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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
2
A public notice lists subscription rates for weekly and daily editions, including six months and one year options with advance payments. It notes second class mail status in Denton Texas and warns that subscriptions to The Weekly Record and Chronicle end at expiration. It invites corrections for erroneous reflections upon any firm, individual, or corporation.
Denton Chamber of Commerce outlines a busy program including a new hotel market square county fair and trades day buildings and a women visitors rest room. The piece notes Denton County prosperity and optimism for future growth alongside historic North Texas Normal college enrollment reaching 783 students. It mentions regional political divisions and a California Senate argument about state representation.
The piece notes the recurring idea of dividing Texas into multiple states and mentions similar debates in Tennessee and California. It then recounts local Denton scams involving talcum powder vacuum cleaners and magazine subscriptions, warning readers that reliable firms must honor promises and urging civic pride and prudence.
The Record notes a Tennessee representative Sims appealing to Congress after an assault by banker Glover. It questions the propriety of using congressional time for a personal dispute and suggests the incident may be unworthy of parliamentary focus.
Denton Sub-station announces May 24 as a special Visitors Day with farm tours, crop reports, and harvest forecasts. The station will host visitors Saturdays and midweek for farmers, business leaders, and co operators to view grain trials, barley and wheat varieties, and alfalfa and vetch crops while discussing methods and future seed distribution.
The Dallas Times Herald notes that Mr. Sims did not protest to Congress while colleagues, fearing possible retaliation, sought to make an example of a Washington banker for slapping a congressman. Sims, a Tennessee native, stays quiet.
Marion Colorado druggist C Lower praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the best throat and lung remedy. He cites his wife’s recovery from a severe bronchial cold after other remedies failed and recommends keeping a bottle for family use. Prices 50 cents and 1 dollar. Guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
Special prices on canned pumpkin per dozen for a few days. Turner Bros. phones 7. A. G. Allens Big Minstrels Show boosters praise it. Denton May 17. Show grounds at cotton yard.
J T S Samuel, publisher of News of Cornelius North Carolina, reports that one box of Bucklen Arnica Salve helped his stubborn skin ailment after other remedies failed. The ad promotes the salve for burns, bruises, boils, and general skin diseases at 25 cents, recommended by J F Raley Co.
An ad offers a low cost combination rate of 4 cents per word for a weekly and a daily insertion. Reach up to 3,000 families, about 16,060 people, at a very low cost. The solicitation invites readers to read the advertisement.
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