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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1910
Page
3
An OCR fragment lists multiple small ads and business notices. It mentions James B&B and C. Lipscomb, a Pike Martin successor firm, beef tendering, a dentist at 144¢ J. W. Fralin, and A. J. Gant offering piano tuning services through January 3, 1910, with address details in Denton Texas.
A group of representative farmers expressed willingness to contribute liberally toward a bonus for the experiment farm. They noted others have agreed to pay their parts and expect to raise the funds quickly despite some anticipated difficulties.
The Farmers' Institute at its Monday session agreed to support the movement and to help raise the bonus, urging that it be completed as soon as possible.
A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce may be held in a day or two to discuss the best plans for raising the bonus in the most equitable and quickest manner. The gathering is expected to review the various suggestions already received.
The community expresses broad enthusiasm for Denton securing the plam station. Farmers and residents praise the efforts of the institutions and leaders who contributed, noting smooth cooperation and wide public support without opposition.
Cotton futures slide with New York close at 15.90 cents as spots drop about 20 points. Liverpool and West sales show mixed movement while local prices hold. meal prices rise slightly, sacks trading at wholesale 65 to 70 cents, half-sacks at 33 to 40 cents retail.
Cotton lint 15 to 15 1 2 cents per Ib seed 4 to 5 25 dollars per ton seed meal 32 retail per ton 32 28 per ton hulls 12 50 to 15 per ton Corn wholesale 75 cents per bu retail 80 to 85 cents shelled 78 to 80 cents per bu retail 86 to 95 cents Corn chops wholesale 1 50 per 100 Ibs retail 5 to 10 cents per 100 Ibs Chicken feed wholesale 1 60 per 1600 Ibs retail 1 cent higher Brorn 1 40 per 100 Ibs retail 5 to 15 cents higher Shucks loose per load 50 cents to 1 Prairie hay wholesale 15 per ton retail per bale 60 cents per ton 16 to 17 Wheat No 2 f o b 1 26 to 1 35 per bushel
The page lists wholesale and retail prices for RISH and SWEET POTATOES, FLOUR varieties, CORN MEAL, LARD, BACON, ONIONS and TURNIPS. Prices are given per bushel, per peck, per 100 pounds, or per pound with ranges and unit descriptions.
Wholesale eggs offered at 230c cash or trade. Retail eggs 35c straight. Butter per pound wholesale 10 to 30c cash or trade. Delivered to private residences hotels and boarding houses at 20 to 25c. Creamery butter per pound 25 to 30c.
The column lists turkey weights at 12 1 2 to 13 cents per pound and hens at 7 to 8 cents per pound. Fryers are 12 1 2 to 13 cents, bakers 10 cents per pound, old roosters 5 cents each. Guineas 1.50 to 2.00 per dozen, ducks 3.00 per dozen, geese 6.00 per dozen.
Hog prices per pound range light six to six and a half cents and heavies six and three quarters to seven cents. Cow prices per pound gross two and three quarters to three and a quarter cents.
At the Majestic on Monday Miss Vaughn performed a Gypsy Girl violin piece to a large audience. Mr Preston displayed muscular feats as the cinema pictures, improved in clarity, promised further picture stoppages and better machine order for more enjoyable showings.
An account of Pilatre de Rozier the pioneering aeronaut who died in 1795 while attempting a Channel crossing in a hydrogen balloon. The piece recounts his early burns and trials, royal intrigues, and the fatal Boulogne ascent ending in a crash at 1700 feet.
A visitor passing through a dining room notes a mince pie on the sideboard and compliments its quality. Tommy reveals Gran ma made the pie and shows prints around the edges, sparking curiosity about the baker.
A New York Herald joke reports a judge hearing a trespass claim where a homeowner says he caught an aviator among his air currents. The exchange highlights humorous legal wordplay over property and air space.
A fragmentary note invokes Socrates to critique wind pressure and empty bladders, presenting a philosophical aside without a clear news event or identifiable individuals or organizations.
Three members are to be admitted by the president. The meeting covers committees on diverse crops and farming topics. Resolutions praise the Denton County black land experiment stations at Denton and Temple and pledge cooperation. Notable speakers include Capt. A M Bush and Wm Ganzer. Next meeting set for February in the courthouse with expected strong farmer turnout.
Ponder reports include H F Wakefield at Fort Worth church, Miss Mary Blair teaching in Houston, Nannie Mellvain teaching in Paris visiting home for Christmas, and Mrs Crawford of Plainview returning home from visit with H F Wakefield. Local births and school reopenings noted. several residents listed visiting, teaching assignments, and holiday travels.
A Washington man recalls his brother being held back by consumption for years until Dr King’s New Discovery cured him after six bottles. The remedy relieves weak lungs coughs colds bronchitis lagrippe asthma and other bronchial issues. 50c and 1 trial bottle free. Guaranteed by J. F. Raley & Co.
The school offers a special discount of five dollars on a single combined course in Bookkeeping Shorthand and Typewriting, with a ten dollar overall discount. The offer runs until January 15 1910. Night school starts the first Monday night in January at Standard Business College Denton Texas.
Wheat is reported excellent in the Plainview area with oats emerging after a freeze. The column records holiday visits from Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anthony of New Mexico to grandparents in Plainview and notes typhoid fever for Mrs. Arthur Redrick.
Jan 3 report notes very warm weather benefiting wheat and oats. Oats that were killed have begun to recover. Farmers busy breaking land for a new crop as cotton harvest continues, prices high. Visitors include Miss Nannie Vardeman and E J Vardeman family, with others from nearby Plainview and McKinney.
In Justin Texas on January 4 teachers and patrons urged school enthusiasm. A Friday parent meeting was decided with Prof Helm and patrons guiding. Rev T W Preston elected president R C Leaty vice president Mamie Paf ford secretary treasurer. a literary society formed.
The Jose Vila cigar at Raley and Co. won top prizes above all other Havana cigars at the Tai Pa Tai Pa exhibition in 1904, highlighting its quality.
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