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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
2
City notes and brief items populate page two of the Centor Journal on Saturday morning May 2 1908. Local happenings, weather scraps, and short notices fill the column with concise updates from the community.
Extracts from Senator Rayner defend reserved state powers and oppose federal limits on interstate commerce. He criticizes the President for executive overreach and urges a flag for federalism versus centralization. The piece cites economic optimism and political maneuvering as Congress adjourns, with notes on Maryland good roads, Delaware delegates, and Democratic activity.
A notable mixed gathering in New York united Black and white supporters behind Republican candidates. The banquet featured speeches by prominent figures, including Mary White Ovington, who has led community work for seven years. The event marked a rare moment of color line erasure and shared political focus.
Former Governor Warfield declares support for Minnesota Governor Johnson as a strong Democratic presidential candidate. He says Johnson would win key states and preserves constitutional governance while criticizing Washington paternalism. Warfield’s name is linked to a possible VP bid, per The Sun.
The Cambridge Banner urges neat stationery to reflect a respectable business. A warning against loafing, a note on meal rates for the Avalon and Joppa, a rabbit raised by a 16-year-old, a large herring haul at Stony Point, the death of Mrs. John Cook in Sadlersville, and a prompt source for tasteful wedding invitations.
Mrs Nathan Hutchins wife of former Detective Hutchins of the Delaware railroad was badly injured last Friday when thrown from a dearborn at Marydel. Other notes mention new wallpaper patterns, a naval promotion for Walter Turpin, reopening of Capitol Hotel in Dover, strawberry prices in Baltimore, improvements at Kranz Hotel Ridgely, Talbot's fair dates, frosts harming fruit buds at Georgetown, a song by Prof Sanders, Captain Brockway's steamer Plymouth and the Vesper resuming regular trips.
If you have pains in the back or urinary, bladder, or kidney trouble, try Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. A safe pleasant herb cure and regulator for women's ills. Available at druggists or by mail. Sample package free from The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, New York.
Q M Hignutt announces a fresh stock of shirt waists from 50 cents to 8 dollars, plus trimmed hats including the Merry Willow. Also offered are long combs with puffed hair, hair puffs, and wire puffs, plus new Japanese silks for waists at 50 cents.
A local advertisement promotes a large stock of patterns plus hundreds of yards of laces in 8c 10c and 12c ranges. It invites readers to see the goods, with cheerful exhibits and samples provided.
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