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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1909
Page
5
J. W. Fralin announces exam preparation for government railway service positions. May 15 testing date referenced. Free sample questions and guide titled How Government Positions Are Secured mailed to applicants. Inter-State Schools listed with Cedar Rapids address.
In Paris Texas Wells Fargo escorted a $2 million payment from Waters Pierce Oil to cover a state fine. The currency included $1.5 million in bills and assorted smaller notes. local managers met the train and guarded the money en route.
Judge Zumwalt presides as cases are set for jury trial in the April term. Listings include Brewer v Barb et al. Smith v Cook on account. State v Claxton and State v Black for forfeited bonds. Collins v Railway damages. Schmitz v Pierce debt and mortgage lien. Exchange Bank v Bentley on debt. Quion v USR Rail for account. Brown Grain v Leaty on account. City of Denton v Chapman damages. Brock v Denton Press Brick damages. Dallas M and E v Williams on account. Potter v Peterson on account. Meadows v Railway damages with plaintiff demurrers. White v Tucker and Boss Taylor v Ripr. Stover v Cooksey et al. Sigler v Cobb damages. various days across 2nd and 3rd weeks.
The contract for erecting the Barrett Hoberson college at Cleburne is set for twenty thousand dollars. The building will be pressed buff brick with stone trim, 65 by 190 feet, three stories high. A. B. Barrett and C. B. Roberson of Denton will serve as president and secretary treasurer. Construction aims for completion by September 1908.
Atlanta April 19 Bishop Warren Candler of the M E church South denounced the Conference for Education in the South saying the General Education Board will seek to control colleges, K 12, and public policy via federal aid and supervision. He urged the South to accept no aid from the Rockefeller board.
For over fifteen years Hunt's cure has served those with itching skin troubles. The remedy boasts a guaranteed cure in one box, with success attributed to proven effectiveness rather than advertising.
James Thomas, 45, horse trader from Wichita Falls, died late last night after perishing in the fire that destroyed the Dudley hotel in Bowie, Texas. He was buried in the blaze.
For over fifteen years Hunt's Cure has been sold with a strict guarantee to cure any itching skin trouble. Less than one percent of buyers request refunds because the product simply works.
Groesbeck Texas report that R B F Bader, jailed on a charge of assaulting a white girl, was served a second warrant alleging he assaulted Myrtle Farmer aged sixteen. Public sentiment runs high while guilt remains unproven.
An attorney from Pittsfield Vermont extols Dr. King's New Life Pills as a family medicine for chills constipation bilionsnees and sick headache, claiming the remedy works wonders and is indispensable for the household. The endorsement is attributed to J F Raley & Co.
Mr. F. G. Fritts of Oneonta New York says his daughter benefited greatly from Foley's Orino Laxative and he considers it the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble. The product is described as mild pleasant and effective suitable for women and children and a fine spring medicine that cleanses the system and clears the complexion. Garrison and Kimmins.
Daily market ranges show Liverpool futures steady with May June spreads and New York open close figures, with increases in spots and modest sales in Dallas and New Orleans. Fort Worth cattle and hogs yield mixed results with steers and cows near steady, hogs down slightly. Also notes a popular patent remedy for children claiming rapid fever relief and worm destruction with broad testimonial support.
Advices from Teheran report 2 060 Persians including men women and children massacred by Turcoman tribesmen at Astrabad. A Russian detachment is being sent as the town, captured by revolutionists, faced later defection and panic with inhabitants seeking refuge in the Russian consulate.
A moral about river dangers links careless boating to calamity and urges heed of nature. An ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for backache, kidney issues, and related ailments with a testimonial from J. R. Blankenshin of Belk Tennessee claiming a cure after one bottle. Available at J. F. Raley & Co. for 50 cents.
A gathering of committee members is slated at City Hall next night at eight o clock to discuss plans to improve the city and county. Attendees express interest in permanent efforts and local development opportunities.
