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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
2
Public notice states subscription prices for the Record and Chronicle with monthly six month and yearly mail options. It also invites corrections for any reflected character or standing upon notification to the publishers.
The Denton Record and Chronicle notes a special Dec 17 election to fill W J Lacy’s seat and discusses local politics including figures like Dr Cook and Mr Colquitt. It highlights Fort Worth Dallas water debates, bank deposits totaling over 3 million dollars in the county, and urges Denton to advance the Denton Slidell project while proposing civic improvements to the courthouse yard.
The December statement is expected to show near 3,000,000 in deposits in Denton county banks with resources rising correspondingly. Old Man Prosperity, a bona fide Denton county resident, stands out after eight years of testing, as 1910 yields another good year in farm prices though not otherwise remarkable.
At Miss Mabel Elliott's home on Saturday Rev McFadden and Miss Elliott hosted a tiny social for their Sunday school girls and a few friends. Guests wore slips with clues and answered six initialled questions, then enjoyed readings and music. A Christmas tree charm and a red stocking game led to humorous Santa Claus notes and treats, finishing with the girls praising the evening.
Denton readers hear that Dean's Kidney Pills provide prompt relief for back pain. Mrs. A W Autrey of Pilot Point endorses the Old Quaker remedy, noting kidney issues and dull back ache improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold by dealers, 50 cents. Wester-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
A Denton County tally from sixteen banks shows total resources surpassing 3 007 157 dollars and deposits exceeding 2 010 798 dollars as of mid November. Individual deposits average about 890 dollars per person with per capita resources near 100 dollars.
The funeral for M. S. Stout, who died Friday, was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Stout home 132 West Hickory. Rev. Warren T. Whiteside of the M. E. church, South, led services. Burial followed at S. O. O. F. cemetery with Stanfold lodge of Mason and Knights Templar in attendance. Midnight Scottish Rite ceremonies, with Dallas masons and local Thirty-second degree men, were held prior, leaving a lasting impression on mourners. Local Masons assisting included W. H. Thompson and H. A. Wolfsohn among others.
Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa survived a seven week hospital stay with liver trouble and jaundice after doctors gave up. Five bottles of Electric Bitters reportedly cured eight months of illness and are sold for 50 cents at J F Raley and Co.
The Sixty-first annual session of the Grand Royal Arch chapter of Texas Masons opened in Waco with 103 subordinate lodges represented. Grand High Priest J. J. Gallagher of Whitewright gave the annual address after the ceremonies opening. More than 1000 attendees are present.
An advert offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. The endorsing firm Walding Kinnan Marvin vouches for J Cheney. Medicine claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle. Also brief notices urge Hall's Family Pills, new Hammere brass at McCray, and bread orders from Smith's Restaurant.
A 40 cent weekly descrip tion notes a service offering ten words weekly in the Dally and a full week in the Weekly. The item mentions pricing and publication cadence for readers seeking brief notices.
A well known attorney, pompous and arrogant, slips on Broad Street and falls. He jokes that his constitution won’t stand as it did, and a fellow lawyer suggests an amendment. The exchange ends with a quip about a cushion or mattress as retainer help.
The article describes salt water cataracts in Norway, southern Chile, and British Columbia where tidal flow is blocked by rock barriers. At Canoe Passage near Vancouver, tide pooling creates a two way cascade eighteen feet high as the flood from the gulf pours over and then returns with the ebb.
A country schoolteacher tests pupils on seasons. The stubborn Johnny finally admits, with humor, that there is a frog a lizard and a dead cat in the spring, claiming another boy placed them there.
The London Chronicle explains the phrase sending to Coventry as arising in Charles I era Coventry residents objected to soldiers in town and a scarlet cloaked speaker became a scandal. The practice confined the soldier to the mess room to avoid social contact, giving rise to the term for isolation.
A sea captain remarks that average land observers cannot see beyond ten miles from a ship unless a mountain or fixed object is in view. The quoted man on his first voyage doubted the ocean’s vastness but found disappointment as the horizon conceals distant waters.
A Washington Star exchange features a cynical sociologist noting many are not worth their space, countered by an eminent astronomer who quips that life aboard the planet isn’t on a pay as you enter basis.
