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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1930
Page
2
M J Norrell Texas banker argues wholesalers must transform into retail consultants to help independent merchants compete with chain stores. He cites model stores and in-store clinics in Louisville and midwestern examples teaching display, stock keeping, and customer psychology to avert bankruptcy and sheriff sales.
A magazine writer notes decentralization of industry from large cities to smaller towns. Benefits include lower costs and transport savings, wider electric service, better living conditions, and a steadier labor pool. The shift promises broader payroll benefits and a stronger farm market, fostering cooperative urban growth.
Repeating a persuasive call to action, the text urges ongoing newspaper ads to boost sales across seasons. It argues that ad space in local papers ensures maximum trade, reinforces product visibility, and reminds the public where to buy to save money, asserting ads build safety and success.
The piece argues automobiles expanded by state travel yet rural areas remain cut off for months due to poor roads. It calls for low cost asphalt roads to improve farm prosperity by ensuring year round travel and transport of goods, linking farming communities with markets and industry.
Dr. J Fred Andreae Maryland State Board of Examiners in Optometry warns headache medicines do not cure headaches they merely slow heart action. Headache signals deeper trouble from eyestrain or other causes and treatment should target that cause rather than masking symptoms.
A Chicago based American Research Foundation survey finds farm earnings closely tied to mechanical power. States with higher horsepower per worker show greater crop value per worker, from 475 dollars at one horsepower to 1700 dollars where 14.1 horsepower is available. Electric power accelerates productivity, while animal power remains costly and inefficient as machines replace labor across farms.
The Census reports city government operating costs per capita rose from 19.07 in 1917 to 40.98 in 1927 and 42.63 in 1928. It notes waste from outmoded methods and duplication, and blames expanded government activity and tax exemptions for publicly owned enterprises for higher taxes.
Editorial notes describe the lure of lighthouse beams across waters and trace the origin of the U S first lighthouse at Cape Henry where Captain John Smith landed, evolving from a brushheap flame to a brick tower to guide settlers and ships into Jamestown and beyond.
A global spread of lighthouses has created regulation challenges. A League of Nations committee meeting in Lisbon draws over 30 countries to standardize lighthouses buoys and signals. The China Weekly Review highlights Lui Manching a Thibet girl who influenced Mongolian and Thibetan policy.
Dr J H M Knox Jr of the State Health Dept urges protecting infants with monthly to tri monthly medical visits through age two. He stresses mothers milk, sunshine, regular sleep, proper clothing, ventilation, and minimizing germ exposure to safeguard growth and prevent illnesses.
Ridgely residents and guests are noted in a series of social items. The Rev R L Tawes and Rev L S Matthews traveled to Salisbury on Wednesday morning. Hiram Kenton family attended Chestertown Bridge dedication on Tuesday. Florence Lane and son Walter Nace of Philadelphia are visiting. Mrs Frank Seward hosted Hillsboro friends on Wednesday. Armistice Day events were attended by Frank and Mrs Flounder in Cambridge. T L Day visited sister Mrs Barnes in Easton over weekend. J P Swing visited their son in Cambridge midweek. Tilghman Whitby returned to Chester after visiting here. Lula Hevalow returned from Baltimore visit. Thomas McCloud of Girard College visited home on Wednesday. Mrs Edward McPherson entertained Miss Helen Booth of Snow Hill last week. Carrie Latcham of Milford is visiting Mrs Will Smith.
Twenty five years back eggs sold at 35 cents at Longfellow's. Denton residents discuss a new sewerage system. Notable local moves include purchases by James T. Cooper, John Rumbold Jr., and George T. Redden. The Caroline County Sunday School Convention in Greensboro draws 40 delegates with leaders like Revs. Richardson, Coblentz, Rosser, and Congressman Smith. Prof. William S. Crouse named Annapolis High School principal. several residents return from missions and travels.
Mrs. Harvey Holsinger was in Dover on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holsinger are visiting in Pennsylvania. Mr. Edgar Whitby has returned from Easton Hospital. Mrs. Harold Roe is spending a few days in Federalsburg. Mrs. L. M. Goodwin is spending the week in Baltimore.
Quotation essay contrasts Harsh counsels with stubborn anvils and notes virtue shines in poverty as much as in luxury, citing Helvetius and Dickens to illustrate moral perception beyond status.
A quirky diary fragment from Slats recounts a week of misadventures and school life. Entries describe wedding plans delayed, a failed airplane sketch, church sermons, crass jokes, and classroom mishaps reflecting a rustic 19th or early 20th century boy's perspective.
Josef Hofmann, a child prodigy who rose to fame in Europe and later America, will headline the Atwater Kent Radio Hour on Sunday November 16 with baritone Nelson Eddy and the Atwater Kent Concert Orchestra under Josef Pasternack. The program features the first movement of Rubenstein’s Piano Concerto No. 70, intermezzos by Mascagni, and Eddy’s two Jazz Opera songs from Jonny Spielt Auf, arranged by Pasternack, plus several orchestra selections.
A historical critique argues government officials would wield excessive power to discriminate under a law. The author compares Canadian enforcement to U S prohibitions, noting possible searches, snooping, and constitutional concerns. He warns such a system would provoke resistance and likely fail. (To Be Continued Next Week)
Ten year old Tom Junior eats heartily amid family talk on growing athletes. Mother Briggs notes his boundless hunger and a daily menu including milk vegetables fruit eggs cereal meat and cookies. She shares Ice Box Butter Cookies recipe and tips for baking crisp thin cakes to satisfy his appetite.
Henry Willoughby of Bethlehem died Nov 6 after a brief illness, starting with flu then heart trouble. He was 33, widower with six children aged 10 to 18 months. Funeral was held last Saturday at the local church with burial in Linchester cemetery.
An instructional piece extols deep fat frying as a gentle method for vegetables and doughs. It covers equipment, oil choice, the bread test to check temperature, and a recipe collection including French Fried Onions, Speedy Doughnut, Fruity Fritters, and Cheese Balls with fry guidance and temperature notes.
Basil Rathbone leads an all star cast in Arch Selwyn's third current season production A Kiss for Importance at Ford's Theatre Baltimore the week of November 17 with matinees. The play a Parisian comedy adapted by Arthur Hornblow Jr from Monsieur de St Obin follows three men a husband the politician and an aristocrat with a wife who drifts between them in a plot of cheating and shifting loyalties.
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