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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
2
City Announcements Special Election Dec 17
Special election set for December 17 to fill the unexpired term of W. J. Lacy from Ward No. 3. E. H. Crain listed as candidate in the official notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Lacy
E. H. Crain
North Side Extension for Denton Street Car Proposed
The Record and Chronicle urges Denton citizens to approve a North Side and College of Industrial Arts street car extension. It cites a $15 000 cost with a $2 500 citizen bonus to guarantee construction within ninety days, noting benefits to the college and local business traffic and profits for the line owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Record and Chronicle
College of Industrial Arts
Bizzell
Chamber of Commerce
College Extension
Denton County Real Estate Magnet Draws Prospectors
The county attracts buyers as real estate agents report five wagonloads of prospectors and $53,000 in weekly deals. A Denton official praises water as an asset and lauds the educated, law abiding citizenry, arguing undesirable neighbors and poor schools deter families from settling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton County
Wichita Falls Growth Boosted by Town Organization
Wichita Falls credits its 24 percent gain and rapid growth to a unified Commercial Club and sustained town-building efforts. The paper notes past decline after losing its club in 1591, then recovery follows when residents united. continued cooperation is expected to push the city toward 15,000 to 20,000 residents in six more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Texas
Whaila Falls
Wichita
Notre Dame Lady Promises Home Cure For Rheumatism
An appeal from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free at home remedy for rheumatism including muscular and joint pain sciatica lumbar backache kidney pain and neuralgia claiming to remove uric acid from blood loosen stiff joints purify blood and restore vitality with testimonials and a request to write for proof and address Box H Notre Dame Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Store Ahead Ad Highlight Prominent Signage
The newspaper notes a store that advertises itself as the leading shop, urging readers to mark it as the one ahead in shopping options. The brief emphasizes its promotional stance and location cue.
West End Water Cut Off After Main Burst
West End residents faced water outages after a break in an eight inch Main on West Oak Saturday. Electric lights aided repairs overnight but a second break forced another cut off just before noon. Officials expected restoration later Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Dallas
Wets Oak
Ater
Governor-elect Cocanougher Visits From Dallas
Frien ds report Visited Governor-elect Cocanougher in the city Friday night after consulting in Dallas with Governor-elect Colquitt on his supporting candidates. Cocanougher would not disclose results except that the Severmer would not name now his choice for assistant attorney general. Three applicants remain, with Robert H. Hopkins Jr. among the likely picks. Colquitt was busy meeting supporters throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocanougher
Dallas
Hopkins
Colquitt
Let Us Question the They Say Gossip About Coca Cola
The piece condemns unverified gossip rooted in the phrase they say and urges readers to seek firsthand knowledge. It cites Coca Cola’s booklet The Truth about Coca Cola as a model of factual information from chemists and scientists and invites readers to request a free copy from the Coca Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Atlanta, Ga
No common law declared in Oklahoma trial ruling
QKLA Guthrie Ok Dec 3 A new trial of Sam Woods convicted of manslaughter and sent up for murder was denied and ordered resentenced It holds that the common law requiring the arraignment of a prisoner is of no force in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Sam Woods
Wag
Oklahoma
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Warns Against Whiskey
A historical advertisement urges readers to use Perry Davis Painkiller at the first chill, claiming 70 years of reliability. It advises taking a teaspoon in hot water or milk and notes a new bottle size priced at 35 or 50 cents, available at the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Christmas Sale At College Of Industrial Arts
The Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts holds a Christmas sale at the college building on Saturday December 10 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Displays include Fine Arts department items such as fancy bags stenciled articles leather work baskets booklets calendars blotters and more and Domestic Arts offerings like hand made articles and Domestic Science treats including conserves and candies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Arts
Students’ Association of the College of Industrial Arts
If Women Voted They Could Vote for a Pill Remedy
An advertisement in a historical paper touts Dr. King's New Life Pill as a universal feminine cure. It promises relief from dullness, backache, headaches, constipation, colds, and appetite issues while toning the system, priced at 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
J. F. Raley & Co
California population inching toward six figures in decade
California shows a population of 2,277,549, a gain of 892,496 or 60.1 percent in ten years. Elections favor eleven unionists and four radicals. A new dreadnaught battleship named the vexas will be christened, with the old San Marcos rechristened. France faces serious floods with three and a half feet of rain in November causing wide damage. State Fair receipts in Dallas exceed $600,000 with expected profit around $60,000. The French wheat crop is short. duties may not be paid until consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
France
State Fair Association
Dallas
Aviator August Post Injured After Fall From Plane
August Post, an aviator, fell sixty feet in a Curtiss bi plane at New Orleans on Friday and was only slightly hurt. He swooped near the ground. the tail of the machine caught a tree. Ex Governor David B Hill died October 20 leaving an estate valued at 62000 with Dr H S Pearce and P J Manwiller as principal beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Post
