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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
2
Per month and six months by mail in advance are listed, with annual rates. A public notice states that any erroneous reflection in the Record and Chronicle will be corrected promptly upon notification to the publishers.
The Federal Agricultural demonstration farm work shows clear gains from intensive soil cultivation. Denton county farmers like Mr. Temple report corn yields twice as high on demonstration plots, with observers noting practical, tested methods over book farming. The effort aims at better seed beds and cultivation, with broader national impact and rising results each year.
In John son County strangers refuse water while Dallas County sees water as the sole drink offered to newcomers. Denton enjoys abundant, pure water, yet many Texas cities unite to conserve and improve water access as rainfall remains uncertain.
Voters in Tarrant County approve large road funding that activists say boosts business in Denton County. Analysts list eight key road corridors along the border expected to draw commerce and traffic through the region.
Labor Commissioner Daggherty compelled Muskogee paying contractors to cut workday hours to eight. Workers reportedly did not object to the mandated reduction, though the article notes ongoing tensions unmentioned in this excerpt.
A Washington dispatch reports the Democratic Congressional Committee met a year before the usual timetable, elected officers, and mapped a course to win the House next Congress. It notes a return to core principles, questions Republican downward pressure, and hints at Taft eyeing a possible second White House term.
Short quotes extol the value of good roads, linking better highways to happier people and easier travel to towns, as cited by the Austin Statesman and Waxahachie Light.
Newspaper notices praise farmers caravans from Waxahachie urged by local businessmen to advocate better roads. Editorials from Terrell, Waco, and Corsicana stress education and county bonds as steps toward road improvement and state prosperity.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Undersigned trust FJ Cheney for 15 years and vouch for his honor and firm's ability to meet obligations. Wal ling Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists Toledo Ohio endorse. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with blood and mucous effects. Testimonials free. Price five cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Wet weather lunches feature peanut butter sandwiches from LONG & TURNER CO. Readers are reminded the shop stocks peanut butter for easy meals.
The Alliance Milling Company offers ice cold watermelons available day or night for passersby and customers seeking a refreshing fruit option.
Denton county looks to immigration and agriculture for labor relief. The Chamber of Commerce promotes foreign workers and settlers through the National Department of Commerce and Labor. A proposed Lewis school and an experimental station are seen as keys to regional education and growth. Local papers have been used to attract homeseekers and inform them of county conditions.
L S Napier of Rugless writes of ten years of pile pain that made riding a horse impossible. After doctors and remedies failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. It claims infallible for piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum coins. 25c guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
An essay argues that the word then, though over fifteen years in use, is a practical contraction of that which remains essential in language. It asserts dictionaries justify its clarity and urges readers to accept its evolving role in English.
An old advertisement extols Mr King’s New Life Pills as a non distressing remedy for colds headaches constipation malaria and more. It claims regular use cleanses the system and offers relief from various ailments. The ad cites J F Raley & Co as sellers.
An El Paso citizen returning from Mexico City denies Washington reports that President Diaz will cross the river to El Paso to visit President Taft in October. He says the visit will occur on the international bridge as originally planned.
Patrons are invited to sample ice cold watermelon or cantaloupe at Ideal restaurant. The notes describe refreshment and invigoration from fruit servings, highlighting a simple, thirst quenching option.
New Orleans Louisiana July 22 Tonight and Friday showers possible with settled weather otherwise cooler tonight and Friday forecasts indicate sporadic rain and lower temperatures for the area.
A scatter of brief items notes Brownwood spreading oil on streets, Ashland Wisconsin flood damage near half a million dollars, Abilene fire at R. W. Jones Millinery causing 7500 loss. Other items cover Lake Charles illness charcoal disease, Evergreen cemetery ashes, drought in South Texas, poisonings in Mobile, dam rebuilding Texas, New York contractor shot, rail strikes, Alabama prohibition league, Nashville grand jury, Hillsboro school racial admission protests, Evansville bloodhounds for strike, Stanley Ketchel accident, tariff conferees progress, Dallas livery fire losses, Muskogee initiation injury, Mobile negro curfew, Alabama convict testimony, Comanche rain prayer.
Mrs Eula Presland of Greenfeld Tennessee proclaims Hunt's Cure as a peerless remedy for itching skin trouble including eczema and ringworm. She has kept a supply for fifteen years and calls it a loyal friend available at 50 cents per box.
A new Curtis’ Laxative Syrup promises safety and purity. The 50cc bottle is now available at Curtis Drug Store.
Before laying in your winter coal you should visit Tay lor Bros at the old Thompson gin. They offer the best coal ever brought to Denton.
For chills malaria and biliousness Cheatham's Laxative Tablets are fine with no bad effect unlike quinine. Convenient to carry in the pocket a spoon is necessary. An ideal remedy priced 25c per box.Geo. Westlake.
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce Tournament Committee, sixteen prominent Dallas citizens many veterans of the Spanish-American War or state militia, coordinates the August 22 to 29 United States Army tournament with Secretary John R. Babcock. The committee includes J. E. Farnsworth as chairman and officers such as General Thomas Scurry Major F E. H. Roach Captain W. H. Flippen Captain Sloan Simpson Lieutenant Joseph Rankin Major A. Wilson and Captain A. A. Waldon among others.
The listing names units and commanders for the upcoming tournament roster. 9th United States Infantry under Colonel C J Crane and Lt Col Buttler includes majors captains and lieutenants across battalions. Cavalry 2nd Squadron 3rd US Cavalry lists captains and lieutenants. medical and field artillery units follow with respective officers. Command staff: Brigadier General Albert L Myer as Commanding General and aides, adjutant Captain Roy B. Harper, quartermaster Lt H Harris, commissary Captain C F Doyle, surgeon Major John H Stone.
Troops from the Dallas area will depart Monday morning August 3 for a United States Army tournament. Three separate hikes span 154 to 214 miles, with divisions including the 5th Infantry, the 3rd Cavalry Squadron, and the Band and Battery B of the 1st Field Artillery. They will entrain at Holland, Temple, and Fort Sill respectively for Fort Sam Houston.
Scientists report bones of ancient men in a Swiss cave dating back 100000 years with life then full of danger. Modern danger comes from disease says A W Brown of Alexander Maine who credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his severe lung trouble and stubborn cough. It is promoted as best medicine for sore lungs colds coughs and pneumonia prevention. 50 cents and 1 dollar guaranteed by J F Raley Co trial bottle free.
Debating a will on a remote island, Saunders argues for multiple wives while Lady Deppingham and Browne resist. The group treats marriage law as comic fodder, nurses backhanded schemes, and Genevra’s flirtation with Chase hints at deeper intrigue aboard the chateau.
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