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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement invites requests for various services including household goods moving and drug work. It lists contact details and a new phone number 110 Ola and a price 10 for Ola Phone. It also mentions a physician and surgeon and a grocer J’s store and a scavenger work call to No 307.
Travesty entertainers Thompson and Farrell opened at the Majestic to a large crowd. They gave entire satisfaction, with uproarious laughter from Thompson as Bubble the slyly kid. Tonight their bill is entirely changed.
An advertisement touts Rexall Order laxatives as superior to ordinary cathartics, claiming they restore regular intestinal activity with no nausea or griping. The Rexall Store promises refunds if they fail, noting two candy-like forms priced 10c and 25c.
Captain O H Cobourne a retired army officer and assistant chief of police of Muskogee died suddenly here this morning in Muskogee Oklahoma July 29.
Scientists report bones of men 106000 years old from a Swiss cave. Modern danger comes from disease, says A W Brown of Alexander, Maine, praising Dr King’s New Discovery for lung trouble and stubborn cough. Cures sore lungs colds and prevents pneumonia, 50 cents and 1 dollar, guaranteed, trial bottle free.
McKinney Texas on July 30 reports definite arrangements by the Commercial club for the establishment of a $100,000 gas plant in the city.
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine credits Electric Bitters with rejuvenating her 79 year old mother after 20 years of severe dyspepsia. The tonic allegedly improves digestion sleep liver and kidney function and overall strength with a 50 cent price at J F Raley & Co.
Baseball scores list several city matchups with Texas teams and national games led by Chicago, St Louis, Philadelphia and New York results. Miss Elizabeth Zumwalt is visiting friends in Fort Worth.
A historic ad touts Parisian Sage as a sole dandruff germ killer and hair rejuvenator. It claims stops dandruff itching and hair loss in two weeks with money back, and keeps the scalp cool in summer. Sold by O M Curtis for 50 cents.
A proposal for a three story public business school building focused on safety, separate sex facilities, two exits per floor, fireproof doors, wide stairs, ample lighting, ventilation, and independent heating. It endorses mercury tube lighting, telephone and speaking tubes, and a 700 by 100 foot pressed brick and limestone three story basement structure costing about $35,000, by Troy Wilson Lewis, president of Standard Business School Corporation.
National Association of Bill Posters pledges billboard space and posters valued at about one million dollars to combat tuberculosis. J O Bell, with Denton and fourteen towns, says posters will cover towns nationwide to educate the public on prevention and hygiene steps.
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo claim to be honest and able to fulfill obligations. W A Walling Kinnen & Marvin, wholesale druggists, Toledo endorse the remedy and offer testimonials free. Price ten cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Lawshe departs Washington for a month long vacation visiting Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico.
A reader from Hattersville Texas endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil praising its effectiveness. The note, signed C Cook, mentions 25 cents and 5 cent bottles as price points.
A 1900s style testimonial claim touts Q Ban Hair Restorer and Q Ban Hair Tonic as reversing gray hair and stopping hair loss. It asserts six bottles restore natural color, with a money‑back guarantee if not satisfied, urging readers to ask their druggist.
Promote sending the Daily Record and Chronicle while you travel with daily address changes if needed. At home price applies. Back copies available if you miss an issue.
Local notes report Frisco railroad plans to operate over Rock Island tracks from Irving into Fort Worth. Other items include Chicago population forecast, Texas political speeches, and a jibe at tariff protections amid broader national talks on legislation.
The penitentiary investigating committee toured Eastham convict camp on Trinity River north of Huntsville. They found the women's camp fairly good and more in line with committee ideas than others they have inspected. A brief meeting will adjourn today with plans to resume in October and possibly appoint a sub committee to supervise penitentiary books.
Denton July 30 markets show dull, unchanged overall with cotton futures up and spots steady or higher. Domestic tone remains strong though war news and Spain unrest soften buyer interest versus normal conditions.
A historical price listing shows corn at 75 to 80 cents per bushel wholesale, with retail 10 to 15 cents higher. Other items include oats 50 cents per bushel loose, wheat No. 2 1.15 to 1.20, corn meal 65 cents wholesale, 70 to 75 cents retail, lard 1.34 1/2 cents per pound wholesale with other pack sizes, bacon varieties at 15 to 25 cents per pound, and hay and potatoes priced from wholesale to retail ranges.
U S Napier of Rugless writes that after ten years of torture from piles no remedy worked until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him. The ad claims it relieves piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum among others, coins 25c. Guaranteed by J P F Raley & Co.
J C Brownal of 44 E Hickory St Denton Texas reports Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his kidney trouble after medical treatment failed. He says the product helped all aspects of his condition and improved his sleep. The testimonial cites local retailer J F Raley & Co. as the source for the pills.
The timetable lists southbound trains No 281 Dallas branch at 8 00 am No 205 12 06 pm 3 10 pm and other trains with 4 25 pm and 9 50 am departures Dallas branch No 282 4 25 pm Local No 714 Texas and Pacific 9 55 pm to 10 pm and northbound No 206 and No 714 to 4 25 pm No 32 at 9 50 am.
Eggs sold wholesale at 10 to 12 ½ cents per dozen or 12 to 14 cents cash or trade. retail at 2 for 25 cents. Butter wholesale 12 14 to 20 cents per pound cash or trade. delivered to homes or hotels at 20 to 25 cents. Creamery butter 25 to 30 cents per pound. Butter fat 2 65 cents per pound. Poultry prices: turkeys 9 to 10 cents per pound dull. hens 7 cents. fryers 10 to 12 1/2 cents. old roosters 10 to 12 ½ cents. guineas 1.50 per dozen. ducks 3 per dozen. geese no market.
Livestock prices including hogs cows and hides with per pound quotes. Today's receipts list 2,200 cattle 1006 hogs. Steers steady tops 5.25, cows active tops 3.25, calves slow tops 5.10, hogs higher tops 7.35. An ad for Hicks' Cauldine relief appears.
Public notices and classified want ads appear in the Denton Record-Chronicle listings. Items include job openings, real estate, and personal notices across the paper’s pages with readable but fragmented details.
A thawed county show er, Rev Love is very low, and J H Waters died of heart trouble buried in Sanger cemetery. Many townsfolk visit relatives in Sherman Denton Gainesville Fort Worth with notes of travel, meetings, and church activities.
An old advertisement touts Capudine as a remedy for headaches including traveler's and nervous head pains, stomach troubles, and female ailments. It promises immediate effects and recommends purchase from druggists.
A local market continues daily deliveries of fresh vegetables despite dry conditions. The ad promotes Foley's Urine Laxative and Orino Laxative as superior remedies for stomach and liver trouble, constipation, and digestive regulation, urging readers to try them.
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