03 Sep 1927
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1927
Page
1
Christmas and New Year cards now available with a sample book ready. December delivery offered with name printed on insert. Home bundles include 200 sheets of 53 by 84 paper and 100 Hammermill Bond envelopes for 1.50, printed in blue or black ink.
W Brewster Deen as assignee proceeds to public sale of two parcels with improvements in the Seventh Election District Caroline County Md. The parcels, formerly devised to Drusanna Stayer and to Samuel J Stayer, include a six room dwelling with outbuildings and a seven room brick dwelling with outbuildings. Sale in front of the Denton Court House Door between 2 and 4 pm with terms one third cash day of sale one third in six months and balance in twelve months bearing interest from date of sale. Title at purchaser expense.
Vilola and I prosper in marriage with Lotus, our daughter, until the emerald brooch awakens a curse. The dreamstone reveals messages from ancient Egypt, driving Lotus toward danger until a near tragedy on the riverfront confirms the peril and the robe of fate loosens. The brooch vanishes, and Lotus survives, prompting a planned wedding with Raymond Birkley and a practical gift contrast.
In Caroline County Circuit Court equity No. 2149 the Auditor's Report in the matter of Charlotte Ann Pastorfield infant by Frederick N Nichols her next friend versus Nannie G Pasterfield and Elizabeth Pastorfield is to be ratified unless good cause is shown within three weeks from August 27 1927. One copy of this order must be published in a Caroline County newspaper for two consecutive weeks before September 6 1927. T Clayton Horsey Clerk True OPT on 1st day.
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Dr Du Reitz of Upsala University Sweden notes sea lions rule the islands around Auck land Islands and Snare I Islands. Paths through dense brush are made by the seals and the party found seasons on the way. The animals showed strength and good temper remaining unbothered by visitors with 65 counted in one Ender by Island group.
Liberty reports that the Welsh visited America prior to Columbus. Madoc, a Welsh chief, allegedly came to America in the twelfth century and made no settlement, with stories placing his voyage in Virginia by tradition.
A note from Women s Home Companion cites pearls as safer than diamonds when paired, explaining that diamonds scratch pearls and heavy rope necklaces ruin their look. The brief cautions against mixing gemstones to avoid scratching and tarnish.
Walpurgis night site Brecken in the Hartz mountains Saxony noted as the region’s traditional witches gathering place on April 30. The text also mentions a tallest peak in northern Germany standing at 3 745 feet.
A worn Canadian veteran on his deathbed recalls a life of slaughter in war and trapping. He asks to see the weapon that ended his rival Calhoun’s betrayal, then dies as the blade’s stain seems to vanish and a final calm returns.
Herodotus recounts Alcmaeon misleading Croesus to loot a treasure house. Dressed in a tunic and oversized buskins, he stuffed gold dust in tunic folds, hair, mouth, and legs, exiting with a heavy load. Croesus laughs, restores the plunder, and enriches Alcmaeon who later funds horses for the chariot race and wins at Olympia.
The Los Angeles Times notes pockets appeared about 300 years ago when a French designer sewed a bag into garment seams to deter theft of valuables kept in cloth bags. Early citizens used waist ties, but thieves slipped them. Now suits average 25 pockets and women find them in the dark.
The silver dollar’s origin traces to 1782 with later changes in weight and fineness by 1837. It covers discontinuitions in 1873, recoinage acts in 1876 1890 and 1893, and silver purchases finishing in 1904. The Pittman act of 1918 started annual silver dollar issuance thereafter.
A remark on halos around the moon as misleading weather signs. The halo may appear before a storm, but storms can arrive unannounced. Clearing halos hint at good weather, while the old saying notes its limits and the difficulty of predicting rain.
Earliest coin in slot machines dates back about 200 years before government era, possibly invented by Ctesibius. They dispensed purified water to Egyptian temple worshipers, requiring five drachmae to be deposited for each drink. General use did not occur until roughly 100 years ago.
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