Local business notices feature moves and rebranding
Pike Martin Meat Market proclaims tender young beef and meats with new phone and old address. Grover Campbell relocates his tailor shop to McGuigg's store on the east side. Slason & McGinnis becomes McGinnis & Sime. The firm offers feed, wagon yard in connection, poultry eyes and butter cash paid, soliciting patronage at 18 McKinney Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike Martin
Sullivan & Pierce
Grover Campbell
McGuigg
East Side
Slason & McGinnis
McGinnis & Sime
McGinnis & Sims
McKinney Street
Jane
Pipe Luck and a Miner’s Verve in a Veranda Tale
A veteran engineer recalls a mining town veranda incident where a gunman fired at him as he smoked a meerschaum pipe. The bow of the pipe was shot away twice, but the man’s nerve earned him praise while his knees later failed in the hotel room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Taft urges national court system for interstate trade reform
President Taft transmits a broad message urging amendments to the Interstate Commerce and Sherman Antitrust laws. He proposes a five judge national court for rail case appeals, direct Supreme Court review, expanded Commission powers, and a national charter system to supervise interstate and international business under federal control. He defends federal supremacy against state rights opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission
United States
A Tired Musician: Strauss Snubs Russian Court Dignitary
The Russian Empress forced three rehearsals by a carriage with horses to acclimate them to the orchestra. Strauss finally played for the grand piano and, after over an hour, declared he was tired while the dignitary claimed to be unfatigued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strauss
Johann Strauss
Russia
Crarina
Vienna
Baths of Old Rome Offer Vast Public Comfort
The article notes that by the end of the third century Rome had 11 large and 926 small public baths. Caracalla baths held 1,000, Dio Cleianus 3,600, with average capacities of 1,500 for public and 80 for private baths, totaling about 62,000 bathers at once for a 2,000,000 population, suggesting ample daily bathing privileges for all inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Rome
Caracalla
Diocletian
Imperial City
New York American
Local Praise For Hunt's Lightning Oil in Halletsville
C C Cook of Halletsville Texas endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil as an effective pain and sprain reliever. Advertisement notes 25¢ and 5¢ bottle prices and urges readers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Cook
Halletsville
Texas
Rochester ware bargains on chafers trays and more
Evers highlights affordable Rochester wares described as not expensive yet very good for chafers trays and related service items. The note emphasizes value and quality in everyday tableware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
EVERS
New Home Absorption Piles Cure Offer
Suffering from bleeding itching or protruding piles can be relieved at home by a new absorption treatment. Mrs. M. M. Summers offers instructions and free samples with local references on request. No money required. send address to Box P Notre Dame Indiana today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Phone No. 7 links to first class groceries at low price
An advertisement states Phone No. 7 provides a connection to first class groceries offered at the lowest possible price. It urges readers to call D. R. Turner for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Turner
Poultry Association to Elect Officers January 16
The Denton County Poultry and Pet Stock association votes officers for the ensuing year at a Denton city hall meeting Saturday January 16. All interested in better poultry urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton County Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Denton
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Lung Ailments Claim
A Washington man recalls a decade of illness from consumption and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a full recovery after six bottles. The advertisement promotes quick relief and claims for coughs colds bronchitis lagrippe asthma and other bronchial affections with trial bottles free and guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Lipstomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
J. F. Raley & Co
Cardinal Satolli Dies in Rome A Catholic Leader
Rome and Vatican circles honor Cardinal Francis Satolli who died Saturday. The report notes his long service and influence in the church and diplomacy, marking a notable loss for Catholic leadership worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Francis Satolli
Rome
Explorer Frederick A. Cook Plans Arctic Expedition
Frederick A. Cook is in Germany per his brother's statement and intends a 1909 Arctic expedition to obtain definitive proof of his claim of reaching the North Pole on April 21, 1908. The plan aims to provide conclusive evidence supporting his pole claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Cook
Germany
Arctic
The
Pole
Dallas Masons Mark Centenary of General Albert Pike
Dallas Masons observed the centenary of General Albert Pike who served for over forty years as grand commander of the Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Masons
Albert Pike
Supreme Council
United States
County Doctor and Supplier Arrested on Indictments
Dr L F Flamm county physician and B H Greer were arrested at Muskogee on grand jury indictments. Flamm is charged with receiving pay from a patient for services and then charging the county. Greer, a township supplier, is charged with bribery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Flamm
B. H. Greer
Muskogee
Flamm
Green
Mississippi Senate Race Sees No Majority On Opening Ballot
The Mississippi senatorial contest remains unresolved after the first day of voting as no candidate secures a majority. On the first ballot Governor Vardaman leads with 71 votes, followed by Percy 26, Alexander 22, Vardaman 66 on the third, and a total of 169 votes cast. Session adjourned until 7 pm Saturday.
