Belgians urged to settle in Maryland for postwar growth
A Baltimore Sun editorial lauds Belgians as industrious and urges settling fifty thousand to one hundred thousand on Maryland lands to boost agriculture and industry. It cites Southern Settlement and Development Association and Mr S Davies Warfield as key actors, and links immigrant influx to postwar prosperity and national strength. It also covers a Maryland constitutional amendment on Baltimore sheriff terms, federal policy on banks and independence for the Philippines, and wartime economic measures under President Wilson.
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Baltimore Sun
America
the Sun
Maryland
Baltimore
Southern Settlement and Development Association
S. Davies Warfield
Underwood tariff praised for balance of protection and revenue
The editorial lauds the Underwood tariff arguing it protects domestic industry and yields revenue during peacetime, noting surplus funds funded projects like the Panama Canal. It dismisses Republican claims of harm from the tariff and asserts exports and imports trend downward due to war, not tariff misrules, while sugar and meat prices adjust and farmers gain in livestock values.
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Underwood
Department of Agriculture
Argentina
Wilson Defends Democratic Congress and Tariff Reform
President Wilson released a letter to House Leader Underwood praising Congress for tariff reform, new currency laws, anti trust measures, and foreign policy handling. He urged support for Democrats in upcoming elections, arguing party unity and measurable progress after a period of public service and team work.
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Underwood
House
Congress
Democratic Party
America
Flo
Wilson outlines anti monopoly program and labor protection
President Wilson argues to destroy monopoly and maintain competition, vows to reject monopolies, and calls for fair treatment of labor. He praises a democracy of credit and discusses extending maritime, natural resource, and water power programs, stressing need for a Congress in sympathy with the administration.
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Lour
Atelf
Wilson
Congress
Instability of Farm Occupancy Hinders Rural Prosperity
Census figures show frequent moving from farm to farm causes decline in rural prosperity. It leads to shiftlessness, poor road and bridge maintenance, neglected farm buildings, and reduced community interest in schools and churches. The pattern leaves farmers financially weak and cycles of instability continue.
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Tunstable
See Rural America First Campaign for Harvest Roads
In Maryland farmers transport to fields by car, requiring money for autos and fuel along with good roads. The harvest landscape offers a rare, thrilling drive through crops and stock, suggesting routes that showcase rural Maryland to tourists and home seekers. Proposes a See Rural America First campaign.
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Maryland
America
Apple Day and Revolutionary Echoes Parade in Maryland
Maryland observation notes mark the 140th anniversary of the Peggy Stewart tea burn in Annapolis harbor as patriotic commemorations unfold in schools. Apple Day promote winter fruit consumption nationwide while Massachusetts halts hunting due to game scarcity. Also advertised are a Michigan car for sale and a caps display by J. Ife Pastorfield Co.
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Peggy Stewart
Annapolis Harbor
Maryland
Oregon
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Five well arranged dwellings and two good lots for sale
Denton notices advertise eight and nine room houses with baths on Third street plus two adjoining lots. Property listed by C H Redden of Denton.
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Third Street
Denton
C. H. Redden
Newspaper and Magazine Orders From Denton Postmaster
O F Smith assistant postmaster in Denton Maryland advertises lowest rates and club offers for ordering newspapers and magazines.
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O. F. Smith
Denton
Lost red sweater at Denton High School Building
A girl's heavy red sweater is missing from the Denton High School Building. It was left or lost on Saturday October 10. Finder should return it to these offices.
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Denton High School
Finder
Henderson and Wilmington Visit Notices Chronicle
Henderson residents and Wilmington friends figure in a string of brief social notes. Delian Meredith returns home from Wilmington after two weeks visiting. Mrs. Preston Harris of Wilmington visits her parents the Cloughs. Howard visitors from Illinois return home after a month with relatives. local families host and visit in Wilmington and Denton. Master George Clayville remains ill with articular rheumatism.
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Thomas Chapel
FB. Sweeney
2. C. Taylor
Magnolia
J. S. Raymond
Alda Reed
Messrs. C. Hollingsworth
I. Carter
Denton
S.C. Johnson
Wilmilington
Carroll Jones
George Clayville
Revival draws growing crowds in Aberdeen parish
Reverend G O Lusby assists in a revival that began last Sunday night. Heartfelt sermons draw larger audiences with fifteen to twenty conversions reported so far. Nearby, Robert Jarrell’s cannery closed due to a lack of cans, though tomatoes remain, while good fruit patches promise a strong pack. L C Booker family and Esther Quillen visited Wilmington. Mrs Dowell and two children with a sister from Frazier Md. visited Mrs J P Wiley. W T Jarman attended Epworth League convention at Centreville. Farmers report delays in wheat feeding from warm weather and little rain. Rev J P Wiley traveled to Baltimore last week.
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G. O. Lusby
Aberdeen
Robert Jarrell
Cannery
L. C. Booker
Esther Quillen
Wilmington
Dowell
Frazier, Md
J. P. Wiley
W. T. Jarman
Epworth League
Centreville
Baltimore
Chrysanthemum Tea by Moo 16 Sunday School Group
The Moo 16 Sunday School Young Ladies class will host a chrysanthemums tea in Holts Tall on Saturday evening October 24. An admission of five cents will be charged. Tea cocoa and wafers will be served. Pies puddings candy cakes and ice cream will be sold. Proceeds fund church flowers for winter. Mr Richard Sneed and Miss Bertha Jones were quietly married at the groom’s brother L J Sneed’s home in Queen Anne by Rev G R Mays. They depart for Northern points and plan to reside in Hillsboro after January 1. Harvest Home services will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday evening October 25.
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Moo 16
Holts Tall
Richard Sneed
Bertha Jones
Local Social and School Roundup from Henderson
Mrs J Hi Spence and daughter with Henderson and Goldsboro relatives. Mr and Mrs Win Dill and Mrs John Holland with Baltimore friends. Miriam Clark Ridgely began duties as school principal Monday. Caleb Bowdle near here owned a valuable horse last week. Jacob Smith ill at home. J B Medford and son Edwin of Henderson visited relatives. Cannery here closed for season.
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J. N. Alford
Elizabeth
Slattye
Henderson
Goldsboro
Win. Dill
John Holland
Baltimore
Miriam Clark
Ridgely
Caleb Bowdle
Near Here
Jacob Smith
J. B. Medford and
Edwin
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