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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1909
Page
3
A Denton speaker argues against a $200,000 road bond issue, warning bonds would impose long term debt if approved. He questions claimed road benefits, notes existing taxes for roads, and urges careful scrutiny before voting, stressing more prudent use of current funds.
Winter woes bring a bad cold and coughing fits. Simmon's Cough Syrup is advertised as the quickest and best remedy, soothing the lungs and bronchial passages and stopping the cough to provide rest and peaceful sleep.
Legal notice outlines how the Thirty-first Legislature inadvertently removed about 75 counties from posted land protections. It lists counties exempted, cites the law on hunting, posting, and penalties, and specifies conditions for posting and exceptions for travelers and farm lands.
An advertisement touts Simmon's Cough Syrup as a remedy for a persistent cough. It claims to ease throat and lung inflammation and provide rest and peaceful sleep.
G B Light of Pilot Point, in court, says the town has 4500 bales of cotton on hand and expects around 5500 bales for the season. In Cooke county bottoms yields average about a half bale, with Mr Light reporting 475 bales already from his own place and more on the way.
Carroll Garrison found a dazed wild Mallard on the public square near the courthouse Monday night. He believes the bird was stunned by bright courthouse lights after a flight, ending its seasonless hunt with no active pursuit.
Invitations issued for the marriage of John William Sullivan and Miss Marie Beatrice Adams to be held November 10 at the home of Mrs Aubrey Leonard Banks, 64 North Locust street. After a honeymoon the couple will reside in Denton, moving in after December 15.
Last week of the October term of the county court sees several civil docket actions resolved. New orders include continuances for R J Wilson versus Home Livestock Insurance, a dismissed account of H Hardin against R J Wilson, and a generally continued Dodson Saddlery Co versus T H Alexander. Belew and Pendrom seek damages from M E T Railway and R A Carruth. continuance denied and trial proceeds.
A Kentucky grandmother reports that Bucklen’s Amica Salve fully cured her scalded grandson when all feared he would die. The salve is praised as infallible for burns, cuts, wounds, boils, skin eruptions, and more. Sold for 25 cents by J. F. Raley & Co.
Relatives in Denton and Honey Grove received word Monday night of the death of Semre R McClear a prominent Honey Grove resident and brother of Mesdames E H Piner and Mattie Fain of Denton. Funeral set for Tuesday at 1 PM in Honey Grove. He leaves a wife eight grown children three sisters and two brothers along with several nephews and nieces.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co. and Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo Ohio. Claims the cure is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. States testimonials are free and price per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Denton County Medical Society met Monday with Drs. Roark Buster Pon der Gammill Sanders Copenhaver Shipley Inge Edwards Hooper Kincaid McBride Rowe and Kimbrough present. Kimbrough reported a face presentation case. Edwards spoke on Pellagra and hookworm. Inge and Buster discussed. A paper on Modern Surgery by Inge followed. a resolution set uniform insurance examining fee at five dollars. meeting adjourned to December first Monday.
Wm Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma was exiled from home by a severe cough for two years. He tried mountain air then used Dr King's New Discovery after six months away, taking six bottles and recovering fully. The ad claims it cures coughs colds hoarseness sore throat and other lung ailments. 50c and 1.00. F Raley Co.
An advertisement warns readers not to rely on nature for coughs colds or chest soreness and promotes Simmon’s Cough Syrup as a balm for sore lungs claiming immediate cure.
Work is set to begin Tuesday on an addition and repairs to the G. W. McNiel home on Bolivar street. Improvements are estimated to cost between 1200 and 1500 dollars.
Headache relief Capudine advertised for colds heat stomach or nervous troubles. Liquid pleasant to take and acts immediately. Try it. Prices 10¢ 25¢ and 50¢ at drug stores.
Galveston Texas November 2 reports say cotton receipts for the season total near one million bales. The season ends around the million bale target, with last year reaching the milestone in October as the industry tracks the steady shipments through the port.
Liverpool firmed from yesterday as March-April options rose and spot prices gained. New York markets were closed for election, while local and regional quotes showed gains in cotton and feedstuffs, with rising prices for corn, hay, and cotton seed products amid steady to higher hog and cattle prices at Fort Worth.
The district court of appeals upheld the DC Supreme Court ruling finding President Gompers Secretary Morrison and Vice President Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor in contempt. They were sentenced to twelve nine and six months respectively.
A series of property transfers across Denton and nearby towns records buyers and prices. Names include Mrs. E. Fry W. R. Scott Jas W Knox A W Smith Sam W Fritz Hi O D Harrison R G Hodges E Gotcher L T Millican W T Johnson A J Robertson T A Peter Lee Pool and others with parcels ranging from 40 to 890 acres and payments from 25 to 7500 dollars. Several tracts lie in Denton Pilot Point Aubrey Garza and Den ton areas with surveys from White Taylor Downing and others.
Readers are invited to advertise missing items in the Retford and Chronicle Lost and Found columns to recover belongings or locate lost items. The notice emphasizes returning to readers who seek help through the column.
J. Q. Adamson chosen to replace Judge Hassell as Grayson County judge after resignation. Cadet Byrne West Point’s death leads to the football schedule being abandoned for the season and possibly longer. Debates over free white person definition stir diplomatic circles with several cases filed. Treasury officials worry over a growing deficit and two billion dollar debt as expenses exceed income. Democratic lawmakers resist a central bank, with Senator Aldrich pushing the policy.
School Board President warns loitering around the grounds will be prosecuted if not stopped. Night bell ringing and mischief near the building disrupt students and teachers, with officials ready to enforce the law and penalties.
Forty boilermakers at the Cotton Belt railroad shops in Tyler Texas walked out demanding forty cents per hour and a contract. They now receive thirty eight cents. It is reported that all Cotton Belt boilermakers in the state are on strike.
Weekly dead letter notice for Denton Texas lists remaining uncalled letters for the week ending October 31 1909 including ladies and gentlemen names and post cards. Letters will be sent to Washington on November 14 if not claimed. one cent fee for each advertised letter. John B. Schmitz postmaster.
An ad promotes Capudine as a remedy for headaches and nervous tension. It claims the product clears the head and nerves and is suitable for daily business use. Available at drug stores.
Train schedule fragment shows No 31 Texas and Pacific southbound at 8 50 p m with a northbound entry and a 20 8 mile figure.
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