, microscopes, range finders and other exacting instruments. Webs wind on a card like thread, illustrating their potential as precise materials.
A Liberty Magazine piece by Hugh Fullerton argues handwriting is fading as a social asset. He notes typewritten letters read faster and make a stronger first impression, with business mail and invitations increasingly produced by machine.
Report notes the Great Wall shows almost perfect preservation along a large stretch with bricks and granite blocks fitting as when built over two millennia ago. The wall spans about 1,400 miles, stands 22 feet high and 20 feet thick, with towers every 100 yards or so. A separate lighthearted anecdote ends with a motorist calling a garage after an accident, only to be told the correct number is a zoo.
The text credits Stockton-on-Tees chemist John Walker with inventing the first realistic friction match. In 1820 he marketed friction rights at a shilling per hundred and two pence for the hot match, which people pressed between the fingers in a moment of candlance.
Governor Albert C. Ritchie orders publication of Chapter 379 from the 1927 Acts proposing to amend Section 15 of Article II of the Maryland Constitution. The proclamation sets the voting method and publication requirements for the 1928 general election and notes the governor’s oath and seal as of July 14, 1928.
Notice to creditors. The subscriber has letters testamentary from the Orphans Court for Caroline County on the estate of the deceased resident. All persons with claims must exhibit them with vouchers authenticated by February 1, 1929, or be barred from benefits. Dated July 24, 1928. Benjamin F. Johnson, Executor.
Elizabeth S. Haymaker executrix of Joseph M. Haymaker deceased warns all persons with claims against the estate to exhibit them with vouchers to the subscriber by February 11 1929 or be excluded from benefits by law. Dated July 24 1928 Caroline county Maryland
Assignment sale of two parcels in Caroline county by Wilbert L Merriken. Property includes five and one half acres and twenty five acres described by bounds and deeds from 1915 to 1923. Sale at Denton Court House between 2 and 4 pm with terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in six months or all cash. title papers at purchaser expense.
India A. Bullock and Charles Edward Hignutt act as executors of the last will of D. Warner Hignutt of Caroline County. The filing outlines estate settlement steps and dates for court actions and creditor notices.
Public sale of real estate in ChapTank village Denton Maryland by Calvert C Merriken as assignee under a 1911 mortgage to Emuna W Blades. Auction at courthouse door between 2 and 4 pm. Property: a small frame dwelling on lot with defined boundaries from Rumbold deed, cash due day of sale, title papers at purchaser cost.
A decree in equity of the Circuit Court for Caroline County orders a trustee sale of a described land parcel in the Fifth Election District on July 31, 1928, from 2 to 4 pm. The sale, publicly announced, covers a tract on the Federalsburg to Bloomery road with no improvements, tied to a deed from 1871 and land records of Caroline County.
Notice to creditors of SARAH A. TOWNES Administratrix of the estate of Frederick W Townes deceased. Creditors are summoned to present their claims with proper vouchers to the undersigned at the office within the prescribed period or be barred by law.
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