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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1929
Page
1
City and rural grocers face rising mail order competition as large catalogs tempt housewives with full lines of groceries. The piece argues persistent local newspaper advertising is cheaper and more effective than mail order catalogs, urging retailers to sustain home publicity to protect local business.
Baltimore audiences will see Lionel Atwill in Stripped at the Maryland Theatre for a week starting Monday October 7 ahead of its New York opening. Jane Murfin wrote the play with a story that blends comedy drama and mystery centered on the disappearance of valuable jewels. The cast includes Jessie Royce Landis Vernon Kelso Thelma Hardwick Charles Millward Mario Majeroni and J H Brewer with Atwill directing.
Barbara Haversilk misreads her husband and a rival widow as she hunts for a centuries old Jade bracelet Captain Jameson earned for her. With jealousy and romantic rumor, she drifts between garden, theater, and home until a gardener’s trash reveal ends the chase.
We express our sincere thanks to the hosts of friends who gave aid and sympathy during the protracted illness of our husband and father. Grateful for their flowers and transport at the funeral. Mrs. Sallie Jones and Children. Also a note from R. H. Stafford Burrsville Md offering timothy seed and farm supplies.
R H Stafford of Burrsville Maryland advertises farm and home needs with phrases like good seed wheat and galvanized roofing at low prices. The notice repeats promotional lines suitable for a rural audience seeking supplies for farm operations.
The University of Illinois curator reports early Illinois mound builders relished turkey, duck, venison, possum, frogs, snails, and shellfish with bones and shells used as tools and utensils. Beads and amulets from bear teeth and dog jawbones were found. mollusk shells arrived via regional trade from Florida and the Gulf, showing little domesticated animals in their culture.
The Mediterranean climate is described as warm and nearly tropical with a yearly mean of 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild and summers hot and nearly rainless, though sea breezes temper peak heat in many areas. The climate is said to resemble southern California most closely.
The article notes a additive to gasoline to raise resistance to compression, highlighting tetra-ethyl lead as the chief constituent of ethyl gasoline. It warns the pure substance is highly poisonous and can only be handled safely under strict conditions, not sold to the general public.
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