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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
3
An old notice advertises Jim Goode livery and feed services at the North Locust street Roark barn location with two photos noted and a stable address.
R R Turner advertises at 35 West Oak Street offering harness and buggy top work with shoe repairing as a specialty. The line ends with a price notation of 7 shillings and 8 pence.
The State of Texas to Denton County officers is commanded to summon Martha D Cordon Gordon Wendell Davis a minor Wm Davis Emma Worthing Elliott Worthing and unknown heirs of Wm McCune and of Sam met McCune by weekly publication for eight weeks before a return day. The suit No 5075 in Denton County District Court seeks partition of lands described as the north half of Silas Pinckley survey and related parcels, alleging co ownership by Lutecia McCune and James F McCune with the plaintiff claiming title and requesting title possession or partition with possible sale and distribution of proceeds.
Promote Hicks Capuchine as a fever reducer and ache reliever for malarious conditions colds or overheating. States liquid formats priced ten twenty six and fifty cents available at drug stores.
Cotton conditions show improvement in North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Arkansas though Mississippi Alabama and much of Georgia still lag with continual rains hindering cultivation. The report notes slow growth and more abandoned fields while rain delays limit gains and calls for drying warm weather to recover losses.
An ad extols attractive women and contrasts them with weak ones, claiming kidney poisons cause pimples and poor skin. It promotes Electric Bitters as a cure-all regulating stomach, liver and kidneys, purifying blood, and improving complexion, with 50 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
An advertising notice urges toning up this spring with Sarsepariila to boost strength and stamina for summer. Bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Jonan J. Mosher a Sand Flat farmer was shot and killed at about 8 45 pm Saturday night in the Sand Flat schoolhouse during a revival meeting. Roy Burnham 19 son in law and his cousin surrendered to the deputy sheriff and were taken to Decatur. The shooting followed a separation between Mosher and his 17 year old daughter who is married to Burnham.
A reader warns mosquitoes are biting hard this season and notes Hunt's Lightning Oil helps soothe irritated skin. The remedy is said to repel insects if applied early.
Warning against mercurial catarrh ointments says they damage smell and the entire system when absorbed. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo at 75 cents, taken internally with blood and mucous action, with testimonials. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A user testimonials Hunt's Cure for skin troubles especially itching and Folly's Kidney Remedy advertised for early kidney or bladder issues. The notices credit J. C. Moore of Atchison Kansas and Garrison & Kimmins for the products with prices noted.
Time table listing for Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad shows train numbers routes and schedules. No. 31 appears in the section likely detailing departures arrivals and intermediate stops along the line. The fragment indicates a periodical timetable entry common to early 20th century rail guides.
In Wichita Falls on June 29 a purse snatching from a sleeping passenger through a Fort Worth and Denver coach window led to a manhunt by about 200 men and boys. The thief evaded capture after several miles, taking eight dollars from the purse and vanishing into the countryside.
Denton market shows ear corn selling at 85 to 7 1/2 cents. shelled corn at 85 cents. Irish potatoes decline to wholesale 85 to 9% retail 1.25. Bacon higher on dry salt and wrap bellies. Fort Worth livestock: cattle 2760, hogs 25400. steers 5.16 top, cows 0.3 lower, calves 5.25, hogs 7.75.
A Notre Dame woman offers a home treatment she claims cures rheumatism sciatica neuralgia and related pains without climate change. She promises proof via testimonials and invites sufferers to request the free remedy by writing to Mrs. M Summers Box Notre Dame Indiana.
Cc G Waits, shot by Bertha Webber on May 29 at the Rosen Hotel, dies from wounds. Webber is re arrested on a murder charge. Postscript notes on remedies and local ads appear in the clipping.
The 9 year old who killed Margaret Farrell in Waco is released on a 500 dollar bond after an examining trial set for tomorrow. Capudine advertised for headaches and stomach troubles. Foley’s Urino Laxative promoted for constipation and liver regulation. Garrison & Kimmins mentioned.
Prices current for corn, corn chops, chicken feed, bran, prairie hay, Johnson grass hay, baled shucks, baled oats, wheat, and cotton seed. Includes wholesale and retail figures with minor per unit differences and adjustments.
The notice lists prices for Irish potatoes, flour, corn meal, lard, bacon, eggs, and butter. It provides wholesale and retail rates per bushel or per pound, including delivery charges and variations for creamery butter. Also includes butter fat pricing and bulk options.
Texas Shreveport 5 San Antonio 2. Waco 2 Fort Worth 1. Houston 6 Oklahoma City 1. Dallas 5 Galveston 0. National St Louis 8 Pittsburg 6. Pittsburg 7 St Louis 2. Chicago 1 Cincinnati 2. Chicago 3 Cincinnati 2. American Chicago 6 Detroit 1. Chicago 5 Detroit 3. St Louis 0 Cleveland 6. St Louis 3 Cleveland 11. Southern New Orleans 3 Atlanta 2. Montgomery 6 Memphis 2.
Poultry prices show turkeys 7 to 7 1 2 cents per lb dull, hens 7 cents, broilers 14 cents, old roosters 10 to 12 1 2 cents each, guineas 1.50 per dozen, ducks 3 per dozen, geese no market. Hog prices 5 4 to 6 cents per pound gross, dressed 7 to 7 1 2 cents. cows 2 1 4 to 2 3 4 cents. Hides green 7 to 8 cents per lb, dry 9 to 18 cents depending on weight and condition.
A sufferer with stomach trouble reports relief from dyspepsia and indigestion after taking Dr King s New Life Pills. He also notes improved appetite, nerves, and vitality as his stomach liver and kidneys function properly. Available for 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
A Denton Texas resident Mr s W H Pierce testifies that Doan s Kidney Pills cured her kidney trouble in 1905 and she endorses them again. She says she uses the remedy as a tonic and obtains it at J F Raley Co drug store with reliable benefits. Purchase price is 56 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the sole US agent. Remember the name Dean s Kidney Pills.
Paris Texas June 28 Judge Denton announced a special term of the district court to sentence Bill McIntosh the Negro who killed Bob Draper here last February the case having been affirmed McIntosh execution will take place in August.
An advertisement-style verse argues that both rich and poor suffer from the same itching ailment and questions why Adam’s children endure it. It promises a universal cure titled Price 56 and guarantees satisfaction.
Classified want ads in the Record and Chronicle offer practical buys and selling opportunities. Read the listings to find homes furniture vehicles and job openings across the city. Local paper ads connect buyers with sellers quickly and affordably.
Receiver F Bate to sell at Denton County Courthouse July 6 1909 all property of Denton Interurban Railway and Power Plant company including operations franchise and land parcels in a court directed sale. The schedule lists machinery street cars liens and real estate with parcels described and sold in separate lots to satisfy Briggs Weaver and Southern Car Company liens.
H E May of Denton Texas filed a petition in the Eastern District of Texas asking the court to grant him a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate under federal bankruptcy acts. He states he was adjudged bankrupt on May 6 last and has surrendered all property and complied with court orders.
On June 28 1909 the court ordered a hearing for July 13 1909 before Referee F B Dillard in Sherman Texas. Notice must be published in the Record and Chronicle and mailed to all known creditors. Creditors and interested parties may appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted.
A literary bundle offering historic periodicals including Record and Chronicle along with Mc Clure's Magazine priced at two dollars. The package emphasizes classic journalism and serialized content from early 20th century publications.
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