Memorial Day proclamation and political notes
Editorial notes recount Harding proclaiming May 30 as a public memorial day. The column cites Major E Brooke Lee’s refusal to seek re election, Kent County crimes, proposed jail prisoner labor, rural credit talk, Mother's Day reverence, and reactions to German policy and the League of Women Voters. It also notes Bayard as Wilmington mayoral nominee and urban labor unrest affecting business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
E. Brooke Lee
Frederick
Democratic Party
Major Lee
Eastern Shore Returns to Normal After War
War tensions ease on the Eastern Shore as canning dominates local life. James M. Cain notes canneries shape the economy, with farmers, laborers, clerks, and banks tied to the industry. The broader community depends on cannery activity for livelihoods and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James M. Cain
Chesapeake
Cain
Maryland
Delaware
Georges Creek
Allegany
Soci
Canned goods greed blamed for price slump says reader
John H. Dijany of Fruitland writes the Philadelphia Public Ledger warning that profiteering by retailers is starving the canning industry. He argues grocers charge wartime prices, refuse to stock new goods, and keep shelves bare to force readers to pay more for scarce canned foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Dijany
Fruitland
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wicamico Canner
Rural church talk adapts as gender roles shift
An Iowa native recalls old rural customs where women and men met in separate church groups after services for conversation. The witness notes a change as women now discuss politics while men recite household recipe verses such as eggs and butter, or hops and yeast, signaling altered social dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicken Rearing Embered In The Hen's Daily Labor
A vivid depiction of poultry care from hatching to feeding. The verse follows the hen through guarding against hawks possums rats and other threats while tending her brood and asserting vigilance throughout the day.
Tomato varieties for home gardens and canning
The home gardener should plant two tomato kinds one for salads and another for cooking and canning. Popular slicing tomatoes include Ponderosa Heefsteak with few seeds and excellent flavor. For home gardens the Stone John Naer and San Jose Canner are satisfactory among commercial varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Naer
San Jose
William C. Andrew Seeks Caroline Sheriff Nomination
William C Andrew, a farmer from the Eighth district, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Caroline County. This marks his first bid for public office and outlines his intent to serve the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Hurst
Eighth Lhistrict
Caroline County
William C, Andrew
Hydrometer Helps Battery Health For Safer Vehicle Use
Hydrometer testing of lead acid battery cells prevents acid transfer between cells and preserves battery life says W. F. Wolf of Den-Mar Mobile Co. The process involves vent removal, careful syringe use, and returning electrolyte to each cell to maintain balance and prevent spillovers during testing.
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W. IF. Wolf
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Focal
USS
Main
Denton
Real estate sale under mortgage in Caroline County Maryland
Under power of sale in a 1911 mortgage and later assignments, the assignee will publicly sell at Covey Bros. in Preston the land in Caroline County described as the Tilghman Stevens conveyance with an oak barn and outbuildings. Terms: one-third cash day of sale, balance with interest from sale date upon final ratification. title papers at purchaser's expense. Auction by Charles B. Harrison Wa. Turr, Auct. Assignee.
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C. Harvey Stanford
Lessie Stanford
Annie E. Todd
Charles J. Gallagher
Charles 8. Harrison
Liber J. K. S
Caroline County
Maryland
Preston
Hog
Tilghman Stevens
Mary Stevens
Charles B. Harrison
T. Turr
Caroline Co
Lang
Hillsboro
Ridgely
Bridgetown
State Roads Commission
GOI Garrett
Baltimore
Commission
State
Ronda
General Assembly of Maryland
State Bounds Commission
J. N. Mackall
L. H. Steuart
Public Sale of Denton Lots by Power of Attorney
By power of attorney Joanna McShane and P Henry McShane offer four parcels in Denton Caroline MD at public sale. Parcels A B C and D range from Sixth street to a 12 foot alley to Gay street with town water and sewer access, advertised as a potential site for stores, homes or a private garage. Parcels first offered separately then as a whole with payment terms: one third cash, rest in two equal notes at 12 and 18 months, or all cash. Title at purchaser expense.
