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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for the Record and Chronicle published in Denton Texas. It notes monthly, yearly, and weekly plans, mail delivery in advance, and a post office registration under acts of Congress.
A public notice from Denton Texas notes corrections to columns and announces Denton County News becoming semi weekly. The piece critiques pistol taxation and law enforcement, arguing mandatory imprisonment would curb pistol carrying and reduce related crime, urging stronger penalties.
The Chicago Tribune notes a steady rise in self inflicted deaths through 1908 totaling 10 852 with male to female ratio 7 864 to 2 988. Physicians led professional deaths with 42, other groups listed include clergymen actors and lawyers. business losses surged to 654 including 31 bankers. Crime rises while executions fall to 92. state counts list Pennsylvania and many others with varied totals.
The report shows 36 executions in the thang 56 in the South with 46 whites 44 negroes and Chinese among the deceased. Crimes include murder criminal assault attempted criminal assault. Total deaths by all personal violence reach 8952, up 240 from 1907, excluding suicides and lynching.
Editorial contrasts charging for notices and terms with church events and donations. It argues newspapers must cover type, handling, and space costs and should not donate free space, comparing to other merchants who bill for services.
The Record and Chronicle notes butter fat brings 28 cents per pound while butter sells at 12 1/2 to 9 cents a pound, meaning sellers lose working value and profit. The Weatherford Herald suggests Parker county residents could benefit from a first class Weatherford creamery to boost local dairy economics.
The millers' suits in Austin were settled with a $35,000 penalty paid to the attorney general. Judgments entered for costs and sweeping injunctions to prevent further violations. Dissolution of the Texas Grain and Flour Company and the Millers' Association noted, along with remaining defendants Denton Milling Frisco Gin and several mill firms.
Brave fire laddies suffer burns while fighting fires then apply Bucklen Arnica Salve. It drives out pain quickly and heals burns scalds wounds cuts and bruises. Also claims to cure skin eruptions old sores boils ulcers felons and piles. 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
Des Moines dispatch reports plan by Mr. Saucerman to form “the trimmer band” for boys aged nine to sixteen. Each member deposits 1.50 on joining, earns 1 cent daily for three years, and receives 1 more at end. $5,000 already deposited as interest. The program promotes abstinence and thrift with monthly meetings and a state organizer to spread the effort across Iowa.
London reports from West London Hospital describe a discovery claiming the appendix can serve as a duct to deliver medicines directly to the lower intestines. The procedure mirrors appendicitis surgery but leaves the organ in place and connects it to the skin to allow direct mucous membrane access.
Senator Dolliver chairs the education and labor committee and plans a scheme to align rural schools with agricultural colleges funded by the government. He aims to have country schools teach practical and theoretical agriculture alongside regular courses and expects to introduce a bill soon to encourage state cooperation with higher institutions.
Portland council and Portland Rose Festival ask that the Liberty Bell be moved to the Pacific coast for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle in June 1909. The request was read in select council and referred to the committee on city property.
The President sent a large bundle of documents to Senator Hale, acting Appropriations chair, in response to a Senate request about secret service findings. The package is closely guarded, with officials saying little, and disclosure hinges on the committee's decision.
The ad columns expand as results prove effective. Readers are urged to try an advertisement to test the service and see outcomes for themselves.
A New Year thought urges patience with Central operators employed by Southwestern Company. The piece highlights operator training, fair pay, rest periods, and supervisory support, and appeals to readers to practice courtesy, especially during New Year's. It notes operators are local, well educated, and subjected to strict rules, and it urges avoiding harsh words that harm a diligent public service.
Stanley Scearce of Dawson plans a daring 875 mile auto journey from Seattle to Dawson and back via Mexico. He will ship the car to Seattle and start April 10, crossing California and border routes before returning to Beattle.
Denton Trust Company advertises farm land loans at seven percent interest led by A. P. Duggan. An unrelated health ad promotes Simmons cough syrup promising relief from throat and lung inflammation and better sleep.
Mr Laurant the magician makes his first Den ton appearance at the Normal College Auditorium on Saturday night January 9. The act promises illusion and entertainment in a student friendly show.
Washington Jan. 7 The President sent a special message to Congress requesting expanded authority for the Interstate Commerce Commission to set aside railroad rates. The move follows the Supreme Court decision in Harriman vs ICC and aims to authorize further regulatory power.
Stockholders of three national banks in Denton gather tomorrow for the annual session to elect directors who will name officers for the year. All banks report strong financials in recent Comptroller statements.
The Attorney General's office rules poll taxes paid on Sunday are legal. The decision matters because January 31, the grace deadline, falls on a Sunday this year.
Dr. P X Ebastis tasanata 6 in Yellowstone county Montana will grow and fatten hogs on alfalfa tea a brew of alfalfa barley winter wheat and cereals. He recently returned from Omaha with L T Rankin to manage the Musselshell operation and 100 brood sows with 400 more to be bought. The goal is about 5000 hogs annually fed on the alfalfa tea diet.
Oscar T. Nelson of Spokane writes relatives from Fairbanks Alaska that after shooting a bull moose near Fairbanks creek he and partners Washburn and Johnson found gold bearing rock exposed by the carcass. They staked claims at Fairbanks and miners surged to the site. The moose, thought to be the famed Anaconda moose, had antlers spanning over seven feet and weighed about 1200 pounds.
Hugo Lilienthal of Berkeley California a landscape gardener and horticulturist and head organizer of juvenile horticultural societies unveils a white strawberry that can grow through winter and outtaste red varieties. He says it propagates in winter forms fully and can be planted in close rows without reducing yield and a small patch can feed a family year round.
Acting on a suggestion from Past Assistant Surgeon Colby Rucker the California state board of health prepares a railway car laboratory to illustrate disease prevention. Dr. Rucker proposes a display on fevers tuberculosis and other illnesses. The Southern Pacific provides a car and both SP and Santa Fe will transport the car and managers free within California.
Rail travel updates note parlor cars with electric heaters for women and a new electrical crease device on fast trains. Passengers may wake to pressed garments and freshly shined shoes as the attentive travel experience expands.
A foreign journal describes Parkid biglobosa newly found in Africa yielding fruit with 20 percent reducing sugar, placing it among top sugar plants. A Japanese florist reports a marvelous rose whose color shifts from delicate pink in shade to crimson in sun.
Representative F Hill left for Austin Thursday to press reforms including ending the convict lease system before the Thirty-first legislature. He backs A M Kennedy of McLennan for speaker.
Miss Mary Fullerton the wealthiest girl in St Louis is to wed Paul Blake well Jr a young attorney of limited means in a ceremony noted by press reports in St Louis on January 7.
Rice Pierce senior counsel for the accused night riders denounced Governor Patterson during a Tennessee court session in Union City. He claimed the governor sent army into Obion county and bribed witnesses to perjure themselves. Judge Jones ruled the remarks improper and the court did not find evidence to support the charge. The trial adjourned with a verdict expected later that day.
A new holly variety found in Delmar Delaware has been named cow holly. It features leaf ends without thorns, is described as very beautiful, and is reported to fetch high prices in markets.
A girl sends a heartfelt note to Santa asking for the return of her baby brother. The narrator recalls reading the plea and feeling tears and a choking lump, realizing Santa cannot grant such a request. The image of a hopeful child’s plea lingers amid sorrow.
The body of Ranger Thomas, who was killed at Amarillo, was brought to Weatherford for burial. The report notes the transfer by Jim Keeton and confirms the service location in Weatherford, Texas.
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