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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
4
Denton Journal notes Saturday morning edition details by Howard Melvin and John Publisher. The item references editor involvement and publication timing in Massachusetts.
A New York Herald account notes how dead wall advertising boosts real estate income. A Broad Street owner earned 2000 from exposing a billboard, with bidders raising the space to 8000 as a major publicity firm inquired, illustrating how a single wall can generate about 10000 in added value without changing ownership.
The article discusses haymaking as a process likely learned by humans long ago, possibly from pikas, and notes its significance as an art tied to winter forage in cold regions. It contrasts English meadows with early Anglo-Saxon distinctions between meadows and pastures and references central Asia as a claimed origin of Aryan peoples.
A sharp exchange occurs between a busy tailor and a young customer in tight finances. The customer admits no funds are available and cannot say when payment will arrive. The tailor insists on payment, while the customer retorts he cannot go naked. In a separate note, a German regiment formats an eclipse day order to avoid informing soldiers.
A cobbler tells a patient these shoes aren t worth mending while a doctor dismisses further work yet still charges two shillings The exchange continues with a joking remark about a prior five shilling charge for finding no ailment in the patient reported by the London Telegraph as a comic exchange between professional figures
A reflective editorial argues home as the foundation of society and the joint duty of a couple. It compares modern attitudes toward women with the stability of home life, urging unity of interest and shared labor to sustain families and moral character.
Sir Richard Burton in Afghanistan adopted a fakir disguise and impressed villagers with his sanctity. Elders privately urged him to leave as they admired his holiness and even pondered possessing his tomb. Burton joked that if his funeral were arranged, the corpse would be ready.
A grim man asks where to unload coal at the kitchen door. The young woman avoids responsibility, declaring she handles only kitchen duties. The man asserts he is the coal gentleman and household patriarch, threatening to call the mistress if not shown. She meekly leads him to the coal cellar.
A visitor asks Phobe Taft for her cake recipe. Taft responds with a casual method using flour, butter, tartar, eggs, salt, and an oven she describes as overridge, noting timing by eye and that it is “as easy as nothing” to make.
A daily paper correspondent asks the editor how many kinds of typewriters exist. The responses man replies in the next issue with a punch line: two male and female.
Mrs. Nancy Abner of St. Paul Arkansas recounts relief after taking Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery Pellets and other remedies. She credits her recovery to fatherly guidance and urges weak, sick women to consult by letter free of charge. The notice warns against unqualified free advice and promotes Dr. Pierce’s medical books and correspondence service.
Public sale of a secured mortgage under a 1899 loan from Lena Shelton to Abraham R Wright and later assigned to Harvey J Cooper. Defaulted conditions trigger sale at Price's Hotel in Henderson, Caroline County, Maryland, between 3 and 5 o'clock on a date to be announced.
Public sale advertised by J H C Legg attorney and T Frank Seward auctioneer. First parcel in Henderson described by metes and bounds relates to Lena Shelton deeded land from Philip W Downes. Second parcel in Ridgely near Second Avenue West fronting 25 feet on a 180 foot lot with Anna Elizabeth Roe ownership, improvements include a dwelling. Terms require one-fourth cash, balance in two equal notes at six and twelve months with interest. optional all cash. Sale set for 3 p.m. at Hotel Krantz frontage in Ridgely.
Wash goods 50c yard, all-wool and all-wool suits from 3.50, men’s shoes 2ic to 5.00, children’s shoes added, hosiery 5c to 25c, shirts 1.00, curtains 10c–2.00, carpets 28c–1.25 yard, rugs and cookware offered, groceries and seeds promoted with weekly specials and church discounts.
Examiners Ames E Dures Henry C Fisher and Jonathan C Harrington announce a meeting on June 8 1903 at 10 30 p m to view a proposed road from Beauchamps Bridge toward Two Johns. They invite interested residents and the County Surveyor to attend and determine if opening the road best promotes public convenience.
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