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Mississippi
Vardaman
Cruz
Percy
Kyle
Byrd
Alexander
Anderson
Cox
Truly
Longino
Hunt's Cure Ad Endorsed by Mrs. Eula Presland
Fifteen years of use by Mrs. Eula Presland of Greenfield Tennessee as a remedy for itching skin troubles including eczema and ringworm. The advertisement promotes Hunt's Cure at 50 cents per box and describes it as peerless and a long trusted product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Eula Presland
Greenfield
Tenn
Magazine Subscriptions Offer From The Record and Chronicle
Let the Record and Chronicle supply your magazine needs with any club or combination at the lowest prices you can obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Record and
Chronicle
Arnica Salve Promises Quick Burn Relief at 25¢
An advertisement touts Brave Fire adds using Arnica salve from J. F. Raley & Co as the earth's greatest healer for burns scalds wounds cuts and bruises. It claims instant relief and notes the product costs 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truckton
J. F. Raley & Co
Lost and Found Ads From The Record and Chronicle
Fragmentary line of old lost and found notices references a record and chronicle advertisement service. Mentions advertising mislaid items with encouragement to try again for recovery. Contains no clear people places or events readable for full summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Record
Chronicle
Who's Your Drug Man
A drug store owner boasts the prescription department as the measure of quality and warns that buying cheap goods and service can cost a life. He promotes his own store with goods, equipment, and free delivery, phone 52, as the standard of first class service and earnest purpose.
Domestic Options Stronger Today Open and close details
Cotton markets show firmer tone with New York and Liverpool posting gains after mixed openings. Liverpool up 9 points and New York 25, with quotes and sales figures for March April and May June contracts. New Orleans observes holidays and lint cotton prices vary from 15 to 15 8-8. Seeq prices listed. hogs and beef cattle also noted with steady to higher prices in Fort Worth livestock receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Cotton lint and seed price ranges
Cotton lint sold at 15 to 15 3 8 cents per pound with seed valued at 4 to 5.50 dollars per unit. Market notes indicate pricing fluctuations within these bands for the period.
Feedstuffs price list showing grains and feeds rates
The listing details wholesale and retail prices for corn, cotton seed and meal, corn chops, chicken feed, bran, shucks, and prairie hay. Prices cover per bushel and per ton figures, with ranges for retail and carload terms and notes of unit measures.
Wholesale Grocery Price List With Varied Per Unit Rates
A detailed listing of wholesale and retail prices for groceries including Rish potatoes Sweet potatoes hard wheat flour graham flour orn meal and meat products with per hundred weight per bushel per peck and per pound rates across multiple grade levels and packaging options. The document provides wholesale and retail figures for onions turnips and bacon varieties.
Egg and Butter Wholesale and Retail Prices Listed
EGGS wholesale 30c cash or trade. Retail 35c straight, two dozen for 65c. BUTTER per lb country wholesale 10 to 30c cash or trade, delivered to private residences or hotels and boarding houses at 20 to 25c. Creamery per 1 lb 26 to 30c.
Poultry Price List From Local Market
Turkeys per lb 12 1 2 to 13c Hens per lb 7 to 8c Fryers per lb 10 to 12 1 2c Bakers per lb 8 1 3 to 10c Old roosters each 1 lb Guineas per doz 1 50 to 2 Ducks per oz 3 Geese per doz 6
Hog and cow market quotes from livestock section
Hogs priced by weight with light hogs at 5 to 6 cents per pound and heavies at 6 3 4 to 7 1 4 cents. Cattle quoted per pound with cows from 2 3 4 to 3 1 4 cents.
For Thirty Years Liver Purifier Money Order Request
Letter from Thos H Reilly of Jonesville La requests Simmons Liver Purifier in tin boxes in exchange for a one dollar money order. He notes thirty years of use and provides the price of 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
Thos. H. Reilly
Jonesville, la
Night Roof Run on a Freight Train Scene
Edward Hungerford recounts a perilous rooftop dash along a line of sixty cars. A lookout orders a pass through the train as a storm looms, and a brakeman warns of icy danger while crossing narrow planks between cars. The escape ends briefly in a tunnel with choking smoke.
