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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
2
Denton Texas newspaper lists subscription rates for the Weekly Record and Chronicle. Prices shown include monthly and yearly options with mail delivery terms and advance payments. The notice states subscriptions discontinue at expiration.
A notice states that any erroneous reflection on the character reputation or standing of any firm individual or corporation found in the Record and Chronicle will be corrected upon notification to the publishers.
A fragmented 1909 calendar notes February and January markers with references to Edward Everett and George Fernandez, and mentions Fort Fisher 1865. It links lines from Henry VI and As You Like It with musings on news speed and road improvement in Denton County. The piece also quirks with Foraker Roosevelt succession and Burton’s selection by Ohio lawmakers.
Indiana Democrats backed Uncle John Worth Kern as a vice presidential candidate but kept him from the senate race, nominating James R. Shively for the Senate instead.
The Texas legislature faced a tense session as the governor attacked the state's Commercial Secretaries' association and other critics of his administration. The Thirty-first session has delivered notable sensations with sharper exchanges over policy and tone.
If current bill levels hold, Texas will see normal colleges spread to many high schools. Advocates call for sufficient normal colleges while warning against weakening existing institutions.
The Chicago Dressmakers club considers a resolution urging lawmakers to require civil service exams for marriage license applicants to prove financial stability and ability to pay household bills, with emphasis on the dressmaker. It notes newspapers should be taxed to fund such laws.
The passage notes Texas experiences rapid weather changes from balmy Sundays to frigid nights and record cold days in recent winters. By midweek a slight moderation appears, but Thursday shocks with slushy melt and summerlike vibes despite the lingering cold.
A Kansas legislator proposes a Penitentiary offense for any candidate who seduces a voter. Another bill would require poultry owners to brand chickens like cattle. A third measure would set dining car meal prices and a fourth seeks a state dormitory to offer free lodging for lawmakers.
The Texas legislature gathered in Austin as local bartenders hosted a banquet. The event featured a notably cheerful constable among the speakers, while the Record and Chronicle offered limited coverage of the gathering.
The Record and Chronicle invites readers to submit planting timing choices crops to beat all previous garden yields. The Garden Sass editor asks for tips that improve both quantity and quality and notes appreciation for a rival gardener whose professional gardening hints aided last year’s success.
The Bailey question appears not to be injected into Thirty first legislature deliberations as committees and candidates align to end the Bailey issue. C B Gillespie Austin staff correspondent notes anti Bailey supporters backed Kenney for speaker expecting the Thirtieth legacy to be eliminated, aiming to speed business.
The Houston Post argues the Texas Legislature should resist half baked reform efforts and focus on public welfare. It calls for concrete programs to reduce new laws, overhaul hastily passed enactments, and keep politics out of legislation, praising steady, unselfish leadership for broad public benefit.
Local papers laud the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce for driving town and county progress. Subscriptions rise to 800 dollars monthly, with a six dollar annual per-member fee cited as the start of continued advancement and community uplift.
A brief note cites MCC Clure's Magazine with a price tag of two dollars, indicating purchase or subscription context in a historical record.
A House session itemizes bills and resolutions on education compulsory schooling graft penalties and social reforms. Measures include a West Texas Normal school, castration for rape, usury limits, capital punishment for burglary, Sunday baseball ban, raffles limits, and telephone interconnection mandates.
Governor Campbell urges concentrating funds on strengthening existing institutions from the Texas school for the blind and deaf to the state university before expanding. He notes rising enrollments from 694,708 in 1906 to 941,053 in 1908 and stresses that proper equipment and maintenance must precede new schools.
An early 20th century ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar in yellow Gar rison & Kimmins packaging as a quick cure for la grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. It claims lungs are healed and a dangerous condition averted by taking the product.
Representative Burgess of Texas introduced a house bill for a dry dock and naval station at Aransas Pass. A Moore bill requests similar works for Morgan's Point. Both go to naval affairs committee. Burgess also aims for coast defenses at Aransas Pass.
Special notice states city meat markets will remain closed on Sundays until March 14 1909. Named firms Sullivan & Pierce Frank Wilkerson Edwards & Alexander Miller & Davis Wallauce & Frady are listed.
