A Paris Writer’s Monkey Pranks on Manuscripts and Decorations
A Paris contemporary narrates Chateaubriand’s humorous incident with Fontanes’ manuscripts mislaid by a pet monkey. The animal copied folds from papers into four parts and hid the texts, later restored and published. Manuscripts and orders vanished to be found later in a cornice, then a cat took its place at the writing table.
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Paris
Chateaubriand
Fontanes
Charbeachbriand
Hyomei Offers Backed Cure for Catarrh at Curtis’s
O M Curtis promotes Hyomei claiming it cures catarrh and throat ailments in five minutes with no habit forming ingredients. The kit costs 1 dollar and includes inhaler bottle and directions, with extra bottles 60 cents. Leading druggists guarantee relief or money back.
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O. M. Curtis
Hymei
Paceles
Australia
Waters-Pierce Texas sale pending final order
District Judge Calhoun has not yet entered the final sale order for Waters-Pierce Oil's Texas properties to S W Fordyce of St Louis whose bid of about 1.5 million was accepted at a public auction. The court and state attorneys will decide if cash or notes are acceptable and whether to reserve 600000 to cover potential Clem Oil judgments against Receiver Eckhardt.
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Austin
Calhoun
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
S. W. Fordyce
St. Louis
Col. Fordyce
Clem Oil Company
R. J. Eckhardt
Oil sale proceeds after acquittal in Waters-Pierce case
The Henry C. Pierce trial ended in acquittal, allowing a regular sale of Waters-Pierce Oil Co. Texas property in Travis county. Col. Fordyce bid $1.43 million for himself and associates. John Sealy of Galveston bought Security Refinery Co. assets for $85 thousand and other properties for $750 thousand and $40 thousand for 65 Union Tank Line cars, with confirmations by Judge Calhoun. Sealy denied any transfer plans to Standard Oil or Waters-Pierce entities.
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Austin
Henry C. Pierce
Texas
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Eckhardt
Travis County
Oil Company
W. Fordyce
St. Louis
Pierce
Judge Perkins
Perkins
Col.Fordyce
Security Oil Company
Navarro Oil Company
Union
John Sealy
Galveston
Security
Beaumont
Navarra Oil
Calhoun
Col. Fordyce
Waters- Pierce
Mr. Sealy
Local Agent Retained by New Waters-Pierce Ownership
J. W. Davis continues as local agent for Waters-Pierce Oil in Denton Texas under new owner Col S. W. Fordyce who has purchased the Texas property. All employees of the receiver will be kept in their current positions and requested to maintain effort in the business.
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J. W. Davis
Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
G. W. Cahoon
Denton
Texas
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Advertised by Cheney Co
An advertisement from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It explains deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the eustachian tube and urges sending for circulars. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Long & Turner Co. Puts Finishing Touch On Breakfast
Advert reads that L. A. Bush ties Alamo coffees to complete a first class concrete or brick work start to the day, with Long & Turner Co. providing the finishing touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Bushtie
Alamo Coffees
Long & Turner CO
Lost and Found Ads Promote Record and Chronicle
An old plea invites readers to use the Record and Chronicle Lost and Found columns to recover missing items. The notice emphasizes advertising these sections as the solution to reclaim lost belongings and return them to owners.
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The
Record
Chronicle
Market Climbs on Ginnners Report 1908 Gains Spur Cotton Prices
Ginners report lifts New York prices with gains across markets. Cotton bale totals show a decline from last year while port receipts rise. Local grain and hay prices stay high as eggs, turkeys, and hogs show varied strength amid weather and road conditions.
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New York
Denton
Bureau
Texas
Baxter
Commodity price list from seed to feedstuffs
Cotton and corn quotes include seed at 4 to 4.75 dollars per pound and 60 to 67 percent car wholesale corn per bushel with various retail rates. Cotton seed near 26 to 28 per ton, meal 32 per ton car, hulls 11.50 to 12. Prairie hay 15 to 15.50 per ton. Wheat No. 2 fob 1.49 per bushel with seed at 1.40.
Groceries price list for potatoes flour bacon and more
A historical price table lists Trish potatoes at wholesale 90c and retail 1.10 per peck, sweet potatoes 1.30 to 1.50 per peck and 40c retail, flour 100 lbs wholesale 3.15 to 3.40 with 10c higher retail, hard wheat flour 3.05 to 3.15 per 100, Graham flour 3.50 per 100 lbs, corn meal 65c wholesale 70-75c retail, lard 14 cents wholesale per lb, bacon prices 15-30c per lb, onions wholesale 2 cents and retail 4c, turnips 1 to 1.25 per bushel.
Egg and Butter Wholesale and Retail Prices Listed
The notice details wholesale eggs at 25 to 26 cents per dozen with cash or trade terms and retail eggs at 10 cents straight. Butter prices show country creamery wholesale 10 to 30 cents per pound with delivery to private residences or hotels at 20 to 25 cents. creamery butter 25 to 30 cents per pound.
Poultry Price List From Ib Chicago Market
Turkey prices at 13 cents per pound Ib 13c Hen rate 7 1 2 cents per pound Fryers 12 1 2 to 13c per Ib Bakers 1 cent Old roosters 15c each Guineas 1.50 to 2.00 per dozen Ducks 3.00 per dozen Geese 6.00 per dozen
Hog and cow prices in regional livestock market
Livestock report shows hogs at gross 6 to 7.5 cents per pound for light and heavy weights. Cattle prices list cows at gross 2.50 to 2.84 cents per pound.
