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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
3
In the Roanoke Texas area breeder L. McCoy advertises prize winning White Wyandotte chickens for sale. Birds priced at 1.50 and 2 dollars for a setting of 15. Route 1 Roanoke.
Free Sewing Machine is interested in buying a new home or free sewing machine. Visit to see goods and rely on quality. The store sticks to honest furniture and avoids cheap goods, building a reputation for reliability. They handle sewing machine needles oil and all sewing machine repairs.
Texarkana reports a Sunday fire causing $58,000 in damages to the Norwood block on Texarkana Way. The incident comes as Congress is expected to adjourn around July 15.
McCarty Oklahoma is in the process of rebuilding after a severe tornado damaged the town. Local officials report continued recovery efforts and reconstruction plans as residents return.
A phantom coach with white horses is seen at a southwest England manor minutes before the head of the family or a key member dies. During a recent house party the coach approached at dusk, two ladies fainted, and the next morning a telegram announced the only son’s drowning in the fens, with the legend dating back forty years.
The fata morgana is a rare aerial mirage seen mainly at the Messina strait between Sicily and Italy. Conditions include a 45 degree angle with the water a calm sky and strong tidal current. Observers in Calabria report shifting images of castles arches palaces ships and halos believed to foretell good fortune.
A detailed review of a high school performance of The Merchant of Venice at the auditorium, praising Miss Burrus as Portia and Miss Garrison as Jessica. It notes strong turns by Mr. Ramey as Shylock, Mr. Cowart as Antonio, Mr. Bruce as Bassanio, and Mr. Bigham as Young Gobbo, with commendation for supporting roles and student effort.
The list names Democratic candidates for county and precinct offices including Judge Lee Zumwalt County Attorney Charles Mays Tax Assessor E E Miller Tax Collector Sam Hawkins County Clerk Oscar Button District Clerk W E Durbin Sheriff W W Orr Commissioner precints 1 3 4 Justice Peace 1 and 4 and Constable 1 Public Weigher George Wells and George Brownlow plus several others.
R. H. Baker of Austin is announced as the rear purchaser of the Texas Central railroad, replacing Edwin Hawley. The announcement confirms Baker as the buyer.
Utah near Salt Lake experienced a strong earthquake Sunday morning causing noticeable tremors and minor damage. Residents reported shaking sensations and objects rattled throughout the region.
Amarillo endured near freezing conditions Sunday night with the lowest May temperature on record for this late in the month. Overcoats and heavy wraps flew off shelves as residents sought warmth.
The new British king grants clemency to prisoners in Great Britain and Ireland who have more than a month remaining on their sentences. Remission applies to those in Scotland Wales and Ireland as stated in the royal decree.
State Labor Commissioner Myers announces he will spend a month abroad studying labor conditions in other states and will accept no salary from the state during his absence.
An Englishman inheriting 10 million dollars announces plans to donate 1.9 million monthly until exhausted and then resume work as a two day laborer in Australian gold mines.
A Saturday night windstorm caused minor damage in North Texas with no heavy losses. Several barns and outhouses were blown down including structures east of Celina belonging to Bud Moore J Biggs and Clay Hunn among others.
Republican caucus Wednesday night will discuss the postal savings bank bill with a major dispute over investing a large fund. Congressmen hear banker constituents urging funds to stay in the districts where they originate.
The Weather Bureau forecasts unsettled showery weather across the eastern United States in the first half of the week with fair skies in the West. Beginning in the Northwest a rainy period will spread eastward to the Atlantic coast.
El Paso citizens defied a mass meeting Sunday night to protest the announced key rate for the city. The group decided to telegraph Governor Campbell asking suspension of the law until the courts or Legislature act. They also planned telegraphs to all commercial clubs statewide urging cooperation.
Astronomers seek a clear sky Monday to view a bright comet. The moon will be eclipsed 11 to 12 o clock, reducing glare. Reports say the comet’s tail is forked and earth may enter a fork causing potential pinching. Two people died in Talladega from comet excitement. Albuquerque observed a brilliant tail.
The P. C. Withers farm of 586 acres near Denton was sold to J. R. Thompson Jr. of Hillsboro for 25200 dollars, correcting an earlier report of 18000 dollars. Thompson has invested over 40000 dollars in Denton county farmland in the past eighteen months.
