Receiver appointment sought for Denton Interurban Railway case
Isabel Griffin petitions for the appointment of a receiver for the Denton Interurban Railway and Power Plant with broad powers as the court may deem proper. Judge Clem B. Potter ordered notice to defendants to appear on January 15 1909 in Gainesville Cooke County Texas. Denton Trust Company represented by A P Duggan notes farm land loans at seven percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Interurban Railway and Power Plant
Isabel Griffin
R. J. Wilson
Prescription service advertised at Minnis' Drug Store
An advertisement touts Minnis' Drug Store for prescription work citing competency and equipment as top quality.
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Minnis’ Drug Store
Engaged 10 Marry Mrs Florence Maybrick in New Twist
Mrs Maybrick famed for her English poisoning conviction is spotlighted again as she inherits valuable lands in Kentucky and other states and as she becomes engaged to Charles L Wagner, a Chicago businessman and the Slaton bureau secretary.
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Florence Maybrick
Kentucky
Chas. Wagner
Maybrick
Denton
Atlanta
Slaton Bureau
Charles L. Wagner
Chicago
Bureau
Wagner
Daroques
Virginia
One Thousand Dollars Life Insurance and Bank Account Plan
A promotional pitch offers every man and woman a life insurance policy of one thousand dollars from the Texas Mutual Life Insurance Association for about $40 a year. The plan promises a bank account that after four years pays $40.85 at each year end and continues $40.85 annually as long as $30 is paid each year after year four.
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Texas Mutual Life Insurance Association
Harness Repair and Shoe Oil Market Emphasis
Repair services offered for harnesses and shoes with top grade market oil. Special attention to rubber heels and buggy whip maintenance highlighted.
Miss Essie Maines A Fort Worth Guest Of Mulberry Street
Miss Essie Maines of Fort Worth is a guest of Miss Felicia Robinson of Mulberry Street, sharing social visits and local hospitality in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Maines
Fort Worth
Felicia Robinson
Mulberry Treet
Edward W Bell Dies in Los Angeles
Mrs. B H Deavenport of Denton received word Wednesday that her brother Edward W Bell died in Los Angeles California. No details of the death were given in the telegram. Bell formerly resided in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
B. H. Deavenport
Denton
Edward W. Bell
Bell
Hunt's Cure for Skin Itch and Disease Promised
An advertisement asserts Hunt's Cure treats skin itching and various skin diseases with instant relief and prompt cure. It guarantees satisfaction.
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Hunt
Sviatoslav Sinks After Collision Near Novorossisk
The Russian steamer Sviatoslav with 38 crew collided with Greek steamer Poseidon near Novorossisk yesterday. The Sviatoslav sank in three minutes with several crew members missing and presumed dead.
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Odessa
Novorossisk
Poseidon
Capudine for That Headache at Drug Stores
Capudine for That Headache claims to clear the head and nerves for business. Advertises Capudine as the remedy for nervous headaches with a simple nightly use. The note suggests purchasing at local drug stores.
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Capudine
Organizing Meeting for Mothers Club at Courthouse
A meeting to organize a high school mothers club will be held at the courthouse tomorrow afternoon. Superintendent Carlisle will speak on the subject.
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Court House
Carlisle
Frontier Asthma Company Trial Treatment Notice
A. home trial treatment and full information claim cures for asthma. This notice directs readers to Frontier Asthma Company located Room 702 Buffalo for details and charges.
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Frontier Assthma Company
Bufflo, N
Infantile eczema cured by wintergreen compound
The ad promotes a D. D. D type lotion using oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerrite to cure infantile eczema. A Pennsylvania reader, Rev. Lewis Steeley, reports his baby’s face cleared after three and a half bottles, claiming permanent relief and urging others to try the remedy.
