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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1909
Page
2
The Record and Chronicle publish subscription rates .40 cents for periods and $2.00 and $4.00 options. The notice invites corrections for any erroneous reflections on the character or reputation of any firm individual or corporation appearing in the columns.
County farmers truck gardeners and livestock raisers endorse trade day and urge shared effort to secure good roads and county development. Denton and its merchants back chamber of commerce action to improve roads promote home industry and expand the county’s prosperity.
Eighteen votes were registered against the road bond issue in Justice Precinct No. 1 Brown county on Saturday. The bond issue totaled 100000, with 496 votes for and 18 against, a ratio considered large compared to Denton county’s 150000 request. The piece criticizes Governor Campbell for attempting to control college governance and mentions calls for regents’ resignations to allow his appointed board to oversee improvements.
The article voices confusion over the term gasper gon asking readers to identify whether it means a white perch or an old fashioned drum. Authorities on both sides agree the term is debated and the editor seeks local knowledge to settle the definition.
The Texas town of Marlin endured a costly dry spell of drilling and false hopes before discovering its hot water supply is nearly identical to Carlsbad mineral water. What began as a calamity became a godsend drawing invalids and visitors to its baths and mineral waters.
Lee Haney of the Colorado Midland railway argues in Omaha that newspaper ads yield the best practical results. He notes a company system measures department gains and asserts no other advertising class matches newspapers for tangible outcomes.
In Donley County farmers rejected a road bond issue by a large majority, with only county seat voters showing much support. The editorial urges clear information on road types, costs, and construction details before approving such large public expenditures.
In a review of Seventy Years Young the author Mrs. Emily P Bishop argues doing is as easy as desiring. An exchange recounts a girl who opposed trapping birds and prayed for her brother to reform before breaking the cruel trap.
Dr J S Abbott states Texas will not permit sale of any imitation whiskey after June 12 1909. He explains the Texas food and drug law forbids adulterated spirits even when labeled as imitation whiskey and aligns state standards with Pharmacopoeia rules for drug products.
Farm Journal offers practical steps for orchard care and garden cultivation including successional sweet corn planting, berry handling, pruning of suckers, slug and pest control, cabbage worm sprays, paper fence protections for cabbage and tomatoes, Bordeaux mixture for file fungi, cucumber picking, strawberry bed layouts, and ridge culture guidelines. It emphasizes timely operations, pest deterrence, and maintaining tidy, productive plots.
Frank J. Cheney Swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreatable catarrh case. Notice dated December 6 1886 before A W Gleason Notary. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally claims to purify blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The patient architect struggles with Mrs. Drippingold who insists on prominent Norman Gothic towers in a new country house, rejecting other details. The wealthy client demands towers visible from the road while choosing among Renaissance Classic and Queen Anne styles. The scene ends with a blunt remark on ancestral towers.
Capudine claims quick relief for headaches from colds heat stomach or nerves. The liquid formula is pleasant to take and acts immediately. Available in 10c 25c and 50c sizes at drug stores.
Alvin J. Kelso of Clifton, a business college student in Waco, was found dead in his boarding house today in Waco Texas. Police investigated the death as a possible suicide and no immediate cause was released. The student had been staying in a boarding facility during his studies.
Capudine is touted to cure sick headache nervous headache travelers headache and stomach and female troubles. Claims of immediate relief are made with a note to try Capudine sold by druggists.
Reports from Key West and Depew confirm no fatalities from the cyclone that hit Saturday night. Several injured are recovering, including Mary Brice who had a broken leg when the twister struck her Key West home, while floods and washouts delay traffic on regional roads.
Smashes All records As an all around laxative tonic any health builder no other pills can compare with Dr. King's New Life Pills They tone and regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood strengthen the nerves cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria Try them 25¢ at J F Raley Co Denton Texas
New Orleans May 31 a rice situation summary up to June 1 notes a slight increase in Eastern Texas and a large rise in West Texas. The Texas mill in April sold 170090 sacks.
An aged man recalls long life and marriage at 120 while urging youth at 80. James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky touts Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney trouble after decades of pain. Foley’s Kidney Remedy is praised for restoring health and strength, with local agents listed, urging readers to try the classified ads for results.
An old advertisement certifies druggists will refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure a cough or cold. It claims to stop coughing, heal chest lines, prevent pneumonia and consumption, contains no opiates, and notes genuine product in a yellow package from Garrison & Kimmins.
The defendant quips that the constable is certain about the case, while the village policeman explains only one officer is stationed there. The defendant retorts I saw two, and the officer responds that this is the charge against him.
John Deye of Glaiwin Michigan suffered a 12 year running ulcer and spent over 4000 dollars on doctors without relief. Bucklen's Arica Salve reportedly cured the ulcer and claimed to treat fever sores boils felons piles burns scalds cuts corns. Available at J F Raley & Co.
McCloud’s rise as a mountain division operator intersects with the Crawling Stone valley’s founding by Richard Dunning. Betty Fairfield Dunnings arrives with a maid and marries Dick, dying a year later and leaving a daughter, Dicksie, in the care of Puss and Lance. Dick builds and holds vast valley estates while Dicksie grows to claim the landscape she has always known.
In Boney street Medicine Bend a decayed early town block centers on Marion Sinclair's millinery shop. Murray Sinclair confronts George McCloud in Marion's dining room after a prior threat, while Marion reluctantly mediates about a riding-hat band and lingering tension over past schemes.
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley's Urine Laxative to stimulate the liver and other organs for a clear complexion and thorough system cleansing, claiming it meets spring health needs. Garrison & Co.
Real estate column highlights daily listings from leading Denton firms with fresh offerings rotating each day. Read today and every day for updated properties and market trends.
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