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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
2
Public notice states that erroneous reflections about any firm individual or corporation in the Record and Chronicle will be corrected upon notification to the publishers, inviting prompt contact for clarification or remedy.
Denton editorial argues Dr. Frederick A. Cook may have reached the North Pole but questions his honesty and delays in proving his claims. It outlines doubts about his records, alleged funds, and the Danish University review, contrasting Peary’s substantiated ascent.
December council meeting discussed graveling the square and streets as an experiment to test the feasibility of gravel shipments. An ordinance on vital statistics was passed and Woodmen of the World Camp No. 73 elected officers for 1910 to be installed in January. J M Neal died at 46. funeral at Belew Cemetery. Irene Martin dies at Hastings Oklahoma aged seven. services held at home of sister in Pilot Point. J P Bradford sells a 35 pound turkey for 3.95 in Pilot Point.
Mrs Eula Preslad of Greenfield Tennessee praises Hunt's Cure as a reliable remedy for itching skin conditions including eczema and ring worm. The testimonial notes a constant supply kept for fifteen years with the product priced at 50 cents per box.
A short classified item announces a fresh supply of Missouri apples and invites readers to place orders. D. H. Fry, Sr. on North Side signs the notice and promotes the fruit sale to locals.
Rev. RE G Roberts of Sanger receives a $30 overcoat from Pilot Point ladies. Edgell and family from New Mexico move to Pilot Point. Dr J P Blount and son Jerome inspect stock fire losses in Denton. Gas expected by June with a survey from Decatur to Sherman. Worth Ray and F F Hill hinted for local representative. term limits and county judge posts discussed. rumors of Lee Zumwalt for third term. Christmas holidays may reveal political ambitions.
Advertises Hicks' Ca pucline as a remedy for feverishness and aching from malarious conditions colds or overheating. Claims it reduces fever relieves aching and emphasizes three bottle sizes priced at 16 25 and 50 cents available at drug stores.
Mrs. G. N. Fore died Wednesday last week at her parents home near Celina after a five week illness from yellow jaundice. The funeral was held Thursday and burial followed at Cottage Hill cemetery in Collin county.
Do not be a victim to a cold or cough as they can lead to pneumonia or consumption. Be wise and use Simmons Cough Syrup which cures coughs heals lungs and helps you stay to enjoy the beauties of spring.
Arrangements are set for Hon. William Jennings Bryan to address 220 Lenton High School students and townspeople at the R. E. Lee auditorium Tuesday. He will arrive at 10 10 on the Katy flyer and be met by a committee headed by Supt Carlisle. A luncheon at the Oatman hotel precedes the 1 30 program.
A long list of children from Denton and nearby towns write Santa Claus asking for toys, books, dolls, wagons, trains, firearms not, candy, fruit, and dolls. Names include Cecil Cagle Erwin Sidney Erwin Earl Barry Jewell Evans Verne Carrington Frances Woodward Ida May Saley Mary Myers Elmer Switzer Grace Switzer Mary Myers Paul Godwin and others.
A 19th century beauty ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for pimples, skin eruptions, sores and boils. Claims to soften skin and glorify the face with cures for pimples sore eyes cold sores cracked lips chapped hands and piles. Sold by J F Raley & Co.
A reader from Jonesville, filed a three decade old testimonial for Simmons' Liver Purifier. The letter notes a one dollar money order and requests its worth in the tin boxed medicine. The ad claims thirty years of use and lists price at 25 cents per box.
Rev E L Stillman arrived late last week to fill the Roanoke Methodist pulpit for the coming conference year. He preached Sunday morning and again Sunday night as part of the Roanoke circuit formation. The Paris conference shifted Roanoke from Justin circuit and placed it as head of the Roanoke circuit, with Argyle Garza and Chinns Chapel on the circuit.
W Jenkins hosted a gathering of former possum hunters at his home where they shared a possum dinner. Three possums were captured by H O Dunham. Attendees included H O Dunham Wm Cowan M Horton T J Southerland G Cleveland J R Cade C B Stone W H Seagraves and T R Brandi with wife and daughter Una.
Headache Rfick promotes Capudine as a liquid remedy for colds heat stomach or nervous troubles. It claims immediate relief and suggests try it with prices of 1¢ 2he? and 60c at drug stores.
Fresh shipment of Selmo rolled oats Telmo pearled barley Telmo buckwheat flour Telmo granulated hominy Telmo steel cut oatmeal. Long & Turner Co. guarantees quality.
Brass candlesticks smoking sets and ash trays offered as festive gifts. Fern dishes and other brass items marketed as good Christmas presents.
Scarcity of butcher stock and soaring feed prices push cattle prices higher. Local seller quotes 25 for an extra good cow, with cows suitable for butchering ranging from 7 760 to 3 cents on the hoof. An unrelated medical adpromotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills, offering $100 for catarrh caused deafness unrelieved by cure.
Customers can beat the rush by placing orders now for Christmas can dies fruits and nuts with Long and Turner Co offering a better selection and timely delivery.
Attorney Pruett of Oklahoma City, who has visited previously for the men jailed on the Lewisville bank robbery charge, is expected Tuesday to pursue further action on their behalf. Cisco and Marshall were granted $6,000 bonds each on habeas corpus, but bail has not yet been posted.
Mrs O Rhinevault of Vestal Center declares Electric Bitters one of God's gifts to women. She says the remedy restores vigor, mood, and health, curing nervousness sleeplessness headache backache fainting and dizziness. Available 50c at J F Raley.
Mrs. Ann Hilger from west of the city filed a complaint with the County Attorney after alleging a young man abducted her seven year old daughter. Officials found no current legal remedy as consent unclear and no crime proved.
An endorsement from C. C. Cook of Texas praises Hunt's Lightning Oil as a great pain and sprain reliever. The advert notes bottle sizes at 25 and 50 cents.
Word reached here of the sudden death at Gainesville of Judge Henry Eldridge a prominent lawyer with the firm Eldreidge Garnett. He died of heart failure at 57 just after leaving a business house and was a noted member of the Denton Street Methodist church.
Fern Garrison and Kimmins endorse Foley's Kidney Remedy highlighting hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid solvent and urine antiseptic. Take the remedy at first signs of irregularities to prevent serious illness.
Graham Renfro manager of the Amazu theater was found guilty in city court for nonpayment of street tax on a complaint by Street Commissioner Wiggs. He faces a $1 fine plus costs and plans to appeal to the county court. Noah Roark, his attorney, argued for a new trial before Mayor Bates, but the motion was overruled.
Eight different styles of Christmas cards by an expert penman are offered. STANDARD BUSINESS COLLEGE advertises courses in Bookkeeping Short hand and Typewriting with thorough instruction priced at 105 cents.
President Cree T. Work of the College of Industrial Arts learned by telegram of his father Josiah Work dead in Colorado. The telegram gave no details. Mr. Work was known to Denton residents, having visited here several years ago.
If you want concrete or brick work done first class see S A Bush ey.
Orde helps river men free a log jam threatening Reed's mill after a shotgun confrontation. He proposes a clever improvised dam with logs to back up water, then broker a settlement with Reed and leads a controlled break to restore the flow. By the next day the pond clears and work resumes.
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