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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1916
Page
1
Classified notice seeking a canvasser for a Christmas proposition. No experience required. Targeting Denton and surrounding towns. Address provided in the ad.
Caroline county observer announces letters testamentary granted by the Orphans Court of Caroline county Maryland to Charles B Harrison executor of Mary E Montague deceased. Creditors must file claims with vouchers authenticated by June 1 1917 or be excluded from estate benefits. Notice dated October 1 1916. Subscribe for the JOURNAL and county news.
Caroline county Maryland Orphans Court grants letters of administration on the personal estate of G Edgar Williamson to subscribers Carrie M Hassinger and Aaron K Wrightson. Administers’ names appear with vouchers to ensure rights to the estate. Dated October 31 1916.
President delivers a long speech praising progress and reform, arguing that American law must match evolving global realities. He cites wartime and postwar shifts, calls for liberty over privilege, and frames the Democratic party as the beacon of change ahead of the next election. He emphasizes workers, farmers, and rights, urging unity and renewed national purpose.
A persuasive historical speech lauds the Democratic program as freeing business from elite control, expanding credit and trade, modernizing courts, uniting labor and capital, and expanding public resources. It calls for cooperation, justice, and international leadership, urging voters to support Democratic reforms ahead of an election.
A column urges readers to choose between Roosevelt Hughes and war against Wilson’s peace and prosperity. The piece frames Roosevelt as aggressive and regrets U S entry into Europe, contrasting with Wilson’s peacetime policy. It challenges voters to decide between stronger national agitation or continued peace and prosperity.
The Army Drill Book notes trained infantry can cover twenty to twenty five miles daily in small bodies. Rates drop as command size grows with divisions unlikely to exceed twelve and a half miles per day. Regulars average two to three miles per hour on average roads with ten minute rests each hour and a longer break after the first half hour. Untrained troops cannot sustain long marches.
Frank G. Odell argues that farmers gain from the eight hour law despite claims by former Secretary James Wilson that food prices would rise. Odell credits Woodrow Wilson and political actions against monopolies for stabilizing farm markets and domestic pricing, predicting farmer support in the coming election.
A brief exchange noting a dainty handkerchief carried by a woman is described as delicate and cobweb-like, with a witty remark about not being sneezed at. The Philadelphia Record captures a light, domestic vignette with sharp phrasing.
In a wry exchange from the Boston Transcript two maids joke about jewelry and makeup. The First Maid asks if the mistress wears much jewelry and the Second Maid replies she wears only rings under her eyes.
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