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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
2
The notice lists monthly and yearly subscription rates for mail delivery and weekly service, notes second class mail status in Denton Texas and publication dates, and includes a correction policy for erroneous reflections upon firms or individuals.
A federal grand jury will investigate Muskogee townsite frauds, with Gov. Haskell seeking vindication. The piece notes legislators earning high pay endure long Austin sessions while lower paid workers tolerate year-long sessions, and quotes the Val Verde County Times calling for a governor with West Texas grit.
The text notes Senator Aldrich threatening retirement in 2011 and proposing a tariff bill be made a monument to his thirty years of service. If passed, supporters expect the Fosterer Trusts to fund a cheaper pigger and more eating monument than prior designs.
The city unveils its first concrete street crossing and approves another. Citizens who construct concrete crossings may be rewarded, signaling a surge in durable walks. Gravel crossings are discouraged as the town anticipates a concrete-building boom.
A group of English and German cotton spinners bought 24000 acres in Southwest Texas to raise cotton and may expand purchases if successful. The Chamber of Commerce will select a new secretary, aiming to act in the town's and club's best interests, acknowledging it is impossible to please everyone.
B C Baldwin of Fort Worth withdraws his bid for a police post after arguing he never worked as a bartender or ran a saloon and asserts no charges exist against him. He criticizes the commission and comments on party alignment amid the dispute.
The Times Herald asserts it records all forms of Democrats from old guard to new school, free trade to protective tariff factions. The piece mocks overabundant labels and insists its mission is to preserve an accurate historical record.
A Lavaca county farmer and a Merkel resident report thefts of cash from homes while farming. The piece argues Texas banks should offer free, low risk services to protect money and notes the peril of keeping funds in pockets despite widespread bank use.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegram editor extols more diversification and less demagoguery across themes like peanuts politics poultry and prejudice. He caps his plea with a call to fixate on constructive growth and push ahead for home prosperity.
A Denton man is forcing a gobbler to settle by keeping him drunk on corn soaked in liquor. The Houston Post calls the proceeding an outrage and an insult to the bird’s gobbler hood.
D. M. Curtis of Denton Texas endorses a topical approach to eczema claiming the disease is skin only and not systemic. He promotes oil of wintergreen in the D. D. D. Prescription as the effective treatment to numb germs and rebuild skin tissue.
An advertising notice encourages readers to consult the Record and Chronicle classified pages for up to date want ads offering goods services and employment opportunities from local merchants and residents.
Abdu l Hamid II is kept under guard in a walled house in Salonica after being deposed. He is not to be tried and his vast wealth is under scrutiny as the Constitutionalists seek to recover funds. The former ruler thanks the American ambassador for early congratulations as mutiny leaders face execution.
The House debated the final ball issue amid claims of misrepresentation as members clashed over appropriations. An attempt to cut or eliminate the final ball failed, with support for the current $56,000 appropriation and the rest of the university’s funding. The chamber planned a night session but adjourned after approving the Caves bill and reconvened today.
A seaborne nightmare unfolds as a narrator endures fear, storms, and a spectral presence aboard a struggling vessel. He confronts a white vision near the locked door, then encounters Lady Dalrington faintly in the cabin shadows during a harrowing ordeal at sea.
In a storm bound voyage, Mr Stephens and Lady Darlington confront a ghostly figure aboard the Sea Queen. A mirror reveals the apparition's source, suggesting a living foe prowling the ship. They vow to trace the intruder, risking mutiny and danger for truth and loyalty.
The Senate narrowly rejected the Watson bill allowing surety companies to hold conferences on rates. Critics warned the measure would let firms violate antitrust laws with impunity. Capt James E Lucy of Austin, representing a surety firm, wrote the bill and Watson had earlier criticized outsiders drafting the Ward bill.
