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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1909
Page
3
Plainview reports crops improving as farmers prepare corn land for next year. Weather brings another rain aiding wheat and oats. Local activities include Sunday school progress and talk of a Christmas tree at Plainview church.
Local residents report visits and travel between Bartonville and nearby towns including Denton Argyle Justin Waketon Fort Worth and Garza. Hog shipment trips J T Simmons and relatives trips to Argyle and Denton plus a repaired lost purse involving John Gibbons mark recent activity. An infant death and a weekend party at J T Porter's add to the list of community events.
A vintage ad advises against being a victim of a cow or cough and promotes Simmon’s Cough Syrup. It claims the syrup cures coughs heals lungs and keeps you well to enjoy spring.
Classified want ads offer practical solutions for homeowners seeking tenants or buyers. They outperform signs by broadening reach and targeting specific audiences through concise, effective wording.
Train schedule snippet lists southbound and northbound routes with times and branch notes. It mentions Dallas branch connections and limited services and indicates the timetable is part of a larger newspaper classified columns.
The North Texas Normal college local board recommends to the State Board of Education that M B Whitlock's bid of 30524 for the new college building be accepted. Eight bids ranged up to about 236000, with construction planned under a 30000 appropriation and completion within six months after starting. The project will be two stories with a basement, fireproof reinforced concrete and ready before the 1910 11 session opens.
Dick Bros. & Co. outline the vast and varied uses of cotton and its central role in modern industry. They note railroads, automobiles, electricity, fabrics, and military needs all rely on cotton, with millions of yards and bales consumed annually for textiles, insulation, and goods from air brakes to upholstery.
Denton resident L. T. Fowlkes of 39 E Mulberry St Denton Texas reaffirms his 1905 endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills as a reliable kidney remedy. Ad highlights symptoms of kidney trouble and warns delay can be fatal with sales by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
The A. and M. college beat the Texas University 23 to 0 in a football game on Monday. F. D. Williams of Bellingham Washington offered 125000 for the Jeffries Johnson bout. The Baptist Women Mission Workers of Texas meet in Dallas during the Baptist general convention. Pellagra cases to be examined in San Antonio by the Southwestern Medical society.
The Frank McCue case will remain in the Sixty Seventh District court at Fort Worth despite rumors of transfer. It is likely to be scheduled for November 26.
C Seales of Texas in New York with Patten Brown Hayne and others says he fully expects the price of cotton to rise to 20 cents per pound.
Rain fell generally over East North and Northwest Texas and Southern Oklahoma with heavy downpours in spots across South and Southwest Texas Monday night. The weather pattern extended into nearby regions, bringing soakings to multiple counties and raising localized runoff concerns.
The investigation group found the Harlem plantation to be in excellent condition with good sanitary standards. Gov Campbell said a special session could be called if the report shows need, but no action will occur until the full findings are released.
President Taft left Augusta for Washington Monday and paused in Florence where he was welcomed warmly. He sampled the pine bark stew, revealing it to be a fish chowder cooked over pine wood fire. Senator Aldrich in St. Louis urged currency reform, seeking broad collaboration though no concrete plan existed yet.
Samuel Gompers criticizes Justice Wright during the American Federation of Labor annual convention in Toronto. He calls Wright unfit for the judiciary and asserts the public will not tolerate curtailment of free press and free speech.
Local classifieds urge readers to place real estate notices and listings, claiming strong demand from modest ads that attract buyers and sellers. The appeal highlights affordable spaces, quick responses, and broad exposure for property sales and rentals.
Liverpool led gains with 7 to 8 points up while New York futures surged 60 points. New York spots closed 45 points higher as January through March contracts posted gains, with New Orleans and Galveston also up. Local cotton and seed prices moved higher, Fort Worth livestock showed strength, and hogs and calves posted higher top figures.
Detailed price table for corn, cotton seed and meal, hay, wheat, flour, lard, bacon, onions, peas, eggs, butter, and poultry. Includes wholesale and retail ranges, per ton, per hundred pounds, per dozen, and per pound figures for corn, seed, hay, meats, and produce. Names no longer present. quantities and units preserved.
Livestock prices show hogs at gross 5 to 6.25 cents per pound for light to heavy classes. Cows fetch gross 2.5 to 2.75 cents per pound.
A brief commodity notice lists hides in green and dry conditions with price ranges. Green hides quoted at 7 to 8 cents per pound, dry hides at about 9 cents per pound depending on weight and end condition.
An old advertisement promotes Capudine as a liquid remedy for sick and nervous headaches travel headaches grip stomach troubles and female troubles. It claims immediate effects and urges purchase from druggists.
A long list of conveyances records transfers in Denton and surrounding areas. J T Shahan and others sell 820 acres in Peters Colony to G W L Shahan. numerous deeds cover properties in Denton, Sanger, Lewisville, Pilot Point, and Aubrey with sums from 25,000 down to 200. Included are 222.80 acre lots, 80 acre school sections, and various 40 to 65 acre parcels with owners such as Welborn, Finnell, Morrow, Fritz, and Calvert among others.
Readers seeking lost columns or artifacts are urged to advertise with The Record and Chronicle to recover missing items. The notice emphasizes that advertising helps reconnect readers with misplaced or missing periodicals and columns.
Texas citation by publication directs the Denton County sheriff to summon Aurelia Lambert for a district court case No. 5034 filed by J. P. Kerley against W. J. Lambert and Aurelia Lambert. The lien dispute concerns a 1/4 acre parcel southeast of the court house, improvements for a home, and a $45 debt with interest and attorney fees. Publication spans eight weeks before the return date of February 21, 1910.
An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar will stop coughing and quickly break up a cold. It warns to refuse any but the genuine product in a yellow package sold by Garrison.
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