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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
2
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Cal R M Johnston of the Houston Post announces he will not run for governor. He urges the Democratic Party to escape fanaticism and demagoguery and to nominate a real Democrat with strong leadership to restore honor and usefulness to Texas politics.
The Fort Worth Record notes a Denton College of Industrial Arts student created a stylish hat for two dollars. The Signal cites a legislative move to add a wing to the school's building to accommodate more pupils and expand its programs.
A dispatch reports twelve hours of rain followed by heavy snow. The Weather Bureau notes Amario precipitation at 0.6 inch. The column mocks Western practice and advertises Dr Simmons Sarsaparilia as a winter cleanse with prices shown.
Antonio voters face a city election with only socialists in the field against the administration ticket. Mayor Callaghan is expected to win easily as a light vote is polled.
An advertisement touts Hiint s by Oil as a universal remedy for aches stiffness cuts and sprains with a claim of swift relief. The copy highlights 25 cent bottles and positions the product as a unique solution without rivals.
May 11 reports the second special session near its close with talks on a third session. Governor signed union depot and depots acts, tax for street work, and liquor licensing measures. Senate approved elections contests before district courts and Treasury reorganization. House bills on auditing and Comptroller reform pass. Bank guaranty bill modified to base capitalization on deposits, with deposits fund rules. Bond payments due July remain on track as leaders postpone penitentiary committee appointments.
Beyond Expression G W Farlowe of East Florence Alabama writes he suffered seven years from an itching skin disease that ruined sleep and work. He reports one application relieved him and one box cured him, with a year of lasting relief. The ad promotes Hunt's Cure as guaranteed for all itching skin diseases and priced at 50e.
The annual meeting of Alliance Milling company stockholders will convene at the Denton office at 7 pm on Tuesday June 8 1909 to elect a board of directors and conduct any other business properly brought before the meeting. J N Rayzor President.
The Record and Chronicle print shop offers printer or engraved cards on short notice. Engraved cards cost $2 to $4 per 100 and plates, while basic printing is $1.25 per 100. Contact by phones 64.
The El Paso Chamber of Commerce highlights building progress with local home labor and materials, urging residents to patronize Denton merchants to keep prosperity within the community. It notes sidewalk projects, street crossing fixes offered by a contractor, and plans for a Dallas Chamber trade excursion to expand business reach.
Hon A C Owsley returned from Austin where he examined the Denton Normal College appropriation. He said the full amount requested by Dr Bruce was granted plus an extra 2000 dollars for sewerage installation.
John Deye of Clarwin Michigan suffered a 12 year running ulcer costing over $4000 in doctors with no relief. Bucklen's Arnica Salve reportedly cured the ulcer and restored health, advertised as a remedy for fever sores boils felons piles burns and cuts at J F P Raley & Co priced 25 cents.
Belton Texas May 11 E H Webb of Lee county was shot and killed west of Belton late yesterday. The top of his head was blown off with a shotgun. Jeff Cathey surrendered to officers claiming self defense saying Webb attacked and seized his wife during a squirrel hunt. He fired after refusing to release the hold.
Floy Davis aged 14, who says she lives in Gainesville with her parents, was found in Shreveport, La., unable to walk due to a sprained ankle and ill. She claimed she walked from the Texas line and was abducted. She was hospitalized and her parents notified.
Advertisement from Rutherford Tennessee by W. M. Christin asserts Hunt's Cure cures eczema ringworm and all itching complaints without fail. Claim appears in a vintage patent medicine style box notice.
Paul Bates, a night clerk at the Wind sor hotel in Fort Worth, was held up at midnight by two white men who blacked their faces. One man menaced Bates with two revolvers while the other opened the cash drawer, securing a small amount before escaping.
Patent medicine claim promotes Capudine as a liquid cure for sick headaches nervous headaches traveler's headache stomach trouble and female troubles. Sold by druggists with immediate effects advertised.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a tonic for kidneys and bladder, blood purification, and overall well being. It claims the product is pleasant to take and free of harmful drugs and urges starting use today.
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Prescription as instant relief for persistent skin diseases. A 10 cent trial bottle is urged, with a response address for Denton Texas and the D. D. D. Co. in Chicago.
The Texas Medical Association met in Galveston with 800 delegates attending. Mayor Landes welcomed the visitors and President Cummings responded. A scientific session was held this afternoon and a memorial service will be held tonight.
An ad links rich red blood to brains vitality and hopefulness while warning digestion must be strong. It claims indigestion causes poor eyesight and promotes Mi-o-na a remedy sold at 50 cents a box by O M Curtis in Denton and druggists nationwide.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a universal tonic and laxative. It claims benefits for stomach liver and kidney function blood purification nerves and multiple ailments including constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice chills and malaria. Available for 25 cents at J F Raley Co in Denton Texas.
In a frozen shipwreck cabin the Donna Isabel is revealed after 126 years embedded in Antarctic ice. The log ends September 1753 with four men a woman and a child frozen in place. The crew perished to cold and starvation as the vessel stalled in the ice field.
Denton real estate firms showcase daily offerings in a moving column urging readers to check the listings today and tomorrow. The feature highlights how prices and availabilities shift regularly in the local market, inviting ongoing attention.
James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky extols Electric Bitters claiming it renewed youth after kidney trouble for thirty years. He writes it feels like a 16 year old boy after drinking sx bottles and praises the medicine as a godsend, urging readers to try it at J F Raley & Co.
The sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in June 1909 at the Denton court house door a land tract in Denton Texas tied to a 5 acre parcel described by beginning at the 3 W corner of the 5 acre tract on Mill Street. The sale is to satisfy the order in the case J J McCook versus J H Jones et al.
Land offer seeks exchange for Denton county land or Denton city property. Any amount from 160 to 640 acres considered. Lands described as situated in the best irrigated district of Texas. Contact for immediate submission of offers.
The article records teachers elected and a graduation list totaling 1480 pupils. It names graduates including Marinda Katherine Bass Lola Estelle Parker Mary Mitchener Williams Daisy Pearl Mahan Mary Melissa Smith Margie Lynn Coway Bernier Alberta Skinner Sybil Muriel Aldredge Blanche Thomason Bertie Amelia Days Stella Lea Ow sley Odessa Swindell Marie Bell Hester Emma Frances Schmids Lula Evers Linda Isabelle May Homer Lindsey Bruce Robert Hill Back Frey R Harris George Thomas Rector Wesley Clark Brown Eugene Ballard and Valentine Leach. It also notes bale prices of 4 dollars per ton or 15 cents per bale for Alliance Milling Co.
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