The Baby on Their Doorstep
Cyrus and Mary Munn eagerly welcome a baby girl they believe was left on their door, aided by the Children's Aid Society. Old Peter, a schemer at the society, connives with a cop to expose the ruse. As the truth emerges, the couple confronts the possibility the child was never meant for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munn
Cyrus
Mrs. Sunn
Munns
Edna
Sidney Valle
Children’s Aid Society
Peter Laird
Peter
Society
Thiatt
Mrs. Munn
Mrs. Monn
Mary
Family Reunion Ends Long Feud Over Child
Cyrus Munn confronts a frantic woman who claims a child as hers. A shocked Mrs. Mann sees the intruder and, through tearful revelation, Cyrus realizes the child is his granddaughter. After tense moments, forgiveness prevails as the family reunites with the child in arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Mrs. Mann
Peter
Muna
Hama
Wrong to Designate Coronado as Failure
Kaasas City Times argues against labeling Francisco Vasquez de Coronado a failure for his quest in the Southwest. It notes his role in describing the prairies, buffalo herds, pueblos, and Grand Canyon, despite not finding the Seven Cities of Cibola or Quivira. He led 300 men into what is now New Mexico, driven by Indigenous tales, then retreated defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
New World
Cibola
Quivira
Southwest
Pueblos
Grand Canyon
New Mexico
Ips
Mextico
Kaasuas City
Rembrandt Auction Strikes Gloomy Note on Deception
In a Market for Exchange excerpt Rembrandt, once in dire money and unable to sell his paintings, posted a death notice and an auction ad for finished and unfinished works. The auction proved wildly successful with small sketches fetching higher prices than complete paintings, but after returning to Mie the Dutch resented his deception and would not hire him again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembrandt
Mie
Women’s suffrage milestones from 1838 to 1870
The first women rights convention occurred in 1838 at Seneca Falls New York, followed 27 months later by the first national suffrage gathering in Worcester Massachusetts. In 1868 the American Equal Rights Association submitted the initial petition to Congress, and by 1870 Massachusetts Republican delegates were accredited women Mary A Livermore and Lacey Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Worcester
Mass
United States Congress
Americcan Equal Rights Association
Massachusetts
Mary A. Livermore
Lacey Stone
Canary Freed: Mrs Cole Reclaims Lost Bird in New Hampshire
Mrs Ella Tuttle Cole traveling from Boston to Jefferson New Hampshire lost her canary from its cage in Milton New Hampshire. After a car stop futile attempts to coax it back, the bird fled into the woods. The next day a farmer found the canary at his barn and brought it to Mrs Cole who then recovered her singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jefferson
N. H
Ella Tuttle Cole
Milton
Finding the Way Through Chinese City Markets
Captain Robert Dollar recounts his visit to a Chefoo wholesale store. He describes entering a grocery, passing through a flowered courtyard, then a narrow three foot alley into a small square where the wholesale establishment lay. He notes such obscure locales often host major stores in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dollar
Chefoo
Poison Arts Taught in Jungle Schools
The text describes both boys and girls in Jungle schools being taught poisoning techniques. It claims after each term a class member is experimented on, with the boy victims being unruly pupils and the girls punished for criticizing tribal marriage customs. If a child dies, parents are told only after the school ends when a fetish doctor breaks a white bowl in front of the hut.
Frost Formation Conditions on Cloudy Nights
Frost depends on temperature and humidity as objects fall below the dew point. If temperatures drop below freezing frost forms. cloudy skies reduce this by keeping surfaces warmer, so frost is rare on overcast nights.
