Editorial Notes on Prohibition and Gasoline Trends
The piece notes how Minneapolis federal judges used multiple jails to house bootleggers amid stricter enforcement, and it warns fines may fail while jail terms persist. It foresees gasoline price pressures and potential substitutes, plus mentions Luther Burbank’s plant legacy and Swepson Earle's near-finished Chesapeake Bay book detailing Maryland coastal life since Lord Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Minneapolis
Swepson Earle
State Shell Fish Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Shortage in Farm Labor on the East Coast Farm Scene
Peninsula farmers, truckers, and dairy men face the starkest labor shortage since the war as planting and early crop work loom. Offers of 25 to 30 dollars a month with housing incentives fail to attract steady help, with immigration from devastated European lands shifting workers to cities. Eastern Shore farmers may tap unfamiliar European migrants to fill rural labor gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Easton
Europe
Ferry route to Queenstown Bay Shore to begin soon
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore Ferry Company plans a Queenstown to Bay Shore service around April 1. Construction of a new slip at Queenstown pier will start next week under State Roads Commission orders. Officials expect the Queenstown line to operate within two to three weeks, linking with Rock Hall and Bay Shore routes to fit the state road system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Bay Shore
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Ferry Company
State Roads Commission
E. Ney Dodson
Talbot County
Queenstown Pier
Dodson
Queen Anne's County
Peninsula Ferry Corporation
Love Point
Baltmore
Rock Hall
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
Baltimore
Wasted Effort Warns Against Overkill In Tasks
Uncommon Sense from John Blake urges conserving energy for major tasks. He compares overpowered tools to inefficient choices in politics, office work, and construction, advising careful planning and selective effort to avoid waste and ridicule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publing
Syrus
John Blake
Resolution of Sorrow for Emma Redden in Denton Society
The Ladies Aid Society of Denton Methodist Episcopal Church expresses sincere sorrow at the death of Emma Redden and offers heartfelt sympathy to her family. Resolved that copies be given to the family and recorded in minutes. March 23, 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Redden
Ladies’ Aid Society
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Notice for Letters Testamentary in Caroline County
The subscriber in Caroline County Maryland has letters testamentary for the estate of Leonard Taylor late of Caroline County deceased. Creditors must exhibit claims with vouchers authenticated by October 9 1923 or be excluded from benefit of the estate. Executed by Charles B. Harrison executor on March 20 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Croete Court
Maryland
Leonard Taylor
Charles B. Harrison
Orphans’ Court
T. Alan Goldsborough
Caroline S. Messick
Richard T. West
Elisha H. Harper
William J. Shawn
J. Howard Pastorvidio
Register of Wills
Caroline
Charles Andrews
Annie BE. Andrews
Melvin W. Andrews
Dee’d
Orphana’ Court
Mary E. Mowbray
Walnut chiffonier drawer missing on March 17 in Ridgely
On Saturday afternoon March 17 between Denton and the home of Mr John K Lynch Ridgely a walnut chiffonier drawer disappeared. Finder please notify M. K Newnam Denton Md or Miss Anna Lynch Ridgely Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentor
John
K. Lynch
Ridgely
M. K. Newnam
Denton
Anna Lynch
White Leghorn Chicks for April and May Delivery
White Leghorn chicks available for April and May delivery. Interested parties may visit the farm and view the breeding flock. Brooklawn Poultry Farm F.D.3 Denton, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklawn Poultry Farm
F.D
Denton, Md
Calveft C Merriken Notice Near Federalsburg
Immediate sale rent or exchange in Denton Maryland with listing for Calveft C Merriken dated March seventeenth nineteen twenty one. Details readable only in fragmentary form from local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near
Federalsburg
Eggs for hatching offered by H A Spies in Preston Md
White Leghorn eggs for hatching priced at $000 per hundred. Seller H A Spies is based in Preston Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Spies
Preston, Md
Lucretia
Allens Nursery
Geo. A. Baer
Preston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard
TON Journal
Yin Benj, H. Johnson
Lynn & Johnson, Publicizad
Chicago
America
Luther Burbank
Burbank
Queenstown Ferry
Shakespeare
Sultana Brand
Alaska
A&p
A&p Brand
Underwood
Gorton’s
Norway
Reat Atlantic& Pacific
Main
Windsor
Heywood
Wakefield
Kingsbury
D. H. Singer
Denton, Maryland
Noble Music Store
Federalsburg, Md
Sallie V. S. Webster, L. N. Stevens, M. E. Owens
S OF
Harry S. Clark
Sixth and
Market Streets
Bloute
H. Weltin
James Temple
Sherifi’s Sale
Eastern Shore Brokerage and Commission Company
Fieri Facias
Orlando Harrison
George A. Harrison
Harrison's Nurseries
J. G. Harrison & Sons
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Remington Typewriter
Burroughs
Main Street
Lenora H. Corbett
Orrie W. Turner
James P. Douglas
Franklin L. Davis
William EB. Todd
Madison W. Charles
Sarah M. Fletcher
William C. Andrew
Pratt T. Taylor
Husband
Mrs. Pratt Taylor
Burrsville
R. H. Stafford
THE
Denton Journal
Alvert C. Merriken
Chester
Denton Streets
Court House
Ella Boone
Barcley Corsettlere
Franklin St
J. Virgil Moore
W. J. Martin
Mortenge
Alve C. Merriken
Atorney-at-Law
Nisi
Bryant’s Palace Theatre
Ethel Clayton
Aymond Hitchcock
James Kirkwood
George Fitzmaurice
Monte Carlo
Kauffman Construction Company
First Street
Bryant
Second Street
Marc Bryant
Refined Photo Productions
B. B. Brumbaugh
East Market St
J. Sautter
State OF
Goldsboro
Marydel
Garrett Building
Commission
General Assembly of Maryland
Maggie M. Parker
Baby Shop
State Stone Road
J. L. Everngam
the Peoples Bank
Goodenay
T. F. Johnson
W. A. Smith
Denton National Bank
W. I. Norris
Goldsboro Bank
Robert Jarrell
Ijr
Provident State Bank
Goodey J. A. Trazzare
R. C. Tell
H. B. Ramsdell
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