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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
3
Classified notices list work and house ads by Yul Need Help and Hester, Les This, Brownlow, plus J. W. Skiles offering boarding horses and livery. Mentions old and new phone numbers and a West Hickory Street address.
The piece explains how finders submit notices to the Record and Chronicle Lost and Found column and the process of advertising to reclaim items. It notes that few ads exist yet have restored thousands of dollars worth of property and outlines the pricing: one cent per word for the first insertion and half a cent per word for subsequent insertions.
Birth in McKinney street with a daughter. Sheriff Orr reports a heavy hailstorm in Comanche and crop delays. M S Stout visits east county. cotton prospects look good and wheat better than expected. Dentin Den toy band Brown Carnival talks off. Mrs. Roberts burns foot on hot grease. Wheat samples west of here strong and large. likely 58 to 60 pounds per bushel. Advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles with trial bottle offered.
The sixth annual concert will be held Friday at the college auditorium featuring Hiawatha's Departure. Soloists include soprano Miss Etta Elizabeth Holiday tenor Wm. J. Estes baritone Bayard Haddock and pianist Mrs. Chas Saunders. Direction by Miss Manora Boylan.
A poster advertises Hunt's Cure as the sole remedy to cure eczema ringworm and other itching afflictions. The claimant W M Christ of Rutherford Tennessee endorses its efficacy and sales price as vc per box.
Denton citizens plan a large turnout for the Memphis United Sons of the Confederacy reunion citing a low fare of 106 dollars sixty five cents. Notables joining include General W J Lacy Dr E J Brock Alex W Robertson A Whayne Robertson F L Hardwick Dr Edwards J D Scruggs and J D Whayne. Mr Whayne will also visit Louisville to meet his four week old great grandson who expressed desire to meet his granddaddy.
Beyett's bread is delivered by Long and Turner Company. An advertising note touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a health tonic claiming to tone the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and cure a range of ailments with a 25 cent price at J F Raley & Co in Denton Texas.
Lanier Brothers digging a well forty five miles east of El Paso reached 75 feet below the surface and uncovered large pieces of petrified tree trunks similar to those in the Arizona petrified forest.
The Cur rent Literature club of the Normal college held its annual banquet at the home of Mr and Mrs N F Schweer on West Oak street. Hostesses were Kittler Zarten association members. Miss Moore acted as toast mistress with responses from Miss Galloway Miss Kelsay Miss Chastain Miss Vaughn Miss Dinwiddie and Miss Burrus.
A local fair advertises a selection of gift books for graduates including The Girl Graduate Alma Mater Days My High School Days The One Way Out All That is Lovely and Beauties of Friendship along with a full line of poems illustrated volumes.
The Norman College Reagan Literary Society program in Denton drew a full auditorium as the negative side led by B. G. Harding and F. M. Chaney won the debate on government guarantees for bank deposits. The program included Welcome and musical numbers plus a Foley’s Kidney Remedy plug by Garrison & Kimmins.
G. W. Baker of the eastern county reports fields yielding 75 bushels of oats per acre and 30 bushels of wheat per acre. He says these are the best expectations yet heard, based on his oats and wheat crops.
O M Curtis promotes Parisian Sage as a 50 cent dandruff cure guaranteed to stop itching and hair loss within two weeks. The product is described as a pleasant scented scalp cleaner that also promotes growth, with money back if it fails. Purchasers outside local trade can order from Giroux Miz Co Buffalo NY. My12-21 Juio
The Denton Kindergarten ended Friday with Miss Benna Sowell in charge. She plans to return home at Forey, while the Kindergarten Association executive committee considers meeting Saturday to arrange for continuation of the program next year.
Citizens of Precinct No 1 prepare for a mass meeting to discuss a 156000 bond proposal to fund road improvements. Farmers may send a delegation. opinions split between Chamber of Commerce supporters and opponents.
The Fred Morris murder trial for Otto Meyer at the Fort Worth fat stock show opens Monday in Judge Buck’s court. A long witness list is expected with two local young ladies reportedly summoned for the defense.
