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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1910
Page
3
R L McCoy breeder of prize winning White Wyandottes offers eggs for sale at 1.50 dollars and setting for sixteen at Route 1 Roanoke Texas.
A Dallas gathering brought prominent figures including Senator Bailey and Judge Poindexter for a conference ahead of the Monday session. Congressional candidate Cone Johnson spoke urging Prohibition Democrats to stay firm despite any diversion.
The U S submarine Salmon has safely completed a voyage of 800 miles from Quincy Massachusetts to Hamilton Bermuda. The passage included rough seas and speeds ranging from six to ten knots per hour.
Ellis Anderson of this city writes from Reno about attending the Jeffries Johnson fight on July 4. He notes ticket prices, the crowd, gambling rampant, and his mixed reactions, planning to stay ten to fifteen days before returning to San Francisco.
The Denton County Republican Committee calls voters to meet at designated precinct locations on July 23 1919 to elect delegates to the county convention and on July 30 1910 for delegates to state congress and senatorial conventions. The plan outlines representation by precinct and cautions Republicans to avoid cross party participation. Chairman M Kealy urges turnout for both primaries and general election readiness.
Colquitt headquarters announces campaign dates in Denton County for governor. A A Puckett of Kaufman will speak at Lewisville July 16 at 1 PM and Little Elm at 6:30 PM the same day. John C Williams of Houston will speak at Sanger July 16 at 2 PM and Krum at 5 PM the same day.
Governor Harmon begins investigation into Friday night lynching of Etherington in Newark C town. Officials fear impeachment after unrest and possible suspension of Mayor Atherton. Ten thousand attend Etherington funeral as a special grand jury is convened to pursue justice.
A brief note highlights a store advertisement for aead branding. The item emphasizes the store behind the ad and marks the branding as noteworthy for readers scanning the page.
The proposition to issue $125000 bond for road improvements in the Groesbeck district was defeated by about 66 votes. The United States postal deficit has been reduced by more than $10000000 in the first nine months of the fiscal year just ended.
Reports from Mount Vernon Jacksonville and Mexia indicate large quantities of Elberta peaches assembled and shipped. Prices received for the crop are described as aged.
An order issued for sale of the third class cruisers Detroit and Boston the gunboat Concord and the torpedo boat Wisniow. They are not considered war repairing by the navy department.
The Cotton Review reports weekly results showing North Carolina and Tennessee crops steady, Texas and Oklahoma with modest gains, and other states showing limited movement. The review summarizes regional performance and notable shifts in the recent period.
The Bethany Plains aviation meeting closed after setting records for height distance speed and time. Monoplanes dominated the event winning most prizes and claiming all major honors.
Speaker of the House John Marshall says he hopes for a short session of the Legislature meeting July 19. He has no idea how long it will last but urges full attendance on the 19th to ensure committee completion.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the busiest little health boosters available. Each sugar coated globule promises to turn weakness into strength and energy while curing constipation headache chills and dyspepsia for 25 cents a bottle from J F Raley & Co.
Wm Loeb Jr former secretary to Col Roosevelt says after a talk with Roosevelt there is no breach between Taft and Roosevelt. He cites easy appointments and notes no break or imminent split despite insurgent support for Roosevelt and ongoing conferences this week.
Get the habit of calling G. W. Elbert for groceries fruit jars caps rubbers poultry and eggs. The notice promotes Elbert as a local supplier for everyday commodities.
Local ad notes toilet soap priced at five cents per bar with contact for LONG and KING offering the item.
Denton Texas woman Mrs L F Rowlett testifies kidney trouble gave back pain and frequent unnatural secretions. After using Donn’s Kidney Pills from J F Raley Co she reports relief and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers priced 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Donn’s and take no other.
Local voters are listed party candidates for multiple offices including Local Representative EF Hill and W C Dickson, County Judge Lee Zumwalt, County Attorney Charles Mays, Tax Assessor E B Miller, Tax Collector Sam Hawkins, County Clerk Oscar T Button, Sheriff W W Orr, and various precinct commissioners and officials. The notice enumerates candidate names across county and local posts. Public voting details appear incomplete in the fragment.
