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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1927
Page
3
The Belgian city of Ghent pioneered using dogs as regime members of the police force. Trained canines could track criminals more reliably than officers, with special kennels in stations and official uniforms. The dogs, loyal to familiar citizens, helped at night and even aided in finding lost children, inspiring other towns to adopt the method.
The Boston Globe notes taverns shaped early American life in New England serving as social centers, courts, auction rooms, and even playhouses before anti theater laws were repealed in 1783. It highlights the grim parallel of public punishments near taverns as moral entertainment for guests.
Shelley argues that Greek art achieves unity and perfection by merging with nature. He describes open theaters, forest-inspired columns, and temple spaces that invite light, wind, and the scent of the countryside, aligning art with celestial skies.
Bermuda relies on onions as its core livelihood. The soil, coral-based and rich in key elements, suits onion cultivation. Climate and location let early Bermuda onions reach American markets when welcomed, making the island feel like one vast onion patch and its mood tied to crop success and prices.
The lone autographed copy of Poe's The Raven was reportedly scribbled on a theater program edge as he stood at Bleecker Street and Broadway in a stormy New York night. Manuscript experts value the document at about $50,000, a rare artifact among American literary papers.
In a Springfield Union quip a dieter boasts that after two months of cutting fats white bread and sweets she has gained four pounds rather than losing weight. A friend notes the paradox with a wry smile.
A reader supplied crossword list with many labeled clues and partial answers. The page notes that the solution will appear next week and invites puzzle solving by mapping clues to terms. The mixed typography and OCR errors obscure several entries but the overall item remains a standard puzzle feature in the newspaper.
In Horbury Yorkshire a dying wife jokes with her husband about who will care for him after her death. She mentions Mary Rhodes to take her place, but then declares she will not die. The tale ends with the narrator noting she left Horbury two years later and Margaret still waited.
Chicago builds a 22 story office monument valued at $2,000,000 honoring a cow. A deed clause barred a ten foot west passage, forcing cantilevered floors to widen by ten feet. Courts upheld the arrangement, showing the city’s unique tribute to the cow and farmer’s pasture access.
The Oberlin project grew from a religious colony to a mixed education hub, promoting higher learning for women and enslaved people. By 1893 Oberlin birthed the Anti Saloon League, reflecting the era's social reform spirit and the covenant’s program guiding these early pioneers.
A London Tit-Bits account describes a shepherd finding a ewe outside his door leading him to a pastured lamb wedged in a hedge. The mother had escaped the fenced field and guided the shepherd to her trapped offspring, though the way she left the field remains a mystery.
The Kansas City Star notes Hipparchus, the ancient Greek astronomer, catalogued about 1080 stars and established key celestial measurements. He fixed latitude and longitude, determined the length of the year and the moon’s distance roughly, and discovered the sun’s gradual drift among the stars, a finding explained only millennia later.
Upham argues that real beauty comes from noble thoughts, purposeful living, and worthy aims. By cultivating meaningful work and aspirations, a person expands the soul and thereby enhances the body’s symmetry and beauty.
Conrad Bercovici sought fortune in the New World at 21 and rose to fame as a distinguished writer. He endured hardship before breakthrough with the Dial story Ghitza and gypsy tales that topped magazines and sold well in America and Europe. He also authored Around the World in New York, a non fiction bestseller.
A collection of kitchen instructions describes candied pineapple, Indian chutney, tomato onion relish with pepper, crabapple jelly, and a sugar method. Steps include peeling and cutting fruit, dissolving sugar, sun drying, rolling in sugar, sealing jars, and cooking chutneys with vinegar and spices for shelf stable treats.
The Detroit News describes Venice in the sixteenth century as surpassing all cities in luxury and ceremony. Cloth makers and drapers prospered as gala occasions featured new fabrics, elaborate robes, flowers, candles, and rich hangings. Even when no great event occurred, crowds filled the streets with carnivals and masquerades, drawing decrees to curb the nuisance.
A satirical 19th century column jokes about courtship and domestic demands. It mocks gender roles and social expectations, suggesting women navigate finances and affection with wary independence while men pressure for marriage and romance.
Analysis shows scarlet coats are less conspicuous than blue in field battles. Tests rank colors by visibility with neutral gray cadet uniforms least visible, scarlet next, then dark gray, blue, and green. For target practice scarlet is hardest to hit, while light green blends with violet electric sights, suggesting naval scouts’ uniforms could use such color.
Court ordered trustee sale of two parcels in Caroline county Maryland following a circuit court decree. Parcel 1 describes a two story frame dwelling with outbuildings on a state road near Federalsburg. Parcel 2 covers land along the shell road from Federalsburg to Smithville. Auction in front of First National Bank of Federalsburg between 2 and 4 pm to the highest bidder with terms half cash day of sale or all cash with note security. Trustee Calvert C. Merriken and auctioneer L F Covey.
Calvert Co. Merriken, assignee for collection, offers at public sale in front of the Denton court house a 99.18 acre land tract with a 2 story frame dwelling and outbuildings in Caroline County. Sale between 2 and 4 pm on a date in 1927, with terms one half cash and balance in six months or all cash. Title papers at purchaser’s expense.
W Brewster Deen, assignee, will offer at public sale in Denton Maryland the lands described as in the 1919 mortgage to Harvey L Cooper. The property lies in the Highth Election District and borders Parker Stone and others. Improvements include a dwelling and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash day of sale, one third in six months, remainder in twelve months with interest. title papers at purchaser expense. Auctioneer James Temple. The Journal advertises the sale.
By power in a 1921 mortgage, Calvert C. Merriken as assignee will expose at public sale the 19.9 acre farm between two improved roads near Federalsburg Maryland. Bids start with half cash sale day, remainder in six months, with terms approved by the assignee Auctioneer L F P Covey notes possible mortgage loans on application.
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