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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
7
An assortment of small ads and notices lists services from Campbell cleaners pressers and repairers at McKinney street to a shoe and harness repair shop opposite the meat market. Denton and Fort Worth firms seek reliable sales agents for typewriter supplies.
Today and Monday advertise an oak buffet with French plate mirror at 22.50 a walnut oak dining table six feet long at 18.50 a large oak wardrobe 10 and a Grand National cooking stove 10. Additional items include eight chairs linoleum dresser and various utensils all offered cheap with contact by phone or call now for bargains.
Edward Eliot, expert accountant, testifies in the receivership suit against Evangeline Oil co brought by P P Vankiet. He says Texas Oil and Gulf Refining have absolute control of Evangeline and used Southwestern as a holding firm and that Standard Oil backs them all. The hearing cites possible interstate ties and corporate maneuvering in the oil industry.
A spring tonic claims to fortify the system against summer fatigue. S’m Moni’s Sarsaparilla promises strength and refusal of the usual urge to lie down with a price of one dollar per bottle.
Grant Turnbull, a Newport to Elk stage driver, battled a ferocious cougar perched in his rear seat near Rogers Pass. The cat leaped over his head as the coach bogged through the timber, leaving Turnbull to claim a new driving record and noting Washington state offers a cougar bounty. A hunt is being organized by Tom Hopper with trained dogs.
It keeps them off they are pretty bad this year no mistake and they bite viciously. We refer to mosquitoes but a little Hunt's Lightning Oil applied to the irritated places takes the sting away and keeps them off if used in time. The Wilson Hardware Company makes no charge for estimates on plumbing work.
Denton post office records four routes with detailed quarterly totals for mail delivered and collected, pieces handled, and money orders sold. Route 1 Ricards shows 12 378 pieces handled and 2 632 money orders. Route 2 Lyons reports 14 665 pieces and 44 money orders. Route 3 Kirkpatrick totals 11 257 pieces and 34 money orders. Route 4 Kirkpatrick totals 14 213 pieces and 45 money orders. Capuchine advertised cures headache and stomach trouble.
Gainesville district program outlines a three day Woman's Home Missionary Society meeting at Sanger with devotional services, papers on church work and education, committee reports, and a closing adjournment. Notable speakers include Mrs Annie Rose Mrs Eugenia Reed and Rev J R Atchley.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease fired and aching feet. It promises relief for swollen hot and sweaty feet and for corns and bunions, claiming comfort in tight shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package offer from Allen S Olmstead Le Roy New York.
In Denton the Record and Chronicle firms seek quick replies from home readers. Classifieds promise fast results for local needs and services.
A collection of brief items notes political meetings in Corsicana and Sulphur Springs, a Tulsa courthouse cornerstone ceremony, a new Bridgeport discovery, and a Texas Woodmen rail trip to Detroit. Reports mention a homicide suspect near Irving, a carnival escape in Missouri, a Chinese loan talk in US circles, and a mysterious California airship. Also listed are exams in Tyler clashes over prohibition, a wind storm in Austin damaging state buildings, and appointments in Texas grain dealers and sugar bag trends.
The North Texas Conference Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South elected officers for the coming year in Plano Dallas. New leaders include President Mrs Louis S Barton Decatur first vice president Mrs R W Bard Dallas second vice president Mrs F E Howell Dallas third vice president Mrs E Kelly Denton and others including Miss Martha Tinnin Kaufman recording secretary Mrs W H Allen Dallas treasurer Mrs Cc B Bryant Whitewright honorary secretary Mrs Abbie Allen Frisco and honorary Conference organizer Mrs R W Thompson Dallas. The group called a Christmas fund drive of at least 1 for Songdo Korea and aims to raise 5000 this year beyond dues. The meeting was described as very successful.
An oldhouse remedy claim promotes Perry Davis Pain Killer to stop soreness after sprains strains and bruises. It touts over seventy years of use as an emergency standby for families and sells 50 cent and 35 cent bottles.
Denton reports renewed selling pushed wheat lower with St. Louis cash wheat Friday at 1.64 to 1.65. Local markets dull and unchanged. Fort Worth livestock receipts show cattle 5 000 and hogs 1 000. Steers tops 5 50, cows tops 3 40, calves tops 5, hogs tops 7 30. Capudine advertised for headaches and other ailments.
An old classified fragment promotes Capudine as a headache remedy and Mother Gray's Australian-Leaf as a regulator for female weaknesses. It includes mail order and local drugstore details, mentions kidney and bladder remedies, and notes sample availability. Also cites Fol ley's Kidney Remedy and local and Dallas branches.
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