County Exhibit Awards Shine at Denton and Nearby Venues
Ribbons only awarded to prize winning exhibits with cash prizes listed for multiple county events. County Exhibit runs November 1 through 6 at the Denton Amusement Theatre with entries accepted November 1 and 2 and judging starting November 8. Special live stock and various club prizes are described for Girls Club, Poultry, Garden, and Canned Products, with several categories offering scholarships and cash prizes up to 5.00.
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Denton Amusement Theatre
lillsboro
Preston and Ridgely
Greensboro
Choptank
Denton
Henderson and
American Corner
Federalsburg
tod Felts
China
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Wilson
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Virginia
Kathy Cornot
Timothy
Green Mountain
Grape Butte ag
Rome
The Laborer and His Hire
A mother pays Billy a penny for errands and he protests offering to pay what it is worth. The tale captures a humorous family moment with a sharp line about value.
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Billy
Gentleman and scholar note on gentleman ideals
A quoted exchange traces the term gentleman from Latin roots to a well born man of chivalrous character. It contrasts refined manners with modern usage, linking a gentleman to living rightly, honoring authority, and fearing God. The excerpt then shifts to a fragmented intrusion mentioning Willie and incomplete lines about Sousa and a rhythm.
Roman Shorthand Emerges in Ancient Practice Roots
The article notes Romans pioneered shorthand in the first century B.G. and continued for centuries. Marcus Tullius Tiro, Cicero’s secretary and librarian, is credited as the pioneer. A reader from New Orleans reports a curious box of safety matches sent to Chicago for a so called Never-falling Cigar Lighter.
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B.G
Marcus Tullius Tiro
Cicero
Clarence Snodgrass
Chicago
New Orleans
Miss Leiitch’s Golf Luck Ends With Puttee Putt
The English paper notes Miss Leiitch played a delightful round to the hole but faltered at the final putt. Her misstrike turned the result nearly ludicrous as she could not guide the ball true with her puttee.
Unreasonable Man Sparks World Progress Quote
Quote attributed to Bernard Shaw contrasts the reasonable with the unreasonable in shaping history. It frames progress as the product of persistent, world altering individuals rather than conformists. A philosophical reflection on adaptation versus challenge.
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Bernard Shaw
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Ford Springs
MTTLE HARDWARE COMPANY
Denton, Maryland
Denton Community Club
Denton Club
Poland
Caroline Poland China Association
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island Reds
White Leghorns
Wyandcatts
Rhode Island
Leghorns
S.C
Brown Leghorns S. C
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DENTON NATIONAL BANK
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
F. R. CAMPER
Continental Life Insurance Co
Wilmington, Delaware
J.VIRGIL MOORE
EF.J.WRIGHT
Waterman
M. kK
NEWNAM
M. K. Newnam
Brick Hotel
Walter Sparks
New York
Life Man
Willie
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