Trustee Sale of Burrsville Property in Caroline County
The Orphans Court of Caroline County with decree dated November 9 1926 orders a public sale in Denton Maryland of Lot No 2 in Burrsville near the old dirt road to Harrington Delaware. The two story frame dwelling with 5 rooms and back building to be sold cash on sale day with 1926 taxes paid and possession January 1 1927. purchaser pays title papers. Clark C Ivins Trustee.
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Orphans’ Court
Caroline county
Clark C. Ivins
John C. Ivins
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Burrsville
Harrington
Delaware
State Roads Commission
Watham B. Stephens
John L. Everngam
Harriett L. Ivins
CLARK C, IVINS
The Famous Simplex Flexies For Children Footwear
A historic ad for children’s shoes features flexible broad soles to aid growing feet. Styles include white congo smoked elk patent and tan calfskins in sizes 2% tall, priced at $2.50 and $2.85.
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congo
Guaranteed Fast Boy Clothes Ad in Solid Colors
An ad for durable boys clothing offers sturdy fabrics in solid colors with checks and stripes. Sold in sizes 8 to 12 for $1.00.
Boys' wash suits and coats with varied fabrics
Boys' wear features linen blouses with all wool tweed pants or broadcloth blouses with blue serge or jersey pants. Cotton tweeds for cool days, fully lined, includes a fancy web belt and silk tie. Sizes 3 to 10 priced from 1.95 to 4.50.
Boys' Overcoats for Active Play Priced $5.50 to $12.50
Boys enjoy serviceable warm coats that do not hinder activity. Plain colors in greys browns and tans with overplaids and all wool lining plus convertible collars. Prices range from five fifty to twelve fifty.
Turkey-and Thanksgiving Coat or Dress Sale Notice
Four days event advertised offering Turkey-and Thanksgiving coats or dresses with the note that the turkey is unavailable. The brief item signals a seasonal clothing sale and limited supply.
Fur Coats Doza Sealine Fox and Beaver Styles
Luxurious fur and broadcloth coats described with sealine fox and beaver, featuring little girls' outerwear in tweed rust wine and tan tones. Rich textures and warm hues suggest a fashion listing from a period newspaper catalog.
New Lingerie Cloth in Multiple Colors for Christmas Gifts
A mercerized sheer fabric marketed as a dainty Xmas gift suitable for friends. It launders well and comes in colors flesh maize nile orchid sky peach and white at 38c per yard. See the Butterick fashion book at the Pattern Counter for making step-ins and combinations.
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Butterick
Bed clothing price range from blankets to silk comforts
A catalog item listing bed clothing in a range from small cotton blankets at 95 cents to silk covered comforts priced at 22 dollars 50 cents. The excerpt notes various textiles and comfort items, indicating a broad selection for home use.
Special all wool plaid blanket for sale
Special all wool heavy weight plaid blanket priced at 8.50. Ideal for cold rooms and beds, offering durable warmth and classic pattern. Limited quantity available. Purchase supports local store promos.
Linen Table Damask and Napkins Offered
Fine pure linen table damask two yards wide with a beautiful finish price three dollars. Napkins to match priced seven dollars per dozen.
Public Sale of Valuable Farm Equipment and Household Goods
On Wednesday November 24 1926 a sale begins at 10 o clock a m two miles east of Concord toward Smithville Selling Gray Horse Mute cows farm wagon deering plow and many farm implements plus household items including a Quick Meal range airtight stove furniture and tools All sums under 10 cash over 10 credit 12 months to approved buyers N M Vanscoy auctioneers Covey and Handy clerks
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Concord
Smithville
iing
Old Jim Strikes Gold in Desert Gullies
Edwin and Bessie Ross drag their old father Jim Rogs along to a barren irrigated town. Tension rises as Jim clings to tales of a gold strike while Bessie grows harsh. After a family rift, Jim disappears then returns with a bag of sparkling stones. He reveals real gold not only in pockets but in the old man’s faith.