New Orleans
David B. Hill
New York
H. S. Pearce
P. J. Manwiller
Alvord Fire Destroys Eight Buildings After Gasoline Explosion
A Friday blaze in Alvord leveled eight buildings total, tracing to Frank Tripplets Tailor Shop where a gasoline explosion is blamed for the cause. Fire crews fought the flames but could not save the structures. No further injuries are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvord
Frank Tripplets Tailor Shop
No monetary laws likely at coming Congress session
A commission chaired by Senator Aldrich has not finished its work on monetary legislation, suggesting no monetary laws will pass at the upcoming session of Congress. The panel’s unfinished work leaves the issue unsettled as lawmakers prepare to convene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Aldrich
Population total expected around December tenth
The United States population figure is due about December 10. Adding the already reported totals from twenty six states, the overall U S population is projected at 91 million or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Reconciling Churches and Political Forecasts in State Affairs
A nine member committee was formed after debate among M E and other church factions to draft a detailed plan for future steps toward church union. Republicans forecast Rivers and Harbors spending at 30 million, Texas may receive at most 900 thousand, with a veto risk if bill exceeds thirty million. Rumor says Jim Howard, once condemned for Gov Goebel’s murder and later pardoned, seeks the Republican state senate nomination in Kentucky’s Seventeenth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Me’ Nordist Protestant
M. E. Church South
Church Union
Jim Howard
Goeb
Wson
Seventeenth
Kentucky
Chess and Romance Lead to a Quiet Wedding
A tailing tale of George and Miss Mabel where romance and chess guide their fate. He professes unity in love while scheming. She jokes about advice from her father before marriage. Now they are wed and he ponders her chess wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coninue
Tie
Mabel
George
Father
Lincoln and His Children On The Lincoln Coach
An 1880s era anecdote recounts President Lincoln carrying his children on his shoulder as he walked Springfield streets. A neighbor recalls a tale of Lincoln joking that each of his three walnuts demanded two, illustrating his patient humor amid family chaos. The notice ends with an advertisement for Long & King in Denton offering to meet family demands in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Springfield
Roland Diller
Tie
Mr. Lincoln
Turbell
Denton
Long & King
Capudine Capsule Cure Promises Quick Relief
Hicks' Capuchine claims to banish ache and feverishness and restore normal conditions. Capudine is said to cure headaches of all kinds including sick and nervous headaches and those from heat cold grip or stomach disorders. Capito liquid easy to take acts immediately priced 10c 25c and 50c at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks’ Capuchine
Capudine
A Good Way to Cook Trout
Banish the grill and bake trout on hot stones and balsam twigs. Build a bed of six to ten inch layers, lay trout in a row, cover with equal layers, then smoke about twenty minutes. Remove carefully. the meat remains moist and aromatic from the heated balsam essences.
Old Turnpikes and the First Macadam Road in America
The York road linked New York and Philadelphia shaping early American highway building. Turnpikes spread along the Atlantic seaboard, with Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey pioneering chartered roads. The first macadam road opened in 1792 between Philadelphia and Lancaster. By 1811 New England and New York had about 4500 miles of chartered turnpikes. Government highway funding waned after the 1837 panic and rising rail and canal competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
America
Lancaster
New England
Cape Point and the name Cape of Storms in history
The passage describes Cape Point as the middle of three promontories forming False Bay’s barrier to the Atlantic. It recounts Bartholomew Diaz encountering the region’s strong south easterly gales and the Cape of Storms name later being renamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape of Good Hope
South Africa
False Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Point
Bartholomew Diaz
Cape of Storms
The Tin Label Coincidence and Savages Trick
A south sea trader tells Robert Louis Stevenson a tale of tinned meats branded with pictures of a cow sheep and fish. The Watton firm altered labels showing a chimney-pot hat figure causing natives to think pots contained potted wisdom and sparking a rush for the goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Poor English Landlord Letter to Louden Telegraph
A letter to the London Telegraph from a longtime landlord recounts forty years of rent arrears and losses. He claims he has never known a tenant who paid arrears after eviction, detailing broad financial hardship and constant default. The writer laments systemic tenant defaults and seeks redress or sympathy rather than concrete remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lave
Louden
Home industries topic sparks club talk in Chicago
A Chicago News excerpt shows a suffragette quip about home industries during a club discussion. The president explains the lecture will cover Home industries, and the debate turns to defining what counts as home industries, with wives implying husbands manage chores at home. The exchange highlights gender roles in domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos
Home Industries
Chicago News
Stairs Creak Pace as Bilkins Enters Quiet Home
At 4 a.m. Bilkins slips into the house and removes his shoes, but a stair creak betrays him. Mrs Bilkins shouts from upstairs asking if it is John. Bilkins replies it is the stairs. The judge notes the moment in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilkins
John
Broke It Gently
A Cleveland Leader piece recalls a courtship ending with a direct confession. The man explains he broke his engagement with Miss Jaullier by revealing his salary, a blunt but telling gesture. The exchange highlights social expectations and practical realities of vows.
