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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
3
A Texas and Oklahoma bulletin urges farmers to uproot and burn cotton plants now to kill boll weevils. Dr. W. D. Hunter reports extreme heat and dryness have decimated weevils and promoted early crop picking, forecasting possible elimination of the pest if destruction continues through September.
Ben Sullivan has returned from New Mexico with his nephew Jack Sullivan who will attend school in Denton. Mrs H O Waters and children have returned from Lubbock. Judge Bradley of Denton was in town last week. Mr and Mrs Gambill went to Pilot Point Saturday. Prof J W Beaty and J W Koons went to Whitesboro this week. Mrs Howard went to Gainesville Monday. John Sullivan Jr has the fever. Mrs Zuber and Miss Homerette Whatley of Lindale are visiting Mrs J H Hall. Mrs J F Whitley of Pilot Point visited here last week.
Headache remedy Capuoline touted as soothing relief for colds heat stomach or nervous trouble. Described as liquid pleasant to take and acting immediately. Sold in drug stores at 15c 25c and 50c.
Rev Richard and Wile were in Dallas last Sunday. Melto Jones returns from Hobart Okla after a two week visit. Bug Howe of Roanoke visiting friends this week. Mrs H M Pyrtle called to Farmers Branch to bedside her mother. Mrs W Cary and children visiting near Justin. W L Cary on business to Henrietta. L H Horton of Denton moved here. A B Horton and family move to Denton. W M Foster of Saginaw here on business. W E Smoot of Justin here last Friday. Rain signs fail with no rain. Cotton picking begins and some say fifteen acres per bale. Cora will yield two to five bushels per acre.
P. E. Baker was jailed after an altercation with Harry Stokes in Kerrville Texas. Stokes was seriously wounded and in critical condition last night, with Baker in custody a day later.
A timetable listing Missouri Kansas and Texas train times for southbound and northbound routes, noting connections with Texas and Pacific schedules. Key trains include No. 281 Dallas branch at 12:05 PM and No. 282 Dallas branch at 4:25 PM, with arrival and departure times around 6:58 PM and 9:55 PM.
Old style advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for liver trouble including constipation headache jaundice and pimples. The copy claims quick health benefits and notes the price as 25 cents at J F Raley Co.
Bonham residents report a brilliant display of shooting stars from August through month end. Observers counted ten meteors in fifteen minutes Wednesday night, with long tails resembling Independence Day rockets as Perseid meteoroids blaze through the atmosphere. Mercury and Mars also shine in the evening and early morning skies.
Thomas H. Reilly of Jonesville Louisiana reports using Simmons Liver Purifier for thirty years and encloses a money order for one dollar to receive its worth in tin box form priced at 25 cents per box.
J W Owens a goat herder on D Coffman farm five miles south of Potosi shoots at deputies while resisting arrest. He wounds Officer Thomas in the face and leg, flees to the mountains as a posse closes in. Thomas's sight is damaged and his condition may be fatal. Sheriff Weir leads the manhunt amid community alarm.
J W Owens remains at large after a shootout that wounded two officers during an attempted arrest in Callahan County Texas He roams armed with revolvers a shotgun and a Winchester rifle and has vowed not to be taken alive A man named Mat Thomas was shot in the face and may recover though one eye is destroyed and the other injured
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promises to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and lists F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as the seller with a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Texas results include Dallas tied Shreveport at 1 headed to darkness in the eleventh, Houston topping San Antonio 6 to 1, Fort Worth defeating Oklahoma City 7 to 3, and Galveston beating Waco 7 to 5 in seven and a half. National games list New York 3 over Pittsburg 2, Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 9 over St Louis 4, Philadelphia 4 over Chicago, and Detroit 4 over Philadelphia 3 with 10 innings, Washington 6 over Cleveland 5 in 10 innings, St Louis 1 over New York 6 in 10 innings. Boston and Chicago tied 4 in a rain-shortened ninth, Southern games show Atlanta 1 over New Orleans 5, Mobile 1 tied Birmingham 0, Little Rock 1 lost to Montgomery 6, and Montgomery 6 over Little Rock 3.
Washington's plague spots in Potomac marshes breed malaria germs causing chills fever and debility. Electric Bitters are claimed to destroy them and cure malaria and related stomach liver kidney and blood troubles. R M James of Lonelien South Carolina endorses the tonic. 50 cents guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
San Antonio Texas August 26 an investigation begins into the disappearance of Edlie Warren Bunker a renowned vaudeville impersonator who left his room on August 16 with a pistol and has not been seen since he bade friends farewell and dictated wills. Later reports say Bunker has been located in St Louis.
Classified notice states transfers of vendors lien notes at the recording and chancery office. The ad promotes using the Record and Chronicle Lost and Found columns to recover lost articles.
Denton August 26 Cotton market notes show Liverpool prices and New York and New Orleans quotes with spots. Fort Worth livestock receipts include cattle hogs steady to lower with tops of 3.70 for steers, 3. for cows, 5.79 for calves and 7.88 for hogs.
