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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
2
A Carlyle quotation on labor extols work as a path to truth and harmony with nature. It urges practical effort, asserts idleness breeds despair, and counsels focusing on what one can do rather than self-obsession.
A Texas column surveys lower gasoline prices, a Denton school funding push, and a string of political notes. It notes the P U P group back at Austin, a 600000 dollar appropriation request, liquor and drys debates, and warnings about drivers and Mexico the Monroe doctrine and intervention ideas loom as the piece ends with a humorous slice about a neighbor and a jammed doorbell.
This excerpt presents humorous sketches about a tobacconist forgetful type and a sponging workman, followed by a Western irrigation anecdote. The third tale shows a fruit grower urging his hired man to stay dry indoors to conserve rainwater for the land.
A rustic tale shows a man fooled by a tame turkey with shots intended for the hunter, then a queen Victoria anecdote recalls a polite luncheon with a cheeky child noting the queen’s own misstep at table.
Fire started by a spark from a threshing engine destroyed wheat and other grain in Linden Murrell area. The blaze caused total loss with no insurance. Local residents warn farmers to insure grain stocks against fire risks.
Mayor Charles C. Duryee of Schenectady urges a citywide fight against flies and filth. He calls for cleanliness, health leadership, and citizen education to promote public health and beauty, stressing voluntary cooperation by officials and the public.
Fortytwo alarms recorded by the D F D with forty three total losses a small percent. Most fires caused only slight damage with several false alarms noted.
The Denton Fire Department notes only three total losses in the 1912-13 year, with most alarms being false or minor fires. Major incidents included the Hodge Boarding House fire on West Hickory and two other total losses on North Elm Street, while hose usage totaled 11,050 feet across 43 calls over twelve months.
The State Board of Health of Florida leads a drive to ban keeping horses and mules within five hundred feet of dwellings unless fly prevention is ensured. Georgia Wisconsin Indiana follow suit and Texas is urged to join. The piece urges proactive health action across state and local authorities, arguing better to act imperfectly than do nothing.
Unsightly face and skin eruptions are claimed to be cured by Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment. The advertisement cites instant relief from itching burning or scales with healing beginning the moment it is applied. Patient testimonial from Littletown Pennsylvania and a money back guarantee are noted along with price. Pfeiffer Chemical Co. is listed with Philadelphia and St Louis as distributors. Also promoted is Alliance Mill offering damaged corn for animal feed at 3c a bushel.
A traveling information notice invites homeseekers from Denton to a July 22 excursion to Fowlerton LaSalle County Texas. The trip departs 7 p m Tuesday from Denton on the Katy Flyer and returns 2 p m Wednesday with a special car and free sleeping berths for groups of fourteen or more. It promises crop variety robust irrigation free crop risk and favorable land terms near a shipping station at 35 per acre with easy payments and local amenities. J Hi McAnear City Hotel Depton is the contact.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York calls Dr King’s New Life Pills the King of all laxatives. They help constipation headaches indigestion and dyspepsia. A box costs 25 cents and is recommended by J F Raley Co. (adv.)
Madison Heights Virginia resident Charles A Ragland reports Thedford’s Black Draught eases indigestion and stomach troubles. He cites nervousness nausea heartburn and fullness after eating as symptoms. The ad stresses 75 years of proven success and recommends this safe gentle remedy for quick permanent relief.
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