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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
3
Classified advertisements under this heading will be inserted at the following gates by time per word. Each subsequent and consecutive insertion costs CSI. Professional cards of three lines or less cost $1.09 per month. more space pro rata. No ad taken for less than 10 cents. All ads in Classified columns must be accompanied by cash to insure insertion.
A note lists W Fralin dentist at South aide square Denton Texas. A J Gant announces they will stay until January 3 1910 to tune pianos at 45 Bernard Street.
Reports describe extensive flooding in Spain with significant damage to urban areas and crops. Col. James Gordon is named U.S. senator for Mississippi to fill the late McLaurin seat. Quail die in northern Missouri amid ice and snow blocking food. L Lassiter's wagon sinks in Red River quicksand near Wichita Falls, losing wagon, an organ, and a trunk with 400 dollars.
Rock Island stock surged on the New York exchange reaching 81 before retreating to 50 as heavy trading sparked fears of a market corner affecting the continent.
Dr. Wm. Caldwell of the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth appeared before the grand jury after asserting from the pulpit that gambling operated all day, night, and Sunday within a few blocks of his church.
Eighteen persons are dead as a Christmas blizzard, the worst in twenty years, sweeping the New England coast. Traffic halted in six states, and Philadelphia businesses were at a near standstill while Pittsburg and Harrisburg report improving conditions.
Charles Wake once a close ally of Dr. Cook says he no longer knows the explorer’s whereabouts beyond Europe. Wake cites Cook’s failure to defend his polar records after Copenhagen as ending his last faith in the veteran arctic leader.
The new weights and measures ordinance in Dallas cuts bread per quarter. Loaves must be sixteen ounces each and only five loaves are sold for a quarter totaling eighty ounces, down from seven thirteen ounce loaves totaling ninety one ounces under the old system.
W J Atkins, night worker at Banner Springs Tennessee, suffered severe lung trouble from damp saw mill work. After trying many remedies he used Dr King's New Discovery, and after a few bottles returned to work. It relieves coughs colds throat inflammations and lung ailments. 50 cents and 1 dollar. Guaranteed by J F Raley.
E. D. Glenn filed suit in the district court against the M. E. T Railway Company of Texas seeking $1,000 for damages due to delayed cattle shipments alleged negligent handling by the railroad.
It claims to cure pimples pimples boils and skin eruptions improving tone and softness of the skin. It also treats sore eyes cold sores cracked lips chapped hands and piles. Available for 25 cents at J F Raley Co.
From now to January 15 1910 Standard Business College Denton Texas offers a five dollar discount on a single course in Bookkeeping Shorthand and Typewriting combined plus a ten dollar discount. Night school starts the first Monday night in January.
Inclosed is a money order for one dollar for Simmons Liver Purifier in tin boxes. Thomas H. Reilly of Jonesville Florida says he has used the medicine for thirty years. Price is 25 cents per box. No comments necessary.
Timetable fragment shows southbound schedule with numbers and times such as 8:30 a m 12:05 p m and 3:40 p m. It references Dallas branch trains and limited services and lists train numbers 209 281 206 182 210 20220 with various departure times. The text is garbled but indicates a rail schedule listing multiple southbound trips and their corresponding train numbers and times.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered railway terms and place names but lacks coherent events or dates. No clear incident, date, or outcome is readable to summarize into a complete news item.
Assessor Miller and deputies start next Monday on Denton county property assessments for 1910. They will cover all precincts with Bates, Morgan, Wallace, Hughes, and Harris assigning areas. Past year valuations stood at 18.85 million with natural increase likely pushing total above 19 million even without raises.
The council moves to grade gravel and repair East Hickory street with a cost share split, city paying one third and property owners two thirds, to be collected in five annual installments. A committee estimates costs and lists property owners for assessment, with notices and tax sale provisions.
The diary notes a lord mayor's day banquet where Pepys abstained from wine and drank hypocras, a spice and sugar infusion in wine. Hypocras, a mixed drink, stood him in good stead during a pledge of wine abstinence, though it likely contained wine.
A noisy London court scene is glimpsed with talk of investments and gossip about censorship. The text laments fading memory of a name or abbreviation for censors, referencing Sam Weller and a casual discussant. The fragment hints at cultural references and misgivings about official labels.
Cotton quotations rise across Liverpool and local markets as holidays end. Open and close figures show gains from last Thursday with spots up 16 at 8.42 and 15.85 in local sales. Hogs weaken with tops near 7 cents locally.
The notice lists wholesale and retail prices for agricultural commodities. Cotton lint seed meal hulls corn varieties chicken feed bran shucks prairie hay and wheat with per unit costs such as cotton lint 14.75 to 15 cents per lb seed $4 to $5.50 and corn prices 75 cents per bushel wholesale 80 to 85 cents retail shelled corn 73.5 to 75.5 cents per bushel retail 80 to 85 cents.
Price table for Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes with wholesale and retail per bushel and per peck. Also lists prices for white flour hard wheat, graham flour, corn meal, lard, bacon, onions, and turnips with per pound, per hundred pounds, and sack or can denominations. Includes grade notes and unit conversions.
Wholesale eggs offered at 30 cents cash or trade with retail at 35 cents straight. Butter by the pound ranges from country whole sale 10 to 30 cents cash or trade, delivery to private residences or hotels and boarding houses at 20 to 25 cents. Creamery butter per pound 25 to 30 cents.
Prices listed for various fowl include turkeys 12 1-2 to 14 cents per pound hens 7 to 8 cents per pound fryers 12 1-2 cents per pound bakers 10 cents per pound old roosters sold by license guinea fowl 1.50 to 2.00 per dozen ducks 3.00 per dozen geese 6.00 per dozen.
Hogs sold per pound at light 5 to 6 cents and heavies 6 3 4 to 7 cents. Cows sold per pound 2 3 4 to 3 1 4 cents.
Do not be a victim to cold or cough as they lead to pneumonia and consumption. Be wise use Simmons' Cough Syrup. It cures coughs heals lungs and will keep you right here to enjoy the beauties of spring.
State of Texas issues a notice to the Sheriff or a constable in Denton county to publish a final account of R. B. Moon deceased. Mrs. M. E. Moon as administratrix seeks discharge and invites interested parties to appear at the January 1910 term for contest. Court at Denton courthouse, December 1909.
20 acres with good lease, barn, orchard and other improvements just west of town and houses of all kinds in town to rent. See L. Fulton.
The classified columns show continued growth as readers seek records and chronicles. Editors note rising engagement, with more listings and notices spanning jobs, services, and community events.
George Williams a Negro from Garza is defendant in the first case under the new local option felony clause in Texas. Williams was arrested in Garza and jailed in Denton. The high court decision requires proof of two sales to trigger the clause. bond set at 500 dollars after a waived preliminary hearing. Deafness cure ad follows.
Public notice commands Aurelia Lambert to appear in Denton County District Court by publication for eight weeks before the 21st February 1910 to answer a suit filed 7 February 1909 by J P Kenney alleging a materialman's lien on land described near the Alex Hill survey and a 45 dollar note with interest and attorney fees.
Christmas has passed but we thank friends and customers for support during our first big season. We list remaining items at low prices and promise continued effort to benefit patrons and future mutual success with your help.
A partial district court entry shows Witness W E Durbin as clerk with court hand notation and a dated stamp. The text indicates the official signature and court office at the start of a record, but the surrounding details are incomplete.
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