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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
2
The Record and Chronicle outline subscription rates for six months and one year by mail in advance. A policy promises correction of any erroneous reflection upon the character or standing of firms individuals or corporations upon notification to the publishers.
The item lists dates and figures from Shakespearean references and historical figures, then shifts to an advertisement note on classified columns growth and 3 cent a word pricing. It mentions Jackson Mississippi editor queries about Lincoln centennial and Jefferson Davis birthday plans, citing Daily News.
A columnist notes daily dialogue with over a thousand Denton area families. Good talk leads them to a store, where effective advertising then prompts purchases. Watch the procession to see if advertisers attract buyers. usually they do.
The Palestine Herald defends restoring newspapers rights of contract with railroads arguing the anti pass law target is unfair. It rejects claims that railroads control the press and notes many legislators confuse transport for advertising with free passes. The paper insists the principle matters over financial aspects and cites no railroad dictates on policy.
The Texas press resists a proposed amendment to end free pass restrictions arguing it would threaten the integrity of country papers. Representative Gilmore defends editors as patriotic and unimpeachable, noting editors contribute to Texas and oppose corruption. The discourse centers on contract rights and governor’s opposition.
The Dallas News reports a dispute between two railroad commissioners Colquitt and Storey over voting on measures for the public good. Storey says he supports Colquitt only when proposals serve public interests, but few do, weakening public esteem and the commission’s effectiveness.
The Record and Chronicle says the Thirty first legislature will curb drastic Thirtieth acts while many bills are still numerous. It notes belief that much of the wild will be a natural death and reflects the ultra Democratic stance of the newspaper in supporting its parties and nominees.
San Francisco reports a surge in naval movement with ships such as the Mohican and Buffalo departing for Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. The Asia carries 3590 tons including 200 submarine mines and 2500 cases of small arms ammo for the Philippines while the Sheridan heads to Honolulu with 3000 tons of general supplies.
A native boy faces a hungry lion at an iron water reservoir. When claws rasped his legs, he strikes sparks with matches and lights a blaze on the paw, forcing the beast to withdraw. The nightlong duel ends as dawn comes and the lion retreats hungry.
A Fort Worth column argues Texas deserts wives and families by treating wife desertion as a misdemeanor. It notes interstate differences, calls for the next legislature to classify desertion as a felony, shift prosecution to the state, and links lax law to ongoing social harm. It cites Carmack and stresses justice and public safety.
A stray iron hoop bounced into a suburban home damaging a kitchen window. The boy's father arrived with a glazier to fix the pane and collect 50 cents. Confusion over parentage follows as both adults deny knowing the boy.
Washington February 6 funds raised by relief groups for Italian earthquake victims total 3.641 million dollars. The American National Red Cross the Italian government committee and the Italian Red Cross pooled the gifts as the three leading organizations. War Department officials rejected criticisms of fund handling and distribution.
A promotional notice by Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bed-wetting and daytime urine problems. It claims constitutional cause, urges mothers to write for instructions without sending money, and says the treatment also helps adults with urinary difficulties.
The Honey Grove Signal reports that unless laws change it will be hard to secure juries for important cases. Journalists and readers influence opinions, making many potential jurors ineligible. It notes the Carmack murder trial required hundreds screened over days and cites jurors who never read newspapers.
A Honey Grove Signal Law column questions the harsh reach of punishment touching a frail widow with four children when her husband is jailed for crime. It argues the innocent family may suffer more than the guilty and calls for reform to ensure earnings support dependents rather than the offender.
In Detroit Michigan Mrs M E Ficher endures severe rectal trouble. Three doctors advise operation while she writes that Dr King s New Life Pills helped her until wholly cured. The note appears in a brief, fragmentary ad style summary of medical relief claims.
A readable fragment notes efforts by Rec ord and Chronicle to quell a furnished room dispute. The brief mentions assistance or mediation provided to resolve tensions affecting residents. No dates or places are specified in the legible text.
Australian parliament halted amid clashes over a government bill to ease German Czech tensions. A late scuffle left several members with wounds and many with black eyes and sore heads.
Fort Worth Texas February 6. Trustees at a called meeting decided that every student in the city schools must present either a seat or a certificate proving vaccination.
A tense scene unfolds as Henry Holbrook berates Gillespie and the Italian Intervenes binding Holbrook with rage. Helen consoles Gillespie in a whispered exchange before the Italian ferries Holbrook away toward the lake. The narrator withdraws, hides in a barn loft, and sleeps after escaping further confrontation.
Rosalind explains she is Helen Holbrook’s cousin Rosalind Hartridge and that her father and she are an antagonistic element with Uncle Henry Holbrook. Donovan learns of a long family rift and the planned visit to Red Gate as he protects Aunt Patricia and Helen.
Grace Hammond aged 3 died in Houston after hours of agony from scalds suffered when she fell into a tub of boiling water. The accident occurred while she played at home.
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