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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1907
Page
2
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Editorial notes urge Maryland Agricultural College to expand its experiments for statewide benefit, citing Eastern Shore soil and crops. Maryland gains from substation support, while political updates mark Baltimore election gains for Democrats, including Mahool as next mayor and Houner as comptroller. notes on land investment and cowpea cultivation guidance follow, with practical farming advice and a Blackburg experiment reference.
Reports note a broad job plan including locomotives cars and depots, with the local option act to be challenged in court. The liquor issue alarms supporters as a November vote nears. Montgomery county backs Col Spencer C Jones for Governor amid upcoming Democratic state convention. A May government report cites per capita money at 34.16, up from 32.22 the year prior. An exchange ring coins the term lemonhehoha. A major battleship planned will be named the Delaware.
Autopsy shows Yorace Marvin died from exposure after wandering to marshes near his father's home. President Roosevelt urged officials to search nationwide, while neighbors question why the body remained unfound until Saturday. The coroner’s jury verdict is expected to align with physician findings, though the case leaves a lingering sense of mystery among Dr. Marvin’s family and community.
A long obituary and verse memorials note Ruth Thompson of Hillsboro who died young, and Sallie A. Murphy and Lucille Dulin with reflections on heaven and motherly loss. The piece ends with a satirical letter praising Williston’s self reliant, parsonless, prosperous village, praising its harmony and absence of pauperism.
Prof W N Willis lauds the Eastern Shore between Delaware and Chesapeake Bays as rich in legends history and distinctive living. W F Gaston of Pasco Ga endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe and effective for whooping cough, with local sale by Douglass Drug Store and A L Duffey in Hillsboro.
The legislature passed a law setting a $25 fine plus costs for drinking whiskey on a railroad train in Fla Ware. Two youths caught in the act paid fines and costs in Bridgeville. Hotel Arlington at Centreville will be taken over October 1 by Mrs. Laura M. Straughn as lease passes to Mr. Thornton of Oxford. Florida tomatoes reach Baltimore market with low prices. Former Secretary Wilfred Buateman is gravely ill in Easton hospital. Georgia peach crop severely damaged by cold. Chamberlains Cough Remedy aids nature and is sold by Douglass Drug Store and A. L. Duffey Hillsboro.
A letter to Geo W Richardson discusses paint costs per gallon around five dollars and includes garbled pricing lines. It asserts the strongest paint is the one that uses the least gallons and wears longest, closing with a sales note for Devoe and Smith and Walls.
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