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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1915
Page
2
Former Baltimore Mayor McClellan argues expansionist aims by Germany or Japan may trigger a clash with the Monroe Doctrine. He urges national unity, neutrality support, and readiness for wartime realities amid 1916 campaign chatter and party finance concerns. Maryland Republicans eye open primaries and tariff interests tied to campaign strategies emerge alongside local Baltimore political news.
The Department of Labor launches a program to connect jobless men and new arrivals with farm work. It targets immigrants likely to arrive from northern Europe and seeks suitable applicants through prepared blanks describing requested labor. The effort aims to place many into permanent farming roles amid wartime labor needs.
To secure a steady reliable class of help for the summer or longer there has been a marked scarcity of labor in our county for several years and it is quite likely that many Caroline farmers will apply to the Department of Labor for aid. With a good supply of reliable help Caroline county farmers would produce many thousands of dollars worth of practice annually.
Baltimore writer Mr Charles J Ogle urges Hon Jackson Ralston of Prince Georges to seek the United States Senate seat. He argues Ralston, a distinguished Marylander and international lawyer, would unite party support, labor backing, and national administration favor for a strong Senate presence.
A proposed plan for organizing rural communities into 10 committees, five focused on business needs and five on social needs, plus a central executive committee. It outlines roles for farm production marketing supplies finance communication education sanitation recreation beautification and household economics with examples of cooperative farming, improved livestock, standardization, market contracts, and shared information to benefit local life.
A March start to the fly breeding season prompts sanitation steps. Remove dirt from premises, clean stables, and destroy decaying vegetables to eradicate breeding sites. The fly is linked with spreading typhoid, tuberculosis, cholera, and other diseases. Now is the time to act.
The Eastern Shore Society will celebrate Maryland Day on March 25 with a meeting at Hotel Rennert. DeCourcy W. Thom will present Claiborne's First Trading Posts on Kent Island, with Dr. Bernard Steiner confirming the site. Swepson Earle will discuss Colonial Manors of the Eastern Shore with lantern slides, plus songs by Dr Ab Merrill Hopkinson and a buffet luncheon.
A letter to the Journal informs farmers in the county that German and other foreign labor can be secured at present. The writer notes prior satisfactory experience and states the State Bureau of Immigration in Lexington Street, the German Society of Maryland at Courtland, and Rev O Apitz at Benson Street are key sources.
A Wisconsin derived editorial extols a pay up week to improve cash flow for merchants and reduce debt, warning credit becomes a blessing or a curse. The piece argues diligent use aids legitimate business, but excess borrowing harms savers and buyers.
An early advertisement advertises Dr Stimphrey's Healing Powder to treat cuts bruises and sores on horses claiming prompt cure while in service. It promotes sale by John Clark Greensboro and invites subscriptions for the journal and county news.
Poetic lines urge daily blessed living through kind thoughts and faith. The verse counsels Godward reverence, gentle speech, and acts of brotherhood to ease others loneliness. It frames happiness as a path of hope amid life’s thorny ways and looming shadows.
To the Democratic voters of Caroline County Walter T. George announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. He appeals to Democratic friends for aid and notes that many Democrats have urged him to run and promised support from Federalsburg Md.
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