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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1909
Page
2
Readable fragments reference Pocahontas death in 1615 England and quotes from Shakespeare and Bach. The items mix lines about marriage and music with brief stage directions, capturing literary and musical allusions rather than a single event.
A fragment from Shakespeare's American Calendar 1909 notes dates and quotes amid scattered lines. It mentions Jonathan Edwards born 1703 died 1758 and references plays and a Rosa Bonheur birth 1822 with stray dramatic lines and fashion remarks.
Texas representative Morris Sheppard filed fifty one measures in a single congressional session. The flurry of proposals highlights an aggressive legislative push aiming to shape policy on multiple fronts.
A Denton county farm sold in the past week at 75 dollars per acre. The property sits on a pike road described as the only road of its kind leaving Denton, a factor valued at around 15 dollars per acre.
Denton residents push for unity as factionalism fades and neighborly cooperation grows. The commercial club offers a framework to organize joint efforts benefiting the town.
Commentary notes that attempts to undo Speaker Kennedy were largely driven by Kennedy's own actions. It argues that a relentless opposition requires vigilance to prevent destructive exposure and leverage.
John Sharpe was acquitted and the Coopers received twenty years each. The jury rejected the self defense plea despite prominence and political ties to Governor Patterson. The state failed to prove Sharpe’s involvement, indicating doubts about culpability and moral certainty.
Mayor Bates urges citizens to join a city wide cleanup on April 7 with street teams collecting recyclable items and refuse. Wagons will depart at 8 a m sharp. place trash curbside and avoid back yard deposits to ensure pickup on schedule.
A letter urges residents to act on the evenings of the 6th and 7th to place trash and debris on the street for collection. The note warns of penalties for neglect, linking filth to disease and pest swarms and promising free hauling to encourage neighborhood cleanup.
A editorial urging Denton to organize a persistent commercial club outlines fair dues between big and small earners, seeks a self sustaining fund, and argues a lively club will act as an alarm clock for city improvement while avoiding past fundraising woes. It calls residents to help organize on a sound business basis.
The Record and Chronicle notes rain in North Texas over the past week with strong relief after four years of excessive wet seasons. Denton County appears improved as drier, normal conditions are expected, influencing migration and farming patterns in the region.
Constable Henry Parmenter was stabbed in a dance hall fight by a Mexican Saturday. He is not seriously injured, but has a deep cut on the neck. The assailant was shot by a bystander or another person at the scene.
Dispatch from Decatur, Wiss county, reports Denton residents weigh an automobile line from Denton via Slidell to Decatur. The plan aims to aid communication, spur road improvements, and benefit local business though Denton-Krum owners deny involvement and many residents remain unsure who would run the service.
In district court Monday John Bowen pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, was fined $25 and costs, and a charge of criminal assault was dismissed. Motions overruled. Civil docket shows multiple new trial motions in Frank Busch vs E T Broun et al, with notice of appeal and 20 days for bill of exceptions.
Berlin reports the navy department rejects British claims of seven ships and confirms Germany will possess thirteen battleships with heavy artillery by autumn 1912. The statement follows House of Commons remarks and asserts the spring 1912 date is inaccurate.
Purported advertisement claims Hunt's Cure relieves itching on first application and guarantees cure with one box.
Will Neck, a prominent Newton youth, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Beaumont penitentiary for the murder of John Brochard and his young son three months earlier. The trial featured a heated battle to save him.
Patent medicine notice claims Foley's Kidney Remedy cures kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine. It asserts relief for backache and irregularities that could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes. Garrison & Kimmins.
Lewis Terrell a 27 year old farmer four miles southwest of Chico Texas accidentally shot himself Sunday at his home a charge of No 6 shot from a single barreled gun entering his right eye and tearing the top of his head away an inquest was held his widow and one child survive funeral set for Monday with Woodmen of the World funeral rites
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy for la grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. Claims the product stops coughing and heals and strengthens the lungs with no harmful drugs, in a yellow package. Warns to refuse substitutes. -Garrison & Kimmins
Lenny Mize a restaurant keeper who vanished in Amarillo with 200 dollars was located in El Paso. A dispatch reports he was doped and robbed, with robbery the suspected motive.
Advertisement claims Hunt's Cure will cure any case of itching piles with one application proving its merit and guarantees results.
