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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
2
November 19 1915 Denton Record and Chronicle notes prompt delivery for subscribers and praises the unsung breadwinner father. It highlights growth in cream separators butter fat sales creameries and silos as signs of Denton county prosperity and dairy expansion.
A Fort Worth case marked the first conviction under the new bogus check law. A man was found guilty for writing a check with insufficient funds and received two years in the penitentiary. The law aims to curb swindlers and protect business men and strangers cashing checks in unfamiliar towns.
Denton and Fort Worth business leaders conference reveals more than $400 000 in bona fide subscriptions for an interurban line. Denton citizens show strong interest with Fort Worth bearing the major share of the project cost. The effort marks a tangible advance beyond mere talk and demonstrates broad local backing for the plan.
A reader notes broad subscription interest linked to citizens' means, signaling strong backing for the current project and optimistic prospects for future initiatives as Den ton expands its growth.
The piece lauds Denton County soil for peanuts and hog fattening with Bermuda and Johnson grass pastures and mast and peanuts as cheap feed. It urges farmers to diversify beyond cotton as peanuts offer strong demand, multiple uses, and profit potential.
The piece urges homeowners to secure sufficient insurance before Thanksgiving to avoid spoilage of plans if a fire occurs. It notes that insured properties reduce risk and that the companies involved will pay losses promptly if policies are placed.
In a tense domestic moment Ma'y Jo refuses to stay home as her mother and father clash over meeting friends and the battle for her future. Mother quietly suggests a mesh purse from Johnsons, a small gift to appease, while Ma'y Jo's tears give way to a broad smile of relief at the proposal.
The Record and Chronicle note that Johnson grass pastures and the mast support hog fattening, while the rise in peanut cultivation proves a cheap, profitable feed and a strong market. The Fort Worth Record adds that peanuts serve both people and livestock, ensuring solid demand and prices.
By W. Holt Harris the article argues that newspapers are the best local advertising vehicle. It notes millions are spent yearly on ads and that billboards signs and circulars demand a toll. The piece urges merchants to advertise locally through the press to reach most customers.
From a memoir excerpt a girl May Jo frets over not having a birthday party while her mother and siblings debate. Lottie is favored with a candy gift and a niece’s needs, as the family argues about finances and timing. The scene captures family dynamics and early childhood expectations.
An old advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism cure. It urges rubbing the soothing oil on tender spots to relieve pain, soreness, and stiffness in joints muscles and bones. The copy claims quick relief from rheumatism without internal treatment or skin burns.
Arnold Scharlach and Miss Esther Linenschmidt wed at the bride’s parents’ home near Krum on Wednesday November 12. The couple, from a Waco area and Blue Mound lineage, were attended by Clara Scharlach and Lily Mienecke with Walter Schreiber and Wesley Linenschmidt as ushers. A reception followed with gifts and social activities before the couple left for their home near Waco.
Bantam Connecticut man H D Ely suffered a four year foot ulcer. He refused amputation and tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a last resort, reporting complete cure. Advertised as remedy for burns cuts bruises and eczema. Available from H E Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St Louis.
An indoor golf game patented in England uses a wooden arch and bell mechanism. Players drive balls through the arch to ring a bell rather than hole out, creating a new scoring challenge and novelty gameplay.
Public notice from Daniel C. Roper warns that incomplete addresses delay mail. Postmasters urged to educate patrons to include street or room numbers and city state on all letters. Postal stamps will mark letters delayed for incomplete addresses to improve routing.
A dated patent medicine ad promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims to stop cough and headache and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Druggist signature on each box and price listed as 25 cents.
A Denton resident, Hill Rowe, M. f. g5e, clarifies he has no plans to depart Denton and expresses gratitude for local patronage, stating he is staying in the town.
A brief advertisement urges Denton readers to call 44 to test how well the Long & King business can please prospective customers.
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia credits Thedford s Black-Draught with preventing sickness in her family. She says it cured chronic headaches and stomach trouble after a friend recommended it ten years ago. The vegetable medicine is claimed to regulate weak stomachs and aid digestion.
An amusing Harpers Weekly piece recounts a tame elephant in the Dhubri police yard that rejects a sweet biscuit. The animal’s palate is delicate and it accepts rice and plantain tubes, but the biscuit causes instant disgust as the elephant rakes its tongue and throat with the trunk.
The Chicago News reports Japan begins the new year with early rising and new clothes. A solemn morning includes prayers to gods and ancestors, with a ceremonial breakfast featuring a rice dumpling and symbolic foods. The festivities extend sixteen days with business paused for the first week.
In Indiana on May 30 1890 the Anderson club collected three triplets a double and two singles in one inning but failed to score. Ireland tripled and was tagged out attempting to score. Wiswell looked set for a homer but was tagged out at the plate. Shumway tripled and Derby bunted for two bases as Faatz also bunt ed safely. Fear hit a liner off Pants for the sixth hit and the side retired.
