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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
3
The piece notes a Lancashire tradition of gibe about Manchester and Liverpool class marks. It recalls stagecoach times when a guard asked about travelers using a list and named a Liverpool gentleman a Manchester man a man from Oldham and a fellow from Wigan.
A contrast in dialogue is noted as one spoke English while the other spoke Russian. The exchange is described as uneven in tone or equal footing according to the New York Press.
A brief remark notes that imitating others is a servile and trivial effort from a minor mind, expressing a skeptical view of copying as creativity.
Texas League games ended as Galveston 1 beat Dallas 0 in seven. Houston 9 defeated Fort Worth via forfeit. Saryport 4 beat Waco. San Antonio 5 over Oklahoma City. National League scores Philadelphia 5 Boston 2. Brooklyn 4 New York 1. Chicago 6 Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh 5 St Louis 3. American League Louis 4 Detroit 2. Chicago 1. Cleveland. Southern League games rained out or tied: Atlanta Memphis, Mobile-New Orleans, Nashville-Chattanooga. Birmingham 3-3. Montgomery 2-2.
Capudine provides quick relief for headaches of all kinds including sick or nervous types and headaches from heat cold grip or stomach trouble. Capudine is also the best remedy for attacks of cold or grip and relieves aching and feverishness restoring normal conditions. Capucline is liquid easy and pleasant to take acts immediately 10c 25c and seed in stores.
Prairie Mound reports very hot weather with corn looking good and cotton poor. Wheat yields range 12 to 18 bushels per acre. Local residents travel to Denton and nearby towns while visiting relatives. several names appear including Hall Stewart Hampton Rineheart and Roach among others.
An advertisement in this issue hides a feature article you have wanted. The price is unusually interesting, inviting readers to look up the full story and details.
A marketing pitch promises exposure to more than 3,000 homes and about 15,000 people for business stories in the daily and weekly editions, inviting advertisers to share their story with a broad local audience.
Gainesville reports heavy rain on Monday afternoon. Birmingham establishes commission government adopting Galveston plan in a citywide vote.
Six year old Julia Rather was accidentally killed at Belton when struck by a playmate's shotgun. The incident occurred in a residential area as children played, prompting investigations by local authorities.
Twelve inmates escaped from the Federal jail at Muskogee after sawing through iron bars. Their breakout triggered a manhunt as authorities pursued the fugitives.
Opposition voices clash over the administration army engineer bill aimed at expanding the corps. Delegates pledge to fight the proposal as lawmakers analyze the impact on national defense and federal funding.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Miss Eleanor Alexander married in New York Monday afternoon before about 15 000 people in attendance.
Charbon reports rise in cases across Calcasieu and Cameron parishes Louisiana as warmer weather raises fears of greater losses with the epidemic nearing 80 serious cases.
Mrs. G W Wilkes wife of Dr Wilkes was run over by an automobile driven by a Black chauffeur as she alighted from a car and may die from the injuries. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the Wilkes residence.
Conferees on the naval appropriation bill finished their work and part of the measure provides for two new battleships at six million dollars each, exclusive of armament and armor.
A bill to permit Associate Justice Moody to retire from the Supreme Court on full pay due to long illness was approved by unanimous consent in the House on Monday.
The trial of Illinois Legislator Brown continues as prosecutors press bribery charges alleging he took a payoff for casting his vote for U S Senator Lorimer. Defense ratings face scrutiny amid Monday proceedings.
Senator Bailey pledges to offer an amendment to the appropriations bill in the Senate to add Amarillo after the city was left out of the House bill. The move aims to secure funding for Amarillo projects.
The committee soliciting subscriptions for the Texas Christian University bonus to move to Fort Worth reports renewed energy with only about 12 000 to 15 000 dollars still needed to reach the required amount.
F. S. Martin, division superintendent of the Fort Worth plant of Southwestern Telephone, was accidentally shot and killed by a pistol discharge in a scabbard on his trousers while alighting from a wagon in Fort Worth.
Twenty one deaths attributed to extreme heat in Chicago over four days with eight more expected Monday. Report notes infants also died from summer complaint amid the stifling air and heat wave.
Leaders expect Congress to finish its work and adjourn by Saturday. The House has begun night sessions and both chambers are pushing to conclude all business this week.
Glidden tourists expected to park at Dallas Tuesday night completing the day run from Texarkana. An impressive welcome awaits as they enter Plains with hundreds of autos lining the streets along the route.
The Sweetwater suit against the Orient railroad to stop moving its shops to San Angelo was heard Monday in the Fort Worth appellate court. The case resembles the Tyler Cotton Belt dispute where Sweetwater claims to have paid the railroad to establish and maintain its shops.
Anti trust and conspiracy charges filed in Springfield Missouri against Armour Morris Swift Hammong and St Louis Dressed Beef and Provision by Attorney General Major. Armour Swift Morris named for direct violations and conspiracy. Hammong and St Louis Dressed Beef cited as subsidiary entities of the National Packing Company in Missouri packing operations.
Federal court at Guthrie hears a suit to block moving the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. W. H. Coyle says he invested $100000 in a Guthrie hotel under the enabling act terms guaranteeing Guthrie as capital until 1913. The court rules the constitutional convention ordinance is irrevocably adopted and valid despite no public vote.
Promoters of a prize fight face possible Nevada veto after being ousted from California by Governor Gillette. Governor Dickerson has not stated a position, but even a hint of opposition unsettles promoters and fighters. Ticket buyers unhappy with Nevada plans may receive refunds. A race-related dispute between a Negro fighter and the manager continues with a potential damages suit by the white manager against Johnson.
