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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
2
The article notes imminent construction of the Denton to Dallas interurban rail line with Krum likely chosen as the western terminus for now, abandoning the Sanger Gainesville route unless a northern extension follows Santa Fe parallel. It also discusses Texas political shifts and a new Ohio libel law.
The Record and Chronicle promotes the idea that ability empowers women in business over beauty. Suffragette stenographers tout error elimination through The New Modern Illustrated Dictionary as a path to equal employment and higher wages. A coupon offers the dictionary with a bonus, claiming English improvement boosts success.
A record on rules for food manufacture and sale. It details cleanliness ventilation lighting and storage, prohibition of dogs in shops, lavatories for workers, outside vented toilets, and no soiled clothing. It emphasizes tape rules for canned goods and consumer inspection as key to preventing disease.
The Denton Record Chronicle notes eighteen wagon loads of trash in three winning piles during Denton’s clean-up contest and questions what McKinney would find amid its own cleanup effort.
A maxim advises mingling across company to gain knowledge from all. It urges quick listening yet cautions speaking carefully to avoid showing ignorance or offending others in mixed company.
A card notes a cleaning competition uses an inspector’s rigid arbitrary scoring system to rate establishments. The method assigns fixed units per score, yielding varied rankings among locations.
An inspector will sweep Denton this month for a joint Texas and Oklahoma city clean up contest. He will perform a brief general survey then a detailed visit with City Federation officers. Scoring uses a card system across factors such as ventilation lighting walls floors utensils refrigeration and employee cleanliness.
A long ledger of births near Lewisville lists dozens of couples in Denton County with birth details including dates and genders. Entries cover towns around Lewisville and nearby counties with notes on colored births and multiple twins in various families.
The Smith sisters hosted a large house party last week at their Moeninney country home. Guests enjoyed picnics and car rides to Prosper Frisco Celina and McKinney with attendance by Vernelle Allison Olive Owens Lois Bailey Addie Strickland Eva Reynolds Lottie Owsley and Rita Beyett.
Paschall's announces a fresh shipment of choice vegetables available for shoppers. Customers are urged not to worry about groceries as the store offers full service and delivery by calling either of two listed phone numbers, 86 or 44, at Long and King.
An Albany man, by dint of much pains, has written 7109 words on a post card, enough to keep the wife of some fourth class postmaster in reading matter for a whole week.
A strong Ponder team will meet the Alliance Millers at D. A. C. park Thursday afternoon. R. J. Naylor leads the Ponder contingent and warns manager Ray Zor that he plans a Santa Fe run from Justin to Gainesville to impress local fans. Rolene Naylor from Krum may pitch for Ardmore in the T. O. league.
The visitors and Big Bill Collins will do the flinging for the Millers. The game will be called at about 4 o'clock.
A Washington Herald item notes Wombat’s obsession with thrift tips reaching comic extremes. It recalls his odd pursuit of new bristles for an old toothbrush and spurs lighthearted social chatter about frugality.
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