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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
2
Almanac style notes list March events and literary references. Florida statehood 1845, Millard Fillmore death 1874, Stamp Act 1765, Henry VI and Henry V deaths, plus assorted Shakespeare lines and calendar notes. Contains multiple dates and names in a miscellaneous digest.
The Chicago Examiner details Texas asserting it is larger than France and several nations, boasting top ranks in cattle, cotton, oil, figs, honey, alfalfa, railroads, and more. Texans claim space for all Americans to live comfortably and welcome migrants for labor and capital. Texas aims to accelerate arrivals.
The Denton Record notes every tillable foot can profit owners and urges turning neglected backyards into productive spaces during planting season. It argues cultivation reduces costs and improves beauty, encouraging local property owners to use small plots for fruit and vegetables.
The text urges home owners to start a garden for fresh vegetables and outdoor activity. It suggests seed catalogs and dealers provide planting guidance while state and federal stations publish free bulletins. It argues gardening links to nature, health, and nostalgia, and appeals to busy adults to reclaim garden work as enjoyable.
The Thirty-first completes its regular session next Saturday and Governor Tom may call a special session to press lawmakers. The Thirty-first shows more independence than the Thirtieth, resisting executive influence and pursuing its own agenda.
The six percent scrip for the bend sewerage project is subscribed paid for and distributed among about a hundred leading citizens. Contractors are ready to begin work and when schools reopen the system should be usable, removing the open gutters menace. No injunctions are expected as residents support the improvement.
A Henrietta Pennsylvania mother claims seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured her son’s eczema after five years of illness. Doctors had warned the blood poisoning could affect the lungs and nothing could save him. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for eruptions and blood disorders.
Nashville march details the Cooper Sharp murder case and possible perjury arrest. Key witness Mrs Eastman testified Carmack fired first. Cooper defense argues Carmack initiated, while Judge Hart plans brief, clear instructions. Trial focus centers on who fired first amid disputed testimony and law on threats.
General rains swept Justin and Sanger and nearby areas Monday morning soaking ground and boosting wheat and oats. Farmers report improved outlook despite a cold snap and note the first widespread rain since November 1908, with snows in January providing minimal moisture.
In Dallas Texas on March S rainfall drenched the area through the morning aiding farmers. The temperature is dropping but a freeze threat is reduced as conditions improve.
In a mining camp, Necia confronts race and class tensions while Meade Burrell seeks belonging. A father‑daughter rift over Shawnee lineages, Stark's questionable influence, and a volatile mix of desire, loyalty, and ambition drive a town crowding toward a decisive, unsettled future.
In Rockwall Texas a mob burned to death Anderson Ellis after he was identified as the man who tried to assault Mrs Arthur McKinney. Earlier Will Clark was shot and killed when his father refused a posse search. About a thousand spectators witnessed the mobs execution. Ellis admitted guilt but spoke no last words.
Soash brothers of Waterloo Iowa announce backing for a northern railroad from Big Springs Texas. Iowa capitalists declare the line as good as built with a projected half million dollars to be spent on construction and the route likely to Lub. further support expected today.
It saved my life writes J. A. Swenson of Watertown Wisconsin after ten years of eczema resisted by fifteen doctors. Bucklen’s Arnica salve cured skin eruptions boils cuts and burns. 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
L W Allen of Fort Worth fell from a freight car after it passed the Eads bridge. He struck stone pavement and died at once. The body will be held in St Louis awaiting instructions from his wife and relatives.
Lending offer from Denton Trust Company featuring no commission. Prospective borrowers urged to deal with reliable people. Limited details provided on terms and eligibility for city property loans.
An advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as an unparalleled remedy that instantly relieves aches pains burns cuts sprains and similar afflictions claiming often complete cures. It urges readers not to suffer or delay seeking relief.
Houston hosts the Woodmen of the World district convention with about four thousand delegates from Texas Arizona and New Mexico. A drill team contest dominated opening activities as business sessions are scheduled to begin Tuesday.
For sale cotton seed meal by W. T. Johnson. Contact details not provided. Item quoted as available with no stated price or location.
Ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt, returning from Washington, credits Elihu Root with becoming the Republican leader in New York. He says Root will head Republican organizations, will wear the senatorial toga, and enjoys powers nearly equal to the President, with close ties to Taft.
A morning blaze in the Richard Capps block destroyed the Booth Candy Company jewelry store and the Ressegls Clothing Company with a total loss estimated at $30,900. Firefighters battled the flames in El Paso Texas.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a preventive for appendicitis and a cure for constipation biliousness chills malaria headache and indigestion. It claims gentle stimulation of stomach liver and bowels and lists J F Raley & Co as sellers priced at 25 cents.
Washington on March 8 reports that Speaker Cannon launched a furious attack on insurgent Republicans at a Vice President Sherman banquet Saturday night. The outburst appeared aimed at the insurgent faction, with several insurgents in attendance.
Kansas City March 8 reports that many prominent cattlemen and livestock merchants fear a meat famine as the great Western cattle ranges break up into farms, threatening slumps in beef supply.
McAlester and the St Louis Browns reached Houston from Dallas and took over the ballpark to begin a month of workouts before the American league season. An exhibition with Houston and other games are scheduled, with warm weather noted throughout.
An advertising puff claims Simmons Sarsaparilla revives appetite and energy, promising readers they will eat freely and feel vitality return, with a claim it makes you laugh again after "Goog for the Blues" and a vacationing appetite.
An elderly Southwest miner, Sam Dedrick, was killed by a Mexican in Rio Verde Mexico. He was unarmed and the incident occurred in an isolated district about 36 miles from Temosachio, according to reports from El Paso Texas dated March.
President Taft abandons Roosevelt's simplified spelling plan. Through spells for four years are abandoned. the Webster dictionary reorganization is treated as an antique. White House correspondence shows simplified spelling no longer exists in official practice.
Fragmentary notice shows a cotton seed sale entry attributed to W. T. Johnson, with partial text indicating a potential listing or ad. No clear numbers, dates, or locations are readable.
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