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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
3
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Miss Lillie McCabe of Denton visited friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morris of Aubrey visited J. D. Morris. Mrs. John Feaster is very ill. Ora Garrison died last Wednesday and was buried at McCurley prairie cemetery. Hicks Capucline advertised for feverishness and aches. Hunt's Lightning Oil praised by C. C. Cook of Hallettsville.
Dressed as cowboys two special messengers on horseback depart August 1 from San Antonio for Washington and Mexico City bearing invitations for President Taft and Diaz to meet there in October.
A newspaper report relays Dr Nott’s stance that no cure exists for baldness while noting he acknowledges hair restorer products may tint gray hair and promote growth. He offers $1,000 for proof of restoring a dead-root bald head and $1,900 if six bottles fail to deliver claimed results, with druggists endorsing the offer.
Representative Hardy proposed a constitutional amendment to shift the presidential inauguration from March fourth to April fourth and to begin House and Senate terms on April fourth. The resolution was laid over on objection, but supporters in the speaker’s circle favor the change and expect a vote next week. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a remedy for chronic coughs and lung ailments.
Work advances on the new Baptist church in Argyle. Mrs. W A Wallace visits relatives in Collinsville this week. Mrs. Carl Lynch visits kin near Hawk schoolhouse over the weekend. Grady Harris from West Texas visited relatives last week. J B Littrell was in Roanoke Sunday.
CapuGine claims to cure a range of ailments including sick headache nervous headache traveler's headache grip stomach troubles and female troubles. The liquid Capuidine is sold by druggists and advertised to act immediately.
Denton July 16 hogs hit a new high in Fort Worth with a carload price of 8 dollars per hundred. Cotton slipped slightly on weather hopes, with New York at 12.95 cents and New Orleans 12 1/2 cents. Wheat in Chicago rose to 1.29 then closed at 1.23 7-8. Local market quiet. hens 6 cents, fryers 10 cents. Port Worth receipts included cattle 1900, hogs 1390. hogs tops at 8 dollars, steers and cows steady, calves strong. Foley's Drive laxative advertised by Garrison & Kimmins.
Dr E F Milliken of Dallas files a $10,000 debt suit against Mrs S A Gibbs, widow of ex lieutenant governor Arnett Gibbs, seeking payment for an appendicitis operation performed on her. Milliken recently divorced Gibbs' daughter.
Scientists report bones of ancient humans in a Swiss cave dating back 100000 years. The article notes modern dangers from disease and cites A W Brown of alexander Me praising Dr Kings New Discovery for curing lung trouble and coughs. A claim of top relief with trial bottles offered.
In Cleburne on July 16 unofficial word says Santa Fe gains short mileage from San Angelo County to Fort Worth and Dallas via the Frisco from Browwood. The Frisco will use Santa Fe tracks into Dallas from Paris, exchanging access to key routes.
A 19th century ad offers a hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F C Cheney Co of Toledo endorses the firm. Waling Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists confirm reliability. The cure is advertised as internally active on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available free and price listed per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Fort Worth dated July 16 reports the famed novelist Jack London and his wife passing through the city this morning en route to Colorado. London travels from Austria toward the Pacific coast, with trains including the Santa Fe and Frisco mentioned.
El Paso Texas July 16 Charles H Kerber the first all American resident of Ysieta died last night He was sheriff of El Paso county during the salt riots when many people were killed at the salt mines in the county's lower end.
Curtis Drug Store advertises Curtis' Laxative Syrup as safe and pure with a price tag of 0c. The brief notice promotes its effectiveness and availability at the local pharmacy.
A boy in the square Friday morning fitted attachments to his bicycle to create a canvas sunshade. An upright support behind the seat and another at the front frame held a light yet sturdy shade, shielding him from the heat.
No Speoony Business. For chills welar a and biliousies Cheatham's Laxative Tablets ar certainly very fine. No bad effects as with quinine. Then they are so convenient, can carry them in the pocket and 40 spoon is necessary They are an ideal remedy, 25c¢ per box. Geo. Weatlake.
July 16 report notes no meeting yet held by the Experimental Station board to decide location for new stations. A Wichita Falls delegation seeks the West Texas Normal site as part of the ongoing locate discussions.
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine says her mother over 70 has regained youth since using Electric Bitters. After 20 years of dyspepsia she could not eat drink or sleep. Doctors gave up but the tonic revived her health, strengthening organs and aiding sleep and appetite for 50 cents at J F Ra ley & Co.
Tulsa Oklahoma July 16 county commissioners plan to issue 725000 dollars in bonds subject to voter approval to fund a court house jail and roads and bridges for the county.
For fifteen years I have kept a supply of Hunts Cure on hand to treat itching skin troubles. It is peerless for eczema ringworm and the like I regard it as a old friend and a trusted one Mrs Eula Presland Greer field Tenn 5 per box.
Mrs. Sue Bledsoe aged sixty eight a longtime Johnson county resident and widow of Major Bledsoe died this morning in Cleburne Texas.
Rexall Orderlies are promoted as pleasant candy like laxatives available in 10c and 25c sizes. The ad claims a free supply if customers are not satisfactorily benefited, urging immediate trial and promising convenient day or night use from O. M. Curtis Rexall Store.
Isadora Pena, 48, died at home after a day in the sun. The incident marked the season’s first heat prostration in San Antonio on July 16.
Denton Texas resident Frank Raines testifies to permanent relief from backache and kidney symptoms after using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at J F Raley & Co drug store. He reports reduced pains, normal kidney action, and renewed ability to work, with the remedy sold by all dealers at 50 cents.
A roundup of short items notes Charles Welsh death in Altmore from overheating and a spy birth for Prince and Princess Hele de Sagan. Taft to visit the King Ranch near Corpus Christi. Crane named American minister to China. Fire in an iron safe. Oklahoma legal actions. Arkansas Capitol project resumes. Greece earthquake devastation. Texas National Guard maneuvers end. Elks parade turnout 15,000 in Los Angeles. Elks from Fort Worth present. Injuries from a birthday swimming accident near Victoria. Chicago hold up of a man by two girls. Taft’s Beverly pastor stirs Sunday sports. Coal and mineral strikes. widespread rains aiding crops in Oklahoma. Various political and criminal items including a Philadelphia building collapse and a fatal shooting in Alabama. Taft travel funding added. Cumberland University elects a new president. Panama Canal bond talks continue. A murder near Port Huron, dairy market shifts in Dallas, and a 1300 mile solo horseback trek from Guthrie to Roswell. Thaw trial testimony on insanity case and early War-time naval reports.
Aldrich and Payne urge a final stand to save 2000 acres of river land as flood levels reach 35 feet 5 inches. West Alton has been deserted. crops moved to limit losses while authorities warn another 24 hours could save more land and towns. Interstate Commerce Commission denounces express firms chaotic practices and orders new rate basis for small parcels. Key players include Adams United States American Pacific Wells Fargo.
Train notices list No. 31 South Bound at 6:40 a m with No 281 Dallas branch at 12:05 p m and No 206 5 50 0 e e Cee. North Bound No 266 at 12:55 p m and No 282 Dallas branch at 4:25 p m. Texas and Pacific section shows Roatan 4:35 p m and Ro 38 9250 a m.
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