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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
5
Ada and Frank face household bills that exceed their income of two hundred a month. Ada borrows by selling Dresden vases and hides debt, learning a hard lesson about frugal living. Uncle John returns with two Dresden vases, revealing Ada’s past fears and prompting Frank to question their financial stability.
In West Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana a historic will by Juden Poydras funds dowries for marrying girls to prevent penniless marriages. Applicants are screened by local officials and placed into three classes. interest from the fund is distributed yearly to eligible brides in need. The Pointe Coupee fund funds school buildings instead.
A waiter tired of regulars jokes about bean soup responds to the question of how many beans flavor the soup with a sharp retort. He says the bean isn’t used for flavoring anymore but to christen the soup.
In a tense, intimate moment Henry confronts his wife about a risky talk in her sleep. The exchange reveals desire, guilt, and a desperate plan that hinges on seizing a fragile chance.
Capper's Weekly explains ancient Scottish handfasting as a verbal agreement to live as husband and wife for a year with witnesses. At year’s end partners could choose another mate or seek a lifelong ceremony, or simply part with a handshake.
A young woman contemplates style choices as she weighs her bob haircut against a new hat, reflecting the era’s bold fashion debates and social expectations. The scene captures a lively moment of personal expression amid local street life.
In the radio age wires remain essential for broadcasting transatlantic conversations and radio pictures. Bell System uses over 50 million miles of wire to connect 17.6 million telephones, with copper demand vast at Western Electric Hawthorne works. A new rod rolling and wire drawing mill now boosts output to about 42 million pounds yearly.
A new central office for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. rises in Silver Spring Maryland designed to resemble a colonial residence. The brick structure hides switchboards battery rooms and testing gear in a home like setting with dining room storage and rear heating plant.
The Suez Canal spans 100 miles. The Panama Canal stretches 5014 miles. The Manchester Canal in England measures 3544 miles. The Welland Canal in Ontario runs 2034 miles.
A century ago Mrs Tugg of Eccleshoall England baked a gigantic pie weighing two yards by one yard by two feet. It contained a goose hare turkey two pheasants rabbits two pigeons partridges and two tongues. The pie outdid the famed blackbird pie.
Essayment on criticism notes its purpose to spotlight excellence. It argues bad opinion harms itself and that the imperfect, though briefly popular, will fade into neglect despite praise. The quotation is attributed to Bovee.
The note recalls Benjamin Franklin born January 17 1706 and died April 17 1700. It calls him a supreme talent in American history though biographers may dispute genius.
J Owen Knotts as assignee offers for sale a 132 acre riverfront farm named Herrington with barn and outbuildings in Carroll County. Sale set for June 21 1927 in Denton at 2 to 4 pm. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal notes at six and twelve months with interest. or all cash. Title at purchaser expense. auctioneer James Temple.
Under a decree of the Orphans Court of Caroline County the trustee offers at public sale in Denton two parcels of land described as Parcel 1 containing about ten acres and Parcel II containing four acres and 145 square perches. The property includes a six room dwelling barn and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash day of sale, one third in six months, one third in twelve months or all cash. Auctioneer James Temple.
Attorney in fact Wesley E Thawley offers at public sale in Denton Maryland the property of Oscar S E Kelley and co heirs. The parcels named as Maestead Stevens Rest and Edmondson s Reserve total three tracts including a homestead and two adjoining parcels known as MA STEAD. Parcels 1 and 2 form a farm to be sold separately then as a whole. A twelve room dwelling, barns and outbuildings exist on Parcel 1, Parcel 3 includes a tenant house. Payment terms require one third on sale day, one third in three months, balance in six months or all cash. title delivered when full price is paid.
In Equity Chy No 2422 of the Circuit Court for Caroline County an order on June 8 1927 approves the sale reported by assignee W Brewster Deen. If no contrary cause by August 11 the sale will be confirmed, with publication of the order in Caroline County newspapers weekly for four weeks before July 11. Reported sale amount is 1600.00. Clerk T Clayton Horsey. True Copy Test.
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