Hyomei guarantees cure for catarrh with medicated air from eucalyptus extracts. The complete outfit includes a lifelong inhaler and a bottle, priced at $1 with extra bottles 50 cents. Sold by O M Curtis in Denton under money back guarantee. valid May 12 to 21.
The Missionary Society of the American Presbyterian church led by Mrs. McClurkan met at 3:30 pm. Members discussed the new pastor, planned a May 2 meeting, and noted fund sales for Miss Russell. Mrs. Blewett and Mrs. Egan led devotional segments.
The Mothers' Club met Wednesday afternoon in the kindergarten rooms with good attendance. They decided to use Froebel's Educational Law as the textbook and to hold talks on general subjects. Mrs. Palmer resigned as secretary and the office will be filled at the last meeting of the year scheduled for 3:30.
In Tyler Texas May 21 anti prohibitionists prepare a large public square platform for the campaign kick off. Charles H Mills Corsicana will be principal speaker while Cone Johnson opens for the Prohibition side tonight. Smith county voted dry by 1100 majority in the last election as antis mount a strenuous challenge.
Dallas performer Miss Elizabeth Holiday appears in the presentation of Hiawatha tonight, delivering musical storytelling at the event and adding classical dramatic art to the program.
In Denton on May 21 the market showed dull egg trading with cash and fair trade around 12 1 2 cents. Hens held at 9 to 7 cents, fryers strong with 15 to 17 1 2 cents per pound expected. Wheat rose with No 2 red at 1 68 1 2. Livestock receipts included 2000 cattle and 2000 hogs with steers and cows varying in price and hogs up to 7 20.
A historical price table shows corn at 78 to sic per bushel wholesale, 85 to sic retail. corn chops $1.70 per 100 lbs wholesale with mid single digit retail rise. chicken feed $1.60 wholesale with 16c retail increase. bran $1.60 wholesale with 5 to 15c retail rise. prairie hay $7.50 to $8 wholesale with 33 1-3 to 6c retail. Johnson grass hay $6.50 to $7 wholesale with 25c retail. baled shacks $4 per ton. oats 50c loose or 55c sacked with retail up 5 to 10c. wheat no local quotes at $1.68 1-2 per bushel fob here.
The ad lists retail and wholesale prices for Irish potatoes, new potatoes, flour, corn meal, lard, bacon, and onions. Prices shown include per bushel and per pound rates with wholesale and retail ranges, noting kettle-rendered lard options and breakfast bacon pricing.
Market listings show eggs at wholesale 12 to 15 cents a dozen cash or trade. Butter wholesale 19 to 12 ½ cents per pound cash or trade. delivered to residences 20 to 25 cents. creamery butter 25 to 30 cents. butter fat 25 cents. Poultry prices include turkeys 8 cents per pound. hens 7 to 8 cents. broilers per dozen 2 to 3 dollars. fryers 3.60 to 4 dollars per dozen. Old roosters 10 to 12 ½ cents. guineas per dozen 1.50. ducks per dozen 3 dollars. Hogs 5 ¾ to 6 ½ cents per pound gross light, 5 ¾ to 6 ½ cents heavy. dressed 7 to 7 ½. Cows per pound gross 2 ¾ to 3 cents.
Classified note lists hides with green hides at 7 to 9 cents per pound and dry hides at 9 to 13 cents per pound, prices varying by weight and condition.
An antique drug advert touts Capudine as a cure for sick headaches nervous headaches traveler's headaches and stomach and female troubles. It claims squid effects and immediate relief and notes Capudine is sold by druggists.
A consumer refund promise for Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy claims to stop coughs and heal lungs. It states no opiates, authentic product in a yellow package, and is issued by Garrison &.
A fragile claim notes bale prices at four dollars per ton or per bale and asserts equal food value to prairie hay. Alliance Milling Co 150tfc.
Classifieds in the Denton Record and Chronicles draw prompt responses as residents read the home notices and ads, enjoying strong engagement from local readers. Local papers report quick results for merchants and individuals posting want ads.
Little Elm Texas group the 20th Century Band offers to provide music for summer picnics with reasonable rates. Secretary S L McReynolds invites correspondence for arrangements and details.
Capadine relieves headaches from colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. A pleasant liquid that acts immediately. Available at drug stores in 10c 25c and 50c sizes.
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