A National Magazine excerpt ponders lost friendships from small self restraint. It urges valuing inner good impulses and simple greetings, noting happiness comes from genuine motives rather than exchanges or barters.
The article notes a steep climb of 199 stone steps to Whitby parish church on the east cliff 200 feet above sea level. It describes worshipers traversing the winding stairs as they arrive and depart the church, a striking scene observed in Whitby, Yorkshire.
A playful anecdote from the Boston Transcript attributes a silly joke to Mrs. Youngbride. In a butcher shop she supposedly misreads a cut as spare ribs and asks why the shop keeps xylo phones, a line deemed humorous by readers.
A playful exchange from the Atlanta Constitution features a father asking if all angels have wings. The mother replies that angels do not, and gently notes her son may visit the club if he does not stay out late.
A concise motto urges the thinking man to utter worthy words. It contrasts constant talking with meaningful silences and recommends hanging the saying on memory’s wall: Speak little, say much.
A bookkeeper tells her boss Mr Grouch she plans to marry. The boss comments on the news and remarks about his own feelings about getting home early. The exchange suggests workplace tension around personal announcements.
Quick dialogue shows a barber teasing a customer about gray hair while noting the passing time. The exchange centers on age and patience with a light, witty tone.
Nervous and sick headaches linked to torpid liver and constipated bowels. Dr. King’s New Life Pills stimulate organs to function properly and regulate liver and bowels. Only 25 cents per box, available at druggists or by mail from H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
The first electric street railway in any Chinese city outside foreign settlements began operation in Shanghai in August, marking a milestone in urban transit and modernization.
A Chicago Journal note contrasts English and American tastes in tea and coffee. It cites per capita tea use at 6.5 pounds in the UK versus about one pound in the US, and coffee at 0.5 pounds per American while Britons drink under a pound. It quips that British coffee at breakfast may beg the question of why they drink any coffee at all.
A young lieutenant in uniform explains the military salute to a matron. He traces its origin to medieval tournaments where knights saluted the queen on her throne to shield their eyes from her beauty, linking the gesture to chivalry and propriety.
The New York Post recounts Sam Buckalew, a lone policeman in a small Tennessee town, confronting a Saturday night fight by the creek after a cabin dance. Rocks flew as the melee spilled outside, Buckalew arguing rocks have no eyes while the justice of the peace weighs the scene.
The London Post reports Lord Clancarty bought an autograph album in Paris in 1831 for £1500. Among the signatures are two brief slips proving the French government acknowledged want and suffering during turbulent times. One reads Mile. Clairon has no bread Lucien Bonaparte. The other promises 2000 francs to Mile. Clairon payable by Chaptal.
The Philadelphia Press draws a portrait of modern physicians surpassing ancient magi and conquerors due to bacilli cultures and preventive serums. It emphasizes Pasteur Flexner and Carrel as quiet microscopists waging campaigns against virulent diseases beyond Caesar or Charlemagne.
An eastern university physiology exam led a student to describe extremity circulation. When asked about capillary flow the student quipped that blood went down one leg and up the other. The remark appears in Youth's Companion.
In a sharp domestic moment the bride recalls a former office line. She asks her husband to stop using the phrase I want you to take my dictation. The scene unfolds with a witty tension reflecting workplace echoes at home.
A fragment notes a conversation about a physician and a thin pig brought by a woman. The quote contrasts the doctor’s own health with the pig’s condition, underscoring a lack of confidence in the veterinarian.
A brief quotation from Richter about how cheerful outlook brightens every path in life, emphasizing optimism and resilience as a guiding mindset.
A cinema notice for The Princess features stars Francis XX Bushman Beverly Bayne and Frank Dayton in an evening show. The readable fragment suggests a typical silent film engagement with leading actors billed for tonight.
Fresh vegetables to be had at our Paschalul's store. Phone us about them.
Five separate compartments connected by rods from the handle form a new dinner pail. The design allows organized packing and easy transport, highlighting the multi-compartment structure as its key feature.
The Fort Worth Record reports Attorney General Looney targets oil mills and gins in cotton seed trade to end mill control over seed buying. Gins and mills allegedly collude on seed pricing, harming farmers who must receive full value for lint and seed. Call for cooperative marketing and warehouse systems to secure fair prices and stabilize earnings for cotton producers.
The piece notes supply is understood, but demand remains unclear until the farmer sells cotton. Census estimates production later, yet producers lack current consumption data until year end.
McCray introduces Close Time a watch with a Waltham movement in a silverine case. Fully guaranteed and a reliable time keeper offered at an attractive price.
The notice highlights a cheapest watch offer and notes a limited supply of a second bargain. The second item features a fully jeweled movement in a full gold filled case with a 20 year rating and is available now while stocks last.
A local ad promotes a broad line of watches including Elgin Waltham Hamilton and Howard. Prices start at five dollars and rise, with options to fit varied budgets and needs.
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