Razos camp U C V No 129 met Sunday with eighteen members present. The group voted to decorate Confederate soldiers graves at the City cemetery next Sunday April 25 and invited Daughters of the Confederacy to join. They will meet at the courthouse at 2 PM and proceed to the cemetery to place service emblems on all American soldiers graves.
New Madrid Missouri shuddered in an earthquake while Venus Otis Flat died after being struck by a baseball. Reports mention Johnson versus Corbett and Ketcher, a centenarian Samuel Morris dying in Houston, churches in Dallas raising funds, road talks revived, and assorted incidents from fires to burglaries.
Guthrie Oklahoma April 17 The hearing of state and Federal injunctions in the Texas cattle shipments cases has been postponed until tomorrow
An old advertisement claims a free mailed package of Mother Gray's Australian Leaf, touted as a reliable regulator for women's ailments. It urges women to send name and address to The Mother Gray Co. in Le Roy, with the product sold by druggists for 50 cents.
The article notes a marked weather shift Monday as a norther dropped temperatures after a warm Sunday. It mentions people seeking winter clothing and references Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble. Garison & Kimmins advertises the product.
A meeting at City Hall next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock invites residents to hear committee reports, recruit members, and support forming a permanent commercial club to boost the county.
Denton High defeated Gainesville High 14 to 3 Saturday afternoon after Denton stranded eleven men across seven innings. Paschall led Denton with four hits in four at bats, Cobbs starred in center, and Schoek allowed just two runs through six frames before a seventh inning rally.
The article notes the guaranty bill is in Senate hands as House tackles deficiency appropriations. A Tuesday extension of the Rusk railroad is a special order and lawmakers may wrap up the appropriation measures by midweek. Governors influence shapes the heavy calendar and bills pushed without executive sanction.
In Austin on a Saturday, Representative Rar introduced a resolution urging a July Fourth recess and repeal of the cannon cracker law for that day. The measure also proposes excusing porters on June 19 and planning a Christmas holiday recess, warning against overlong work without holiday rest.
An advertisement for D D D Prescription oil of wintergreen offers a 10 cent trial bottle to stop severe skin itch instantly. The copy claims fast relief for stubborn skin diseases and urges readers to write Dr Me Curtis in Denton Texas for a trial sample with a 1 cent stamp.
The classified ad section of the Recording Chronicle is expanding as it delivers more results. Staff urge readers to test the service and prove its value.
Local laundry service claims to offer the best work at the cheapest price in Denton. They promise pickup and next day return while employing local Denton workers and keeping money in the community.
Reports from West Texas towns say cattle are dying by the hundreds from drought. Long dry weather has left plains barren with minimal rainfall for months. Herds are being moved to Kansas to save stock from starvation.
A Denton Texas resident, Mrs. W. H. Pierce of 46 East Hickory Street, endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble first experienced in 1905. She now uses them as a tonic and praises the remedy, noting availability at J. F. Raley & Co. drug stores and urging readers to remember the name Doan's. The advertisement lists Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as sole US agents and prices at 50 cents.
In Waxahachie Texas on April 19 the jury found W R Farrow not guilty after thirty one minutes of instruction readings. Farrow was accused of stabbing to death Huzhe Shackelford at Britton.
Mrs W C Wright and Miss Eula lie Wright are home from a visit with friends in Dallas. Mrs Yerby visits in Minco Oklahoma. We Clean EmWe press emWe dye em. Mens and womens clothes at MODEL North Side Square New Phone 62.
Fragmentary classified ad reference from the Record and Chronicle urging readers to try listings and pay. The readable text hints at a promotional line encouraging use of ads and payment, without specific items or dates. No individuals or organizations clearly identified.
A set of guilty pleas were entered in county court on Monday. A. H. Duckworth faced petty theft with a $5 fine and one hour in jail. John Brown, Bob Malone, Loftin Malone each pleaded guilty to gaming with $10 fines. W. A. Powers and Jess Haley also pleaded guilty to gaming with fines totaling $19.
Advertisement touts Capudine as a liquid remedy for sick headaches nervous headaches travelers headaches stomach troubles and female troubles. Claims effects are immediate and lists druggists as sellers.
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