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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1910
Page
3
S. W. Kanady of Den ton Seed Store advertises extra cocks and hens of any breed on order, inviting customers to place requests for poultry stock.
Denton Chamber of Commerce hosted a Monday evening smoker to rally support for the Santa Fe extension and the local experiment station. Speakers included Dr Harrington Dr Bruce C C Fredericks Mayor Batey and others praising civic effort and pledging cooperation with the town’s development plans.
J A Stone of Kemp Texas describes preferring death from battle wounds over tuberculosis. He details a cold stubborn to cure, weight loss to 139 pounds, and recovery after using Dr King's New Discovery. He reports weighing 178 pounds now and endorses it for coughs colds lagrippe asthma and lung trouble with a trial bottle offered free.
G M Gentry advertises pure strain buff rock eggs priced at 1 dollar for 15 at Pucketts grocery store.
Chicago March 22. The threatened strike of firemen on the Western road has been averted and the questions of difference between 27000 firemen and the roads will be submitted to arbitration.
Texas Almanacs are available at this office or you may consult Entler Edwards for details.
A drugstore ad stresses that medicine quality matters as much as physician competence. It cites a Texas prescription department filling over 10 000 prescriptions last year and promotes skill, reliable service, and free delivery with a phone number reference.
The puzzle gives the problem of tying a horse to the fence on a ten acre circle. The horse must graze on exactly one acre, requiring a rope of 166.6744 feet in length. Mr. M. A. Anderson offers the solution and invites verification from expert figurers.
A sage died October 15, 19 , aged 100 years seven months and fifteen days. He asked that the date of his death be carved on his monument. Determine his birth date and prove the calculation.
Hann and Co invites customers to view spring millinery selections. John A Hann and Co encourages visiting to choose final designs and see the new styles.
Directors weigh a possible Denton to Gulf Colorado Santa Fe rail link with a low level line and rights of way possibly costing about 70 000 total. Fredericks to extend time with his principals and report back after committee reviews the contract and depot requirements. Resolution to leave contract with board for final decision on March 31, 1919.
A committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Mr Fredericks for the Santa Fe extension reached a general agreement that no final action could be taken yet without public input. No wording changes were made to the contract. Fredericks suggested a $50 000 cash bonus and first payment. He indicated principals planned a route from Denton toward Wyile and Bowie, with an air line to the Santa Fe, and a link through Slidell. Fredericks departed Tuesday afternoon.
A brief ad-like note touts Capudine as a cure for nervous headaches traveler's headaches stomach troubles and female troubles. It claims immediate effects and that the remedy is sold by druggists.
Marshalltown Iowa March 22 A crash on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific wrecked near Green Mountain. Forty seven people died and forty were hurt as the pilot locomotive derailed and the second locomotive followed. A coach a smoking car and a Pullman were smashed beyond recognition.
Denton reports March 22 with New York trading near opening levels but closing above prior night. Market notes show Liverpool May June prices around 7.76 to 7.27, and New York gal May 14.95 to 14.89, with July options at 14.72. Spot prices in New Orleans and Galveston steady, eggs firmer due to Easter demand.
The notice lists lint cotton prices per pound from 13.5 to 14.5 cents with a cited range of 2.50 to 4 dollars in some unit. No names, dates, or places are provided.
Corn wholesale 78 80 cents per bushel, retail 85 89. shelled corn 76 78 cents wholesale, 82 90 retail. Cotton seed meal retail 32 dollars per ton at car, 1.65 to 1.76 per 100 pounds. Cotton seed hulls 11 dollars per ton at car, 12 at barn. Corn chops 1.50 per 100 pounds wholesale, 5 to 16.8 cents retail per 100 pounds. Chicken feed 1.40 to 1.45 per 1160 pounds wholesale, 10 cents higher retail. Bran 140 dollars per 100 pounds wholesale, 5 to 15 cents higher retail. Shucks loose per load 50 cents to 1 dollar. Prairie hay wholesale 14 to 14.50 per ton, retail 55 to 60 cents per bale. per ton 15 to 15.50.
A list of wholesale and retail prices for potatoes including Irish and seed varieties, sweet potatoes, cane seed, German millet seed, flour, corn meal, lard, bacon, ham, and onions with per bushel, per peck, per hundred pounds, and per pound rates. Includes Earl Ohio and Tennessee Triumph seed potato entries and general retail markups.
Butter prices quoted at 16 to 30 cents cash or trade delivered to private residences hotels and boarding houses at 25 to 26 cents per pound creamery butter 26 to 30 cents Eggs wholesale 12 1/2 cents or trade Retail 15 cents Turkeys 13 1/2 cents per pound Hens 9 to 10 cents per pound Fryers 12 1/2 to 15 cents Bakers 12 1/2 cents Old roosters 12 1/2 cents Guinea fowls 1.80 to 2.00 per dozen Ducks 3.00 per dozen Geese 6.00 per dozen
Market notes show hogs priced per pound with light weights 5 to 7 cents and heavies 6 1 4 to 8 1 4 cents. Cows are quoted at 2 3 4 to 3 1 2 cents per pound.
Magill & Shepard warn buyers that Chi- Name Shine-Easy furniture polish harms varnish and fails to deliver a money back guarantee as promised, alleging misrepresentation and defective product claims.
A Denton Texas resident, R R Turner of W Oak St, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble and backache, remarking the condition has never returned since his 1906 testimonial. The ad notes the product is for sale by all dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY a sponsor.
Justin reports social visits and small town movements. Residents like Wilkerson, Donald, Chambers, Rogers, Henderson and McDowells travel between Justin and nearby towns while 350 tickets were sold for the Fort Worth Stock Show. Local teachers plan an institute on April 2 and a special school tax discussion may follow.
Frairie Mound reports pleasant March weather and urgent need for rain. Farmers have completed corn planting and prepare land for cotton. visitors include Miss Cordia Faught from Fort Worth and A E Freeman from near Krum.
J L Mercer reports a thief stole a gold watch from the Mercer residence on Mulberry Street sometime Monday night. City Marshal Goode has no clue to the burglar at this time and no arrests have been made.
A retailer says a large shipment of Crt Names has just arrived and urges customers to come quickly to choose what they want while supplies last.
The Muskogee Times-Democrat describes Graham-Sykes store opening drawing thousands from 8 to 10 30 pm. A full orchestra from Hinton theatre played and apple blossoms decorated aisles. Mr A E Graham of Denton Texas attended with pride as his son heads the sixteen Oklahoma Texas chain.
The opening of a Muskogee store emphasized shared success with no single person taking credit. The event featured art in the second floor rest room, a men’s den in the basement, Paris gowns, and striking window displays of dress goods and headgear. Mme Sanford supplied paintings and tapestries, while M. E. Lyons displayed millinery. Over 5,000 visitors attended, each receiving a souvenir.
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