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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
7
A garbled 19th century price sheet lists raw materials and manufactured goods. Entries include pens, textiles, paper, chemicals, metals, glass, leather, and manufactured items with unit prices and tax notes, reflecting a broad wholesale catalog style.
The Payne bill's free list keeps petroleum products but removes some protections. Hides are now on the free list after bitter debate led by Senator Aldrich and older Senate members. The act also expands free status to items like fenceposts, certain chemicals, rare metals, kin dling wood, radium, and older works of art and antiques.
The bill introduces a corporation tax aimed at regulatory control of corporations and lowers the rate from 2 percent to 1 percent to emphasize regulation over revenue. A customs court of appeals will centralize federal authority and handle complex cases on construction of the law and merchandise facts.
The article discusses a tariff measure creating a nine district customs court in Washington with presidential appointees. It promises higher revenue, protectionist policy, and retaliation against nonconceding nations. A nonpartisan tariff commission is proposed to depoliticize tariff decisions, while drawbacks refund duties on materials used for exported goods.
Rexall Store promoter claims Rexa Caten relieves constipation for the aged. They promise to refund every cent if customers are not fully satisfied. Product marketed as beneficial to the whole system, available in two sizes for 25 cents. O M Curtis, the Rexall Store.
Denison Aug 6 Katy officials are here to set a new time card for the fast train between Texas and St Louis starting September first. The four day session covers adjustments to the schedule and operations for the service.
Mrs. Albert Earl, her husband, and L. Hughstown were severely burned when a lamp exploded at their home five miles west of Jacksonville. Mrs. Earl was near the lamp and burned by burning oil as they prepared to attend church. The house caught fire and burned completely.
Notice directs customers to phone 130 if ice wagon crews fail to provide courteous treatment and prompt service, promising prompt investigation by Alliance Milling Co.
A Paris dermatologist Dr Sabourand claims dandruff is caused by microbes proven by infecting a guinea pig. A Parisian Sage hair tonic, sold for 50 cents by O M Curtis, is touted as guaranteed to cure dandruff or refund. The ad extols the product’s odor control and scalp cooling benefits and urges women to use it for lustrous hair in one week.
Local advertisement notes Parisian Sage fragrance offered for sale by Q M Curtis. The brief listing presents a niche perfume product with a single seller and no further details on price or quantity.
In Denton August 6 domestic cotton markets resisted Liverpool bear pressure with spot and futures a touch higher in New York and New Orleans while Liverpool eased. Fort Worth cattle and hogs show steady to firm demand as cattle tops reach 3.90 and hogs 7.80 with calves to 4.70.
Market list shows corn per bushel 50 to 80 cents with retail margins, new corn 50 to 65 cents, corn chops and bran priced wholesale and retail. Prairie and Johnson grass hay values per ton, oats, wheat No. 2 at 1.15 to 1.20, flour wholesale 3.00 to 3.25 per hundred pounds, lard and bacon rates, onions at wholesale 2 1/9 to 2 1/9 cents per pound, eggs wholesale 10 to 12 1/2 cents, butter and butter fat prices across wholesale and retail.
Poultry prices listed include turkeys at 7c per lb dull, hens 7c, fryers 10 to 12 1-2c, old roosters 10 to 12c each, guinea fowls 1.50 per dozen, ducks 3.00 per dozen, geese no market. Livestock shows hogs 4 2-4 to 6 1-2c per lb gross light to heavy, dressed 7 to 7 12c. cows 2 1-2 to 23-4c per lb gross. hides green 7 to 8c, dry 9 to 18c per lb depending on weight and condition.
A deed filed in Angelina county clerk records shows John Kirby selling lands in Angelina Hardin Jasper Liberty Newton Sabine San Augustine Shelby and Tyler counties to J R Chapman of Illinois for 1 021 453 99. The fee simple transfer declares no trust by Kirby or heirs and notes the land along the Neches river near Zavala is fine timberland.
A fever and body ache remedy named Hicks' Ca pucline claims to reduce fever and relieve aches. Offered in 25 and 50 cent sizes at drug stores.
Local classified sellers promote affordable housing and land parcels with quick sales potential. Advertisers emphasize rapid responses, limited time offers, and easy access to property details for prospective buyers in the community.
Texas briefs report varied items from Elks building a $306000 home in Amarillo to hot weather deaths in Chicago and heat related illnesses. Other notes cover local option elections, airship movements, and political hear ings including Taft signing the Payne tariff bill.
An old advertisement promotes Capudine as a liquid remedy for sick headaches including travel and nervous headaches, stomach troubles, and female troubles. It urges buyers to try Capudine for immediate effect and notes it is sold by druggists.
Notice offers to send the Daily Record and Chronicle abroad for summer travel with daily address changes if needed. Price remains the home rate at 40 cents. Back copies available if an issue is missed.
A concise advertisement invites customers to visit Wilsey Hardware Company for affordable plumbing supplies and services. The notice emphasizes value and practical options for home improvement projects.
An advertisement warns that idleness causes health problems and promotes Dr King's New-Life Pills to banish liver troubles. Sold for 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
A call to action urges sellers to market items without delay and seek fast results. The note emphasizes proactive promotion over passive waiting to attract buyers and close deals efficiently.
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