Denton County News Highlights 1913 Tax Bill and Local Happenings
Denton Texas notes reveal Denton County’s tax bill reaching a record 200000 dollars for the year, with analysts optimistic about the county’s ability to pay. The column surveys transportation plans, a New Era of rail lines, and remarks by Leopold Morris on political combat against alcohol interests. It also discusses Katy railroad earnings, dividends, and the state’s financial outlook, plus reflections on the region’s diversified economy sustaining prosperity in Denton.
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The
Bonham News
Magnolia Company
Katy Railroad
Ktaty
Katy
Texas
Harve Nelson Urges Unity For Greenville Citizens
A Greenville resident, philosopher Harve Nelson, advocates setting aside petty jealousies and business differences to improve the town. The Banner urges citizens to abandon small mindedness and focus on constructive action for the city’s sake.
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Harve Nelson
Greenville
Fire destroys wheat oats and threshing machine in Texas farm blaze
Special to The News Gainesville Texas July 12 about 700 bushels of wheat and 900 bushels of oats burned on H E King farm near Walnut Bend along with a new threshing machine owned by Linden Murrell of Gainesville. Fire started from a spark from the engine with some insurance coverage reported.
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Gainesville
Texas
H .E. King
Walnut Bend
Linden Murrell
Ing
bBo Insu
Texas spirit in city progress urged by Chronicle
A Texas spirit note urges removing selfishness in development and letting city builders work on a broad basis. The Record and Chronicle quotes advocate brush aside indifferent threads binding strong men and advance progress in Texas communities.
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Record and Chronicle
Texas Spirit
Texas
Houston Chronicle
A Batch of Good Stories Promoters and Odd Jokes
A column recounts optimistic promoters chasing other people's money with blue sky schemes. It recalls Hitchcok remark about a fraudulent miner and shares two humorous anecdotes: a railway sandwich gag about no ham and a toll bridge tale where a Dutch traveler pays five cents, then the driver.
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Hitchcock
Blue Sky
Boy's Throw Breaks Pane in Windy Teasing Incident
Bridget and Johnny argue as Bridget accuses Johnny of breaking a glass pane with a ball. Johnny's mother shrugs off the damage noting they will move soon and promises to discipline the boy for future care.
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Bridget
Johnny
Doctor Discerns Prisoner Drugged Not Drunk
A doctor called to a police station finds an unconscious prisoner in a muddy cell. He declares the man is not drunk but drugged. A policeman admits he drugged him earlier, over about a hundred yards.
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Tiny
New Preparation Promises Freckle Removal with Guarantee
A skin specialist reports a new double strength ethine treatment that removes freckles and promises a full refund if it fails. Advert says use ethine double strength and see lighter freckles vanish after initial applications.
Rexall Summer Medicines Promise Vital Nourishment
An advertisement claims Rexall Summer Medicines help delicate women overworked men and sickly children by improving digestion, building nerve tissues, and boosting brain power. It states doctors of all schools recognize its efficiency and urges readers to consult their physician. Pint bottle priced at $1.
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Rexall
Clean-up drive urged to curb disease in Denton
City Federation seeks public health gains through cleanliness not only beauty. Health officer links crowded stables to infantile paralysis risk and warns that flies drains and standing water spread illness. Public Health Bulletin notes preventable disease causes poverty and deaths in Texas. community urged to act now.
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Denton
Public Health Bulletin
Austin
Country Wide Push for Clean Food By Housewives League
Mrs. Julian Heath leads a national drive to guarantee cleanliness of bakeries butcher shops grocery stores and other food outlets. Stores passing inspections will display a card as proof with no black or white lists while housewives are urged to patronize only those shops. The Civic Alphabet from Vermont clubs urges community action civic health and public welfare measures and a fall bonfire to curb mosquitoes.
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Julian Heath
National Housewives’ League
Vermont Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Burn the Mosquitos Explains Winter Survival
An article from Science explains how mosquitos persist through winter. Frederick Knab of the United States Bureau of Entomology details that house mosquitoes generate multiple generations in summer by breeding in stagnant water found in discarded containers and blocked gutters. Wintering species survive as eggs and hatch in spring.
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Frederick Knab
Knab
United States Bureau of Entomology
High tribute to Judge Spencer in Cooke County court term
Gainesville paper lauds Judge Charles F. Spencer for his first term as district judge in Montague County Texas. It highlights 61 civil and 31 criminal docket items cleared, praises his legal skill, character and potential for higher office, noting his Kentucky birth and Texas rise.
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Spencer
Cumberland County
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Judge Spencer
Heath
Texas
Decatur
Wise County
Decatur High School
R. F. Spencer
Nocona
Montagne County
Montague County
Montague
W. S. Jamison
16Th Judicial District
C. B. Potter
Gainesville
Myrtle Garrison
Capt. Garrison
Montagueounty
Lone Star
Charles F. Spencer
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Minnie Hume
Crawfordsville
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R. C. Johnston
MckKinney
Pauline
Wilma Cameron
Denison
H. M. Cramer
Flora Galligher
Stella Smith
Sue Rogers
Dodsonville
W. W. Smith
Sanger
J. E. Smith
Joe Matthews
Little Elm
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MTORY
Neith
Indiana
Ben Fritz
Odorono
Odorono CO
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