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Jinmie
Lis Indes
Lis Huntorm
Jimmie
Edward Hungerford
Harper's
Ragpickers of Paris Pass Down Grim Trade Across Generations
In Paris ragpickers inherit the trade and districts from father to son while plucking waste from city boulevards at dawn. Families of all ages sort scraps for paper, leather, metals, toys, and even reused tins and lemon peels, with deaths from poisons or cuts a grim risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Irup
A Nine Days Wonder In Lady Jane Grey Reign
A historian notes the brief July 1553 reign of Lady Jane Grey lasting nine days from July 10 to July 19, ending with her relinquishing the crown. The phrase a nine days wonder is linked to this short, troubled period in English history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Grey
Jane
England
Edward VI
A Social War Over Dresses Sparks Arbitration Request
A Pittsburg Post item reports a domestic dispute framed as a social war over gowns. Husband and wife exchange quips about competing orders, prompting a proposed arbitration to settle the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Post
That Kind of a Flower Crimsons Across Headlines
A compact note references a red headed girl described as the family flower and pairs her with a nickname Crimson Rambler as a comparison to a flower themed title. The source uses playful newspaper slang reminiscent of New York Press style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etla
Stella
New York Press
President Aids Orphans At Ma con Home
A Ma con Georgia home for orphans reports the president piloting nine years of Electric Bitters treatment. The testimonial praises its impact on stomach liver kidney health, digestion, appetite, and overall vitality, especially for weak and female patients. available for 50 cents at J. F. Paley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial and
Macon
J. F. Paley
Denton Seeks Carnegie Library Backing
A Denton initiative led by the Ariel club committee including Mesdames Coit McCracken and Saunders with Mayor Ed F. Bates and Chamber of Commerce secretary Scruggs explored establishing a public library. They favored Carnegie’s proposal as the most feasible route and will obtain Carnegie’s detailed requirements to push toward an early outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Frontier Asthma Company Home Cure Trial
Free trial treatment information offered by Frontier Asthma Company. No charge for full information and home cure claim. Room 702 Buffalo NY listed as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Asthma Company
Buffalo, Xn
Weather Moderates After Frigid Start With Warm Day
The cold snap eased from Friday night as Saturday morning showed 6 below freezing. Ground froze hard Friday night, froze again, then thawed and rose to about 40 during the day. The Weather Bureau predicts fair and warmer tonight and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Best prairie day cigar offerings by Curt's team
Best prairie day. See R. H. vers Abaco and Curtis' inincible are two of the best cigar, offered at t price, 5c straight. Curt's, phone 52
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Vers
Curtis
Curt's
Woman's Shakespeare Club Meets Amid Weathered Absences
The Denton Woman's Shakespeare club met with Mrs Benett on Thursday afternoon. Despite wintry conditions causing some absences, present members praised the meeting. Roll call referenced Old alusions and customs in the play. Mrs Swenson led a lesson and Mrs Hauslin steered a table talk on music as medicine. The club will meet with Mrs Piner next Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Shakespeare Club
New Grocery Store Ad Announces Low Prices
A new West Side store, H. F P. Keller, advertises cheap groceries with free delivery and a contact phone number 312 130. The notice emphasizes value and convenience for shoppers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F P. Keller
West Side
Riding and Driving Club Meeting Postponed
Due to severe weather last Wednesday afternoon the meeting to organize a riding and driving club is postponed to next Tuesday January 11 at 3 o'clock in City Hall. All who own or admire good horses are urged to attend.
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Urges Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Perry Davin Painkiller quickly stops nervous neuralgia facial and body pains. It promises immediate lasting relief and warns against substitutes. Available in 25c 35c and 50c sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davin
Perry Davis
Saturday candy sale at Curtis 35e a pound
Curtis offers candy today at 35e per pound. A shopper wonders if they should send one, noting the bargain and possible extra value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Farmers Executive Board Meet in Denton January 15
The executive board of the Denton County Farmers' Institute is scheduled to meet in Denton on Saturday January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Executive Board
The
Denton County Farmers’ Institute
Denton
New Year Discount at Standard Business College Denton
A special discount offer runs until January 15 1910 in Bookkeeping Shorthand and Typewriting courses at Standard Business College Denton Texas. Night school begins the first Monday night in January. Five dollar off a single course and ten dollar off both combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Business College
Denton
Texas
Dissolution of Denton Partnership Seeks Patronage
The partnership of W. B. McClurkan, R. A. Sledge and F. M. Rayzor dissolves by mutual agreement. McClurkan and Sledge continue the business under the old firm name, collecting accounts and paying bills. They thank Denton and Denton county for past patronage and solicit continued support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. McClurkan
R. A. Sledge
F. M. Rayzor
Denton
Denton County
Great deals from little want ads grow
Real estate ads highlight affordable properties and quick listings. Local buyers consider small classified notices for homes and land, with potential bargains and market opportunities, urging quick contact with sellers and agents.
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Ripy Brick and Lumber Yard
Patterson
Joe S. Gambill
Mulberry St
Wright
W.C Wright
Vonahower Block
Exchange National Bank
West Hickory Street
J. W. Cook
A. R. McGintie
Wiley Smith
Pes
North Locust St
G. P. Davis
Williams
A. D. Turner
R R Turner
West Oaks
M. L. Martin
Raley’s
Welle & Bass
Swindoll
Clifford Stroud
P. C. Withers Land Company
W. Seventh Street
Fort Worth
McCabe
Dan Turner
Moreman & Luster
Red Barn
Ada Kincaid
West Highland Street
H. B. Stanley
West Oak St
Donnhower
Boyd Randall
Hester, Lester & Brownlow
Schablowsaky
West Hickory
Flow
South Elm Street
James E. Stringer
McClurkan’s
C. Lipscomb. Jr
J. W. Fralin
South Side Square
Bigier Co
Springfield
State Commerce
Supreme Court
National Charters
Washington, Dan
Tie
Poultry Association
Chicago
War Department
Army
Farmers’ Union
Pinchot-Ballinger
Washington
Pinchot
Tennessee
Lake Superior
Kentucky
Gulf of Mexico
R. H. Evers
TOR Free Library
Carnegie
Ariel Club
R. A. Sledge, F. M. Rayzor
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