13 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
1
The chief requirement in shoes for boys is Something That Will Last and that is what we have. Most boys can wear more leather in a day at school than a man uses in a week. We offer a shoe for your boy that stands the strain while remaining neat and snappy.
Advertises men's dress shoes in stock with both button and lace styles. Highlights regular staple dress shoes priced from 2.75 to 5.00. Encourages shoppers to visit to view the assortment and pricing.
The notice lists a splendid English Sport shoe with a low heel priced at $3.50 and tans either high or low heel at $6.00, indicating footwear pricing in a simple classified item.
The text presents a promotional sales line asserting customer satisfaction and urging purchase. It discusses not overstatement of product value and emphasizes effort to boost sales. No concrete events, individuals, or organizations are named.
In Paris during the reign of terror a couple, Henri Chateaubrun and his wife Marie, clash with Antoine Boyer over politics and love. Chateaubrun is arrested and nearly executed with twenty others, but the guillotine fails and he escapes. Years later Boyer is executed, while the wife reclaims a life with Henri in exile as an informer’s past surfaces.
Advertisement notes low heel high tops for school use with growing girls. Available in sizes 2½ to 6, priced at 2.75 dollars. Promotes durability and fit for growing feet.
Discussion on sole leather shortages shaping future prices for men's work shoes. Current supply may cover demand until year’s start at moderate levels from $2.50 to $5.00, with Endicott Johnson identified as the line of shoes.
In a terse dialogue Jack Ford and Frank Wilcox recount a confrontation with a woman who refused marriage. Ford notes he saved her life after she rejected the engagement, and Wilcox confirms she did not bow, signaling a dramatic but non-graphic scene.
A brief exchange from the San Francisco Chronicle notes that whining changes nothing and urges cessation of complaints as a path to resolving matters. The cartoonish dialogue underscores a blunt comeuppance on complaint behavior.
A light note from Town Topics reports couples tying the knot today, with cheerful sentiments about weddings. The item contrasts with broader tensions, noting that all marriages are joyful except those occurring today.
The quote notes that a good man is measured by small unnamed acts of kindness and love, virtues often overlooked yet enduring. It reflects on humility and the lasting impact of simple deeds beyond fame or memory.
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