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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1909
Page
2
The Record and Chronicle lists weekly and daily subscription rates for Denton Texas with terms in advance and post office filing dates. A public notice states corrections will be made if any erroneous reflection appears in the columns upon notification to the publishers.
The Record and Chronicle endorses the Lewis college plan for Denton with subscriptions to tuition certificates. It lauds the proposer as a capable, goal oriented businessman and emphasizes community benefit, public spirit and local economic growth. The Garden Sass editor also praises gardening as honorable work and a civic virtue.
Wiee County Messenger rebuts Billie Edwards editor of the Record and Chronicle claiming misrepresented past crop totals. The rural issue cites transportation and leisure seasons with farmers away at seaside resorts while cattle and wheat figures diverge from the columnist’s implication.
A hopeful plea expresses desire for Santa Fe to visit Denton, suggesting mutual happiness and benefits from the collaboration between the two communities. The message emphasizes a shared willingness to work together.
Mr Sargent of the Texas and Pacific decries politics and questions whether redirecting funds and time from the Bailey Johnson campaign of 1908 to advertising and immigration would have drawn 200000 new self supporting families to Texas in a year. He argues that result would beat another such campaign.
Rufus J. Lackland, a bank president and millionaire, marks his 90th birthday while John D. Rockefeller turns 70 and touts gas price cuts and “petroleum butter.” The piece contrasts wealth with expected aid to the poor, noting contempt for the rich despite outward success.
A man selling corn in town at 75 cents a bushel instead of the market 75 to 87 1/2 cents prompts ridicule. The Record and Chronicle notes the loss of 3.75 dollars on a 30 bushel load, joking that ignorance is bliss. The Dallas News echoes calls to roast such folly to drive home newspaper value.
In Switzerland a cave yields bones of men who lived 100000 years ago facing wild beasts. The article notes modern dangers come mainly from disease and cites A W Brown of Alexander Maine crediting Dr King’s New Discovery for saving his life from lung trouble and cough. It promotes the medicine as best for sore lungs colds and pneumonia with 50c and 1.00 prices and a trial bottle free guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
H B Beck describes heavy manuring improving yields in Denton County on sandy soil. He claims 40 bushels per acre from squaw corn and up to 50 in a second patch on land irrigated by city sewage pond flooding. He notes replanting and use of manure, plus water rights pricing.
An 1890s style ad promotes Simmon's Liver Purifier as a liver tonic. It claims the product restores full health, offers quick relief, and guarantees satisfaction. Sold in tin boxes for 25 cents each.
Roy Lewis, a young farmer, was arrested in Tulsa Oklahoma charged with attempting to extort money from Mrs. William Luckenbill and B. J. Maudlin. Authorities say he threatened to dynamite their home if payment was not made.
President Cree T. Work of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas told the National Education Association convention that cities suffer from lack of home economics instruction. He urged broader public school courses in home interests and practical training in housekeeping to prepare girls for future homes and financial duties.
An old advertisement contrasts night riders with Dr King’s New Life Pills from J. F. Raleigh & Co. claiming to cleanse the system and cure fevers headaches and other ailments without distress or inconvenience.
Guthrie Oklahoma July 1. This afternoon Temple and Louis Abernathy aged five and eight sons of U S Marshal Abernathy will start on a 1900 mile horseback trip through Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico destination Roswell. The boys undertake the journey for outdoor exercise.
Advertisement notes Cheatham's Laxative Tablets relieve chills, malaria and biliousness without bag effects of quinine. Portable and convenient for pocket use. Each box costs 25 cents from Geo. Westlake.
Flogg Keller of Montgomery West Virginia owns a bulldog that has taken to guarding a brood of incubator chickens. The dog leads the chicks to the barnyard eats worms for them and even fetches lettuce from the garden, acting as their caregiver.
Mrs Eula Presland of Greenfield Tennessee says she has kept Hunt's Cure on hand for fifteen years to treat eczema ringworm and related skin troubles. She calls it peerless and an old friend and a true remedy selling at 50 cents per box.
A petition in the Georgia legislature seeks immediate passage of a compulsory school attendance law. Presented to both Senate and House, it is reported as the longest petition ever filed, measuring 205 feet and listing 5,000 homes.
C C Cook of Hallettsville Texas reports high satisfaction with Hunt s Lightning Oil as a pain and spray reliever. Bottles priced at 25 cents and 50 cents.
In Bristol Virginia on July 10 anti prohibitionists carried the local option by 82 votes from a total of 844 cast in one of the South’s most heated local option races.
The bid for relief comes from L. H. Napier of Aug ress Kentucky who after a decade of torture from piles found cures with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It is advertised as infallible for piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema and salt rheum and is sold 25 cents with a guarantee by J P Raley & Co.
Denison Texas July 10 Midwest rail lines from Kansas City were turned back due to high water. Washouts are reported as floods affect routes in Kansas and Missouri.
Judge Garrett outlines a six months courtship and a joint fight over a will before Browne and the heiress head to Japan Islanders eyed as a possible party in the suit while Lord Deppingham grapples with the loss of control and access to fortune as his wife sails away with lawyers and trunks.
Chase resigns as American envoy amid royal tensions in Thorberg. The Grand Duke Michael governs a cautious, tradition-bound duchy while Chase, a restless American, seeks fortune beyond diplomacy. He leaves with a modest income and a plan to bank wealth for a rainy day.
An American wanderer Hollingsworth Chase, once a war correspondent and consul staffer, arrives in Thorberg amid court life and fickle fortune. He fixes on Princess Genevra, admiring her beauty and the idea of a liaison while navigating palace politics and flirtations that challenge his restless spirit.
(To Be Continued) How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. We, the undersigned, have know F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Waring, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O., Hall's Catarrh Cure is take internally, acting directly upon blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free Price, 75c. per bottle, Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A quirky typo turns marmalade into cur tit fountain in a humorous newspaper item. The gag notes a misread label and playful reaction from readers and staff, highlighting wordplay around a kitchen staple.
It will pay to get price by plumbing supplies and plastering work from Wilson Hardware Company. The notice markets discounts and contractor services for plumbing and related trades.
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