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Ife
Edwin Hoss
Bessie
Jim Rogs
Edwin Toss
Jim Ross
Bald Man
Hiwin
dwin
Jin Ross
Edwin
old Jim Ross
old Jim
Rosy
Jim
Porpoises Answer Native Islander Call at Butaritari
Native resident of the northern Butaritari island in the Gilbert group can summon porpoises from the sea to shallow water where they are stranded as the tide recedes. He hides in a hut for hours and then shouts, prompting others to help drive the creatures ashore before distribution to locals.
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Butaritari
Gilbert group
Pacific Ocean
Arthur Grimble
Wide World Magazine
Bacteria Allegedly Turn Fertile Soils Into Alkali Wastes
The claim states certain bacteria transform rich agricultural soil into alkali waste, implying a biological process that degrades soil quality. Specific species or mechanisms are not provided, leaving the assertion broad and unverified.
Odd Necklace of Ivory Elephants in London
A London ornament features ivory elephants carved in multiple sizes. The central piece is the largest, between three and four inches long, flanked by smaller figures. The set suggests a symbolic last word through a string of ivory elephants used as a decorative necklace.
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London
Making medicine ceremony in Glacier National Park lodge
A solemn Indian ceremony of making medicine unfolds in the medicine lodge on the Glacier National Park reservation. Articles of clothing, meat, hides, and small trinkets are wrapped around the tree as powerful medicine while the tribe circles and communes with the Great Spirit.
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medicine lodge
Glacier National park reservation
Guidance on Young Adults Seeking Real Worth and Criticism
A moral meditation by F A Walker urging debutants to prize unbiased critique over gallery praise. It counsels humility, self examination, and steadfast effort to live nobly, stressing conscience, unity with neighbors, and spiritual values over glitter and wealth. ( by McClure Newspaper Syndicate)
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ife
cnet
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Clever Ideas In Sales Pitches Of A Pudding Theme
A merchant uses Doctor Johnson and a parody meditation on pudding to promote Blank's baking powder. The promo imitates Johnsonian humor to extol ingredients from flour to milk and eggs, claiming the powder lightens the pudding and prevents dyspepsia while praising intellectual symbols like salt.
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Doctor Johnson
Blank
Sea built dikes rise along Holland coast
The coast of Holland largely sits below high tide, protected by extensive sea walls. Dutch engineers now let the sea itself help build dunes by laying reeds in shallow rows offshore. Wind piles sand over the reeds forming ridges, new reed rows are added, and storms erode toes but the dredged process rebuilds the dikes.
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Holland
Man misidentifies car after week old purchase
A Abington barber shop scene prompts a mix up as a customer, used to his old car, sits in a week old vehicle he mistook for his own. The owner exposes the error as the man protests he is simply not used to the new automobile.
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Abington
HWke ft
Boston Globe
Botanically Speaking in Velvet and Velvet Cactus Exchange
A playful exchange unfolds with a romantic line where she says my rose and he retorts my cactus as they press cheeks and share a flirtatious moment. The dialogue hints at contrasting images of tenderness and prickliness.
Wisdom It’s No Good Suffering in Silence
A fragment from a column or feature urges readers not to endure pain in silence and to speak up about hardships. The tone implies practical advice and encouragement to seek support and discuss issues openly with others. The source’s era style suggests a classic newspaper voice urging conversation and action.
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BURRSVILLE, MD
SIMPLEX
turkey
doza, sealine
bolivia
new
fox and beaver
Jacob Smith
dearborn
John Deere
N. M. VANSCOY
Covey
O. W. Handy
J. L. Everngam & Son
DENTON, MARYLAND
Brilliantine
QUELQUES
FLEURS
LE PARFUM IDEAL FANGERE ROYALE
Sheaffer
WHITMAN
BREEDING’S DRUG STORE
Federalsburg, Md
Atwater Kent
ATWATER
KENT RADIO
M. K. NEWNAM Denton, Md
W. G. Chapman
F. A. WALKER
Sea
PPE
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