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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
4
Damaged OCR text shows scattered monetary figures including two and four dollars and smaller cents. No clear event or identities emerge from the fragment.
Publishers invite correction of any erroneous reflection about firms individuals or corporations in the Record and Chinics columns and promise prompt rectification upon notification.
Public notice lists candidates for county offices including assessor treasurer tax collector sheriff attorney and superintendent, with names like Tobin Witt Miller Reeve Guy Hennen Hawkins Orr FryBatis Wilson McCook and mayor Beyett, noting primary influence in July.
The Denton Record and Chronicle argues against using the poll tax as a reform tool predicting it harms suffrage and endorses civic responsibility. It warns against reliance on “inventions of political method” and cites distrust in devices replacing citizen duty.
The text defends Dallas papers for reporting the meningitis epidemic honestly despite potential business costs. It argues editors aim to inform the public with conscience and prioritize duty over profit, noting most papers publish news as it develops.
The fragmentary prose riffs on Miss Katy Aggravation turning in her grave at fair weather. It lampoons Chris scientists and a plumber, noting wind tempering favors. A girl is defined as one blessed with two missions to please herself and others. John Henry chides Snow Bound reading on such days.
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic claims to relieve scalp irritation remove dandruff prevent hair loss and promote growth. The ad guarantees a full refund if not satisfied at The Rexall Store and lists two sizes 50 cents and 1.00 from O M Curtis.
The Crain family in Texas received news Thursday of the death of J. W. Crain at his Nocona home at 11 o clock. He was about 82 and died of pneumonia. Surviving sons include Dr. Cran of Nocona A H Crain Henry Crain John Crain all of Goodnight Will Crain of Byers OK and E H Crain of Denton. Interment was at Spanish Fort, 16 miles from Necona.
January street tax discounts offer $2 or $3 rates before February 1, with higher $5 rate later. Ohio Toledo Lucas County notices include Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and a generic classified query asking what you want to buy sell or rent. The document features B H Deavenport City Treasurer and F J Cheney Co testimonial sworn by A W Leason Notary Public from 1886.
On a ship's gangway Colonel O'Rourke vows to deliver Mrs. Prynne to Bombay by the fifteenth after a damaged cylinder head halts their voyage. She reveals a King's courier pendant and hints at danger from a mysterious lascar while a red haired Irishman and a prowling figure loom nearby.
O'Rourke seizes command aboard the Panjnab as the crew grows unruly in Aden harbor. A masked knife near-miss and odd mutterings among the deck crew hint at hidden danger on the whoosh toward Bombay.
By nine o'clock the Ranee lay with steam up ready to weigh anchor. Dravos earns no praise for his admirable engine condition. An assistant, Danny Mahone, is pressed into service causing his intense dismay. O Rourke handles the duty.
A young girl Flossie rejects girlhood, insists on being a boy, cuts her curls with Mary’s scissors, and is dressed in boys’ clothes after an uncle tease. The family reaction ranges from mock surprise to tears as peers stare at her new appearance.
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