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Lewis Steeley
Weatherly
Lecture by Prof J E Addicott at College of Industrial Arts
Prof J E Addicott of Oakland Cal will lecture at the College of Industrial Arts on Saturday evening Jan 9. He is president of the National Education association manual training dept and former principal of Isadore Newman Manual Training School New Orleans a top Southern school. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Prof. Addicott
Oakland
Cal
J. E. Addicot
College of Industrial Arts
Addicott
National Education Association
Isadore Newman Manual Training School
New Orleans
South
Texas
State Teachers’ Convention
Austin
Denton
Industrial College
Magician Laurant Performs Three Mysteries Saturday Night
Mr Laurant the magician and his company offer a program of mysteries in three acts of unusual interest Saturday night. Do not miss the show.
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Laurant
The
Magician and Company
Simple Remedy for La Crippe Coughs
A vintage ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package cures grippe coughs that may become pneumonia. It asserts quick relief as the lungs are healed and a dangerous condition averted. Gar risoy & Kimmins.
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Foley
Garrisoy & Kimmins
Who's Your Plumber
Cold weather risks freezing pipes. proper care and tight, arranged work prevent damage. A dependable sanitary plumbing department serves the city, offering reliable service to homeowners and promising satisfaction.
Slightly Warmer Weather Brings Curb to Freezing Winds
The weather on Wednesday night warmed briefly with 6 PM reading of 24 degrees, then 22 by midnight. Thursday morning, temps fell to 20 but rose again later, with calm winds making the day feel warmer than Wednesday. Hydrants were shut off to prevent freezing and items were moved indoors.
Death of J. L. Pressley at Denton residence
J L Pressley died Thursday morning at his home 34 McKinney street aged 65 from cancer. Born in Fayette county Georgia he moved to Denton county twenty years ago living on the Rector place near Little Elm for fifteen years and in Denton for five. Survived by wife Mrs B V Pressley and three children Mrs Ira M Cox Mrs Lelia Locknane and Cleveland Pressley. Funeral at his residence Friday with interment at Hilltown.
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J. L. Pressley
McKinney Street
Fayette County
Georgia
Denton County
Rector Place
Little Elm
Denton
B. V. Pressley
Ira M. Cox
Market Today Denton Cotton Prices Steady to Slightly Lower
The Denton market reports cotton generally steady to down with New Orleans spiking late. Liverpool and New York futures showed small gains and losses while spot prices in New Orleans and New York were mostly unchanged or down slightly. Local trade described as dull with light receipts. hog prices at Fort Worth ranged from 4.50 to 5.95 for various grades.
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Denton
Fort Worth
Texas Sways Under Freezing Blizzard Across Southwest
Texas faces a sweeping blizzard from the Panhandle to the Gulf with Hereford reporting 6 above zero amid sleet and snow. The cold wave spans the nation with Manitoba at 40 below and St Paul from 16 to 20 below as frigid air grips the region.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Panhandle
Gulf
Hereford
Mercury
Manitoba
St. Paul
Mrs Kendall Missing After Italian Earthquake Alert
Relatives fear for Mrs Kendall who was in Italy December 15 and planned to sail to Gibraltar. No word has reached her husband the late Prof. J S Kendall or her daughter Mrs Alex R Hann of Dallas since the earthquake hit Italy.
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Kendall
J. S. Kendall
Alex R. Hann
Dallae
AMONG Tit CLUBS Return of club work after holiday season
Members welcomed the January 4 meeting with Miss Allson. Art Day featured portraits, sculpture and a Will o the Wisp program. New members elected in literary and music departments. Next meeting set with Mrs Lipscomb on February 1. Mothers' club held a social with Mrs Edwards and readings from Wiggin and talks on mothers' problems.
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Miss Allson
Rees
Eva Poe
H. F. Schneer
Thornley
Wilson
Mothers’ Club
Justice Daniel Wright Faces Threats Over Gompers Ruling
Washington January 7 Justice Daniel Wright says he has not been measured for a shroud and will not lose sleep over hundreds of threatening letters from critics of the Gompers Morrison Mor rison contempt verdict. He reports a waste basket full of threats and insults and claims some writers promise violence and an unhappy fate for him.