The piece argues prosperity depends on land use and roadways. It states Texas has 167,865,000 acres of land with 2,118,000 acres water, notes most land is arable except cities and hills, and that under 30,000,000 acres are cultivated, leaving 137,000,000 acres idle. It includes a cut illustrating cultivated versus uncultivated regions.
Texas faces vast uncultivated stretches with 109 counties under 10 percent cultivation and 43 counties larger than Rhode Island’s area. The Commercial Secretaries' Association notes Texas farms exceed the original thirteen colonies’ land, except Georgia and North Carolina. A 3,000,000 farmer mission is urged as 190 people move daily, with many settling on farms, and land agents highlighted as crucial to agricultural development.
At current immigration pace it would take 400 years to fill idle lands with farmers. The text urges recruiting farmers from other states and nations and links highway improvement to making farm life attractive and drawing home seekers to Texas.
June 20 report notes very hot dry conditions. Thrashing advances with many machines. farmers expect rapid completion if weather stays favorable. Local social chatter mentions Mrs Teresa Cope ill and visits by A B Minnerly and Wright families. Dr Hooper hosts moving picture at the school house.
Duke and Ayers have come to Denton to do business and showcase up to date methods and pricing as they set to compete in the local market.
A widow chides a maid on marrying for love saying wealth or means are needed. The exchange appears in the Chicago News and frames marriage as balancing affection with financial stability. The remark uses a wry tone to suggest practical concerns accompany romantic ideals.
A Baltimore American snippet notes a mistress asking about cleaning rooms with alacrity and an applicant replying that she generally prefers patent sweepers. The exchange highlights a domestic housekeeping query and a preference for a specific cleaning tool.
Reader prompt hints at missing articles and lost columns in The Record and Chronicle. The note references advertising eight and fourteen in the record with a sense of vanishing content and search for lost pieces.
Wheat prices in Chicago jump 4 5 8 to 6 1 2 cents, with a 35 8 cent gain from Saturday amid reports the spring crop is the worst in ten years. Cash grain steady to firm in St Louis Kansas City and Chicago, while cotton and livestock markets show modest gains and flat to steady movement.
Wheat per bushel 59 to 59 1/2 cents. Corn wholesale 75 to 80 cents per bushel, retail 85 to 90. Shelled corn wholesale 76 to 78 cents, retail 85 to 90. Cotton seed meal retail per ton 32 dollars at car, 1.65 to 1.74 per 100 pounds. Cotton seed hulls per ton at car 11 dollars, at barn 12, 65 to 73 cents. Corn chops per 100 pounds wholesale 1.50, retail 5 to 10 cents higher. Bran per 100 pounds wholesale 1 dollar, retail 5 to 15 cents higher. Chicken feed per 1100 pounds wholesale 1.40 to 1.45, retail 16 cents higher. Prairie hay per ton wholesale unspecified, retail per bale 5 to 60 cents, per ton 16 dollars. Alfalfa hay per ton 12.50 to 15 dollars. Oats wholesale per bushel 30 to 32 cents, retail per bushel 4 cents, in sheaf 3 dollars per 100.
A pricing list shows wholesale and retail rates for Irish potatoes flour corn meal bacon and lard. Items include flour priced 2.02 to 2.85 per 100 pounds and bacon ranges 17 to 33 cents per pound with various cuts and preparations listed. Lard and onions also appear with wholesale and retail figures.
Butter per pound 10 to 30 cents cash or trade delivered to private residences hotels and boarding houses 2 to 25 cents. Eggs wholesale 42 2 trade retail per dozen 12 1 2. Peaches per bushel wholesale per gallon 20.
Poultry rates listed include HENS per ib 8c, BROILERS 1 to 1 1 2 lbs at 16c, FRYERS 10 to 12 1 2c per lb, OLD ROOSTERS 15c each, GUINEAS 1.50 per dozen, DUCKS 83c per dozen.
Hog prices range from six to ten cents per pound light hogs but heavies and sows vary. Cattle cattle prices listed per pound from two and four fifths to three and a half cents.
Listings show squash priced at 3 1 2 cents per pound Ib wholesale 5 cents retail 5 cents per pound. Estimates for wholesale per bushel range from 1.90 to 1.20 dollars with retail per gallon at 20 cents. Mates priced wholesale per pound 5 cents with retail at 3 pounds for 25 cents. Field peas wholesale per bushel 60 cents with retail per gallon 1 cent.
Claud Stallings in Galveston and visits from the Pegrams, McKelveys, Bates, and Lindleys mark a busy period. A 72nd birthday dinner for S. W. Simmons draws A. C. Simmons, W. M. Dorsey, J. R. Dorsey, L. D. Stallings, M. L. Simmons, and others. A fatal train accident near Ponder claims Cr. C. Goose, while rain boosts crops and prospects. Alma Robinson attends Denton normal. Mallory, Bryant, Morgan named to teach this winter. Minnie Proffer visits Gainesville.
Harper's Weekly outlines survival probabilities by age, showing steep drops in remaining life expectancy from ages 20 to 90. It provides various odds for reaching future ages, noting improving chances to reach 90 with age 80 and 70 cohorts, and highlighting the overall fragility of extending life.
In Gloucester a man received one month of hard labor for stealing a bottle of medicine he was to deliver for a doctor. Months later he faced a similar charge and, when asked for his defense, he said the bottle on the desk was labeled To be taken as before, prompting laughter as he was discharged.
A man rushing to catch a New York train asks a guard if he has time to say goodbye to his wife. The guard replies that the answer depends on how long they have been married, reflecting a wry, polite Philadelphia station scene from Louis Republic.
A brief Baltimore American item features Miss Oldgirl joking about studying with Professor Plump who gave her wrinkles, and Miss Pert teasing if more work is needed. The light exchange highlights social banter in a society note from the era.
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