The Ballot and County Commission Power in Caroline County
The article argues for a unit Board of County Commissioners as essential to stable local governance. It likens county finances to a big business, with taxpayers as stockholders and the three commissioners as directors. It claims bipartisan boards underperform compared to unified party boards and cites past fiscal records to support this view.
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Caroline County
Board of County Commissioners
Board
al Bi-Partisan
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Voters urged to back Democratic county ticket
The Denton Journal endorses the Democratic candidates for Caroline County Commissioners Treasurer and other local offices. It emphasizes unity, praises J Frank Lane Downes Orme for County Commissioners and Victor Dean for Treasurer, and urges support for Isaaca Fleetwood C Harvey Towers Richard T West Clayton Horsey Joseph H Carroll Guerney H Tarburton and other Democratic nominees for November 4.
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Denton Journal
J. Frank Lane
Messrs. Downes
Orme
Caroline
Victor Dean
Caroline County Farm
Poe
Democratic Party
Orphans’ Court
Isaaca. Fleetwood
C. Harvey Towers
Richard T. West
T. Clayton Horsey
Joseph H. Carroll
Register of Wills
W. Brewster Deen
Guerney H. Tarburton
House of Delegates
Senate
Congressional
Vote for Prosperity campaign calls for jobs and unity
A political pitch argues Prosperity or nothing, urging every man and woman to vote daily, stressing work, free markets, and national economy. It warns against stagnation, promotes spending, and calls for collective effort led by the people to elect prosperity through broad participation.
Fair price, fair profit, and steady enterprise
Advise paying a fair price and not exploiting a neighbor in need. Encourage restraint in profiteering during crises and discourage doom talk. Support steady business, reassure workers about job security, and invest wisely for solid returns beyond panic-driven lows.
If Not Doing This What Would You Be Doing
The text reflects on labor and duty through Cousin Lucy and Carrie Chapman Catt, urging that when one questions what else they would do, they reaffirm purpose. It links daily chores to larger aims like women's suffrage, world peace, and humanitarian progress, stressing persistent, detailed work across generations.
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Cousin Lucy
Ginny
Lucy
Carrie Chapman Catt
Mary Garrett Hay
Mrs. Catt
Mollie
Training Young Eyes Proper Use of the Eyes
Dr J Fred Andreae of the Maryland State Board of Optometry argues eye education starts in play. Teach children to note details of objects, distances, and measurements to cultivate careful observation and judgment.
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J. Fred Andreae
Maryland
Vision and seeing shape a child's future career
The text argues that success hinges on careful and correct observation. A child who observes attentively will become the best student and later choose a more successful profession based on how they engage with vision and perception.
Rising Gasoline Taxes Pose Political Challenge
States levy gasoline taxes from two to six cents a gallon and expect a 550 million dollar revenue. Campaigns push higher rates in many states while public mood shifts against frequent increases. North Dakota voters rejected raising the tax from three to four cents, signaling broader public resistance.
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Louisiana
West Virginia
Maine
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Washington
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
Hindu Women Lead Campaign Against British Goods
An Indian editorial notes Hindu women's activism under Gandhi’s program. Mrs Hansa Mehta says women in every province form committees, boycotting British goods, blocking liquor shops with sings, picketing films, and curbing sales of British infant items. The movement, she says, will endure.
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India
Hansa Mehta
Sohhat
Bombay
Winter pests, weddings and local movers in Kent county
Twenty five years ago in Kent county trees, birds and crops faced depredations as blackbirds plagued recently planted wheat. Local buys include farms near Burrsville and West Denton with prices around 3100 to 5750 dollars. A Preston wedding joined Marie Perry and James Todd. Anniversaries, church events, and social notes fill the town week, with Governor Reynolds’ marriage near Marydel and a Carroll county teachers meeting set for the high school.
Notable D. C. Early Settler Noah Scutt Dies in Hillsboro
Noah A. Scutt, a Batavia native who moved to Maryland in 1870 and became a farmer and justice of the peace, died at his Hillsboro residence last Friday at five in the morning. A Masonic member, he had recently relocated from Middleburg. Funeral services were held at his house Monday, with Rev. G. R. Mays and Rev. D. J. Given, Denton Lodge pallbearers, and two lodge members escorting the body to the train for New York burial with Masonic honors. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Leah A. Brown near Smithville on Saturday afternoon, aged in the 70s, survived by her husband William M. Brown and four sons and two daughters.
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N. Y
Maryland
Noah A. Scutt
Hillsboro
M. E. Church South
iRev
D. J. Given
M. BE. Church
Denton Lodge
William H. Deweese
Thomas Jones
New York
Leah A. Brown
William M. Brown
Smithville
Brown
Gigli to Star In Atwater Kent Radio Hour November 2
Metropolitan Opera tenor Beniamino Gigli, praised as the Babe Ruth of opera, will headline the Atwater Kent Radio Hour on November 2. He will showcase both lyric and dramatic tenor abilities with pieces from Sadko Aida and Manon among others, plus his own arrangements and various orchestral and piano selections.
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Caruso
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Metropolitan Opera
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Recanati
Italy
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Rome
Enzo
Atwater Kent Radio Hour
India
Rimsky- Korsakoff
Liszt
Lieberstrau
Coppelia
County Homemakers Rally Oblique Style Show At Denton
County Extension reports two events at the Parish House in Denton on November 7. Morning exhibits and a 1:30 pm program feature a Children's Style Show guided by Miss Helen Shelby of Maryland with Florence Mason judging and speaking. Foods will be for sale after 4 pm. reservations due by 1:30 pm.
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Denton
Helen Shelby
University of Maryland
Florence Mason
Orphans' Court actions filed in Caroline County session
The Orphans' Court for Caroline County met with Judges West Harper and Shawn. Administrators and executors filed inventories accounts and appraisements for Tilghman R. Collins George W. Holland Martha R Flowers and Christian Schmidt. Guardianship granted to Helen E Smith for four minors. Turner estate letters granted to Alfred W Thompson. Bond approved creditors notice ordered appraisers appointed. A separate remark claims women resist heat better than men.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
West
Harper and Shawn
Aprtvet
I. W. L. Collins
William N. Collins
Tilghman R
Francis O. Hubbert
Martha R. ‘Flowers
Helen E. Smith
Helen R. Smith
Samuel J. Smith
Frances V. Smith
Sarah R. Smith
Katie B. Parker
Emily L. Smith
Louise Schmidt
Christian Schmidt
Louise Schimidt
John F. Turner
Alfred W. Thompson
M. Carroll Meredith
Thomas W. Jones
Slats Diary and Ford's Theatre notice mix
Slats diary entries recount school challenges chores and misadventures with teachers neighbors and a plan to cook and pursue a drug store job. The page also promotes Mrs. Fiske's repertoire visit at Ford's Theatre in Baltimore with details on plays and the touring company lineup.
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Mrs. Fiske
Ford's Theatre
Baltimore
Father Briggs Cookery Notes and Recipes Intro
Father Briggs boasts culinary triumphs featuring Welsh rarebit frizzled beef with mushrooms and feathery mashed potatoes while his wife excels in cake making soups and salads. The excerpt shares his Favorite Recipes including Frizzled Dried Beef with Mushrooms and Steak Supreme Porterhouse steak with peas and cream, detailing steps and seasonings.
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Briggs
Mr. Briggs
Local social notes and visits in Denton area
Ridgely residents host relatives from Crisfield and Wilmington while others host family from Baltimore Toronto and New York. Church announcements include Rev Behring's theme We Know and a Sunday no service in the Church of the Brethren. Community Club meets next Monday at two in the Fire House.
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