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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1912
Page
2
The Record and Chronicle issue provides subscription rates and delivery details for six months and weekly plans. It notes publication in Denton Texas and an error correction policy for reflected statements, dated August 26, 1912.
Editorial correspondence from Winslow Arkansas describes dense forests, diverse oaks and pines, and a large lumber trade centered on cross ties and pole shipments. It notes challenging mountain roads, improvised road work with garden tools, and a reliance on autos by locals signaling potential improvements.
The narrator notes oxen are slow and steady for heavy hauling in many mountain countries. Horses fret and horses are less used. In these regions mules and horses are favored for most tasks, and ox teams are rarely seen.
The observer notes fewer crops and more abandonments in the region. Sassafras and sumac mark neglected fields while weeds encroach on tilled land. Apple orchards suffer from crowding, lack of pruning and spraying, with many trees dying. Yet some well kept fields prove the soil responds to proper cultivation.
The article weighs Winslow section as a growing resort hampered by scarce water. It notes steep hills cause rapid runoff, lack of streams, and the need for private capital to build reservoirs or artificial lakes for boating, fishing, and bathing while praising the area’s air, climate, and forested scenery. It also highlights farm shifts toward summer incomes and notes wildlife and deer presence nearby.
Mrs. Maria Crowninshield Hazard hires two young women as a social secretary and pace maker to manage her daughter and stabilize her son’s love life. She wants a capable, well educated assistant who can handle French, bridge, sports and golf and act as guardian angel in a Summer country house setup. Josephine and Louise Codman, from a sturdy long line, collide with the proposal and its comic ambitions.
The narrator praises genuine backwoods hospitality where hosts invite guests for water and food at a farmhouse. The farther from the railroad the stronger the welcome, with offerings of peaches apples cantaloupes or watermelon. The tone contrasts with urban pretentiousness.
Mr and Mrs LD Borden and L D Jr of Denton appear in a probate notice listing family members and a legal proceeding regarding estate matters. The readable fragment indicates a family connection and official notice filed in local records.
Jesse A. Sanders and Jesse of Dallas join the Bordens amid a list of local figures and mentions of Denter folks in Fayetteville. W. C. E. appears in the fragmentary text as part of the accompanying notes.
G W Elbert requests contact for poultry butter or eggs for sale at 33 West Oak Street requesting both phones be used for sale arrangements.
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