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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1918
Page
4
Debates individuality and parental favoritism using Esau and Jacob. Warns against profaneness rooted in immediate desires and against deceit to obtain birthrights. Cites moral aims, birthright significance, and cautions that ends never justify wrongful means.
A fragment from a wartime era discussion contrasts religious and legal arguments for public good with Biblical references by W. L. Watkinson. It also covers forestry after the war, noting vast timber removal for war needs and the scarcity of trained foresters to manage replanting and forest growth. Westminster Gazette voice references postwar forestry and the need for more foresters.
The article notes Columbus Circle as a major traffic point with about 220 vehicles in ten hours, compares London’s Piccadney corner with 25 704 vehicles in twelve hours, and argues for centralized administration and decentralized urban planning to ease bottlenecks. It urges zoning, market reforms, new avenues, and broad streets alongside police control to prevent gridlock.
Sixty years ago a transatlantic telegraph cable united Europe and America after multiple failures. Cyri s W Fret, David files Feld, and Peter Cowper spearheaded the costly project. The Niagara and Agamemnon met in the Atlantic on July 29 1855 to relay cable sections. By August 6 Trinity Bay Newfoundland and Valent on the Irish coast received the lines, declaring the cable in working order and sending the first official across the Atlantic message.
Dr. Marsden Monson of San Francisco, a geology authority, argues that recent Antarctic exploration confirms the shrinking ice cap and ongoing gradient subsidence at the tail end of the ice age. He claims temperate regions show snow retreat to higher elevations, with active processes driven by solar exposure and land ocean heat differences.
An intense air engagement unfolds as French and German planes exchange shots near a disputed front. A German pilot is wounded but both crews escape immediate captivity, while observers at Laurie Island in Argentinian territory are recalled after a one year service.
A fragmented OCR note suggests a private stance on secrecy and personal opinion. The garbled text mentions keeping things to oneself and a cautious attitude toward sharing. No clear names, dates, or places emerge from the readable portions.
Denton Maryland Oct 22 official notice from Kochachul and Kotriebbe listing jobs with the Office of the Supervisors of Election in Caroline County and Denton details of employment opportunities.
Notice to judges clerks and voters that a general election will be held in Caroline Countys districts precincts from eight o clock in the morning to six o clock in the evening between the hours stated.
The text lists polling sites for upcoming elections by district and precinct. First Election District at Henderson, Second Election District at Greensborg, Third Election District First Precinct at Denton, Third Election District Second Precinct at Denton, Fourth Election District at Preston, Fifth Election District at Lederalsburg, Sixth Election District at Hillsborg.
Governor Emerson C. Harrington proclaims the General Assembly chapter 20 of the Acts of Maryland 1918, proposing Section PA to Article I of the Maryland Constitution. The referendum asks voters to approve or reject an amendment to place a new section after Section I, with details on submission and open ballots. The proclamation orders publication in Maryland newspapers ahead of the November 5, 1918 general election.
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