Denton Texas reports a 2 cent rise in local wheat prices with mills paying 92 cents per bushel. The market mood sharpens as fear of spring wheat damage grows and Chicago rounds show frantic activity after the government report. Traders anticipate imports to cover a looming domestic shortage.
Heavier receipts at the local market ease demand as carloads of watermelons push melon prices down and cantaloupes sell at 40 cents a dozen wholesale or 50 cents retail. Tomato prices fall to 3 to 4 cents per pound wholesale and 5 to 6 cents retail. Hay prices ease to 10 to 11 dollars per ton for prairie or Johnson grass, with hay retailing at 12.50 a ton or 60 cents a bale. Oats trade at 36 cents wholesale and 37 cents sacked, retail rising to 45 cents a bushel.
Market bulletins list Liverpool New York and New Orleans cotton quotes with open and close figures for yesterday. Spots mostly hold steady with minor shifts and sales volumes indicated across exchanges.
Market quotations list wheat at 92 cents per bushel and corn wholesale 75 to 80 cents, retail 85 to 90. Cotton seed meal and hulls priced per ton and per 100 pounds. Corn chops and bran with modest increases. Prairie and Johnson grass hay quoted per ton and bale, oats priced wholesale and retail, straw per ton, and oats in sheaf.
The notice lists wholesale and retail rates for Irish potatoes flour including hard wheat and graham flour corn meal bacon lard and butter. Prices shown include per peck per 100 pounds and per pound figures with variations for wholesale and retail segments. Specific items include Irish potatoes flour bacon lard and butter with indicated cash or trade terms.
An agent for Nunnally in Denton describes the Atlanta candy factory as expanding from a small start about 15 years ago to a major producer. The firm continues to ship high grade goods by express to consumers and keeps stock on ice to ensure freshness.
Prices published for creamery butter at 25 to 36 cents per pound, EGGo wholesale at 10 cents cash and 12 1/2 cents trade per dozen, peaches wholesale at 1 dollar per bushel, eggs per gallon at 20 cents, hens 8 cents per pound, fryers 11 to 14 cents per pound, old roosters 15 cents each, guineas 1.50 per dozen, ducks 3 dollars per dozen.
The listing shows hog prices per pound with light hogs at 6 to 7 cents and heavies at 8 to 9 cents. Cow prices per pound range from 2 3/4 to 3 1/2 cents.
The document lists prices for squash, beans, field peas, and tomatoes. It cites Ib 3 to 2c for squash, bean wholesale per bushel at $1.00 to $1.20 with retail per gallon at 20c, field peas wholesale per bushel 60c and retail per gallon 10c, and tomatoes wholesale per pound 3 to 4c with retail 5 to 6c.
Chairman Rayzor on Denton County voters choosing a congressman should back Emory C Smith not Owsley or Blount. He claims Bailey drew Smith with a baited hook and kept him loyal, while endorsing Cone Johnson as the pro prohibition governor candidate to end salons and breweries in Texas.
Dallas defeated Oklahoma City 8 to 6 with a late rally. Fort Worth beat Shreveport 2 to 1 in ten innings. Houston and San Antonio weathered 6s, Galveston won 4 3 over Waco. New York 186 routed Chicago 9 to 2. Cincinnati shutout Boston 5 to 2. St Louis 2 over Brooklyn 0. Mobile beat Memphis 1 in the Southern League.
Hon A C Owsley returns home after speaking in South Texas in support of gubernatorial candidate R V Davidson.
Southbound schedules listed for Missouri Kansas and Texas lines with trains No 209 Limited at 8 25 am and 4 25 pm. Flyer No 205 at 7 13 pm and 281 to Dallas at 12 05 pm. Mixey to Dallas 8 00 am.
Fragmentary timetable reads busy travel pattern with times and train numbers from Dallas. Entries include 9 45 p m 182 4 25 p a 210 Limited 9 04 p a. Arrival noted in unclear form.
Texas and Pacifico schedule listing shows No. 31 train timing at 3 50 p with routes between Fort Worth and Texarkana. The item notes a railroad timetable entry typical of late era notices.
A London Family Herald excerpt quotes E S Grew on the vast unknowns in planetary science. It notes Venus rotation and possible life, Saturn ring composition, Jupiter cloud bands, and Mars dust storms delaying clear canal observations.
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