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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1909
Page
2
The Record and Chronicle lists subscription prices and terms in advance with monthly and yearly mail rates and a public notice about corrections. It includes post office details for Denton Texas and a 1909 publication date, plus a formal notice that inaccurate reflections will be corrected upon notification.
The Dallas Times and Houston Chronicle clash over voter estimates and tariff fights in Texas politics. Analysts like Dr Rankin weigh in on state wide issues while Taft is critiqued for cautious inaction. The piece sketches newspaper rivalry and national policy tensions.
The Dallas County Chronicle reports a bid dispute delaying work on public improvements. Officials urge local contractors and unions to participate, noting at least $82 000 in bonds and ongoing projects. The piece stresses local taxpayers’ stake and calls for timely progress in public works.
Crowder the Tax Collector lists 1909 tax collection dates across Denton area towns. Payments due at School House Wednesday 6, 1909 and in Lewisville Friday October 8 and 9. Other sites include Mustang Pilot Point Aubrey Sanger Bolivar and Little Elm with varying dates and times.
T. E. B. Johnson reports two fine bunches of Spanish peanuts despite dry weather. He says one acre can yield more revenue than three acres of 9p ton or corn and notes hay quality comparable to alfalfa. He urges peas as soil builders and invites talks with him about pea mat raising. Denton Chamber adds new members and promotes Dallas fair programs via leaflets for free distribution.
Frank Disberry recalls a severe knee cut that Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed quickly. The advertisement touts the salve as infallible for wounds cuts and bruises and effective on burns scalds old sores boils and eruptions. Sold for 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
Letters from the People recount President Taft addressing 20 000 children in Salt Lake City. The essay stresses kindness courtesy and charity as roots of character, noting private deeds shape a man more than grand public acts. It urges adults to heed humble virtues in daily life.
A brief note from Okete Oklahoma cites a buyer seeking a single-use item with limited success. The message mentions price options 25 and 50 cents per bottle and implies disappointment with alternatives.
A culvert fire between Aubrey and Pilot Point about fourteen miles north of Denton disrupted traffic Saturday morning. The Limited was detoured to Fort Worth via the Santa Fe tracks, and the Gentry Bros show train faced a five hour delay. Show workers assisted railroad crews in repairs and speeding track restoration.
The advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Off as a nightly cure for aches pains cuts burns and bruises. It claims rapid relief by rubbing the product on the user's misery and feeling it disappear as they sleep.
Judge E R Kane state commissioner of agriculture announced the postponement of the state farmers institute at College Station to early December to allow farmers time to gather their cotton crops.
Bailey spoke over two hours to a large audience, opposing fines for trusts and urging penalties against promoters. He argued for broader protection and warned that manufacturers would capture tariff gains, while praising Bryan and Kirby Lumber in a wide critique of tariff politics.
Money comes in bunches to A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York after years of indigestion torpid liver constipation nervous debility and poor sleep. He touts Electric Bitters saying twelve bottles restored health and vigor enabling daily work. Infallible for stomach liver kidneys blood and nerves. 50c at J F Raley Co.
Arrangements have been made for a joint debate in Denton on Friday night Oct. 15 between Hon. F. F. Hill of Denton and W. S. Noble of Eastland on the subject of Socialism. The Socialists will be represented by Mr. Noble. The debate will likely be held at the courthouse.
In chapel Rev Barcus urged Methodist services. Miss Boylan led girls in forming teams Brown Haughty Hits Shamrocks Highland Lassies Dandy Doers Wings with captains Mary Jones Florrie Bradford Erma Smith Madena Grubbs Frances White Anna Montgom. Ads promote lost and found notices in the Record Chronicle.
A middle aged spinster recounts leaving city comforts for Sunnyside a country house summer and encountering strange noises and a hidden danger. She hires a loyal butler and confronts creeping suspicion as a local detective story unfolds amid a troubled household.
Pickard China offers new stock with beautiful designs. The items are to be viewed in the front window to be fully appreciated.
In the darkness the narrator and Liddy trembled as lights failed and a figure appeared at the porch window. A sudden flare of light revealed the intruder briefly, then the figure dashed across the veranda and vanished into the night.
The narrator and Liddy guard a mansion after a party as doors slam and creaks echo. A rattling metallic sound on the east wing sparks fear of a deadly incident, and they debate fleeing or calling for help while tensions rise through the night.
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