22 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1921
Page
1
Visit Our Bargain Basement and you will save money on men's clothing and workwear. Special sales include men's suits at 15 dollars, all wool cassimeres in grey brown and herringbone, overalls 75c to 1.00, work shirts 75c to 1.00. Liberty Bonds accepted at par.
Newcomer's sale to begin Monday October 24 at 10 o clock featuring an 8 year old Jersey and other cattle plus 2 4 month old heifers and farm implements including plows cultivators and a compendium of tools. Household articles include stoves dishes chairs and cupboards and a 16 foot steel boat. Fodder bundles and various farm items also offered with cash for under $10 and credit terms for $10 and up payable by a bankable note at Damman.
The undersigned as attorney-in-fact will offer at public sale in front of the Court House door at Denton Maryland between 2 and 4 pm the 1921 description of land in Caroline county near Denton Bridge. The sale includes a one and two story warehouse and a complete cannery plant with boilers engine pump filler scalder kettles crane scales and artesian well. Terms: one fourth cash day of sale one fourth January 1 1922 and balance June 30 1922 with interest on credit payments.
A 1921 humorous tale follows Mary Brown and John Smith two roommates in a frugal lodging. Mary climbs from $35 to $25 rent, improvises a clever home, and through a kitchen mishap with a sizzling steak earns John’s notice and a shared meal. He muses on cheaper living and they form a budding bond as spring arrives.
A London Mirror essay argues husbands know best what suits their wives. Men avoid extremes and favor understated elegance, preferring line, material, and harmony over latest fashions. They guide color choices for coloring, aiming for dignified, well dressed appearance.
Stories of strange dreams spread from a Bristol mechanic who dreamt of rain and invented a pellet making process, to S R Crockett who was paid for a story he wrote and posted in his sleep. A Swiss maid who cannot hum a tune while awake, plays complex works in her sleep, though she never learned music.
A London Opinion humor piece notes a remark by Mr. Brown about spirit communications. He wonders why departed souls are never described as going to any place other than heaven, prompting a light exchange with his wife John.
In Bisbee Arizona a film company planned a staged depot holdup eight miles south at Osborn. Ten warnings to passengers failed to prevent several longtime residents from drawing their guns, mistaking the fake gunmen for real bandits until fellow travelers calmed them.
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