Hick's Capu chine advertised as best cold remedy relieving aching feverishness curing the cold and restoring normal conditions. It is a liquid with immediate effects offered at drug stores in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Denison plans a large four story peanut factory to be owned by the Texas Nut Company of Cleveland Ohio with startup this year. The $25 000 facility aims to market peanuts locally and will run year round if supply allows. The Denison Board of Trade promotes peanut growing, notes soil benefits and potential profits with 40 bushels per acre at 60 cents. A free peanut growing book by C Wilbur Coons will be sent to applicants along with the government bulletin.
The Senate adjourned to 10 oclock with Hudspeth game law and Wood County road bill approved. The game bill taxes hunters who hunt in other counties at 1.75 with an option to obtain a home county license to hunt elsewhere and to hunt on one s own land or a relative s land without a license. A boundary line across the state fixes deer and turkey hunting regions with distinct seasons from December 1 to March 1 north and from Navy to March 1 south. Doves statewide open August 15 to March 1.
The article notes talk of a third special session driven by the Senate responses to guaranty and a set of bills in both chambers. It describes the Senate divided among the Cureton, Alexander, Meschum-Greer, Mayfield-Sturgeon, and Senter-Hume measures with Senter-Hume holding balance power. It suggests Senter-Hume could block passage of rivals and that a test vote may come soon.
An advertisement urges cleansing the system of impurities to prevent fever with Simmon’s Sarsaparilla. It promises refined blood appetite strength and vitality.
L Bingham of Princeville Illinois feared amputation as gangrene ate his toes. Doctors insisted it would be fatal, but he applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve and was nearly cured. The salve also treats eczema fever sores boils burns and piles and is sold for 25 cents at J F Raley Co.
A fragment notes a claim by Alliance Milling Co about baled shvexas priced at four dollars a ton or per bale. It asserts equal food value to prairie hay and marks the company’s 150th anniversary.
A note promises a special treat arriving Saturday night. The message hints at a forthcoming surprise planned for the reader.
J F L Taylor writes from a new home twenty seven miles north of Henrietta Oklahoma praising the farming land. He notes corn yields of 45 bushels per acre cotton at a quarter bale per acre with worm damage half complete and a promising wheat crop. He mentions a singing school visitor and eagerness for the Record and Chronicle readings from Denton Justin Roanoke.
This will interest mothers as Gray's Sweet Powders for children claim relief from fevers, head ache, bad stomach and teething distress. They purportedly move and regulate the bowels destroy worms break up colds in 24 hours and are said to taste pleasant and be harmless as milk. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with no substitutes.
Classified columns in the Record and Chronicle expand as readers test the ads. The papers urge trying the service to see measurable outcomes and value from placement.
A writer touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a universal remedy used by every family member for rheumatism cuts burns catarrh and aches. The pamphlet-style testimonial emphasizes its ability to relieve pain and heal various ailments across the household.
Leading Denton real estate firms present fresh offerings each day. Read today and every day for updated property listings and opportunities in the Denton market.
Three prairie farms in Denton county advertised with sizes from 100 to 760 acres. Prices range from 25 to 57.50 dollars per acre with possibilities of partial cash. Also offered are city property and farm loans with prompt abstracts.
April 29 in Chillicothe Ohio saw a heated wet versus dry election with women patrolling polling places and detectives hired to curb fraud. Rev Eldredge of the Antisaloon League was arrested near a polling site for violating the hundred foot limit. Sheriff Swope and Judge Galisberry swore in deputies to contain disturbances. A man named Rev Park from Portsmouth was attacked by a wet supporter, suffering a fractured temple bone.
A Springfield North Carolina merchant cites two doctors promising a hopeless consumption case for his son. After using Dr King’s New Discovery for three weeks the boy recovered fully. The ad claims the medicine cures lung diseases, offers 50c and 1 at J F Raley Co, with a trial bottle free and guaranteed satisfaction.
Jno W Gates of Port Arthur Texas arrives with companions to survey Glenn Pool oil field and discuss independent firms taking over Waters-Pierce assets and the pipeline tapping Glenn Pool.
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