Hides Prices Noted In Classified Lines
River town ad lists green hides at seven to eight cents per pound and dry hides at nine cents per pound depending on weight and condition with no additional details.
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Oeie i Ice
Foley’s Urino Laxative Endorsed for Women and Children
A product endorsement notes Foley’s Urino Laxative as the preferred mild laxative for women and children due to its gentle action and pleasant taste. It claims to cure constipation and contrasts favorably with harsher purgatives like pills and tablets from Garrison & Kimmins.
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Foley
Garrison & Kimmins
Phone as Your Orders for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Long and Tuner Co promotes placing orders by phone for fresh produce. The notice emphasizes convenient telephone ordering for fruits and vegetables.
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Long & Tuner CO
Real Estate Ads Spur Growth From Small Classifieds
Local readers urged to advertise real estate in small want ads as a path to bigger sales. The message touts affordable options and quick visibility for properties through the classifieds.
Stewards Hold Meeting of M. E. Church South Board
The 1910 stewards board for the M. E. Church South met in the pastor's study with eleven members present. Rev. Whiteside led with prayer as Mayor E. F. Bates was named chairman, M. L. Williams vice chairman, P. G. Benett treasurer, and C. J. Duggan secretary. membership rolls were reviewed and the year’s plans outlined.
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M. E. Church South
Whiteside
E. F. Bates
M. L. Williams
P. G. Benett
C. J. Duggan
Whitewright
Missouri
Midnight Doctors Stir Up Household Disarray
A chaotic scene unfolds as a doctor and his entourage disrupt a household leaving the family resentful. The narrator laments the doctor’s unwelcome arrival and urges restraint and rest for the patient, warning against unnecessary interference.
Cotton near depletion marked in Green Valley report
Daily notes from Green Valley dated Dec 7 report crop conditions with cotton nearly exhausted while wheat and oats look good. Local residents include Dr. L Floyd building a new storehouse and several residents visiting moves and illnesses. An accidental drowning occurred when Tip Dobson crossed Big Elm creek and was buried in Green Valley cemetery.
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Green Valley
Green Valley Cemetery
Newt Allen
Little Elm
Looper
Belle Leonard
Davidson
Chas. Brewer
Plainview
Parisian Sage Hair Remedy Promoted by Buffalo Firm
A letter from Oscar Armstrong of Belleville Ont praises Parisian Sage for growing hair on a balded scalp after one bottle. The American makers caution they do not guarantee growth when hair roots are dead, noting effectiveness only if roots remain viable.
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Giroux Mfg. Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Oscar Armstrong
Belleville Horse-Shoe & Rolling Mill Co
Belleville
Ont
Mr. Armstrong
C. M. Curtis
Cannibal Island Divers Chase Coins in Madeira Waters
Albert Bigelow Paine recalls a Madeira stop where small boats with half naked divers urged visitors to throw coins. The divers, quick and skilled, leap after nickels and dimes, with children among the eager crowd, as waves of Portuguese cries rise. It was a vivid, novel spectacle.
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Madeira
Albert Bigelow Paine
Outing Magazine
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promotes Urine Health Claims
An old advert describes hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It is labeled as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine, urging early use at first irregularities to prevent serious illness.
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Garrison & Kimmins
Meaning of the Green Bough in House Building
The custom of placing a green bough on a new roof spread beyond Germany to Preach Canadians from Brittany. It stems from an old belief that trees host spirits. felling a tree displaces a spirit and may provoke ill will. To appease them a branch is placed on the house. once the roof rises, the spell is said to be broken.
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Germany
Brittany
van Norden
Kidney Disease Caution and Denton Endorsement
Danger in delay warns Denton residents about kidney trouble as symptoms mount into backache headaches and urinary issues. Doan s Kidney Pills are praised by local user J H Tennis who reports relief after using the remedy from J F Raley Co drug store.
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Denton
Doan
J. H. Tennis
E. McKinney St
Texas
Dean
J. F. Raley & Co
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North Side
Dallas News
Endler Edwards
P. C. Withers
East Oak Street
Exchange National Bank
North Elm
West Sycamore
L. Fulton
West Hickory Street
J. W. Cook
Bee M. G. Roberts
A. R. McGintie
Wiley Smith
Postoffice
James McKelvey
Xoss & Blankenship
Attorneys-At-Law
FL & A. Bank
Vilot Point
Texangid
Swindoll
J. E. McCabe
Town and Country Real Estates
Fatm Loas
Moreman & Luster
RED Barn
Standard Business Colege
Campbell
Bear McCray
Lipscomb
Cartia Drug Store
J W. Fralin
South
Tle Equates
Dentos
McClurkan's
C. Lipscomb, Jr
Lucian
N. Locust St
A. D. Turner
Nomal
M. B. Whitlock
Wells & Bass
Jim Goode
Old Roark Barn
North Locust Street
R. R. Turner
West Oak St
M. L. Martin
Raley's Drug Store
P. C. Withers Land Company
W. Seventh Street
Fort Worth
Hester, Lester & Brownlow
Clifford Stroud
White
J. W. Skiles
West Hickory St
Kodak Finishing
Kodaks
Kodak Films
North Side Court Square
Allo
Waters Pierce
Dnc
Sealy
Secures Security
Navarra
Union Tank Line
Liverpool
Jane
New Orleans
Record & Chronicle
Printery
Bates-Jackson Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Midnight Doctors
Perry Davis
T. B,. Porter
Mgr
P. Poe
Lod Robinson
A. G. McMath
Geo Whitten
East Side Square
Call Taylor Bros
North Side Square
H. F. Schweer & Co
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