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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1909
Page
2
Shakespeare’s American Calendar 1909 February 7
Fragments note notable dates and quotations including Millard Fillmore birth Dickens birth and women admitted to the U S Supreme Court in 1879. References a Baltimore fire loss 50 million in 1904 and lines from Shakespeare and Troilus and Cressida.
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Supreme Court of United States
Troilus and Cressida
Baltimore
Denton street macadam project boosts city streets
A new long stretch of macadam work continues in Denton. Hickory street from the Normal to the depot will be next, with the Street Committee prioritizing permanent improvements for first class streets rivaling other small cities.
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Denton
Hickory Street
Denton Locals Urge Support for Home Businesses
The writer extols Denton manufacturing plants for steady wages and family support, noting wages circulate through local commerce. They urge extending home support, promoting local business to boost employment and total labor spending, and prefer Denton-made products and home businesses.
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Denton
Governor Campbell and railroad ties questioned by editors
The Mineola Monitor questions a governor interview quote claiming editors would be ex editors if railroad funded exchange transportation were restored. It notes Campbell's past as a railroad lawyer and asks if he ever edited country newspapers, seeking details on when where and under what account. The Record and Chronicle hopes the governor was misquoted.
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Mineola Monitor
Gov. Campbell
Thomas
Exchange Transportation
the Monitor
Campbell
Dill bill to exempt graduates from medical exams sparks protest
Record and Chronicle argues the Dill proposal to exempt graduates of the Texas University medical department from licensure exams is wrong and unjust. It contends the bill would give the Texas Medical department an undue advantage and harms proper professional standards.
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Record and Chronicle
Texas
Texas University Medical Department
Texas Medical Department
Debate on Medical School Licenses and Fanaticism
The text argues against excluding non Texas Medical department graduates, urging all recognized schools diplomas be licenses to practice in Texas. It cites The Dallas News on fanaticism and compares medieval stake to modern pillory, noting lingering intolerance yet some improvement.
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Texas Medical Department
Texas
Texas railroad commission clash cited in Dallas remarks
Back Talk reports dueling views among Texas railroad commissioners Colquitt and Storey in Dallas with Colquitt claiming obstruction by colleagues and Storey defending votes for the public interest, noting few proposals from Colquitt passed. The Weatherford Herald recalls Governor Hogg’s stance that the commission should be appointive, not elective.
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Texas Railroad
Colquitt
Dallas
Storey
Willis
Kaufman County
Record and Chronicle
Firemen battle freezing blaze in sleet and snow
Denton volunteers battled a dangerous fire last Monday amid a sleet storm. Firemen waded through deep snow in near freezing temperatures as water froze on impact. Spectators sought shelter while praising the department’s efficiency and readiness. Weatherford also reported similar operations and strong local support.
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Denton
Record and Chronicle
Weatherford Fire Department
Weatherford
Weatherford Herald
Wallace Couple Die From Oil Can Explosion
McGregor Texas February 8 Mr and Mrs J R Wallace died after a oil can exploded while their two year old child tipped it into a blazing grate. The mother seized the can to fling it outside but the blast occurred as she met the husband at the door.
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Mcgregor
Tex
J. R. Wallace
Fordyce to Visit Texas Rail Lines for Expansion
Col Fordyce director of the Brownsville railroad and companions plan a Texas trip to study conditions for a large scale project. They recently bought half interest in the Stephenville North and South road and expect extensions north toward coal fields and south to the Gulf connecting with Brownsville. H Clay Pierce is said to be a business associate in the venture and involved in Mexican railways.
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Texas
ST. Louis
Col. Fordyce
Brownsville
Fordyce
Stephenville
Thurder
Gulf
H. Clay Pierce
New Purchase
Pierce
Piano Auction At Palmer Store Nets Mrs Davis 225
Mrs B F Davis of southwest Denton won the Arthur W Palmer music store piano auction held Saturday with a cash bid of 225 dollars. Judges M M Bradley and M B Whitlock oversaw bidding as several offers were received.
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Palmer
Denton
Arthur W. Palmer
B. F. Davis
Southwest
M. Bradley
M. B. Whitlock
Reaping Benefit From Neighbor Experience
Mrs. L. F. Rowlet of 668 Elm Denton Texas testifies that kidney trouble and back pain plagued her until Doan's Kidney Pills from J. F. Raley & Co. cured her. The remedy is sold by all dealers for 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's.
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Denton
L. F. Rowlet
Elm St
Texas
Dean
J. F. Raley & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Willis at Decatur Conference Talk on Texas Education
At the Northwest Texas Teachers association meeting in Decatur Prof. W. L. Willis county superintendent of Denton county will deliver a talk on The Conference for Education in Texas What it Has Done Saturday.
