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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1909
Page
2
A Denton County poultry show is planned for fall with strong birds and prizes, while critics argue Texas can wait beyond the current legislature session for any bank guaranty law. Some say a live commercial club in Denton cannot be permanent. Others point to sixty years with no state bank guaranty.
The newspaper asserts it supports county and city development efforts when they serve the general good and will seek payment for services that bring pecuniary benefit, but offers unlimited backing for broadly beneficial projects. It promises assistance in exchange for payment only if the matter is not for the public good.
The piece argues that steady advertising Outlasts flashy campaigns like a railroad warning sign. It cites the Sherman Telegram saga to show newspapers need sustained funding, noting a paper’s failure without ongoing support and the public’s eventual acceptance of consistent promotion.
In a blunt, brisk voice the piece reveals the harsh economics behind publishing a newspaper, noting how many people toil to keep print alive while workers live hand to mouth as the industry fights for viability. It underscores the fragile life of a daily paper.
George Jackson recounts an 1857 North Texas spring when wheat seemed abundant and prices low until an April blizzard hit. Snow four to six inches, fruit trees ruined, wheat roots killed, then revived as sun and rain came, fostering a late harvest though not as bountiful as hoped. The piece notes markets, export to Jefferson and Houston, and government contracts for Fort Belknap and Camp Cooper.
New York reports a nationwide campaign against houseflies. Officials urge sanitation measures and warnings to city households. Montana women’s aid groups join the effort and physicians are asked to lead public education in this health drive.
An advertisement urging immediate use of Simmon’s Sarsaparilla to purify the system, improve blood quality, appetite, strength, and ambition, preventing later fever.
A meeting is set at City Hall Wednesday night at 8 to hear committee reports and solicit members to form a permanent live commercial club. Attendees are urged to show interest and participate in updating the city and county.
Dr. Stiles, touring the rural South, warned that soil pollution from neglectful latrine practices poisons communities. He cited typhoid and hookworm data, urged sanitary law, soil-cleanliness crime penalties, and praised Southern cotton mills and Knapp farm programs as vital to improving poor whites and overall public health.
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recalls doctors declaring his son hopeless with consumption. Three weeks of Dr King's New Discovery restored his health, described as the safest cure for desperate lung disease. Available at F Raley Co 50 cents to $1.00 with trial bottle offered.
Alliance Milling Co advertises baled shucks at 44 dollars per ton or equivalent value to prairie hay claiming equal food value.
A narrator recalls a slow moving village where three stores with old signs, gossip over a rider's horse, and bets erupt over Pud Jenkins horse. A doctor to treat Wash Adams child and a mule’s illness shift focus as the crowd searches remedies and straw-pulling assigns cure attempts.
Randall Parrish narration reveals a crew mutiny plot discussed by Mr. Tuttle and Francisco. Bill Anderson dismisses Francisco as a coward while vowing decisive action. The narrator contemplates a risky plan to avoid accident and ensure success as tensions flare during a tense exchange aboard.
In a tense sea crisis a lone captain faces mutiny aboard a stolen steam yacht. He demands order from Anderson and Tuttle while deciding whether to sail with the crew. Lady Darlington pleads for clarity as danger and fear loom over the voyage.
An old advertisement promotes Hunt's Lightning Oil for rheumatism cuts burns and aches and claims it cures pain at the root. It then touts Estes Hamburger Stand and Hick's Capudine for headaches colds heat stomach and nervous troubles with Capudine described as liquid and fast acting and sold for 10 25 and 50 cents in drug stores.
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