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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
2
Readable parts show repeated time phrases in advance but no clear event, names, or places. Content is fragmented OCR with no identifiable persons organizations dates or actions to summarize as a coherent news item.
The column notes readers praise dietary advice from the author for over ten years. A 77 year old merchant reduced his diet to two or three simple foods twice daily, predicting ten more years of life. A lawyer fasted 20 days after stopping breakfast and found relief, arguing diet should be central to medical practice, though habit changes hinder widespread adoption.
The column reflects on Texas weather quirks and seasonal shifts, praises a July 4 celebration in Denton, and urges countywide support for an entertaining, economical county seat visit. It notes a Pilot Point Post-Signal stance on good roads funding and cites Barnett of Plainview, whose wheat yield contradicted earlier forecasts.
The editorial lauds ambassadorial appointments and the Fourth Estate, praising Wilson’s picks. It notes Denton Precinct No 2 withdraws a road bond election while No 4 eyes an election, urging bond approval as the only way to create a countywide system of improved roads. It urges redistricting to extend a road network from the county seat to the county line.
Col. Gilliland of the Baird Star urges ending tariff delays. He says Wilson knows the kind of tariff bill he wants and Congress will follow. Many fear the bill’s effects, while others see eventual salvation. the exact impact remains uncertain, but the program is proceeding.
The Denton Record and Chronicle reports a southbound Limited was an hour and a half late Friday morning due to the longest freight train ever pulled on the joint track. The 4108-car train stretched about two-thirds of a mile and used Katy’s new superheated engine, the first of its type south of Whitesboro.
Local grain insurance offer promises coverage for wheat and other small grains stored anywhere in Denton county. Contact the office by writing, calling, or visiting for details.
W. T. Bailey & Co changes contact numbers from old phone 54 to new phone 120. Announcement urges customers to note the updated telephone listings for future inquiries and orders.
A poem contrasts wandering pilgrims with attachment to the home hills. It recalls dawn to twilight calls and the pull of familiar landscapes, urging readers to seek peace and love where the heart resides in the old home hills. The piece evokes a New York Sun attribution.
A speaker recalls a night of longing and a dream in which his beloved returns in her radiant memory only to be dead when told by others. The poem unfolds with vivid imagery of dusk, scent, and moonlit devotion, ending with the shocked realization of her death. Will Lisenbes in Ainslee's.
A lyrical poem by Thomas Curtis Clark urges keeping a song in the heart through weather joy or pain. It emphasizes perseverance and hopeful undertones with repeated lines about singing despite troubles, referencing lassie laddie and personal resolve.
A poem credits rosemary with sweet memory and bitter parting. The speaker likens fragrance to memory, love, and death, recalling a beloved face and voice never to be seen or heard again. The Westminster Gazette style framing suggests a literary meditation on loss and scent.
A fragmented verse by Mary A Coffin Ashley pleads to ease sorrow and aid the less fortunate. The snippet then shifts to an old advertising note for potato chips by Turner Bros offering hot or old supper friendly stock and a phone number.
Mrs C L Hogue recalls a camping trip on Elm Creek last year and a fierce nocturnal storm. The group sheltered in a tent praising nature's open house while enduring lightning and wind, then found courage, faith, and a serene dawn after the storm. A child asks where to find a hand mirror.
Advertises Kickapoo Worm Killer as a pleasant candy lozenge that expels worms and tones the system. Claims to cure indigestion headaches and irritability in children and to make them well and happy. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis. J. F. Raley & Co.
The notice invites customers to receive groceries in June with satisfactory service and quality goods at low prices from ILOING & KING and TURNER BROS. It promotes keeping a supply of Beechnut canned goods for unexpected company and asks readers to inquire about varieties.
The new Texas divorce statute tightens eligibility, requiring twelve months residency in the state and six months in the filing county before suit, with a 30 day waiting period. The law, effective July 1, ends easy divorces and restricts remarriage for a year after cruel treatment divorces. It also includes a public citation for a land dispute in Denton County, detailing a case about 428 acres tied to the Lynch heirs and Justine Castaine, with a court to determine title and quieting of title under limitations.
A humorous exchange at a professor’s home shows his wife blaming hens for ruined eggplant seed. The professor reflects on jealousy and drafts a twenty page article titled Development of Envy In the Minds of the Lower Bipeds for Ladies' Home Journal.
A dialogue shows Rastus praising Mandy as a right handy woman who can make nap white dresses as neatly as his wife. The exchange highlights domestic skill and admiration in a period voice.
A brief cartoonish exchange shows Mrs Youngbride asking if she should open an account or pay for purchases. The grocer replies that payment and account both work. The item ends with a light note on how making a friend laugh is helpful.
The note asks about the green vegetables received daily at Turner Bros with a cryptic line referencing Phoney 44 LONG, KING, Beechnut Olive Oj. It mentions Beechnut and Olive brands and a Turner Bros supplier.
A fragment notes kitchen wishes and worn cookware as the paper urges reading hardware ads for better prices. The terse line hints at consumer desire and ad prominence in the edition.
A sheriff will sell for cash on the first Tuesday in July 1913 at the Denton courthouse the property of J P Goodwin as judgment debtor in the Beyette Bros. case. The 175 acre tract lies in the Francisco Trevino IL survey in Denton County Texas and was conveyed to J P Godwin by deed dated November 27 1911.
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