Fur Ones Man with a Stack of Cows' Overcoats
A brief humorous item notes young Margie spotting a man with a dia s of animal hides passing by. The quip reflects playful newspaper tone as Margie misreads the line about overcoats, illustrating a lighthearted moment from a Chicago News piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie
Chicago News
Must Be Pretty. A Glass Reflects Anger, He Refuses
The dialogue questions anger seen in a glass and a woman replies she never feels anger when she looks at her own reflection. He challenges the idea and presses for a different view. The exchange hints at inner emotion and self-perception in terse, dialogic form.
Buckling Arnica Salve Promises Beauty Help
Advert describes Buckling Arnica Salve as a remedy for pimples eruptions sores boils and sunburns. Claims to make skin soft and velvety and to heal sore eyes cold sores cracked lips chapped hands burns scalds fever sores cuts bruises and piles. Sold at J Raley Co's for 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Raley & Co
Smith's Restaurant Breag Order Request
A customer requests a future order of breag from Smith's Restaurant. They promise satisfaction and imply intent to duplicate the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith’s Restaurant
What They Ate in Smollett's London as Noted by Washington Post
The Washington Post cites Tobias Smollett's 1771 Humphrey Clinker portrait of London dietary vice. It highlights purveyors' adulteration of provisions, bloated oysters, whitened veal, greens boiled with halfpence, pernicious wine, bleached flour, and bread mixed with chalk alum and bone ashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias Smollett
Humphrey Clinker
London
Smollett
Washington Post
Fires and Insurance in Uptown Flathouse Scene
An insurance agent observes a small blaze in an uptown flathouse as crowds disperse. He notes many women neglect coverage, citing a recent case where money intended for insurance was spent on a hat, forcing a delay in securing protection until after the fire. He predicts most future business will come from such omissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fromen
New York World
The Hungarian Crown and Its Ancient Legend
The Hungarian crown worn by Austro Hungarian emperors at accession is the Stephen era piece used at his coronation over eight centuries ago. It is pure gold with settings, weighing about fourteen pounds and studded with fifty three sapphires fifty rubies one emerald and 338 pearls. No diamonds are present, linked to Stephen’s superstition that sick gems were unlucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Hungary
Stephen
Herring Battle Named After Lent Relay at Orleans 1429
A fragmentary report recalls a 1429 clash near Orleans where Moorish and French forces fought as English supply convoys carried herrings for Lent. English forces reportedly numbered 1600 against 6000 French, with the English repelling the assault and saving the supplies, giving the battle its herring themed name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Willing to Take Them Back Letter Over Cloth Full of Moths
A correspondence reveals a supplier claiming moth infestation in cloth returned. The letter states the order was reviewed and found defective, prompting a reply about returning or remedy. The exchange hints at a dispute over quality and remedy between buyer and wholesaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olthing
Return of Moths Ordered At Our Expense
The notice states that no moths were ordered and apologizes for the error. Customers are instructed to return the items at once at the company's expense, with contact directed to Argonaut for handling the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonaut
Neighborly Silence Behind Bars Sparks Stir
A Birmingham Ace-Herald quote recalls a man who lived beside his neighbor for ten years without knowing his name. The warden's restrictions on conversation highlight a striking, unsociable dynamic within the jail setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Ace-Herald
One Consolation: Wife’s Divorce Suit Compared to Life Insurance
A quip from a Detroit Free Press item imagines a van sighing I wish I were dead as a wife sues for divorce. The joke suggests it is better to have wife alimony than life insurance, reflecting a grim humor about domestic strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Close Mouthed Engagement News in Auckland
In Auckland News a playful exchange notes that Catler says his sister and her fiancé are very close mouthed about their engagement. Littl Ethel quips that they are indeed close mouthed, highlighting their discreet stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catler
Littl Ethel
Auckland News
Love at first sight or second sight tale unfolds
A quirky local note recalls a mistaken first impression between a man and heiress. The humorous mix up hinges on whether passion sparked at first glance or only after recognizing the heiress’s status.
He Was Good Then Holy Terror Teacher Call
A short humor item from the Buffalo Express recounts a boy answering his father about behavior in school. The boy says he thinks so, and recalls the teacher calling him a holy terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Lived on Water and the Sailor’s Curious Claim
A fragmentary exchange recalls a life at sea with lines about living on water for six months. The Tramp-I narrates a sailor’s experience while the Lady questions how he managed it, ending with a mumbled reflection on effort and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teft
Vinci the Greaseless Cod Liver Alternative Promises Cure
Local Greensboro reader J T Snider praises Vinci as a cure for anemia and weakness claiming it replaces greasy cod liver oil with the same medicinal elements plus iron. The ad guarantees satisfaction with a money-back refund and cites O M Curtis in Denton offering ten words weekly in papers for 40 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Vinci
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