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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1909
Page
3
Yeggs dynamited the B. W. Ainsworth store safe at Riesel Texas early today, stealing about $600 with roughly $300 from the post office funds. Authorities link the crime to the same gang that robbed Lorena Meccan flip company recently and are pursuing similar clues.
A rainfall Sunday night eased drought as tanks will now supply water for stock west of Argyle. Residents report visits to Denton and nearby towns, births noted, and local tradesmen and families continuing their routines. A fishing mishap near Denton creek ended with a 60-pound fish captured after a rescuer effort.
A fragmented rail timetable mentions a southbound Texas and Pacific service with a referenced departure time and an eastbound or northbound cue. The readable text shows times around 0 p m and 10 20 a m with unclear context and partial station wording.
Essay explores sleep as a vast unknown linking sleep dreams and death. It ponders subconscious forces, brain limits, and the hidden ruler within sleep, Osiris within us, while noting dreams as life’s persistent return. The piece concludes with the claim that we shall dream.
An advertisement claims Dr. King’s New Life Pills cure sick and nervous headaches for young girls and old women alike. It asserts the pills purify blood, strengthen nerves, and boost health, priced at 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
Classified notice suggests using a want ad as a better option than a house for rent sign, highlighting practical advice for listings.
The article compares English juries to Scottish ones noting speed efficiency and unanimity. It cites Taunton and a sheriff's deputy court in Scotland where juries deliberated briefly. It reports English juries of twelve seeking unanimity while Scottish juries of fifteen require majority verdicts.
An Arizona man reports Monterey Mexico as the planet’s hottest by day with temperatures reaching 120 degrees in the late afternoon. He notes intense sun and shade lines in the streets and adds that nights cool enough to require blankets, making sleep comfortable.
A witty exchange on balancing books shows Mrs. Knicker asking how to keep records accurate and Mrs. Booker answering that she spends every received sum immediately, illustrating a humorous approach to accounting.
A dialogue fragment shows a patient asking if he can endure an operation and speaking with a doctor about his financial condition and likely treatment. The exchange hints at medical and economic concerns influencing a medical decision.
A Malabar proverb notes that anger behaves like a stone thrown into a wasp nest. The saying warns that rash temper provokes swift retaliation and wider trouble for the actor. It reflects traditional wisdom on measured self control.
E s Street man from Denison visited relatives in Roanoke last week. Mrs J R Horton of Mesquite visited friends here Sunday. Roanoke young people organized a brass band. Several residents traveled to Justin, Gainesville, Pilot Point, Fort Worth and Gerza for church or family visits. A Baptist ladies spelling bee was held last Saturday night.
A health ad urges readers to carry Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets to relieve acute indigestion and dyspepsia after heavy meals. It explains the tablets aid digestion, convert food to red blood, and claim a money back guarantee with three sizes priced at 25, 50 cents, and $1.
Bret R. J. Wilson announces price of post oak and blackjack wool delivered at two dollars per cord.
Cotton futures rose with New York spots gaining 45 points to top 15 cents. Liverpool and New York open and close quotes show modest gains, while local prices strengthen 15 to 20 points amid thin offerings. Fort Worth cattle and hog markets show steady to mixed gains with calves and beef steers improving. Cotton lint prices range 13.56 to 13.75 per pound with seed at 4.40 to 4.85.
A dense catalog of farm commodities with prices for corn, cotton seed, hay, wheat, flour, corn meal, lard, bacon, onions, eggs, butter, poultry, and livestock. Includes wholesale per ton or per pound rates, retail marks up, and variations by grade or form. Names and units repeated across categories indicate a broad regional market listing.
Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina a prolific writer recounts years of kidney trouble a winter attack confining him to bed eight days with severe kidney pain and frequent urination He began taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy and reports gradual relief suggesting its effectiveness.
State Health Officer Brumby asked the Southwestern Medical Association to appoint a state inspector of mills to ensure use of good corn for meals to curb pellagra spread. He noted about thirty five pellagra cases and widespread hookworm in many areas.
Mothers praise Perry Davis Painkiller as valuable for nursing mothers. It is recommended in sweetened milk for breast pain and to relieve blocked milk passages by bathing the breast. Consumers are urged to ask for the New 35c Bottle.
Rain showers improved field conditions for plowing though stock water remains scarce. Local families move or recover, including Mrs. John Smith's battle with tuberculosis and Mrs. Tom Hill’s recovery. Wheat sowing continues as farms add new barns and houses near Aubrey Pilot Point Mingo and Wesley Chapel hosted a League rally.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal blood and mucous remedy. It lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, Walding Kinnan Marvin as endorsers and notes 75 cents per bottle with a separate family laxative product.
News from Aubrey reports numerous visits and activities. Several residents travel to Denton Sherman and Pilot Point, with diphtheria-related school closures noted. A quiet wedding ceremony takes place, and community events include a Tom Thumb wedding entertainment by Mrs. J. N. Johnson.
Light rain and heavy dews improve wheat. Prof Beaty leaves as county superintendent. Prof McCook of Denton elected to replace him in Sanger schools. Mr DeHart dies of pneumonia. Bea family to move to Denton. MeCook to move here. Residents attend clubs and visit relatives as townsfolk adjust.
An advertisement promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar in a yellow package as preventing pnew ia or consumption after cough and cold. It urges refusing substitutes and names Garrison & Kimmins as sellers.
Mrs. Kate Cobb returns to Electra after visiting CG Sims family. Dallas visitors include Mrs. V C Eversole and Ben Cunningham. Local reports note electric light plant efforts and a roof accident injuring Cleve Wood. Numerous trips to Dallas Teague Fort Worth and Muskogee are listed among residents and visitors.
Hyomei is described as a powerful antiseptic and germ destroyer, mainly from eucalyptus with Thymol and Guaiacol. It claims rapid relief of catarrh within minutes and cure in weeks with money back, and notes it contains no opium or habit forming drugs.
The item lists prices and titles for a periodical offering in Clure's Magazine. A price of two dollars is noted, reflecting the magazine's cost or advertising detail during the era.
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