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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
2
Public notice states that any erroneous reflection on character reputation or standing of any firm individual or corporation in the Record and Chronicle will be corrected upon notification to the publishers. The brief item outlines a commitment to prompt adjustments.
The piece notes wireless communication saving lives by summoning help across intervening distance and comments on Dr. Abbott's telegram about Texas upholding the Roosevelt Bonaparte Wiley whiskey ruling. It also praises The Sanger Courier for its tenth anniversary and improvement over ten years, applauding Editor Logsden and the community.
An aged couple near Madison Oklahoma were killed when lightning struck as they sought shelter in a storm cellar. Reports note several similar incidents as bolts strike those entering or within cellars, with little chance of escape when the strike is aimed at individuals.
Denton held a lively first trades day with weekend crowds discussing prizes and upcoming contests. Heaviest dozen hens won 10 dollars, but better weights may draw more entrants next time. locals note post office salaries and state-wide postal trends while Wichita Falls reports wheat prices around one fifty to sixty cents.
Denton county wheat buyers pay about 10 to 25 cents more per bushel than other towns in North Texas with many locations at 1.20 to 1.40 dollars per bushel. Despite concerns over dry spells, timely rains in spring boosted crops. farmers plowed and cultivated, preserving moisture. The area has already harvested and partially thrashed a million-dollar wheat crop alongside cotton and corn, with more to come.
A Denton man recalls a lost 2000 acre tract at $27 an acre that would now be worth far more, citing Denton county farm gains to $75 an acre and Grand Prairie land later selling for $125. He argues roads and railways raise farm and town values, with rail-adjacent land outpacing distant plots.
A letter from J C Moore of Atchison Kansas urges trying Hunt's Cure for skin troubles especially itching varieties. He asserts it will cure a larger percent of cases than other remedies and recommends it for all sufferers. The ad notes 50 cents per box.
By C BE Scruggs the Chamber of Commerce gains converts among farmers praising trades days and county-wide prosperity. Farmers from fifteen miles attend prize offerings while crop conditions improve and inquiries from other states grow for future settlement in Deaity county.
Bert R Lean of Cheney Washington recounts a deadly lung trouble baffling experts. After spending 10 to 15 dollars per visit in Spokane and California with no relief he used Dr King s New Discovery and was cured. The ad promotes it for lung trouble bronchitis coughs colds asthma croup and whooping cough 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by J F Raley Co
The article argues Aldrich leads the tariff fight with easy support from “the system” and trust representatives. It compares his role to a plains shepherd aided by sheep-dogs, with trusts backing lawmakers to push a high tariff. It warns that when the people elect leaders who favor all, Aldrich will lose power like the tariff reformers now.
Sarsaparilla tonic promises to fortify you for the season, with bottles selling for 50c and $1. The ad touts increased energy to avoid the usual mid day fatigue and keep you going through hot months.
Citizens of Pilot Point ask the railroad commission to require the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway to resume stopping passenger train No. 205 for boarding and alighting. A hearing is scheduled for July 13 to consider the complaint.
A patient ends stomach trouble after taking Dr. King's New Life Pills. The remedy eases dyspepsia and indigestion and restores appetite, nerves, vigor as stomach liver and kidneys function properly. Sold for 25 cents at J.
SAN ANTONIO June 15 The Texas State Pharmaceutical association opens its thirteenth annual convention with a focus on state-wide prohibition and Sunday closing from the druggist perspective.
The note explains mosquitoes are troublesome this year and bite aggressively. It recommends Hunt’s Lightning Oil to ease irritation and says applying it promptly helps prevent further bites.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS. Service will be withdrawn from all consumers using water for any other purpose than for which they have contracted. By order of the commission. H. Storrie, Supt.
Denton county Baptist Women’s Missionary Worker meeting held in Lewisville and Aubrey on June 17 18 features morning and afternoon sessions with scripture readings papers on church and county work organized by local leaders including Mrs Matthews Sanger Mrs Jenkins Lewisville Mrs Nance Sanger Mrs Latimore Fort Worth and Mrs Farrington Lewisville plus prayers and group discussions led by several local hosts setting a focus on religious education and missions.
An old warning about mercurial ointments for catarrh notes mercury dangers and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internally taken remedy. It claims no mercury, directs buyers to ensure authenticity, and mentions testimonials and price. Also mentions Hall's family Pills for constipation.
Fort Worth Texas June 15 ten jurors had been secured by noon in the Knight murder case involving his son in law Ed Larmon. It was expected two more jurors would be secured that afternoon and the trial would begin immediately. Jorge Simmons presiding.
If you have pains in the back uri nary bladder or kidney trouble and want a pleasant herb relief for women's ills try Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. It is a safe regulator and relieves female weaknesses including inflammation and ulcerations. Sold by druggists or mail for 50c. Sample free. Address The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
Miss Mamie Cronin presents a life size portrait of Alonzo Steels, the lone San Jacinto battle survivor. Commissioned by the Senate, the painting will be hung in the Senate chamber in Austin on June 15.
A Denton Texas reader, O. M. Curtis, advocates treating eczema by skin care rather than internal medicine. He promotes oil of wintergreen in D. D. D. Prescription to attack germs and rebuild skin, claiming eczema is a skin disease and presents improvement after topical treatment.
New stock of Normal and Industrial emblems in solid silver and gold plate pins. Lapel sticks and hat pins offered at 1.00 each.
The Wilton Hardware Company announces no charge for estimates on plumbing services. It emphasizes free quotes for customers seeking plumbing repairs or installations.
In a rain drenched frontier scene Whispering Smith and Dicksie tour the river works as McCloud orders sacks and mattresses to shore up a riverbank. Dicksie banters with Smith about chickens and bantams, while workers brace the embankment and plan the thorough river rescue effort.
McCloud and Dancing on horseback reach the Crawling Stone bend where Lance Dunning warns this is hell and Whispering Smith arrives to coordinate support. McCloud offers 100 men and explains his aim to hold the river channel to protect the bridge approaches as tensions ease.
Whispering Smith and Dicksie debate a bantam scene as Smith diagnoses a bantam rooster mistaken for a hen. The pair discuss setting roosters, energy misapplication, and the need to cut the bird free while inspecting cannibal leghorns.
McCloud returns from the river to a tense house where Dicksie hides worry over Caesar and the river threat. Puss bungles supper duties as Dicksie masks fear while McCloud enjoys the meal and assumes the danger has passed.
An advertisement lists baled chucks at 2 dollars a ton from Alliance Milling Co, noting they are brise a bale equal in food value to prairie hay. The brief notice mentions 150tte.
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