A widow asks Dr Crusty if he understands flower meanings. The doctor, an old bachelor, replies he does not know yellow signals jealousy, only that yellow represents biliousness.
A satirical exchange questions how Dr. De Sharpe built a large practice among the rich. Blinkers notes a millionaire’s illness is blamed on overwork, reflecting the era’s tone in a New York Weekly style item.
Maud disputes Jack’s claim he proposed to her saying she never saw him kiss other women. Ethel notes he once called her his angel and implied he loved only her, revealing tense old romance details.
A reflective note from the Chicago Record-Herald highlights happiness as intertwined with acts of kindness, asserting that joy blooms when a person’s first wish is to brighten someone else’s day. The quotation frames altruism as a pathway to personal contentment and social harmony.
Will Promote Beauty. Women desiring beauty get wonderful help from Bucklens Arnica Salve. It banishes pimples eruptions, sores and boils. It makes skin soft and velvety. Cures sore eyes cold sores cracked lips chapped hands. Best for burns scalds fever sores cuts bruises piles. 25c at J F Raley Co.
The forecast warns of a cold spell upcoming with strong winds and freezing temperatures. Ba urged to prepare by ordering firewood from G W Elbert, ensuring ample supplies before the cold sets in.
The article emphasizes Earl Grey's crossing of Hudson Bay by canoe whaleboat and sailing vessel, describing the region as largely unexplored and rich in potential. It notes the area as a frontier of fur, mining, and prospecting, with talks of a Hudson Bay route as a western outlet and the bay's winter ice behavior as explained by Indigenous and trading communities.
A fragment notes a frame structure in Colorado City known as the first capital building, recently moved by Entesiers and an alleged occupant involved in a dispute.
No reason for doubt statements claim complete relief from constipation with Rexall Orderlies. The advertisement touts them as gentle effective and safe for all, including children and elderly, offering 10¢ and 25¢ sizes and sold at Rexall Stores through O. M. Curtis.
An advertisement from Long and King, Denton, claims to meet the demands of many families. It invites others to try their service, offering phones number 44 and asserting success follows firms that satisfy people.
A village trembles before a powerful giant named Mr Mountain who raids for food. Villagers plot to blow up his pipe with gunpowder, causing a massive explosion that ends the threat and sends the giant away forever.
Captain Arthur St John recalls Rudyard Kipling as a small undersized pupil at Westward Ho United Service School on the Devon coast in the 1870s. He describes Kipling as the boy who knew long words, endured being teased into eating worms, and possessed a stubborn inner spirit despite outward subservience. St John notes Kipling’s poor athletics, near sightedness, and later Anglo Indian stories while praising his grasp of Indian character.
An old advertisement touts women voting by claiming millions would vote and promotes Dr King's New Life Pill as a cure for fatigue backache headache constipation and colds. The 25 cent remedy is pitched as safe easy and effective sold by J F Raley & Co.
J J Mills of Denton county, a prominent planter, left Abilene after a week on business. While here, Wilson bought a 160 acre farm eight miles southeast of Abilene to rent. He likes the country but is not yet ready to move. Dr Frank Piner of Denton, who treated little Charles Abernathy, has returned home after typhoid fever and praised Nacogdoches. He plans to return for a longer visit.
D T Sanders of Har rodsburg Kentucky recalls friends mistaking him for a doomed consumptive before trying Dr King's New Discovery. He credits it with ending a lung racking cough and restoring his health. The remedy is advertised as a life saver for coughs colds laryngospasm asthma croup and whooping cough with a trial bottle offered free by J F Raley & Co.
The Students Association of the College of Industrial Arts hosts a Christmas sale at the college building on Saturday Dec 10 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Displays by Fine Arts with bags stencils leather work artistic baskets booklets calendars blotters. Domestic Arts with hand made articles. Domestic Science with conserves and candies.
A brief public notice highlights the store Auread as the advertiser. The item indicates a promotional feature or listing tied to Auread within a local commerce section.
The newest and finest line of ladies hand bags for your inspection at McCray's offers stylish designs and quality craftsmanship. Shoppers are invited to view the latest selections highlighting practical yet fashionable carryalls for everyday use.
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