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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
4
Ada faces mounting bills after lavish entertaining as Frank’s salary barely covers costs. She sells Dresden vases to pay debts and endures guilt, then smiles when Uncle John returns with two vases for Frank and Ada’s modest life, underscoring the tale of debt and restraint.
Wealthy planter Julien Poydras left a will to aid penniless brides in West Baton Rouge Parish. The fund provides dowries to qualifying brides, with eligibility reviewed by local officials and funds distributed by class. Pointe Coupee redirected funds to schools. West Baton Rouge retains original provisions and continues annual distributions.
A waiter tired of regulars who teased about bean soup replies that beans are no longer used for flavoring. He announces they are now used only to christen the soup, turning the quip on its head with a playful twist.
Henry is urged to grant a chance as a speaker pleads for a moment of privacy and a decisive step. The speaker treats sleep as a rare doorway and asserts this is her only chance to act, addressing Henry directly and seeking consent or understanding.
Capper's Weekly notes ancient Scottish handfasting where a verbal agreement in presence of witnesses joined a couple as husband and wife for a year. At year’s end they could part, wed formally, or simply part with a handshake and casual farewell.
A lighthearted note from a syndicate columnist describes a flapper weighing two fashion choices, the new bob hairstyle versus a traditional hat, capturing 1920s street fashion tension and social mood without sensational detail.
The Suez Canal spans 100 miles, the Panning Canal 5034 miles, and the Manchester Canal in England measures 85.4 miles. The Weiland Canal in Ontario is listed as 26% nites, a garbled entry.
In this radio age wires remain vital to broadcasting and transatlantic communications. From microphones to pictures transmitting stations, wires enable operations and connect coast to coast. The Bell System uses millions of miles of copper wire annually, with Western Electric supplying major telephone plant and a Hawthorne mill producing about 42 million pounds of wire yearly.
A new central office for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. rises in Silver Spring Maryland designed to blend with a residential neighborhood. The brick colonial building will house terminal frames cable racks and equipment in place of a dining room kitchen and pantry, with a main operating room switchboard rest rooms and lockers for female operators.
A hundred years ago in Eccleshall England cook Airs Tagg created a vast pie. It reportedly held a goose hare turkey pheasants rabbits pigeons partridges tongues and measured about two yards long one yard wide and two feet deep.
A concise remark on criticism urging focus on excellence. It argues that bad works expire on their own while imperfect pieces fade without lasting benefit, noting Leon Lord Boyce as a referenced voice. The passage emphasizes directing attention to quality and resisting undeserved popularity.
The text recalls Benjamin Franklin born January 17 1700 and dying April 17 1700. It notes he is not universally proclaimed a genius by biographers but is recognized as a supreme talent in American history. The passage emphasizes his notable place in early U.S. history.
Assignee J Owen Knotts offers at public sale the 132 acre Herrington farm on the Choptank River in Caronline county. Improvements include barn and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in two equal installments at six and twelve months bearing interest, or all cash. Location front of Denton Court House, June 21 1927, 2 to 4 pm. Auctioneer James Temple. Title papers at purchaser expense.
Public sale in front of the Denton courthouse door for parcels in Friendship to American Corners area. Parcel 1 covers about 10 acres, parcel 2 about 4 acres with a 6 room dwelling and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash, balance in 12 months, or all cash. title papers at purchaser's expense. trustee W Brewster Deen.
Attorney in fact Wesley E Thawley offers at public auction three parcels in Caroline County Maryland part of the Kelley holdings. Parcels 1 and 2 form a single farm known as Mast e ad with a large dwelling and outbuildings, while Parcel 3 named Edmondson's Reserve and adjoining land totals 125 acres and an extra 1 acre 3 roods 17 square perches. Parcels 1 and 2 may be sold separately or together. sale date in front of the Denton courthouse with payment terms one third day of sale one third in three months and balance at six months or all cash. Title conveyed upon full payment.
In Equity Chy No. 2522 the Circuit Court for Caroline County orders the sale report by W Brewster Deen as assignee ratified unless opposed by August 11. A copy of the order must run once weekly in a Caroline County newspaper for four consecutive weeks before July 11. The sale reported at 1500 dollars. Clerk T Clayton Horsey issues true copy.
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