Land for sale in arable tract near railroads and churches
Sixty two acres of which are arable, well located near railroads steamboats schools and churches. Improvements include a good two story dwelling and outbuildings. All crops for this year reserved, possession January 1 1907. Terms: one fourth cash, balance in sixty days. Title papers at purchaser's expense. Owners: Thomas Cox Hackett Mary M Hopkins Margaret N Hackett Katharine Hackett Robley Wackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nore
Thomas Cox Hackett
Mary M. Hopkins
Margaret N. Hackett
Katharine Hackett
Robley Wackett
Nicols
Katharing Hackett
Robley Hackett
Thomas Hackett
Siath
Caroline County
Hillsboro
Hewitt Truxon
Denton
Ridgely
T.C Hackett
Layton clan unmasked as hidden cooks in Mont Alta tale
An elderly Mr. Layton pursues his son Fred and daughter in law Edna Morris, to learn their whereabouts. Fred reveals he and Edna run Mont Alta Lodge in disguise after marrying, with Fred as head chef and plan to buy the place. The father, impressed, accepts their independence and offers to join them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Layton
Fred
Wied
Mr. Layton
Lin
Mfe
Fred Layton
Smll
Edna Morris
Mattie Walton
Fred S
Dr. Brooks
Mont Alta House
Aleghenies
Mont Alta
Rascal
Latanine
Antoine
Modest Mill and the Quiet Demand for Work
John Stuart Mill valued quiet to write his System of Logic and Political Economy and accepted disturbances with equanimity. He was celebrated for modesty and gentleness, a view echoed by Miss Cobbe who notes his insistence on maintaining focus despite street noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart III
Miss Cobbe
Mr. Mill
Oily Menhaden and Tarred Nets Tale
The piece describes the oily nature of menhaden, their value in factories, and how tarred purse nets are used by fishermen. It notes sailors rub fresh menhaden on tar to prevent sticking, a practice explained with a humorous exchange about a tune that haunts a man and a Persian proverb about balancing common sense and learning.
Paper Trees For Little Girls And Early Railways
The page describes making paper trees from green paper with instructions to form a trunk and cork stand, then shifts to a reminiscence about the Stourbridge Lion locomotive of 1829. It notes its small size, wooden rails, and initial fears before the first short run in Pennsylvania, on the Lackawaxen bridge and a few miles of track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stourbridge
Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Rabbit Playmate Tale From Lewiston Journal
A Lewiston man recounts a childhood tale about shouting Joud at a rabbit to make it freeze. Years later, he and his father spotted a rabbit on the road, he dashed out, the rabbit stood still, he caught it, kept it as a playmate for a year, then built a hutch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Joud
Lewiston Journal
Jokes About Teeth and Letters in Riddles
A set of light wordplay jokes about aching teeth letters deafness dresses trains and spotting thieves. Each pun hinges on sounds and homophones to deliver quick playful twists.
P and Qs in a Chestnut Verse and Clock Reflections
A Chicago News rhyme extols P and Q values for children noting promptness politeness and propriety while warning of pinch pestering and pain. The Atchison Globe quote adds a reflective line about clocks telling different tales to different people seeking urgency or leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Purple Cow and Red Parasol Explain Realism in Art
A witty Puck remark notes a purple cow in a picture stems from a girl’s red parasol. It asserts the cow’s purple color represents artistic rage and calls this a characteristic of realism in art.
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Puck
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the People N Ational Bank
Denton, Marpland
Joseph H. Bernard
Fred. R. Owens
Ormond W. Downes
Bennett Todd
William H. Nuttle
Josten N. Berenvra
Green Fren
R. Owess
Albert W. Sisk
Preston
Robert T Jarrens
Goldsboro
Tuastas L. Day
Axbert G. Tawnrs
Denter
Frask P. Covey
Pwo
Honstackr
Hiary T. Nuttin
Andersontown
Willard C. Topp
Williston
Cuay Honns
Hobbs
Jackson
Greensboro
HE Peoples National Bank
Caroline
Maryland
Andrew M
Andrew Moore
Nancy Medium
Andy M
Winaway
Little Andy
Chief Wilkie
Allerton
Mary Marshall
Nathan Straus
Belle Sydney
Fair Grounds
Henry A. Nichols
Easton
MD. P. S
Harvey J. Cooper
A. R. Wright
Lanest
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Law Building
Denton, Maryland
Organic
North British and Mercantile Insurance Co
Insurance Company of North America
Farmers” Fire Insurance Co
German Alliance Insurance Co
Wee
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Phoenix Insurance Co
Hartford
VERT
Concord, Md
Pyeres
W. W. Dukes
Concord
T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Licht. Street
Baltimore
Newspaplrar
Denton National
Capital
Safe Deposit Boxes
T. C. West
Cashier
King's Auction
Baltimore City
King's
James King
James King & CO
Baltimore St
Baltimore, MB
U.S. A
Fabrekord
F. J. Wright
Fr. Wright
Carter Block
Denton, MD
Court House
W. F. Pennington
James D. Fleming
MD., del. & Va
Summel Pritchett
Greenmount Cemetery
Railroad Avenue
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad
Tuckahoe Creek
Niss
Annie Hl. Downes
Mary Matthews
Circuit Court
Fred R. Owens
Mae
Carline County
Thomas L. Day
Smith’s Jewelry Store
James E. Hignutt
Liverpool
Wilkins
London Mall
Stoote
Young! Woronsey
Conundrums
Leoparila
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