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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
2
A highly damaged OCR sample shows stray letters and numbers with currency symbols 40 and 2.00 and 4.0 percent, with unreadable context. The fragment lacks a clear event, dates, or identifiable entities to summarize.
Two days remain before a heated reflection on rising fire insurance costs. The passage notes a jump from 109 to 400 percent and predicts strong reactions. Legislators are in a special session to consider repealing the current fire rating board law, with voters and premiums in focus.
The article notes cotton tops all crops in value in the United States and worldwide, with the South’s cotton crop valued at 821 million dollars last year and global cotton at one billion. It compares cotton to gold, oats, and wheat, highlighting favorable climate in the South. It laments northern production and praises Texas living.
The State Press asks if President Ransome’s reported Texas Press Association executive committee appointment grants a distinctive uniform. The Chronicle notes committee members are said to wear continental regalia and stove pipe hats, are not to remove clothing, and heavier members must fish daily at Port Lavaca.
The article recalls forty nine years since the Bull Run battle and Confederate victory seen as a war’s end by some, yet it sparked a long cruel civil conflict. It notes family loyalties torn by sectional allegiance and hopes for future reconciliation between Federal and Confederate factions.
An old advertisement extols red Bitters as a complete digestive tonic for stomach liver kidneys and bowels claiming to restore boyhood appetite and vigor. The copy urges readers to try the product and mentions J. F. Raley as a seller.
H. F Keller lists items under new and old prices with codes 312 and 126 in a brief grocery notice. The fragment mentions no further details beyond pricing cues and the seller’s initials.
A cooperative creamery is proposed to operate in Denton with stock held by farmers and local business supporters. Producers would be paid 30 to 35 cents per pound of cream, minus about 3 cents per pound for processing, yielding 27 to 32 cents per pound of butter fat, with profits returned to stockholders.
A compiled candidate list shows local representatives for county judge attorney tax assessor and more. Names include LEE ZUMWALT CHARLES MAYS RE E MILLER and W C ORR with other election roles such as sheriff precinct officials and constables.
A citizen identified as U P Poe requests publication of a letter exposing alleged fallacies of H A Ivy. The note is addressed to R and U and seeks space for the article’s dissemination.
Arthur W. Jones counterclaims Prof H A Ivy’s poll is inadequate and biased. He notes nine men in ten counties interviewed less than 1,000 voters overall and points to Poindexter and Bailey factions. Jones urges voters to back Cone Johnson for governor in the coming election.
A letter from Prohibition Democrats in Fort Worth refutes H A Ivy’s claim of Texas voter support for Poindexter, labeling the poll as unverified and campaign rhetoric. Signatories include Burgner Seay Robinson Ayres Bird Emery Crow Julian and others criticizing the assertion and defending Johnson as the favored candidate among their group.
Marie Nielson Stock Company delivers a well received Western play set in Sandhill with 2004 comedy. Star performances include Marie Nielson as Tennessee and Homer E. Gilbo as Caleb Swan. Specialties by Guthrie and Lewis praised. tonight’s bill billed as one of the circus.
The Columbia Amusement Company has secured concessions at the Chautauqua grounds and brings complete equipment for a night class of amusements. A continuous show is planned with bowling alleys and a merry go round. A fifteen piece military band will perform daily at 2 PM on the square. The management assures the public the performances are suitable for ladies and children.
Orme deals with Senor Poritol who seeks a marked five dollar bill bearing a cryptic inscription. Poritol claims a dying friend hid gold in the Arinaba mountains and that the bill contains directions. Orme tests the story and discovers inconsistencies, withholding the bill as the case continues.
Evelyn and Jack persuade their father to swap stories and recount a village children's circus under the oak tree. Tommy Brown is showman with a pretend ostrich and a Brahma hen in a box. Jack falls as the clown, ending with a warm family moment.
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