Captain A M Bush explains a memory trick using a 12 month code and 7 day sequence. By matching month initials to alphabet letters and starting from the known starting day, you can determine the weekday of the first day for any month.
The little son of H M Adams of Henrietta Pennsylvania suffered five years with eczema and lung complications. His mother reports seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured him completely. The remedy treats eruptions eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism. Guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
An enthusiastic crowd at the College of Industrial Arts welcomed Miss Emma Randle a Texas lyceum artist. The program mixed sublime and comic pieces highlighting her humor dramatic power and versatile voice. Her Macbeth sleepwalking scene showed deep insight into the doomed queen and her humorous depictions of the small boy drew particular praise.
Advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a preventive for appendicitis by stimulating the stomach liver and bowels. Claims to cure constipation biliousness chills malaria headache and indigestion. Price 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
Mrs. Cornelia B. Stone, president general, will investigate concerns raised by Commander Philip H. Fall about moving picture shows in the South. The letter urges mothers to keep children from films showing battles with Northern victory, to prevent adverse sentiments toward Confederate causes.
An advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as instantly relieving aches pains burns cuts sprains and similar afflictions with claims of immediate relief and cure urging readers not to suffer or delay.
Millinery department invites customers to view a fine assortment of tailored and pattern hats Monday evening from 2 to 8 30 at the Millinery Department. W B McClurkan Co advertises.
Levi Willard and Emmett Fields, charged with cutting and stabbing two white youths on a freight train between Denton and Roanoke, had charges dismissed due to the absence of the main prosecuting witnesses. The victims, from Hoboken, New Jersey, were treated after heavy knife wounds and later released on bond to testify. The case was halted as the key witnesses remained unavailable and have reportedly returned to New York.
Captain A M Bush sold eight eight month old pigs averaging 255 pounds each on a Monday afternoon. The herd had grazed on alfalfa and were kept up and fed for the last month. The sale drew a fancy price per animal.
The opening of W. B. McClurkan & Co. millinery runs this afternoon and tonight from 2 to 8:39. A more handsome line of millinery has not been shown in the city, and all who seek stylish hats are urged to attend.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on March 22 attorney O T Rider for the Cherokee argues that the government has no standing to sue to clear titles for Indians in a U S court. The hearing drew more than two hundred lawyers as 30 000 suits are discussed.
Wisconsin resident J A Swenson of Watertown credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing ten years of eczema after 15 doctors failed. The testimonial adds the salve heals skin eruptions boils cuts burns and piles and is sold by J F Raley Co.
Denison officials led by President Allen of the Katy road inspected the new water works and declared Denison has the largest water supply in the state. The visit also spurred plans for further yard and freight handling improvements.
SAN ANTONIO TEX March 22 The jury in the Duke case after deliberating since Saturday afternoon returned a verdict sentencing Eliah Walter Duke to life imprisonment for killing Walter Evers here.
A Rome newspaper reports the government has posted a $2,000 reward for the capture of Joseph Petrosino’s murderers. Petrosino was a New York Police Department officer killed abroad. The notice cites the reward as an incentive for information leading to arrests.
An old advert claims Simmons' Sarsanarilla is the king of tonics that will make you eat more and feel lively again, suggesting fast relief for low appetite and waning energy.
Burglars dynamited the safe at the Goldwater state bank, 30 miles northwest of Enid, escaping with $2.00 as a heavy rain storm aided their getaway. Officers are on the trail.
Baled shuceks priced four dollars a ton or per bale, claimed to equal the food value of prairie hay. Alliance Milling Co. notes 150tfe.
John C. Hope ex sheriff of Jackson county died at his daughter's home in Tulsa aged 73. A Confederate army captain under Generals Joe Shelby and William Anderson he served in the posse that chased Jesse James after the Blue Cat train robbery.
An advertisement promotes Cu-Cura crude oil based hair tonic for ladies, guaranteed by J. C. Guy, highlighting its cosmetic use and assurance of quality.
Fragmentary line hints at easy solutions for furnishing room ads in the Rec ord and Chronicle want ads. unclear context suggests a period newspaper brief mentioning classified listings and ad practices.
In a dim Yukon night, Necia vanishes amid a tangle of loyalties. Gale confronts John Gale and Ben Stark in Stark's cabin as Burrell and Doret close in. Stark admits a decades old murder tied to Merridy and Necia's fate, while Gale reveals his own reckoning for past wrongs.
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