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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1923
Page
2
Howard Melvin Benj H Johnson Melvin and Johnson publishers publish every Saturday and enter Denton Maryland post office as second class mail matter. This item notes the Saturday morning issue dated November 24 1929 and carries no other news.
The piece discusses Congress and President Coolidge, noting anticipated directions for his first message and potential impact on 1924 nomination. It comments on turkey price drivers, then shifts to sugar profits, tariff effects, and a political education program for women voters led by Emily Newell Blair.
A United States Chamber of Commerce committee urges federal and state action to regulate motor carrier operations. It calls for linking motor services with railroads, store door delivery, and broader bus use to ease congestion. The plan favors uniform state and federal regulation, certificates of public convenience, and strengthened highways for heavy trucks.
The muskrat, though injurious locally, is valued for fur and meat and thrives in nonagricultural habitats. U S Department of Agriculture notes steady Fur production value, with dark Chesapeake Delaware skins fetching higher prices. Farming on marsh lands thrives. winter trapping suits farmers and families in the Carolinas and Maryland.
We express appreciation for the kindness of friends and neighbors who helped during the sickness and death of our dear mother Ika L. Buthece.
The Caroline County Journal invites local businesses to advertise in the county’s leading paper. Reach engaged readers with affordable rates, flexible formats, and timely inserts. Contact sales on the Journal line for our current seasonal packages and deadlines.
Baltimore chemists warn Eastern Shore corn liquor is being made with concentrated lye to hasten fermentation and yield lye water. They warn winter production will increase poison use, risking blindness or death. fusel oil is common, but lye poses immediate danger. Doctors Dohme and colleagues confirm analyses of samples.
J Watson Thompson of Cambridge, former Greensboro teacher, now an attorney, surveyor and amateur astronomer, has crafted a seven foot long telescope with five and a half inch objective, capable of 336x magnification with a quarter inch eyepiece and 84x with a one inch eyepiece. He expects to reach 500x and says he is the only Maryland maker of telescope lenses.
Charles Drumm a 45 year old farmer living near Sharptown and former foreman of the John N Wright estate near Federalsburg was held up three miles from Seaford Saturday night. He was beaten robbed of 35 dollars and left dazed before seeking a Seaford physician. Police conducted a futile hunt for the assailants. The Miller Lodge I O O F Easton initiated a class of candidates at Federalsburg on Monday night.
Personal property to be sold at my home three miles from Preston on Thursday December 6 1923 starting at 10 o clock a m Includes a 7 foot Deering binder with tongue truck Deering mower Champion mower hay rake corn cutter roller double disc trans planter corn planter eleven spout disc drill disc seed drill wheelbarrow seed drill ensilage cutter four roll Deering husker and shredder manure spreader two wagons plows cultivators and harness cream separator two barrel churns milk cans 1900 washing machine and other household articles Live stock included
In 1923 guidance on handling doorstep sales. Readers learn a courteous but firm refusal to buy, with phrases to interrupt briefly and dismiss a persistent agent without rudeness. It emphasizes time, politeness, and clear limits when approached by salespeople.
An anecdotal piece from The Personal Touch features a quip about a clever French maid. The exchange highlights a literary club remark on Brown ing and Keats and a punchline about the maid hooking dresses before leaving.
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