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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
6
reminiscences recount a mid-Victorian tale at Crewe Hall where a blood curdling alarm ends with a valet exposing a bath. The Conqueror poem praises courage in adversity. A quirky scene on a streetcar ends with a comical Irish hiccup over a bag of popcorn and a misplaced foot.
A father sends his four healthy children to visit a relative for three weeks. The stay stretches to two months. On return the father asks if Uncle William was glad to see them. The eldest son replies with humor that the uncle first asked why the parents, the cook, the housemaid, and the dog were not brought along.
A burglar tried to enter a big trust company and found a sign on the safe claiming it was unlocked. He turned the knob, got an electric shock, alarm bells rang, lights filled the office, a wall door opened, and a big dog leaped out. He later lamented his trust in things as he was jailed.
An agricultural guide stresses that seed corn must be improved by careful selection and breeding. It outlines preparing a ten-row seed plat, detasseling half of each row, cross fertilization, and meticulous notes on tassels, silks, and maturity. Mark desirable ears with red string, save best for seed, and repeatedly breed over years to boost yield and seed quality.
Poultry need plenty of fresh air and pure water to stay healthy and lay well. Eggs from pullets hatch reliably, but mature hens produce larger, hardier progeny for setting. do not restrict to pullets eggs.
Shirley Brooks, famed Puncit editor, meets Charles Salamar the composer. Introductions lead to a joke as Salamar says he had seen Brooks' face before. Brooks replies that it always belonged to him.
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a dialogue showing blunt excitement over odds and betting in a rough contest. The speaker declares support for the underdog while another asserts all his money is on the favored dog. The exchange captures a gritty, betting flavored tone.
In a Life column remark, a member of the vested choirs jokes about a new tenor, suggesting the voice is so good none of the other tenors will speak to him.
A tongue in cheek item asks what it may come to when a baby born abroad is subject to customs duty. The mother is described as abroad and a humorous remark implies paying duty on the newborn. The short quip highlights cross border birth and imagined import rules.
The description details land consisting of 200 acres, all high and arable. 160 acres are cleared and in excellent cultivation, while 40 acres remain forested with young oak. The property includes ample fruit trees such as apple, pear, damson, and plum for farm use.
Three tract farm parcels near Ridgely in Maryland offer high cultivation land suitable for grain fruit and truck. Tract 3 fronts Chaptank river with wooded river skirt and 20 acres marsh and woodland. Improvements limited to a small dwelling on another tract with no buildings on the first two. Tracts may be sold separately or together with crops for 1911 reserved and possession Jan 1 1912. Harvey L. Cooper of Tenton Md handling plats and surveys.
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