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Washington
Daniel Wright
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Capudine Liquid Heals Various Aches Quickly
Vicks Capudine offers liquid relief for headache nervous headache travelers headache aches from grip stomach troubles or female troubles. Try Capudine it’s liquid effects immediately sold by druggists as Sola.
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Vicks
Plumbing Repair Inquiry
Customer asks if plumbing needs repairs and offers to fix any issues. Message incomplete and contains garbled text.
Property transfers and acreage sales in local surveys
A series of land transfers are recorded, including G O Jarnagin to W L Jarnagin for 197 acres in the T P railroad survey and 7 12 acres in the Jas Edmon Son survey for $5. Other deeds involve Hope Shaw, A J Pass, W B Mountain, W A Watson, L W Johnson, J M Martin, and multiple surveys such as Beebe, Wm Daniels, Asa Hickman, and Jesse Gibson, with prices ranging from $1 to $4,000.
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G. O. Jarnagin
W. L. Jarnagin
T. P. Railroad Company
Jas
Edmon Son
R. R. Shaw
Hope Shaw
M. A. Robertson Et al
A. J. Pass
College Addition
P. J. Henderson
W. B. Mountain
Thos. Chambers
R. T
Leliah Fletcher
W. A. Watson
Beebe
Sanger
M. P. Crowder
L. W. Johnson
Wm. Daniels
J. 8. Hays
J. M. Martin
A. W. Carruthers
W. S. Fry
Foy E. Wallace
Asa Hickman
O. M. King
W. R. Scott
Henry
EB. Caddel Et al
G. W. Boner
F. Traveno
D. H. Wilkerson
A. C. Wilkerson
Jesse Gibson
A. J
Ida McMakin
D. H
Melissa Wilkerson
Birth Announcements From Denton Sanger Aubrey and Nearby Towns
Birth notices list several December newborns with parents from Denton Sanger Aubrey Krum and nearby towns. Entries include Frank L Wood and wife Denton Dec 31 boy F Gregory Hearming Dec 26 boy E Witten Sanger Dec 23 boy Frank Tucker Sanger Dec 23 girl Jno J Jones Sanger Dec 22 girl Lee Price Sanger Dec 18 boy J B Smith Sanger Dec 17 boy O C Woods Dec 16 girl F Horst Sanger Dec 14 boy R F Pockrus Aubrey Dec 21 girl R G Peipelman Aubrey Dec 23 boy W D Hutcherson Krom Dec 30 boy also morbid notes on 50 year lagrippe aged residents Ino Robertson Waketon Jan 23 appendicitis Minnie M Peterson Krum Dec 23 age 32 years 10 months 14 days peritonitis and publications listed with price.
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Frank L. Wood
Denton
F. Gregory
Hearming
E. Witten
Sanger
Frank Tucker
Jno
J. Jones
Lee Price
J. B. Smith
O. C. Woods
F. Horst
R. F. Pockrus
Aubrey
R. G. Peipelman
W. D. Hutcherson
Krom
Ben Hardin
Little Elm
Lagrippe
Ino
Robertson
Waketon
Jan
Minnie M. Peterson
Krum
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Nettleton
R.& Educator
Lil-Kid
Onrad
Alden
Manish
Educator
Old Reliable
Rice & Hutchen
Conrad
Boan
Denton Trust Company
A. P. Duggan
Lyceum Bureau
Smith
People's Home Telephone CO
Duggan & Duggan
A. A. Anderson
West Oak Street
G. McMath
Weal Estate
Office Ueat Dour
Channe Paw
B. Bell
M. Curtis
Normal College
Evers Hardware Co
JL. Pressley
Liverpool
New York
Tene Uy Ward
W. A. Taliaferro
North Side Square
P. Poe
Wrives Insurante
Wylie Smith
Exchange Bank Building
Hier
Arial Club
Denton Plumbing Co
T. B. Porter
Les Helt Trae
Vital Statistics
Record and Chronicle and
Mert Clare’s Magazine
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