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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
2
Subscriptions for the Weekly Record and Chronicle are priced at 40 cents for Neenn aeeneaneoonshlenaip path and $2.00 mail in advance with 4.00 for second class mail. The paper is entered as second class mail matter August 23, 1903 at Denton Texas. Public notice states errors will be corrected when called to the publishers’ attention. Denton Texas August 10 1909.
Houston Post notes a National Waters Ways commission will tour Europe and Canada to study river use and potential gains from inland navigation. The piece warns US streams have been neglected, leading to costly rail transport, and cites the Mississippi and Texas towns as needing renewed planning and investment for cheaper freight.
The Post argues local self government in Texas favors Sunday liquor sales in Galveston and questions Ranger interference from Travis County. The piece endorses letting the city decide.
A $35 000 fire at Pryor Creek. death of rancher H L Fuqua of Claude. mysterious airship sightings across Texas. Court ruled Holy Rollers a nuisance in Tennessee. Curtiss plane race on Long Island. Amarillo backs Ike for Trans Mississippi Congress president. Reports claim Count Zeppelin dead or ill. first pay as you enter cars run on Dallas lines. Missouri governor offers $300 rewards for Grace and Tomasso Viviana kidnappers. Rain boosts Northwest Central Texas crops. cotton futures dip. Belton suit against Santa Fe and Katy for sanitary closet penalties. Crete flag lowered after powers protest. Texas rain aids crops. Pecos County child found after disappearance. Tariff duty relief for hides. irrigation fund proposed. A Chicago tragedy. dueling couple. Poised to block postal savings bank bill. Cecil Lyon tours DC. Taft administration backing Wiley battle. Denver meeting on pure foods. Xensen committee report on benzoate to be debated. Roosevelt tar nets new approach.
Advertisement notes affordable plumbing services offered by Wilson Hardwere Company.
A traveler aboard the Northwester near Juneau records frigid days under heavy sweaters and awe at Taku and Windom glaciers. The passage narrates bergs, whales, and seals along a dramatic icefield, plus Ketchikan fishing abundance and Treadwell gold mine wealth. 54 passengers aboard, with details of salmon runs and Arctic scenery.
The article notes optimism for reopening agricultural operations and an effort by a Denton representative to locate an experimental station in Denton County. It highlights the Chamber of Commerce, local exhibits, and support for the North Texas Normal and the College of Industrial Arts while mentioning Trades Day on August 21 and favorable natural conditions. H. W. Sanders is cited for local farming yields and activity.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria ailments including chills fever and jaundice. It cites a medical testimonial by R. M. James and claims the product prevents typhoid, with a price of 50 cents and a guarantee by J. F. Raley & Co.
A fragment notes Edson to Fry building and Minnis' Drug, with a night at Tickets a Store referenced in a local ad fragment.
Five infantry companies, a cavalry squadron and an artillery battery will depart Fort Sam Houston for Dallas for maneuvers. The first movement will go over the Katy Saturday, marking the largest troop movement from a single post since the Spanish American War.
A notice directs ice customers to phone 30 if not treated courteously or promptly by the ice wagon men. The company promises a prompt investigation of complaints.
Scenes of escape unfold as Drusie and Tam Henderson confront love and guilt while five islanders guard a hidden exit. Chase leads a dawn rescue as gates crash and Lady Deppingham escapes with Neenah and Hollingsworth Chase cheers a daring success.
In Paris and on a distant island, romance mingles with danger as Agnes advises Genevra about marriage and love while Hollingsworth Chase and Bobby Browne confront a diabolical water poisoning plot. The tale follows escapades, loyalties, and a destabilizing bid for survival on an ominous isle.
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