Revelty at Cold Steel Cure Claim Prompts Cure Mention
Detroit resident Mrs. M. E. Fisher suffers severe rectal trouble and is advised to an operation by three doctors. She credits Dr. King’s New Life Pills for relief and says she was wholly cured. The pills are advertised as preventing appendicitis and curing constipation, priced 26 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
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M. E. Fisher
Detroit
Mich
Dr. King
J. F. Raley & Co
Dr. Rowe Reappointed as Fourth Assistant House Physician
Dr. R. J. Rowe, formerly of this city and earlier at the North Texas Insane asylum in Terrell, has been reappointed to the role of fourth assistant house physician. Denton feed ad offers 100-pound sacks of Denco stock feed, usable alone or mixed, sold by grocers and feed stores.
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Rowe
R. J. Rowe
North
Denton Oil
Million Dollar Loss In Building Warships
George Kibbe Turner argues in McClure's that government shipyards waste large sums building battleships. He cites 25 to 60 percent higher costs vs private yards, estimating up to 1.5 million per ship, and notes Navy bills shifting funds to private contractors for colliers with mixed outcomes and costs.
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McClure’s
George Kibbe Turner
Navy
Naval Committees of Congress
United States
Pacific Coast Navy Yard
Hicks' Canadine Cure for Headaches and Ailments
Hicks' Canadine claims to cure sick headaches nervous headaches traveler's headaches and stomach troubles plus female troubles. The liquid remedy is said to have immediate effects and is sold by druggists.
Sheriff narrowly escapes mob murder in Humble
Sheriff Here confronted a mob in Humble as he attempted an arrest in the Sam Washington case. Surrounded by a crowd of Black residents, he was knocked down and his revolver taken. He escaped by stabbing his way through the mob after fifteen shots were fired. several assailants were wounded. A posse is forming to pursue the rioters.
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Houston
Tex
Agrees
Humble
Sam Washington
Anna Rundy
Night riders threaten five Pearson residents
Five Negro men in Pearson Georgia were warned to flee by night riders on penalty of death, amid rising tension and violence reported from Waycross region.
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Waycross
Pearson, Ga
Negro Dominie's Dream Reflects Roosevelt Seat Riddle
A Washington court tale recounted by Walter Wellman describes a colored preacher who shared a dream in Judge Kimbell's courtroom. In Heaven St Peter announces Washington and Lincoln, but a final gate knock forces the Lord to yield a seat to Roosevelt.
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Washington
Walter Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Lawd
Mistah Roosevelt
Arnica Salve Cures After Blood Poison From Bite
Washington woman Joan Washington of Bosqueville Texas credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing blood poisoning that followed an unidentified bite after doctors failed. Five weeks bedridden and with deep sores, she reports complete recovery. Also praised for eczema burns and piles.
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Washington
Bucklen
Joan Washington
Bosqueville
Texas
Raley & Co
Parable of Suffragettes split by Mrs Humphry Ward debate
Anti suffragist line from London is echoed in a Washington Star circular letter noting Mrs. Humphry Ward condemns votes for women. The letter argues home life is a separate sphere and warns that woman made laws could undermine respect for law. A Pittsburgh suffragette mocks Ward with a parable about home and the commandments. Saunders warns to stay home and keep them. Bale shucks priced at 4 dollars per ton and 0 cents per bale from Alliance Milling Co.
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Humphry
Ward
London
Washington Star
Pittsburg
Humphry Ward
New York
Holy Land
Mount Sinai
Chinese Consul General Proposes Plan to Stop Tong War
Chinese Consul General Chu Ping Chun outlines a plan to prevent a tong war in San Francisco's Chinese quarters. He warns Chinese relatives of troublemakers of punishment if unrest continues and says names will be sent to the Chinese minister in Washington and to the Canton viceroy for action.
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San Francisco
Chu Ping Chun
China
Snoother Effray
Washington
Canton
Christmas in the country places lyric from Atlanta Constitution
A nostalgic verse celebrates Christmas in country places with rosy faces and warm fires. The poem contrasts city revelry with rural joys, inviting readers to linger in homey frosty fields and shared tales by the fire.
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Amazin’ Grace
Atlanta Constitution
The Hartridge canoe and Rosalind Holbrook
Donovan recalls the Holbrook family saga at Annandale as Rosalind reveals her complicity and attraction, while Aunt Pat, Helen, and Uncle Arthur complicate plans to resolve a family crisis. Tensions rise over a hidden creditor, a cane-maker in Stamford, and a pursuit of clarity about love and loyalties.
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Helen
Port Annandale
Hartridge
Pat
Holk Brooks
Rosalind
Holbrook Bank
Stamford
Gillespie
Central Park
Annandale
Donovan
Red Gate
Battle Orchard
Mr. Donovan
Tor
Redate
Miss Holbrook
Evis
Arthur
Sister Margaret
Stiletto Alert Casts Shadow Over Glenarm Terrace
On the Glenarm terrace I consider my troubles and notice the yacht Stiletto drifting by the lake. Miss Pat, Helen Holbrook, and Sister Margaret appear in the library as a maid notes visitors. The scene hints at tensions between love, duty, and unseen menace.
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Glenarm
Pat
Helen Holbrook
Helen
Margaret
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