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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1923
Page
2
Publication line notes distribution schedule and postal status for the Denton paper dated Saturday morning November 17, 1923. It records entry at the Denton post office as second class mail matter and indicates weekly Saturday publication.
Cordell Hull lauded Democratic victories on Tuesday highlighting Kentucky and Maryland as the party’s biggest margins in decades. He asserted these wins seal a 1924 presidential path, while noting New York’s districting and Republican gains elsewhere do not offset Kentucky and Maryland’s gains and the party’s 1922 victory momentum.
Ex President Wilson calls Armistice Day anniversary a spur to exaltation and to mend past isolation. He criticizes postwar self interest, urges civilization’s restoration, and warns France and Italy have weakened the Versailles Treaty. He urges the United States to lead with disinterested service and high ideals.
Public sale of a mortgage foreclosed farm parcel in the Third Election District of Caroline County Maryland. The property, described by metes and bounds from a Denton to Anthony's Mill road stake, lies under the February 25 1922 mortgage from Charles A Baker and Marguerite F Baker to Mary F Todd. assigned through mesne transfers to Fred R Owens. Sale at the courthouse door in Denton on a date in 1923 between 7 and 4, to the highest bidder, with details of the chain of title and exact boundary description to be provided at sale.
A large Denton Maryland farm of 71 acres and 97 square perches, with 50 acres cultivated and 21 woodland. Includes two story seven room house, barn, carriage house, corn crib, two poultry houses and outbuildings. Fronts on public road near Market Street, near churches, schools, railroad, stores, and canneries. Sale options include one third cash, balance on ratification, or all cash. Title papers at purchaser expense. Auction by Fred R Owens and James Temple. Assignee. A mortgage loan may be available.
The passage calls for upholding exalted standards of conscience and right. It asserts that honoring Armistice Day requires sacrificing self-interest and recommitting to the highest ideas and purposes of international policy to restore America’s true traditions.
Mrs. J. B. Jones expresses gratitude to kind friends and neighbors for their kindness at the time of her husband’s death.
Readable OCR fragment lists loans and discounts, overdrafts secured and unsecured, securities, and banking balances. Items include due from banks, lawful money reserve, gold and minor coin, capital paid in, deposits, surplus, and taxes, with cashier and certified checks noted.
A series of cryptic numbers and broken figures appears, resembling a financial ledger entry or clerical transcription. Elements such as 159,843 and 178,810.09 sit among scattered digits, with occasional currency markers and codes, but the full context is unreadable.
A public sale will be held at the seller’s home on Sixth Street, Denton Maryland, starting at 10 o'clock a.m. rain or shine, featuring an extensive assortment of oak furniture, beds, dressers, sewing machine, stoves, kitchenware, textiles, dishes, glassware, and other household items. Included are an Overland Touring Car, 1922 model, a 16-foot rowboat with oars, and two drift nets. Sale aimed at removing to New York.
Terms of sale state all sums under ten dollars must be paid in cash. For amounts over ten dollars a four month credit is allowed with interest bearing notes and approved security. Names listed include Nora C Stevens owner Calvert C Merriken attorney and James Temple auctioneer.
ED WYATT will host a 1923 public sale at the farm on the stone road from Denton to Burrsville starting at 10 o clock. Livestock include five milch cows aged four to eight years, a 12 year old heifer, a black mare, and a work horse. Machinery and tools listed include a Deering binder, New Way corn planter, Deering mower, Bickford and Huffman drill, iron roller, riding cultivator, horse cart and harness, timber wheels, plows, cultivators, harrows, hay rake, carriage and harness, wagon, waste items, tools, and household goods. Cash on sums under $10, credit up to 12 months with interest bearing note. ED WYATT, SOMERS BuirkE, Clerk.
Public sale of farm land in Caroline County near Marydel, with improvements. Describes parcel bounded by Kate Musselman and Lizzie Rickards, tied to historic deed of 1898. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal instalments over one and two years, interest from sale, or all cash. Title and stamps paid by purchaser. Property near R R station and State road, suitable for farming.
Executors of Garey Hubbard deceased offer at public sale on Friday Nov 23 1928 at 10 am the late home on the Smithville to Concord road. Live stock and household goods include one horse one cow two fattening hogs fifty Rhode Island Red pullets one York carriage and harness plank and tools pork fat coops lard press and grinder trunk chest stove furniture linoleum rug dishes glassware chairs clock beds and many small items too numerous to mention.
J CARTER KELLEY and JAMES TEMPLE announce a sale of all personal property at the Robert Starkey farm four miles from Denton on the Hobbs to Andersontown road starting at 1 pm. items include furniture, tools, household goods, vehicles, livestock, poultry, and a 1920 Ford touring car with various parts. Cash under $10. over that, 6 month credit on bankable notes. Auct: James Temple, Clerk: J. Beck.
Showing and selling big soft Ulsters tailored by Hickey Freeman. An appealing array encourages buyers to choose now while it lasts, avoiding later regret for not having that new overcoat today.
Under an April 19 1920 mortgage to William H Culver and Nellie A Culver assignee J Owen Knotts will sell at public auction in front of the Denton Court House door between 1 and 4 PM 1923 the farm described as part of the Second Election District Caroline County Maryland. The property includes a house outbuildings six miles from Greensboro near railroads stores cannery and schools with fertile land suitable for trucks and poultry and plenty of fruit trees. Terms: one half cash day of sale and balance due in nine months with interest or whole price cash. Title papers at purchaser expense.
Executors Carrie S Hubbard William I Hubbard and L F Covey announce the sale of the late Garey H Hubbard’s home farm comprising fifty one acres with about thirty acres cleared. Improvements include a comfortable dwelling and good outbuildings near schools churches and canneries. Sale terms to be announced on sale day.
On November 16 1923 the Circuit Court for Caroline County ordered final ratification of a property sale by Henry R Lewis and Fred R Owens under a June 4 1923 decree. Objections must be filed by January 19 next. The report lists the sale amount as 1980 dollars and publication is required in Caroline County once per week for four weeks by December 7.
Male puppies priced at 15.00 each and female puppies at 10.00 each. Registration forms furnished with purchase.
Under a power of attorney from Harry Johnson and Minnie Johnson to William Croll dated October 23 1923 the undersigned will sell at highest bid in front of Crolls storehouse in Hickman Kent county Delaware the farm land dwelling house and lot. The land was conveyed by David Messick and wife to Taney Johnson. The improvements consist of a
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