Former Governors and Judges Named in Historic Ad
An advertisement lists former governors Henry Lloyd Franklin Brown Edwin Warfield and Phillips Lee Goldsborough along with former Court of Appeals judges James Alfred Pearce and W Laird Henry. The notice highlights notable official figures from the judiciary and executive branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HENRY LLOYD
FRANK BROWN
EDWIN WARFIELD
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH
COURT OF APPEALS
JAMES ALFRED PEARCE
W. LAIRD HENRY
Annexation drive backed by Maryland leaders
A 1917 memo shows Governor Lloyd and former governors Brown Warfield and Goldsborough support a non partisan push to extend Baltimore City limits without a referendum. James H. Preston urges Henry Lloyd to confirm use of his name as a Vice President. Judge Pearce backs a referendum free bill while stressing state wide representation and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Brown
Warfield
Goldsborough
Pearce
Henry
Greater Baltimore Extension League
Henry Lloyd
Cambridge
Greater
Baltimore
League
Baltimore City
James H. Preston
Greater Baltimore League
The
Sun
James Alfred Pearce
Chestertown
Court of Appeals of Maryland
League of Baltimore
Daly & Morgan
Court of Appeals
Republican State Convention
Balliquore
Anne Arundel County
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Messages in Plants and the Garden of Love
Ethan Atwater, a cultured man, obsesses over the neighbor Edith MacGregor. He plants love messages in the garden soil, while Edith secretly watches and counters with a prearranged No. Their silent courtship, conducted through flowers and clever signaling, leads to a meeting and a rekindled bond with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan Atwater
Atwater
ma gant
Efe
John
Stwater
nes
deelaravlan
Edith MacGregor
dee
Atwiter
Miss MacGregor
Mr. Atweter
Jo ¥er
taii
Mr. Atwater
bs haveing
Battleship Paint Costs and Upkeep Explained
A analysis notes that initial battleship paint costs around 25 000 dollars for about one hundred tons of navy grade paint. Annual repainting of various parts is common, boosting upkeep to around one million dollars for the fleet. The main task is coating submerged areas to prevent corrosion and barnacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Save Their Breath Alice and Marie Clash Over Lawyers
In a conversation from the Boston Transcript, Alice refuses marriage to a lawyer arguing the profession inherently disputes. Marie counters that lawyers argue only when a fee is involved, highlighting tensions over money and partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Marie
Boston Transcript
The Seventh Young Man
Alderman Thomas Andrews of Jonesboro sternly orders his daughter Nellie to end six engagements. Nellie and Roy Garnett navigate love, politics, and parental control as Garnett contemplates a political bid. The trio confronts whether marriage should join love or office, ending with an unexpected political bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Andrews
Jonesboro
Nellie
Roy Garnett
Miss Andrews
Garnett
sabe
Mr. Garnett
Daily Times
Afr. Andrews
Why She Cried Joke at the Club
Two men discuss wives at a club. One recalls his wife crying after he slipped on the steps, but the tale hinges on a small dog. The other man notes the dog weighed two pounds and his weight was two hundred, underscoring the gag about who caused the cry.
Patents Authorized by Congress Through the Years
The piece notes early patent history from 1700, stating the first patent law, few early grants, and the transfer of the patent office from the state to the Interior department in 1840. It outlines duration changes from seven years to fourteen and finally seventeen years as of the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
department of state
Interior department
No Amateur Stuff. The Browns Invite Dinner
Two speakers joke about dining with the Browns and remark that the vegetables are raised by professionals. The exchange humorously suggests superior kitchen sourcing and a formal invitation to eat there.
Qualified romance and a firing over calls
A fragmented dialogue centers on a woman seeking a fiancé willing to endure hardship for love. A boss terminates the narrator after repeated phone calls, suggesting tension between personal pursuit and professional boundaries.
Timber preservation by sprays eyed for Westminster Hall damage
The timbering of Westminster Hall proves vulnerable to the wood worm Xestobium tessellatum with oak trusses showing holes big enough to bury a man. Architect Frank Baines notes centuries of destruction and 68 foot roof span while Prof Lefroy devises a cedar oil soap paraffin spray mix to protect the structure, though workers face exposure with masks during application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster hall
Frank Baines
H. MM. Lefroy
tedar
Also Mentioned on This Page
The Peoples National Bank
DENTON. MD
ALBERT G.TOWERS, Prest
T.P. JOHNSON
OleE
Oldsmobile
OLDS MOTOR WORKS
Lansing
Michigan
NUTTLE MILLING CO
DENTON, MARYLAND
MINNESOTA
WILMINGTON
ACADEME
Christian
HENRY G. BUDD
Dover
Delaware
NEWSPACE
HOME INSURANCE CO
N. Y
AMERICAN EAGLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE GRANGERS’ MUTUAL OF
MIDDLETOWN
S.G. NUTTLE
DENTON
MARYLAND
JAMUS JOSS
WM. DENNY
Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
DOVEHR, DALLA WARE
CARTER & DERN, Agts
Denton, Md
L. IRVING JONES
Greensboro, Md
ALEX. NOBLE, Agt
Preston, Md
By C. B. Lewis
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!