Assignee's Sale of Valuab le Real Estate in Denton Maryland
A public sale of two parcels of land in the Third Election District of Caroline County near the Denton Hobbs road is announced by Calvert C L. F. Covey as assignee for Harvey L. Cooper. The parcels, conveyed to Arthur W. Scott and Clara D. Scott in 1919, total about two tracts with improvements and rights. Terms require one half cash sale day or all cash, with deferred balance secured by note and approved security. Title papers at purchaser expense. mortgage loans available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Scott
Clara D. Scott
Harvey L. Cooper
Caroline County
Calvert GC
Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Carolina County
Burrsville
Mill Road
Jennie Cool
K. P. Cool
Ramsdell
K. P. Coal
Hobbs
Greensboro
James H. Nichols
Castle Hall Schoolhouse
Melville
Delaware and Chesapeake Railroad
George Smith
Wm. G. Toland
Laura J. Toland
G. A.D
Wascel Gneisco
Katrina Gneiseo
Charles P. Cowgill
Rebecca A. Cowgill
Harvey L. Coonper
Josephine Scott
Samuel G. Sadler
Samuel G. Sucher
Wesley E. Thawley
A. J.dane
ASSIGNER SALE OF FARM IN CAROLINE COUNTY MARYLAND
Charles P Cowgill and Rebecca A Cowgill mortgage default triggers a public sale of 524 1 2 acres in the First Election District Caroline County. Property includes a barn, outbuildings, orchard and meadow facing the State road about 1 1/2 miles from Henderson and Goldsboro. Bid options: cash or four monthly payments with note security. title at purchaser cost. Assignee Calvert C Merriken names L F Carey as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Goldsboro
Assignee S sale of real estate in Caroline county Maryland
Public notice of an assignee sale of a parcel near Greensboro Depot on the Delaware and Chesapeake Railroad. The property, with improvements and appurtenances, was formerly conveyed to Frank Boyce and Martha Boyce and later assigned to Calvert C Merriken for collection. Sale to be held by cash at the Denton courthouse between 2 and 4 pm. Terms borne by Calvert C Merriken. Auctioneer L F Covey. Assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro Depot
Delaware and Chesapeake Railroad Company
George M. Panis
Satterfield & Moore
Josephine Massey
Laura V. Lowe and
J. W.T
Caroline County
Frank Boyce
Martha Boyce
Farm vehicles and a cow offered for sale
A list describes one good tractor for sale cheap, three Ford ten trucks in good shape, one Ford sedan 1925 model and one cow to be fresh in June. Seller: Roland Tigmas TMnrmony, Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Tigmas
Tmnrmony
Divorce suit seeks decree against nonresident Cordrey
Order of publication in Caroline county court announces suit for a vinculo matrimonii divorce filed by the plaintiff against Franklin W. Cordrey. The bill cites marriage in 1918, abandonment in 1921, alleged adultery, lack of support, and lifelong distance, noting their seven year old child Alice Ellen Cordrey and Cordrey’s residence in Philadelphia. Publication runs four weeks with a May 16 deadline to appear or show cause. Also listed: ad for alfalfa and clover hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin W. Cordrey
Elkton
Cecil County
Maryland
Delaware
Caroline County
Alice Ellen Cordrey
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Circuit Court
T. Clayton Horsey
Public auction of Sadler homestead mortgage property
Under a 1917 mortgage assigned to Wesley E Thawley the Samuel G Sadler homestead on a mixed Maryland Delaware lot is offered for sale at public auction on the premises between ten and eleven a m. The farm lies partly in Caroline County Maryland and partly in Kent County Delaware and includes a two story frame dwelling barn and outbuildings. Terms of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Sudter
Queen M. Sudter
Goldsboro Bank
Wesley E. Thawley
Caroline County
Maryland
Samuel G. Sadler
Kent County
Delaware
Henry Stubb
Hudson Land
State Line
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Denton Journal
W. Q. Chapman
Wes
Coronado
Woman Suffrage
China
Church and School
Calvert C
L. F. Covey
RIKEN
N. B
Calvert C. Merriken
L. F. Carey
Auet
FRAME
Wesley &. Thawley
Tulleltor
Myra J. Cordrey
Chancery No
T. Orme
Automobile For Hire
QO. A. Carroll
Denton, Md
Plymouth Rock
Leroy A. Gullett
R. FP. D
Preston, Md
WM. Hermon Hopkins
Apt
Easton
Washington
Gale
J. A. Griffin
West Denton
A. McWilliams
Boomera
Ella Boone
Denton Firemen
M. K. Newnam
Charles R. Porter
Salisbury
J. H. Nichols & Company
Denton, Maryland
Rogers
Eshelman
Farmers’ Supply Company
New Dover Opera House
Kenneth G. Faulkner
Henry King
Stella Dallas
Belle Bennett
Ronald Colman
Alice Joyce
Lois Moran
H. B. Warner
Lillian Rich
John Bowers
Whispering Smith
Fred Thompson
Silver King
Don Mike
Fred
Silver
Fred Thomson
Barbara Worth
Harold Bell Wright
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Co
Federalsburg, Md
Milford, del
Laurel, del
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