Information from Morgan states the Santa Fe will soon enter Waco via the Texas Central. The Texas Central is investing heavily to upgrade tracks and bridges for the added service.
Rev. E V Tracy a Brooklyn Episcopal minister, feared dead in the Guzarza blizzard in the Goudaloupe mountains New Mexico, was found alive in a hut nearly starved. He survived by burning part of the cabin for heat and will recover. He got lost while en route to Queen City to officiate a wedding.
The president of the Industrial and Orphans' Home in Macon Ga reports Electric Bitters has been used for nine years. He calls it excellent for stomach liver and kidney troubles and one of the best family medicines on earth. It strengthens vital organs purifies blood aids digestion creates appetite and helps weak run-down people especially women. Sold for 50 cents at Raley & Co.
A farm loan proposal promises land secured financing at 7 percent interest. The notice emphasizes avoiding higher rates on existing loans and invites landowners to apply through Denton Trust Company.
Five hundred Spokane suburbs households refuse to pay higher rural telephone charges. They order Pacific Telephone to remove instruments, form a protest committee with signatures from all families, and threaten court action if unmet. They plan to form an independent company and seek other connections in Spokane and nearby towns.
An article urges prompt medical attention for kidney issues but presents a home mixture of Fiuiy Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsapararia as a cure. It claims the remedy cleanses kidneys and blood, reducing rheumatism and other symptoms, with adult dosing after meals and at night.
Curtis advertises a compound named Kargon for sale. The sparse text offers no additional details about price, usage, or contact information.
A fragmented notice questions a land deal term, asking if business motives influence property agreements. It hints at financial conditions and ownership implications without clear specifics.
In a family medicine chest a remedy named Hunt's Cure is said to be best for eczema, dermatitis, ringworm and other skin troubles. The writer claims it cures itching instantly and favors its long-standing use in Franklin, Louisiana.
Wichita Falls Texas January 15 twenty five year franchise for an electric street railway awarded to Frank Kell and J A Kemp with plan to extend to Lake Wichita where a pleasure resort will be built.
Fire in Bryan destroys First National Bank and Pilot newspaper office plus J M Lawrences Grocery and Koshes Saloon with an estimated loss around 20000 dollars. In Terrell a hotel barn owned by Mrs L A Johnson burns, thirteen horses die. total loss about 14000 dollars unknown origin of blaze.
Senator Tillman adds Postmaster General Meyer and Attorney General Bonaparte to his Ananias club amid a quarrel with the President. He accuses Bonaparte of forgetting prior notice of land purposes and disputes with Meyer over dates. Admiral Rojestvensky dies. Panama Canal papers go to Stimson for possible criminal action. Copeland House hotel burned in Topeka. attorney Isaac E. Lambert perished. Holland Texas suffers $20,000 fire losses destroying several buildings.
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Prescription oil as instant relief for stubborn skin itch. A 10 cent trial bottle is urged with a promise of rapid soothing effects, urging readers to mail 19 cents to Chicago for a sample. Co. M. Curtis in Denton, Texas, is cited as the local contact.
Fort Worth Texas January 15 President D J Neill of the Texas Farmers Union says the union will not support the two cent fare law battle with railroads. He notes the group will not aid the railroads as they refused to offer lower cotton rates.
Advert reads Hyomei as a remedy for catarrh hay fever and asthma. It touts a balsamic eucalyptus air inhaler sold by O M Curtis for one dollar with a money back guarantee. Endorsement from Mrs A Cutler of Battle Creek dated Oct 12 1908.
In a summer corner near Port Annandale Miss Pat and Helen Holbrook, joined by Sister Margaret, greet Mr. Donovan at St. Agatha's chapel. Donovan investigates the Hartridge canoe-maker and his daughter, wary of Holbrook and possible links to Helen, while a sleepy Tippecanoe village hides clues and questions about identity.
In a sensational note, a Western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath. An advertisement for Dr. King's New Life Pills claims to cure constipation, bad breath, liver trouble, headaches, chills, and colds, priced at 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
The text tests the classified column layout in the Record and Chronicle. It reads as a playful note about the difficulty of arranging ads and invites readers to try them to prove their effectiveness.
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