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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1909
Page
3
The Craftsman argues for a craftsman farm movement to dignify rural life. Modern science and agricultural education influence public opinion, promoting better farming methods, housing, and culture. Craftsman farms would provide an environment linking handicrafts and agriculture with leadership from master craftsmen.
Pittsfield Vermont attorney N H Brown says Dr Kings New Life Pills are essential family medicine. They aid chills constipation biliousness and sick headache. Available for 25 cents at J F Raley Co.
James Sarge was shot through the heart and killed near Sapulpa Oklahoma by Jo Young at a boarding house after a row. Young claimed self defense as Sarge commanded him to drop his revolver before the shooting occurred.
Classified columns in The Record and Chronicle expand as results pour in. Readers are urged to try the listings and confirm the growing circulation impact.
Miss M Grace Doyle of Denton is honored as the dedicatee of a new dormitory at the State Industrial College for Boys in Ogburn near Winnsboro. The tribute follows her fundraising and field work over three months, including a $10 000 campaign to build the first dormitory. She toured Denton and planned to visit Sherman to further the college’s interests.
In Austin on April 26 Congressman James L. Slayden addressed the House praising the session’s work and defending state rights He cited recent Supreme Court decisions supporting state control of commerce within state borders and argued the pendulum is swinging back toward state authority.
Austin report states that on Saturday the governor signed a bill that makes soliciting orders for intoxicating liquor a felony within local option territory.
The Senate committee reported favorably the Senter-Hume banking bill and unfavorable all other bank guaranty measures. An effort to take up the bill next Wednesday failed.
The Texas House approved the Cox amendment ending the railroad extension from Rusk to Palestine. Debate focused on Senator Sentor's speech and attacks on the Governor, Bank Commissioner Love, and Cureton bank guaranty. Discovery about cotton loan terms suggested Cureton inserted the section, not Love, and the current law allows loans up to 75 percent of stored farm value, with Cureton's measure pushing to 19 percent for cotton or cotton seed products.
List of letters remaining at the Denton Texas post office to be sent to the Dead Letter Office May 9 if not called for. Names include Miss Isa Duncan Miss Myrtle Hart Miss Pansy Yeager Annie Clark Mrs Goria Taylor Mrs Anha Woodruff James Chapple Joe Charier Roscoe Golden plus others. One cent per letter for advertised letters.
Ad promotes Capudine as a remedy for headaches and nerve relief before business. Claims to clear the head and brace the nerves. Suggests purchasing at drug stores.
A brief urging sellers to take action and promote their listings now rather than hoping for spontaneous buyer interest. It emphasizes proactive advertising strategies to attract customers and close sales efficiently.
New York April 26. E H Harriman proposes a billion dollar railroad corporation to consolidate the New York Central lines totaling about 12 60 miles. A team of eminent lawyers is tasked to create a centralized management entity to unify capitalization and control and place the system in a commanding transportation position.
A Denton resident Mrs Martha Arnold reports her mother was cured by Doan's Kidney Pills in 1905 and endorses the remedy sold by J F Raley & Co in Denton Texas. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The Dal les J C Kearby home burned. Gatesville reports a $23 000 blaze at Byron Lairi's store. Eight lives lost on the towboat Eagle near New Orleans. A Winsboro boarding house fire caused $29 000 damage. Roosevelt hunted two wild beasts and a gazelle. Counterfeit money seized in New York. Huntsville merchant Sim Sexton assassinated. Greenville mass meeting endorses the Governor and condemns the legislature. Riot at New York bargain day sale injures many women. Statewide prohibition doubtful in Arkansas. Financial markets stable despite Turkish upheaval. Otto Karbe claims $3 500 from Gruett via County Attorney Brady. Local option law questioned in districts already voting local option. A negro lynched at Parkwood Ala for attacking a white woman. C Graham commits suicide at Bentonville Ark after shooting at E Miller. A boy who met President Taft returns home with measles. John B. Grass burned to death at Denison in Hamilton boarding house fire. P W Tapp injured. St Louis Cathedral bomb damage in New Orleans. Italians arrested on repair work. A Des Moines woman identifies Mabray as McCann in murder case. Mabray claims he is Mabray not McCann.
A historical notice warns that careless boating on the river brings danger from ripples and currents. It urges using Electric Bitters for kidney and back problems, citing a testimonial from J. R. Blankenship of Belk, Tennessee, and noting the medicine is 50 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
Denton April 26 local market notes show slight price gains in New York and Liverpool quotations with modest sales volumes. Fort Worth livestock report lists cattle hogs and calves with steers and hogs easing slightly while cows and meat prices hold steady. broad commodity prices for grains, hay, feeds, and produce printed with retail and wholesale ranges.
Spring health note promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a tonic for kidneys after winter strain. It claims to purify blood by stimulating kidney elimination and to impart new life, with pleasant taste. Garrison Kimmins offers 30c package.
Local laundry service in Denton claims lower prices and faster turnaround. They advertise one day service and next day return, emphasizing keeping money in Denton and employing local workers.
In McKinney Texas on April 26 John Coleman aged twenty four was seriously stabbed during a cutting affray near Franklin. Edgar Crips of about the same age was brought here and jailed.
President Milner of A and M College urges 500 farmers and teachers from Texas to attend the June and July summer school. The program offers practical instruction in livestock, silos, silage, dairying, creamery work, and farm management, with experienced instructors and normal training for teachers.
An old drug advertisement promotes Capudine as a liquid remedy for sick headaches including nervous, travelers and grip stomach pains. It claims immediate effects and is sold by druggists.
Lizzie Jackson is in jail after an alleged attack on her estranged husband, Joe Jackson, a porter for the Elks. He says she waited in his room with a razor, fought him, and he wrested the weapon after sustaining wounds including cuts on his hands, a head injury, and a bite mark on his right cheek. This follows a prior dispute Friday night on the square.
An advertisement urging immediate use of Simmon's Sarsaparilla to remove impurities and prevent fever. It claims the remedy builds strong blood and vitality.
An Alliance Milling Co notice promotes baled shucas priced at four dollars per ton or bale, claiming equal food value to prairie hay. It also highlights Estes Ham Burger Stand on the East side offering the best tamales in town.
Classified tag highlights that readers should consult the Record and Chronicle for current want ads. The note emphasizes the value and wide selection of listings available through the two papers.
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