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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
6
Father Week explains his twelve sons named for the months from January to December and reveals the daughters as the happy moments that go with the days. Effie Elf learns of their family history and the importance of punctuality and time.
A description of a blindfold ring game where players stand on two nested circles as hours on a clock. One player is blindfolded in the center while others occupy spaces. The caller shouts Stop and a numbered space is named, eliminating the player on that space. Play continues until one remains.
A sibling exchange reveals a postcard note reading Thig 3 the mountain from which the ancestors used to throw their defective children Wish you were both here Dad it hints at a grim lineage topic as a quirky family message from a misread trip card
The article cites chocolate described as Brain Food containing lime and endorsed by game doctors as a valuable brain food. It notes use in various ailments including obesity heart trouble and gout, highlighting its asserted medicinal value in historical medical opinion.
State A cites a check presented for payment after an unreasonably long time of six months. The bank may refuse to cash the check, but the drawer remains liable for payment.
A brief satirical note claims local patriotism over international beauty congresses, remarking there are more good lockers on Main Street than at a so-called international congress of beauties. The line appears in the Detroit News as a wry punchline.
A brief copyright line credits Ethel Hsedon as author with illustrations by Irwin Myers and notes Bebbs Merrill Co. as the publisher and W N U Service as the distributing service. This card preserves the attribution details from the damaged OCR text.
In Hed Chresh, Rev Tolliver’s family plots finances for his eye treatment while Marjory wins a beauty contest with Eddy Jackson. Ginger funds care via a chain letter plan signed as treasurer. Eddy brings new acquaintances as Tolliver’s health falters and a substitute pastor arrives.
Ginger Tolliver faces ruin as church support falters and her father Brother Tolliver's health fails. The official board pressures a full salary from the conference while Marian and Miriam weigh future bets. Ginger's scheming dreams collide with hard odds, and the family contemplates pay, duty, and a possible exodus to form a new church.
In the Circuit Court for Caroline county equity case No 2584 J Qwen Knotts as assignee warns all creditors of John K Lynch and Annie B Lynch mortgagors and all parties with claims to surplus gate proceeds to file claims with vouchers at the Clerk’s office by November 7, 1929 or the court will distribute surplus proceeds to creditors as their rights appear. Subscribe for The Journal and get all the county news.
In the Orphans' Court for Caroline County an equity bill seeks sale of Charles Petersen's real estate to pay debts. The court ordered publication notices to unknown heirs in four weekly issues, warning them to appear by Oct 8 to show cause why a decree should not be granted. the estate left no known heirs.
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