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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
3
A fragmentary classified note advertises help and household goods tasks. It mentions Hester Lester Brownlow with new phone 110 and old phone 310, suggesting local employment or service listings. The text is incomplete but indicates a small business or personal ad.
Dr Nott defends his baldness claim saying no cure yet notes tonics may restore color and promote growth. He offers 1000 dollars for proof of regrown hair from dead roots, with druggists endorsing the claim and six bottle trials stipulated. Free first bottle offered. available at all druggists.
An ad promoting canned pork and beans by Long and Turner Co. offers plain or tomato sauce versions in one pound cans with no cooking required. Priced at 10 cents each or 3 for 25 cents.
Galveston Aug 23 Penitentiary agents identify burglar S. S. Nell as William McKay a Dallas man sentenced for burglary. McKay escaped by knocking over a guard and leaping from a fast moving train while in transit to Rusk. He was handcuffed at the time and regarded as a desperate character.
Mrs L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia says she suffered kidney disease was bedridden and unable to stand straight until Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her. She bought a one dollar bottle and part of a second and claims complete recovery from the ailment. Garrison Kimmins.
A suitcase with watches valued at more than 1900 dollars was stolen from A. J. Carson's Arlington Heights home between 6 and 8 PM. Other jewelry within reach was not touched. Carson previously ran a Main Street Fort Worth jewelry business. police are pursuing the culprits.
An advertisement urges readers to order Beyett's breag by calling Long and Turner Co. The fragment lists the supplier and contact method for delivery.
The McAdams tent theater, a grand canvas venue at the public cotton yard on East Hickory Street, will be open for public inspection this afternoon. Visitors will be welcomed by attendants and see an all new tent with khaki waterproof canvas, National color decor, tiered seating, box seats, and a Spanish orchestra to perform before and during each show. The Denton engagement lasts one week before moving to Wichita Falls for two weeks.
Austin Aug 23 Receiver Eckhardt is due to arrive from Taylor with the Waters Pierce 611 company property inventory in Texas. The inventory will be filed with the district court clerk and then Judge Wilcox will order the sale of the property. Estimated inventory totals about 2 million dollars.
A native discovers a tomb in a stable floor and descends into a tunnel. His wife and three other family members follow and die from the toxic air and unknown danger. Local official reports finding the bodies and sealing the tomb as their sepulcher. The natives claim a demon guards vast wealth and killed each intruder by throttling.
Thos. H. Reilly of Jonesville Louisiana endorses Simmons Liver Purifier and offers a one dollar order for the medicine, noting thirty years of use. Boxes sold for 25 cents each.
A piece contrasts thieves with exiled boys and notes thieves crave inclusion. It cites a lawyer who recalls crooks returning favors with gifts after dinners or theater outings, describing the awkward generosity and lingering gratitude.
A wolf disguises as a sheep to ambush the farmer's chickens, following a fox's advice. Near the chicken house the dogs spot him, and before he can shed the costume the hounds attack and kill him. The tale ends with the moral that changing clothing is easier than changing one’s mind.
Louis and Temple Abernathy aged five and seven, sons of U S Marshal Abernathy, travel by horseback from Guthrie Oklahoma to Santa Fe New Mexico. They arrived in Tulsa and are reported in good health and making steady progress on their long journey.
An advertisement urges attention to liver health and promotes Simmons' Liver Purifier as a remedy to restore and maintain liver function.
Garza dated Aug 18 reports funerals in Oklahoma City for Mrs. Geo Hansard attended by Mr. and Mrs. H P Swisher and Mrs Gotcher. Denton visitors D K Allison stop by. Dr Gotcher ill at Hot Springs. Elder Daley ill delaying Church of Christ services. Several locals and visitors from Lewisville Frisco Hobart and Graham are listed with moves and visits.
A major in an English regiment commands a gardener to serve as barber after a sergeant reports no man will take the duty. The gardener is sent but objects, prompting the major to exclaim that if he can cut grass he can cut hair and must proceed.
A burglar climbing a house ladder fell and broke his leg while stealing. An inquiry found the ladder lacked bylaws compliant safety. the house owner was ordered to cover hospital costs and pay the burglar a substantial sum.
Capudine advertised as a quick cure for sick headaches nervous headaches traveler's headaches stomach troubles and female troubles. It claims squid effects and is sold by druggists.
A Punch cartoon quips about a husband joining a church charity pageant. The wife asks if he belongs to the Church of England, and the caption notes he is broad minded and plays an ancient bishop for a good cause. The joke centers on adaptability and charity.
S P Cleary of Jackson Tennessee reports the Simmons Liver Purifier as the mildest and most pleasant remedy for constipation and torpid liver. He notes it does not irritate or gripe and recommends the product sold in tin boxes at 25 cents.
