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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1906
Page
4
Denton Journal edition dated Saturday morning May 12, 1906 lists Edward Melvin as editor and Melvin and Johnson as publishers. The publication name and date appear at the top with staff credits.
Boston Traveler urges balanced time use for housework and leisure. It recommends a weekly cleaning schedule for each room, regular window washing, and fresh laundry routines. A well organized kitchen wall chart tracks daily tasks and time allocation for mistress and servant.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt quotes a long time housekeeper extolling coal oil as a rapid, thorough cleaner. She describes wiping wood floors with a rag dampened with coal oil to dust and darken the boards slightly, cleaning woodwork, porcelain surfaces, baths, washstands, and even a red-painted wall behind a range, with caution about cloth changes.
The article advises soaking calico dresses in strong salt water for an hour to set colors, using thin boiled starch in rinsing water for linens, wrapping arrowroot for odor, using lead acetate to prevent fading, and washing colored ginghams with thin starch water without soap. It cautions avoiding sun exposure while damp.
A nibble on a crochet book and twine yields pretty baskets. Shape the bag over a greased dish, starch to stiffen, then varnish with two coats. Add bronze or gold highlights with turpentine for a bright finish using shellac varnish.
Salt strengthened teeth whitening returns, but limit to every ten days to protect enamel. A foot bath blends hot water boric acid tannin for sore or swollen feet, while olive oil soothes muscles. Glove care guards appearance, benzoin face tonic aids skin, and upper shelves gain dust protection with paper fluid for easier monthly cleaning.
A timely bulletin by Dr. Phillips of the department of agriculture outlines practical methods for rearing queen bees at home apiaries with minimal labor and cost. It stresses the value of strong colonies through February to April, notes last year’s poor honey yield, and urges beekeepers to ensure ample food stores for a profitable honey season.
Girdled trees are often dug up and replaced but valuable trees may be saved by bridge grafting. In spring, when a tree is girdled, insert a small chisel into the bark above and below the wound to prepare for grafting as recommended by Rural New Yorker.
A detailed guide on girdling and grafting uses to heal trees, describing cutting, inserting, and wax sealing for a sturdy union. It notes close monitoring of wounds to prevent insect harboring while outlining a broader report on dairy stock increases across the country, with milk cow holdings rising in most regions except two states.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic that strengthens the stomach purifies the blood and relieves liver and kidney troubles. It claims to boost brain and nerve vitality by producing rich red blood and cites endorsements from medical writers. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation and liver regulation.
Maryland act authorizes Denton County to construct and maintain a town sewerage network in Menton Caroline County. It allows issuing bonds up to 3000 dollars, financing via property tax, and empowers land acquisition, building, connections, and penalties for noncompliance with sewer connections. Provisions cover drainage, stormwater, and disposal of sewage, with bids for bonds to be publicly invited and managed by the Denton commissioners.
News notes report the farmers national congress will gather in Rock Island Alabama on October 9 with John M. Stahl as president and George M. Whitaker as secretary. Also mentions rising foreign rice imports, U.S. share of packing house product imports to Germany, and a push to remove denatured alcohol tax for farming interests. Mississippi valley apple growers convention set for March 22 at Quincy Illinois. Winter wheat frost reports show some frost injury but drainage not widespread per Country Gentleman.
The document summarizes acts approving local sewer bonds in Denton and Caroline counties, detailing front-foot frontage charges, sewer system taxes, and election procedures. It also authorizes Caroline County to borrow up to twelve thousand dollars for a new jail, bond issuance rules, tax levies, redemption schedules, and site approval, with provisions on condemnation, construction, and jail relocation.
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