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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1912
Page
2
Denton, Texas reports Mele posting an 82.01 score on August 20, 1912. The event highlights local competition and a standout performance amid warmseason conditions.
The Burgoyne Hayes dinner in New York features Beatrix Waldo after marrying Capt Gordon Smith and rumors of Beatrix’s land dispute. Courtlandt Parks narrates as Sarah Lemarr schemes to bring Mason to a business dinner to resolve a tax and land theft plot involving Beatrix.
Courtlandt Lamarr watches Beatrix Smith press Randolph Mason to fund her lover Lieut. Gordon Smith's debts so they can marry. The scheme unfolds at the von Hubert residence as Beatrix unveils a fortune tied to Allegheny forests and Pocahontas memories.
Verona NJ marshal Charles F Staedier and aides were trapped in a bog while chasing mosquitoes. Rescue by David Slayback and Hughie Ervine used a rope and car to hoist Staedier free after two hours in mire. Staedier proclaimed his fury at the mosquitoes, vowing no mercy to them.
Dr Evans former Chicago health commissioner says a man 35 pounds overweight should cut food quantity. Do not rely on drugs or magic diets. A monodiet like figs apples or prunes for a week or two can steadily reduce weight with gradual reintroduction of normal meals. Limit loss to three or four pounds weekly and see a physician.
Editorial correspondent from Winslow Arkansas describes Ozark summers as cool enough for Texans at 2000 feet, notes seed ticks and chigoes, rough roads, limited streams, and modest fruit prices. Observes mixed settlement, hospitality, modest boarding rates, and winter forage challenges including frost, Bermuda and Johnson grass failures, with Mountan Lodge as a focal summer retreat.
The article reviews thin settlement, poor soil, rocks, and a short growing season in North Texas. It notes productive lowland farms on Frog Bayou with 75 bushels of corn, priced at 25 cents a bushel when mature, and higher transport costs. Upland corn lags in growth with late seasons and weaker stalks, sorghum and apples showing variable yields.
Brief note records a swift departure with mail bound for town, signaling a hurried closing and potential updates to follow.
A Texas newspaper notes a wedding story with irony about romance in modern times. The piece mocks sensational headlines and contrasts old romance with contemporary emphasis on money and career, joking the San Antonio Express may win a medal for early discovery of love leading to marriage.
A dance hall manager, unable to be accused of aesthetic aims, registers a firm opposition to the season's dances. He cites space concerns, saying his hall, built for 250 couples, now fits only 200, cutting profits. A reformer notes the stance, but the manager dismisses morality as a factor.
Fresh mackerel arrivals promoted by TURSER BROS with a call to action to phone number seven for orders. The note emphasizes immediate purchase via phone contact.
Classified notice from a Denton store highlights readers replying to ads in the advertising columns. It promotes a short sale offering the best quality corn at 10 cents per can as advertised by T C Sample.
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