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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1916

Page

3

Thanksgiving Turkey Plot Sparks a Santa Maria Reunion

In a town near Santa Maria, four college friends hatch a plan to invite a lonely widower and his daughter to Thanksgiving. Mary Lewis and Louise Baker persuade Mrs Davis to host, then stage a ruse to reconcile a long estranged couple. The ploy leads to a warm, if risky, family reunion and a humbled heart.

Tom Mary Padant Santa Maria Loukke Louise Mars Miurs Lewis Louise Baker Toa Tom Dievis Mr. Brown Maury Mary Lewis

Publication Order in Estate of HL Ella Betts

In Caroline County Orphans Court on October 21 1916 J Kemp Stevens administrator ordered January 2 1917 for a distributive share meeting of entitled parties to estate of HL Ella Betts deceased Notice to appear by guardians or agents and be distributed under court direction Publication required weekly in one Caroline county newspaper for four weeks before December 1 1916 Judges Edward W. Linden J Virg il Moore Leonard F. Covey True copy Test Z Potter Steele Register of Wills

Orphans’ Court Caroline County H. Ella Betts Public General Laws of Maryland Edward W. Liden J. Virgil Moore Leonard F. Covey Z. Potter Steele Register of Wills

Two Great Painters in a Haarlem Encounter

In Haarlem Van Dyck approached Frans Hals incognito seeking a quick portrait and two strokes to finish it. Hals completed the work, Van Dyck approved, then swapped roles and painted. Upon completion Hals acclaimed the result, exclaiming you are Van Dyck, no one else could match. The two masters then formed a historic acquaintance.

Vaarlem van Dyck Frans Hals Tals Finis Hals London Telegraph

Abolitionist and Free Soil Nominations in 1847 and 1852

The Abolitionist convention in New York in November 1847 nominated John I. Hale of New Hampshire for president and Leicester King of Ohio for vice president. Hale declined, and the ticket collapsed. In 1852 the Free Soil Democrats nominated Hale for president in Pittsburgh, he accepted, and won 156,149 votes across twenty states.

Abolitionist Party New York City John I. Hare New Uamkshire Leicester King Ohile Hale Free Soil Democratic Party Pittsburgh

Nicknames For Police From Historical Slang

The London Standard notes various terms for police and their origins. Copper, peeler, and bobby stem from Sir Robert Peel and policing history. The Dundee term policemaan as snout derives from a helmet feature, illustrating regional slang for law officers.

Peeler Bobby Force Sir Robert Peel Dundee London Standard

Policeman Breaks Up Fight Over Names

A police officer intervened as two young men argued over who would reveal a woman's name after a confrontation. One man, bloodied and cautious, refused to name her, while the other urged him to speak. The exchange ended with no further details provided.

Mary Mars Cerg Mrs. Davis Louise Ter Chidren Mrs. Stanley Mr. Brown Rew

Early Earth Growth by Meteoric Matter

In its early history Earth is believed to have grown rapidly from meteoric matter. It continues to grow at a small rate, with yearly mass gain estimated at about 20,000 tons.

Secarcely

The Ideal Citizen Detroit quip on voting and churchgoing

A Detroit Free Press reader quotes a civic-minded remark: I neither argue politics nor religion, but I vote and attend church. The line frames public virtue through participation in elections and worship, illustrating local tone and engagement.

Detroit Free Press

Let those who have deserved their punishment bear it patiently

A terse moral line written in classical Latin poetry, expressing resignation to deserved punishment and urging patience.

Ovid

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