Grain and feed prices list Corn per bushel 50 to 75 cents with shelled 76 to 78 cents, new corn 50 to 65 cents. Corn chops wholesale 1.55 per 100 lbs retail higher. Hay and straw priced: Prairie hay 10 to 11.50 per ton, Johnson grass hay 8.50 to 10 per ton. straw 6 to 6.50 per ton. Livestock feed and staples include bran 1.25 per 100 lbs wholesale, lard 13 1/2 to 16 cents per lb, bacon 15 to 26 cents per lb. Eggs wholesale 10 to 12 1/2 cents per dozen, butter 12 1/2 to 30 cents per lb. Whole sale and retail distinctions noted, with various per unit prices for potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn meal, onions, and butter fat.
Fire at Childress causes 25000 loss. Food Inspector Browderchecks Belton stocks under pure food law. Oklahoma hogs sell at 8 per cwt in Fort Worth. Nettie McIntyre dies after accidental 32 caliber pistol discharge in Aust in. Gov Campbell Texas and Gov Haskell Oklahoma invited to speak at Denison reunion September 21 to 23. Rotterdam four children die from Asiatic cholera not poisoned sweets. Mexico reports Diaz cabinet agrees to abolish vice presidency.
Senator H Bascom Thomas left Sulphur Springs to fill speaking dates in Gainesville on Wednesday Mesquite on Thursday and Denton on Friday and Saturday.
Uncle Sam plans a new peace squadron of eight strong and fast cruisers. The ships will depart San Francisco for a 2,800 mile journey on Sunday week, signaling a show of naval might and international diplomacy.
Meadville Mississippi returns to calm after a Sunday night attempt on Chancery Clerk New Many. Military units deployed to maintain order have begun withdrawing as security eases.
The attack on Speaker Cannon by Congressman Fowler is seen as the opening volley in a broader effort to unseat Uncle Joe in the next Congress. The remark frames the incident as the first shot in a larger political battle.
Federal agents will probe charges that peonage was practiced at the Pressed Steel Car Co plant in McKees Rock Pennsylvania since the 3590 worker strike began. Diplomatic protests rise as Turkish troops brutalize El Roghi followers in Tangier. W L Kilgore corrects Cisco membership figures to 458104 in the United States and 235794 in Texas. War has begun in Spain with soldiers deployed.
Market quotes show turkeys at 7 cents per pound dull, hens 7 to 7.5 cents, fryers 10 to 12.5 cents, old roosters 10 to 12 cents each, guinea fowl 1.54 per dozen, ducks 3 dollars per dozen, geese with no market. Hogs 5 to 7 cents per pound gross depending on weight, cows 2.5 to 2.75 cents per pound gross.
Classified item listing shows green hides priced by pound at 7 to 8 cents and dry hides at 9 to 18 cents per pound depending on weight and condition.
Denton readers learn kidney duty and the consequences of failure. E P Pickrell of Denton testifies Doan's Kidney Pills eased years of back and kidney pain and frequent urinary issues. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
An old advertisement urges readers to call Long and Turner Co to place Benett's bread orders by phone. It emphasizes convenient home delivery and a contact method for customers seeking baked goods.
Post oak and blackjack wood delivered for 3 dollars per cord. R J Wilson Pure Creamery butter over production 30 cents per pound. Long and Tumlor Company announces these price points.
General Marina commanding Spanish forces concentrates a large army and plans to advance once all units are gathered. W. L. Beard of the Waco Salvation Army post was fined $5 in the Waco corporation court for disturbing the peace as business owners complain the services disrupted commerce.
The Department of Agriculture argues that sodium bicarbonate used to preserve thousands of foods is not harmful to health. A large corps of chemists will defend this position at the Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments convention in Denver, Colorado.
A record crowd gathered at the Randall county fair in Canyon City on Wednesday with Judge Poindexter presiding. Congressman Stephens and other speakers addressed the audience and organizers expect the largest turnout yet this region will see Senator Bailey speak today.
E. H. Harriman, the railroad magnate, is in seclusion at his Atden New York country home and will receive no visitors. It is predicted that if he retires from active management he will name Judge R. S. Lovett, Harriman lines general counsel and former Texan, as successor.
David E. Thompson has purchased the Pan American railroad for 10500 dollars and plans to stay in Mexico while resigning his post as ambassador. The buyer is expected to sell the foal to Harriman to integrate into a larger railroad network stretching from British Columbia to Central America.
A terse note urges sellers to promote items actively rather than relying on passive buyer interest. The message underscores aggressive advertising to attract potential purchasers. It reflects a market push for proactive sales tactics amid fluctuating demand.
The paper’s advertise columns serve as the community business news showing how the buyer and merchant are connected. The piece asserts the integrity of both sides and the purpose of introducing the buyer to the merchant.
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