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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1909
Page
1
A copy describes the value of Standard Patterns for May, noting a 15 cent investment can yield hundreds of percent in value and satisfaction. It claims a tactful, informed woman can sew one garment or a dress cheaply, or add more outfits at the same cost, and mentions a special shirt waist pattern for stout women.
Wilson Hardware Co offers thirty days free trial on Ocean Wave and Typhoon rotary washing machines. If they perform perfectly, customers pay at the end of the trial. the deal claims the machines are the best value on the market.
A retailer promotes its new Spring footwear for Easter, insisting proper shoes complete the Easter appearance. It markets high and low cut styles as the season’s best, inviting customers to view the latest fashion at shop displays.
New Orleans La April 9 Tonight fair and warmer with frost Saturday fair and warmer continues in forecast. The outlook calls for mild temperatures with frost risk overnight and improving warmth by Saturday across the region.
In Austin on April 9 Speaker Marshall stymied dilatory tactics with a ruling to bar extended floor use. Fitzhugh challenged it calling Texas a Senate Cannon era, later withdrawing the objection. Employers liability bill passes and moves to the Governor. conferees Cureton Mobley Jennings Roberson of Trays Rayburn named to negotiate bank deposit guaranty bill. Senate resolutions on bank guaranty fail. Fort Worth Oak Cliff homeowners exempted from state taxes after recent fire.
Demand grows in Austin as Senators vow to require Thomas’s election certificate before oath. Thomas plans to travel from Sulphur Springs, arriving in Austin tonight, amid assurances he will be seated. News also notes possible appointment of T B Love as railroad commissioner and ongoing debates on guaranty and insurance bills.
The text frames motivation as a spur to advance rather than mere wealth, portraying ambition as a stronger incentive than a growing bank balance. It suggests competition and personal progress push individuals toward the front.
Two men E. E. Evans and W. O. Dorr were jailed on burglary charges after authorities recovered stolen goods from the Hawks widow home seven miles east of town. Officers found articles at Evans farm and Dorr's near Alliance mill in Denton. Both men admitted the crime after shown the loot.
A cold snap caused frost and ice across Terrell Ellis County and Waxahachie. Garden truck losses were noted in Terrell with beans and related vegetables killed while corn remains largely unharmed. Local resident J P Sitz reported heavy frost near Krum.
McKinney Texas April 9 frost today badly damaged the fruit and garden crop. Considerable ice is reported across the area threatening additional losses to orchards and yards.
Frost visited the Grayson and Denison area on April 9 with heavy lowest-lying lands affected by the cold. The report notes frost in the bottom lands across the region.
We feature Easter attire for men and boys with Sailor Straws novelty bands and hats. New Spring Oxfords in patent Gunmetal Tans, plus Easter Hosiery Neckwear and Gloves. Large stock of Knee Pant Suits in plain or knickerbocker cuts.
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