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Joanna McShane
P. Henry McShane
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
Sixth Street
Gay Street
Seventh Street
Denton Carriage Works Co
Liber T. L. D
H. Waldorf
Main
State of
Kauffman Construction Company
Ao Cement
Denton Post Office
Lewis & Knotts
Ridgely Farm Listings From Wilkinson Agency
Six acre well improved fruit and poultry farm near town limits priced at 3500. Thirty acres near town on State road ideal country home at 5000. Twenty three acres near Ridgely for fruit and poultry at 3300. About 25 grain grass stock and poultry farms at right prices. No corporation commissions. Visit Ridgely to buy a farm and make money. Wilkinson Land Agency Sun Building Ridgely Md.
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Ridgely
Wilkinson Land Agency
Sun Building
Ridgely, Md
J. Allen Moore
Greensboro
Denton
Wesley Tribbett
Public sale of mortgaged lands in Caroline County
Administrators of Annie H. Peters announce a public sale of the mortgaged property in Denton Maryland. The sale includes two farms in Caroline County with terms: one third cash at sale, one third in six months, final third in twelve months with interest, or all cash. Taxes and insurance adjusted. possession Jan 1 1922. reserves rents for 1921.
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Denton
Williston
Caroline County
Maryland
William B. Nuttle
George Murphy
Elias W. Williamson
Private Sale Of Cox Estate Cars And General Merchandise
By order of the Orphans Court the administrators of Jerome A. Cox will privately sell at the late Preston Maryland home the estate including a 1920 Ford Touring Car a 1919 Ford Touring Car a 1917 Maxwell Touring Car an Overland Truck and a large stock of General Merchandise with farm implements nails wire hardware tinware seed paint roofing rope drugs dry goods wooden ware glassware alabastine and related items at attractive retailer prices on 4 30 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Jerome A. Cox
Preston
Maryland
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
Benji. A. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Warren G. Harding
United States
Chestertown
Kent
Congress
Weller
Senate
House
France
Great Britain
Germany
Mr. Hardings
League of Women Voters
Annapolis
League
Austin Baughman
Caroline
Wilmington
Thomas F. Bayard
Abte
Harry Enpincton
Ute
Assignel’s Sale
Henry R. Lewis
J. Owen Knotts
Frank P. Covey
Niss
Elva Kissell
Kline Kissell
Husband
Sadie Blough
Circuit Court
Equity
Calvert C. Merriken
T. Pliny Fisher
Lawrence B. Towers
Frank R. Jump
Mary Growell
Dee’d
Bryant’s New Palace Theatre
Denton, Maryland
Viola Danna
J. Warren Kerrigan
Texas
Cupid
Charles Hutchison
Douglas Fairbanks
Benefit Denton
Ivan Abbramsons
Dramatic Thunderbolt Graphic Film Corporation
Gladys Leslie
Creighton Hale
The
Benj. B. Hampton
Zane Grey
Great Northwest
Times
Okeh Records
Stevens
Hickman
Del
Claiborne
T. C. B. Howard
James E. Hignutt
John W. Higoatt
Liber IL. H. G
Annie H. Peters
James Hignutt
Anne Thomas
Mary Jackson
Lewis Thomas
James
George R. Newby
T. Fred Garey
J. Owen Knotys
James Temple
Truster’s Sale
Mary E. Moore
Mary Moore Parrish
Louise Parrish
Whiteleysburg
John F. Vanville
James T. Earle
R. Terry
Civil Service
Continental Bidg
Washington, D. C
Co. C. Merriken
Atty At Law
Denton, Md
Julius Caesar
Nauphe
Big Stem
Jersey
Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Greater
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
P. S. Scot
Felton
Flora Cooper
Spirella Corsetiere
Richard Beaven
Calvert C. Meriken
Denton, MI
W. J. Blackiston
Office of
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Easton
Denton National Bank
Edward M. Noble
Auct
S. G. Nuttle
Lillian R. Cox
Jerome R. Cox
Carson Joots
Bull Durham Tobacco
Nisi
Marion L. Heck
Thomas II. Meeks
Circuit Court For
Marian L. Beck
Mortfrayee
Cauye
Lawrence R
Lawrence R. Towers
Journal
Mullin's Home Store
Dean
Maynard L. Murray
Minnie A. Murray
Calvert G. Merriken
Charles Rathell
Wye Mills, Md
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