A fragmentary notice mentions lost articles and a call to advertise in the Record and Chronicle. It references found items and a lost and found column, suggesting readers share missing objects to reclaim them.
The florin, famed modern coin, traces to Florence and may have given the city its name or derived from the flower device flo rone. Austria and Holland kept the florin as a monetary unit during Europe’s widespread usage under northern Italian influence and uneven continental coinage.
A recon dit person notes an autocrat’s line about earning a reputation by future expectations. The practical thinker adds his son’s fresh view that some earn a reputation and sustain it, while others have a reputation thrust upon them and must live up to it.
Classified note suggests a six word phrase to promote housing needs in 80c classifies, reflecting a light, tongue in cheek tone.
The fragment lists locations and acts across The Merchant of Venice and Belmont garden scenes including Portia’s house in Venice courtly settings and final acts. It sketches scene progression from public spaces to private estates.
Price quotations show declines across markets with Liverpool New York and New Orleans all reversing from Saturday closes. Denton Texas reports a sale levy on land mapped to Law Reager to satisfy a $329.58 judgment with interest, sheriff notice dated May 16, 1910.
Market quotes list corn at wholesale 75-80 cents and retail 85-90 cents per bushel. Cotton seed meal and hulls priced per ton and car lots. hay, shucks, and alfalfa noted with wholesale and retail ranges. Wheat f o b at 1.30 per bushel.
Butter per lb 10 to 30 cents cash or trade delivered to homes hotels and boarding houses 20 to 25 cents creamery 25 to 30 cents per lb Eggs wholesale 12 ½ to 12 ¾ cents cash 15 cents trade retail per dozen 50 cents Poultry turkeys 10 cents per lb hens young fowl broilers fryers 12 ½ to 20 cents per lb bakers 10 to 12 ½ cents old roosters 15 cents each guinea fowl per dozen 1 50 ducks per dozen 3 dollars
Livestock prices show hogs sold per pound light six to ic heavies six to eight and a quarter to four cents. cows sold per pound two and three quarters to three and a half cents.
The list shows vegetable pricing for radishes per dozen and bunches, quions per dozen, lettuce per dozen, seans wholesale per bushel and retail per gallon, new potatoes wholesale per lot and retail per peck, English peas wholesale per bushel and retail per gallon with cents. Prices vary by unit and method of sale.
Texas League Dallas Okahoma City 1 Fort Worth 2 Shreveport 1 Houston 3 2 Waho 2 0 Galveston 4 San Antonio 2 National League Brooklyn 2 St Louis 1 Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 4 Boston 3 American League No games scheduled Southern League Atlanta 4 New Orleans 3 Birmingham 3 Memphis 0
The State of Texas Denton County issues a sheriff sale by order of the Denton District Court dated May 14 1910 as recorded by the court clerk in the case of Robt Ste.
By order of sale in the Denton County Court J J Mc Cook vs B T Davis No 4868 the sheriff will sell cash on the first Tuesday in June 1919 before the courthouse door Denton Texas. The property is the east half of lot 3 block 1 Wright addition Denton described in Vol 75 page 88. Levied to satisfy a judgment for 474 plus interest and costs.
The substitute trustee F M Bottorff reports default by J R Torrance on a note of 75 dollars dated March 18 1909 with 8 percent interest and 10 percent attorney fees. The Sanger Brothers hold the deed of trust recorded Volume 38 Page 399 Denton County Texas and seek foreclosure after payment has not been made.
The scene describes a bride to be, a house prepared with all carpets and clothes cleaned, and a varnish product named Chi-Name promoted as durable and transparent. The couple on their honeymoon are central as the home shows meticulous care and the varnish is advertised as lasting a lifetime.
The said Sanger Brothers acting as substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday in June 1916 at the courthouse door in Denton County Texas the property described as Lots 11 to 17 in Block 39 in the town of Justin. Proceeds first cover advertising and conveyance expenses, then pay the balance to Sanger Brothers for principal interest and attorney fees. any excess to Torrance or heirs.
In Denton County Texas sheriff sale scheduled for the first Tuesday in June 1910 at the courthouse door. Property described as eighty eight and one third acres in Gideon Walker survey part conveyed to James T Page by Annie Page dated Sept 29 1906. Satisfies a judgment of 1012.80 plus costs against James T Page and Ollie Page.
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