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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
3
In Lewisville the Enterprise reports the Bourland family faces a trying week due to their daughter Mrs. Guy Bourland illness. The paper notes her two month sickness and the doctors’ confidence in a swift recovery as press time nears.
At the Lewisville camp W. C. W. held on Wednesday night December 1 officers were elected for the coming term. John Sims was named C. C. E. J. Farrington became A. L. Chas G. Thomas was chosen clerk W. W. Baxter banker Jack Hoskins watchman and Claud Dorris sentry were also elected.
8.T. Sigler has purchased the D. L. Dowd residence property located in west Lewisville, reflecting a local real estate transfer.
J. T. Sherrog from Denton was in town visiting relatives and friends Wednesday, staying for casual calls and social chats.
Mr and Mrs Homer Hatcher now reside in Fort Worth and are proud parents of a healthy baby girl.
Vera Gaulding of Dallas is reported as having married last week. She taught voice culture in the area during last winter.
The heaviest rain of the season drenched the area Saturday afternoon and night, soaking ground thoroughly. Drainage and minor localized flooding were reported as authorities monitor conditions and advise caution.
Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Hursey departed Monday for Paris where Rev. Hursey has been appointed district evangelist.
Miss Lillian Bearbanks who taught elocution in Lewisville last year died Monday at the Dallas home of her parents.
A Florida reader from Jonesville, Thos H Reilly, sends a money order for one dollar and requests its value in Simmons Liver Purifier in tin boxes. He states he has used the medicine for thirty years and notes the price is 25 cents per box.
Alamo coffees provide a finishing touch to morning routines, helping start the day right, as highlighted by LONG & TURNER CO.
An advertisement touts Foley's Orino Laxative as mild and pleasant tasting for women and children. It claims it cures constipation and contrasts favorably with harsher purgatives like pills and tablets.
The Denton Chamber of Commerce board met at 4 p m with President Owens and directors present. They reviewed locating an experimental station, planned a broad campaign to attract the station to Denton, and discussed a Santa Fe extension proposal but made no firm recommendation. A social session for December 13 was set to engage citizens and county farmers and business leaders.
Capadine relieves headaches from colds heat stomach or nervous troubles. This pleasant liquid act quickly and is sold at drug stores for 19 25 and 50 cents. Obtainable from local druggists.
Fort Worth market records a new hog price high as two carloads of Oklahoma hogs sold for 28.40 per hundred. Sellers include C Wheeler of Norman and J C Arnold of Luther Oklahoma.
A large crowd attended the funeral services for Joe H. Schoolfield at the Pearl Street Church of Christ on Thursday afternoon. The procession proceeded to the I C F cemetery for interment. Out of town attendees included Judge and Mrs. S H Cowan and Miss Cowan, Mrs. Walker of Fort Worth, Miss Tatum of Aubrey, and many locals from Ponder and Stony communities.
Patent remedy Hicke' Ca puchine advertised to reduce fever and relieve aching. Marketed as liquid 10 with price 25 and 50 cents at drug stores. Contains claims against malarious conditions, colds, or overheating.
The Daily Record and Chronicle will distribute tomorrow's edition to 1350 Denton families and suburban homes with rural route readers joining the reach. Advertisers are urged to submit copies tonight for holiday offerings with no increase in regular rates.
The December bureau cotton estimate shocked traders with a total crop guess of 10 088 900 bales, far below bulls' hopes. Liverpool and New York futures surged while New Orleans hits 16 cents briefly. spots rose, and Galveston sales topped 317. Receipts stay light and seed cotton valued at 4 1/2 to 5 1/4 cents. Turkeys strong, eggs sky high at 25 to 26 cents.
Grain and feed prices listed include cotton seed at wholesale 26 dollars per ton and retail 28. corn in ear wholesale 60-67.5 cents per bushel, shelled 73.5-75.5 cents, retail 0-21.2 cents. wheat No. 2 freight basis 1.49 per bushel, seed wheat 1.40. Hay and other feeds: prairie hay wholesale 15.00 per ton, retail 0.50 per bale. bran wholesale 1.40 per 100 pounds, chicken feed 1.60 per 100 pounds, corn chops 1.45 per 109 pounds.
A narrative ad extols Parisian Sage as a premier hair nourisher and grower used by Parisian elites. It claims to destroy dandruff, nourish roots, add life and brilliancy, and boasts a delicate scent with no scalp harm. Available nationwide through druggists and Denton dealer O M Curtis, price 50 cents.
A dense listing of prices for Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes, flour, corn meal, lard, bacon, onions, and turnips. Includes wholesale and retail per unit figures such as Irish potatoes 0 cents wholesale and 1.10 per peck retail, flour 3.15 to 3.40 per 100 pounds wholesale, lard 14 cents per pound wholesale, bacon various forms, onions wholesale 2 cents per pound and retail 4 cents, and turnips 1 to 1.25 per bushel.
Advert says the salve helps pimples skin eruptions sores and boils giving a soft velvety complexion. Claims cure for pimples sore eyes cold sores cracked lips chapped hands and piles with a call to try it at J F Raley.
Chronicle classifieds urge sellers to place ads now, urging readers to list items and offerings rather than wait for inquiries. The brief item calls for action to reach potential buyers and expedite sales through the paper’s classified section.
A southbound Texas and Pacific freight wreck on a small Elm Botton bridge halted joint track traffic for about eighteen hours Thursday. Four cars derailed after a broken wheel, one car off the bridge. The first train into Denton after the incident arrived at 7:20 Friday morning. No injuries reported. Engineer Fitzgerald was at the throttle. Conductor Nichols led the train crew. Wrecking crews from Denison cleared debris and repaired the track.
An 1880s claim states deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucosa and that local applications cannot reach it. The advertisement offers $100 for a catarrh deafness cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, with circulars and a 75 cent drugstore sale price, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The R. E. Lee Literary Society of the Normal holds an open meeting at the College auditorium Saturday evening at 8 o clock. The program includes a concert by G. M. Black and an octet by the String Octet group.
Reserved seats for the Bryan lecture at R. E. Lee auditorium on December 14 at 1 30 p m must be exchanged for numbered coupons at Minnis drug store starting Friday morning Tickets will be sold there as well on the same date J S Carlisle
An old time advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney troubles. It features Mrs. J. N. Puckett of Denton praising the remedy and notes availability from Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York with a 50 cent price.
Public notice commands sheriff or constable to summon H. C. Bridges by weekly publication for four weeks before the return day, as required by Texas law.
An illustrated 20 payment life policy offers a $1000 death benefit for a $32.40 monthly premium at age 35. It outlines guaranteed cash or loan value and end of term settlements, with projections by actuary J. P. Mantz and assumptions of 6 percent interest on reserves.
In Denton County Texas a petition filed November 27 1909 seeks a divorce from H C Bridges by S E Bridges widow G E Branner alleging cruel and oppressive treatment and abandonment after March 1907. The case No 5142 dates to February 21 1910 and references publication in a local or nearest district newspaper before the next regular district term.
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