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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1912
Page
5
A political appeal argues that high tariffs raise grocery prices and wages. It cites 1912 data on actual retail prices in New York and nearby cities and urges voters to support Woodrow Wilson for tariff reform to cut costs for families.
Edmund Gosse cites a Danish Norse debate between Ibsen and Bjornson in Rome during the sixties. Ibsen, poor and sullen, later wore a green coat and a long beard while Bjornson drew adherents to his side. The two factions clashed in the Scandinavian club, ending when Bjornson left and Ibsen faded from immediate contention. Ibsen then rose to fame with Brand, yet remained blunt and controversial, a brilliant yet quarrelsome genius.
An editorial argues Bright's disease is the “malady of civilization,” caused by affluent habits and urban life. It contrasts the open, simple lifestyle of the savage with white urban dwelling, alcohol use, heavy eating, and little air or exercise, claiming internal poisoning leads to kidney failure and death.
A satirical verse condemns trusts shaping every facet of life from work to worship. It portrays a citizen endlessly dependent on coal, coffee, food, transportation, and even repose, all provided by various trusts. The poem laments subservience to corporate power binding rights, duties, and rewards.
A New York business thinker, dubbed the acting professor of imagination, uses a large map to plan future shipping capacity and start reconstruction now. The piece argues imagination powers large and small details, guiding judgment and action in evolving markets.
From a London Gentlemen's diary a vivid note on Australian ants: heat drives swimmers to streams while blue brown ants invade clothing and bite feet. soldier, bull, and green headed ants deliver painful bites. termites, called white ants, eat beams and even sheet lead at Sydney museum, prompting city officials to preserve samples as warnings.
In the land conveyed to John W. Thomas by W F Pennington by deed dated May 1, 1992 and recorded in Caroline County land records, improvements include a four room dwelling with outbuildings in good repair. Sale terms are cash on day of sale. Vacant papers and expenses of purchaser. Harvey L Cooper mortgagee.
Public sale of valuable personal property at 10:00 a.m. on the road from Willis ton to Concord. Sale location set one mile west of Be amp's Campground. Items to be auctioned include items described as home furnishings and related property. Auction conducted as per public sale rules.
A long listing of farming equipment for sale including a McCormick binder seven foot cut first class order Osborne mower rake grain drill riding plow South Bend walking plow cultivated Little Diamond tool, multiple cultivators drag wheels harrows planters rollers carts harnesses lines collars and assorted hand tools. Contains numerous nearly new fair order and good condition items with various brands and parts.
Household goods include a range, store display items, beds, furniture, a Scherner unit, a DeLaval cream separator, butter churn, jars, and a cannery outfit. Also farm produce such as corn, pea hay, clover hay, and tops. Auctioneers specify cash on small sums and 12 month credit for larger amounts with notes. Sale terms require removal only after compliance, with payments to Denton National Bank.
A milkman faces charges of selling adulterated milk. The judge notes the milk is 25 percent water, prompting the defense to joke that high grade milk must contain more water than milk. The exchange ends with the contemptuous assertion that milk can legally be up to 90 percent water.
A regular bottle of cough syrup labeled 25 cents contains no morphine. The product is described as safe and effective with no narcotic ingredient. Consumers are advised to read labels for medicinal contents and proper dosage.
A columnist argues that eye health requires in person, professional eye examinations and properly fitted glasses. Mailing glasses and cut-rate deals damage eyesight, as skilled examiners and adjustable frames ensure accurate prescriptions and long term value.
The fragment lists reforms and acts such as the Forest Reserve extension, Pure Food and Drugs Act, and Safety Appliance Act, plus naval expansion, Cuba and Santo Domingo affairs, Alaska boundary, and anti trust actions. It references the Sherman Act, arbitration treaties, debt reduction, conservation, and governors’ conferences, ending with an advertisement by Treasurer Jos R Baldwin.
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