Denton News Brief from July 6 1912
Fragmentary OCR shows a March 7 item with values like 2.04 and 4.00 weekly, plus partial place Denton Texas and date July 6 1912. Content unreadable in parts but indicates a local notice or listing from that issue.
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a March 7 item with values like 2.04 and 4.00 weekly, plus partial place Denton Texas and date July 6 1912. Content unreadable in parts but indicates a local notice or listing from that issue.
County Assessor Meier completed the estimate of county values for the current year showing a substantial gain over last year. Total valuation is 18,834,999 up from 18,500,550 with increases across resident property nonresident property rendered and unrendered categories and intangible values estimated around 1,683,000. The total rise in value roughly 334,449 year over year.
A brief AP dispatch notes women increasingly abandon heavy hats for lighter head coverings. Dr George W Galvin cites brain nutrition benefits from smaller hats while praising college girls who wear no hats or only caps when needed.
Mineral Water Sangcura or Carlsbad water from Mineral Wells offered as a remedy for stomach liver and kidney trouble. Name and phone to arrange delivery. case price four dollars with two dollar credit on pickup. Condensed water forty gallons to one pint thirty five cents per pint and sixty five cents per quart. Mineral Wells Crystal mineral product fifty cents per pound. Free delivery.
In Childress county the rainfall from Friday night improved conditions. ranges are reported in fine shape. The dispatch notes the panhandle area benefited from heavy rain, boosting pasture and range status.
State agriculture lecturer addressed about fifty farmers and business men on diversification rotation seed selection and soil building. Uncle Luke Frewen died Tuesday. Mrs T S Johnson of Austin visits her daughter Mrs F A Wright. Crosgroves automotive trip to Coolorado ongoing. Fire destroys W E Franklin residence. $1 000 insurance on building. Eastern Star hosted gathering with refreshments. Henry Michalek and Mary Bauer wed at Catholic church with Matilda Michalek and John Bauer as attendants.
Fort Worth merchants will stop in Krum for a few hours on July 9 during a trade excursion. R L Cole has bought an interest in the Fleming Huffhines gun business, buying out the former partner. The first watermelons of the season arrived.
A shop promotes Shumate Razors as superior steel alloy instruments with a full line of shaving supplies. It guarantees complete satisfaction and offers exchange if not satisfied, with prices starting at $1. Full straps bones brushes and related items are also advertised.
The Methodist Church South dedicatory service is set for 11 o clock tomorrow with Eshop Kiou delivering the sermon. The church has been reseated repaired and overhauled inside and Bishop Mouton is expected to attend. A large crowd is anticipated and a special program is planned.
Horace, a gambler with a torn conscience, obsesses over fortune and a longing for a woman across the dining room. In a tale of luxury and danger, he battles inner demons while chasing a possible romance amid decadent surroundings and a looming reckoning.
A bedtime tale recounts a boastful gas lamp on a dark street and the electric lights’ rebuke. A playful breeze snuffs out the gas lamp, prompting the big house owner to replace it with electric illumination for reliability and safety.
George P A Jones, a rug dealer, chats with Ryanne about a rare rug in his room. Ryanne, posing as a dealer, assesses risk and hints at a shared past while the bustling Cairo lounge hosts a mix of players and observers in a tense, watchful exchange.
The naval appropriation bill with provision for two battleships passed the Senate yesterday and moves to the House for conference. The action sets the stage for final approval of the defense funding package.
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