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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
2
A Denton column urges residents to submit pictures of well kept homes and yards for illustrating civic pride. It notes rising automobile deaths, taxes, a push for a county fair, and plans to support a Denton baseball team next season amid council actions on street dips.
Denton enjoyed its first norther sun day as farmers report improved cotton conditions since cooler weather. Ad vice of men who visited cotton fields within 100 miles of Fort Worth notes room for improvement and confirms heat damage was not exaggerated. Fort Worth Record speaks with authority.
Practical fall cropping guide by F. J. C. on sowing barley wheat rye rape and turnips for winter pastures and grazing. Emphasizes soil preparation seedbed firmness drought tolerance and mixed sowings to boost feed for hogs cattle and sheep with notes on rape value and manure incorporation.
Reverend H Stubenwoll of Allison Iowa extols Dr Kings New Life Pills for constipation. The advertisement claims perfect pills no home should be without and guarantees results with a price at J F Raley Co. adv.
A collection of quips on women worry and finance, men’s talk and manners. The piece riffs on fashion hats affordability and public politeness while poking at marriage luck and classed views of love and enemies. The tone is satirical and period specific.
Mrs D L Kennedy reports a fifty year tetter sufferer cured by Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment. The ad touts the ointment as a perfect cure available at druggists or by mail for five cents.
Bailiff details show continued proceedings with W. B. Martin facing forgery charges as the State presses its case. Court actions continue Tuesday as divorce day events unfold amid legal motions.
Vital statistics report the death of Edna Pearl Payne aged 1 month and 15 days in Sanger on August 24 due to whooping cough.
Marriage register lists Grover Marshall Pruitt and Grace Adelia Beyett in Denton. Additional marriages include R. F. Hooper to Clara Wilson in Denton. Auto registrations show 522-W Smith of Stony, 593-M Peters of Pilot Point, 524-A M Wilson of Justin with Stude baker noted.
A. W. Robertson transfers 20 acres from Christian Bohrman survey to L. H. Edwards and wife for 1200 dollars. Edwards and wife reciprocally transfer 20 acres from J. B. Balch survey back to A. W. Robertson for 1200 dollars.
Bucklen Amica Salve claimed to remove pain from cuts and injuries with a Clinton Maine user praising its healing. The ad promotes 25 cents at J F Raley Co. Also notes California fruits in a refrigerator and rounds out with piano lessons Sept 1 and chicken eggs and butter orders via local phone.
The Dallas area item notes Bronco Billy at the Princess Theater tonight with Mr. G. M. Anderson and Bronco Billy stars. A vendor notes sale of Van Camp's canned beets at 15¢ a three pound can. Readers are urged to contact the Record and Chronicle office or Box 488 Denton Texas for arrangements.
Mrs. J. B. Whittaker says Thedford’s Black-Draught keeps her family healthy and free from frequent illness. The purely vegetable remedy helps regulate weak stomachs and aid digestion, with a long history of use and wide benefit. Price 25c at local drugstores.
A witty exchange between a smartly dressed man and a salty-speaking elder recalls foggy London talk and a summer mishap. The old sailor describes shingles, a barn, and dropping into harbor when fog lifted, after calculating roof work.
Mrs. J. F. Stanley of Denton Texas reports relief from lame back kidney pain and fatigue after using Dean's Kidney Pills recommended by a relative. She bought them at J F Raley & Co Drug Store and saw overall improvement. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY distributes the pills as sole US agents. Remember the brand Dean's.
Turner Brothers now carries all seasonable vegetables in small shipments to ensure freshness for local shoppers.
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