Mose Forence asks Miss Angie if he may contribute to her happiness. Miss Angie replies that with Abe Gingerbread accepted last evening there are wedding presents to consider. A judge weighs in.
A quotation attributed to Lowell suggests the sole proof of genuine sincerity lies in offering one’s very self to uphold a principle. The line emphasizes personal sacrifice as the ultimate test of conviction.
Briefs report Bert Lunn dies in Wichita Falls from carbolic acid. Dallas had a large military display. Prescott Arkansas sees a dog dispute turn deadly. Joe Williams injured near Paris by a wagon wheel collapse. Redford Turpin fatally burned in Bowling Green gasoline launch explosion. St Louis steel mills struggle to hire at six dollars daily. Congressman Burleson predicts Texas gains twenty two congressmen and twenty four electoral votes. Santa Fe plans a San Angelo to Sterling City line connecting Texico Coleman cut off. Baby of Oscar Bates killed in Canton runaway. wife injured. Eighteen buildings burned at Decatur Illinois. one million in losses. Water supply is short.
In Wichita Falls Dick Naylor left the game injured, replaced by J. Naylor. Syl Wray held Wichita Falls to one hit and blanked them for the second time that Friday.
A Saturday night blaze in Monterey Mexico caused estimated losses exceeding one million dollars. Bremer and Co and Sanford and Co are identified as principal losers. Defective insulation is cited as the cause of the fire.
More Mexican troops are dispatched to Galeana near General Reyes refuge. Customs guards on trains have been doubled to curb arms smuggling. The Mexican ambassador in Washington says there is no revolution and no danger of one in Mexico.
A Sunday mass meeting in Fort Worth with 159 attendees urged the extirpation of the “acre” property and called on citizens to testify before the grand jury about its ownership. The group demanded action against violations of the law prohibiting renting property for immoral purposes.
A riot at the Pressed Steel plant in Schoenville Pennsylvania Sunday killed one state trooper and one deputy sheriff and three foreigners. Ten people were injured, with three fatally hurt. Additional deputies with riot guns were sent from Pittsburgh as a strike dispute at the plant escalated.
Remedy for fever and aches from malarial conditions colds or overheating. Hicks Capucline reduces fever and relieves soreness. Sold in liquid form 19 25 and 50 cents at drug stores.
Green Valley notes a dry spell hurting cotton yields. Local resident E. P. Horn sells his home to C. L. Floyd of Lloyd. Ike Thomason and family visit from Hall County. Mrs. Lewis leaves for Alvord. Mrs. Johnston improves after illness. A baptism occurred on Cooper Creek crossing at Big Elm Sunday evening. Cc. A. Hawkins is sick.
A testimonial from Mrs. L. F. Rowlett of Denton Texas claims kidney trouble caused back pain headaches and frequent urination. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she says the cure was quick and urges others with kidney complaints to try the remedy sold at J F Raley Co. and marketed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
Advertisement notes pure creamery butter available for home production at 30 cents per pound.
A reader critiques General Thurston's figures on Confederate enlistments and northern loyalty. The piece contrasts population, immigration, and state contributions, arguing the blockade and logistics mattered more than sheer numbers, while praising Thurston yet noting gaps in his case.
John Morgan was in Celina on Thursday. Wright of Olney visits sister Mrs Howser. J G Powledge in Denton Wednesday. Alvin Bryant of Pilot Point here Sunday. Riley Caddell returns from Oklahoma. Miss Jennie Mae McNeil of Denton visiting Miss Georg a Ezell. Will Boswell of Wautauga visits. Beatrice and Ruth Allen were in Pilot Point Thursday. H R Oakes trades Tioga property for Jim Chrisman farm east of town. Prof A J Mustain in Montague this week. Miss Bertha Rhoads returns from Waco. Mrs Bob Martin of Rosston visiting Abe Scott. Bass Caddell visits from Mangum Okla. Mrs Will Tatum visiting son in Young County.
A. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a three month summer cold cure after Foley’s Honey and Tar ended his distress and boosted business. His wife also used it with success. Garr’son & Kimmins supplied the product.
Palmer's studio invites patrons to view pony parade photographs and have pictures professionally framed.
The Wilson Hardware Company announces that estimates for plumbing work are provided at no charge.
News from Roanoke reports Miss Mabel Patterson of Boyd visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Carruth here, and Mrs. Treece of Irving visiting Mrs. C. A. Cowan. Keller teams edged Roanoke 5 to 4, while other locals, including Nat Brown and wife of Fort Worth, attended church, reunions, and visits in the area.
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and promises one hundred dollars for any case cured, offered by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co.
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