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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
3
Claude Bell advertises purchase of a contract for the Little Crude OD burner to meet city wants. Details available to interested parties. oil price listed at $2 per barrel and burner at $16 installed free. Office with J. B. Wilson Lumber Co. in Denton.
Vital Statistics births list three new babies near Mustang. Dallas Hollar and wife welcomed a girl on September 8. Jno Taylor and wife had a boy on September 17. Pink Long and wife reported a girl on September 39.
Deaths list infant Hollar Mustang and notes from Hawkeye dated October 12. Community items include winds, visits by Joe Vothe and others, crop progress, recent rain aiding wheat and oats, school reopening with good attendance, and multiple residents noted in nearby towns such as Krum Plainview Fort Worth and Gribble Springs.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages, a constitutional remedy taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It offers 100 dollar reward for any case not cured and invites readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with the prompt warning to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Small classified notices tout big value as buyers seek bargains in homes and rental listings. Real estate promotions emphasize quick leads, low prices, and local market options through compact advertisements.
Joe Garner of Oklahoma City and Misg Bess Moton of Sherman were married at the home of the bride's parents on South Crockett street in Sherman on Wednesday morning. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs T C Garner of Oklahoma City and a young banker.
The Aubrey High School ended its first month as attendance stayed strong with new pupils joining daily. Oil well work paused since Tuesday with a 1000 foot section complete and directors voting to drill deeper before trying a new site. Rev H H Brooks and Rev Theo Estell discussed launching a Baptist paper for Denton County, with initial issue likely around Aubrey on the 15th.
Capt W Lusk has come back from a several weeks visit in Western Texas and is reported to be feeling fine and looking well.
Capudine claims rapid relief for headaches from colds heat stomach or nerves. The liquid preparation is described as pleasant to take and acts immediately. Available in 1c 5c and 50c sizes at drug stores.
A Palmer's Art Shop notice invites customers to try a frame trial on one picture to see immediate improvement. The ad promises equitable prices and suggests customer suggestions will yield splendid results for future art framing.
The notice invites readers to recover lost articles by placing advertisements in the Lost and Found columns of the Record and Chronicle. It emphasizes the effectiveness of advertising to retrieve misplaced items.
The Smarts Set presents a comedy drama with music titled George Washington Bullion at Wrights Opera House on Friday night October 15. Tutt Whitney leads with three acts of mirth and songs, plus high order scenery and costumes for a standout production.
It claims to kill germs and colds and vanquish la grippe while healing bronchial membranes and stopping coughing. Testimony from Dr Geo More of Black Jack North Carolina asserts cure of hopeless lung trouble. Trial bottle free offered by J F Raley & Co with a one dollar price.
A special meeting of the loéh chapter U D Cy was held Wednesday to discuss proposed benefits members are arranging. The regular Cham ber of Commerce directors meeting will be held at the club rooms this afternoon.
C. C. Prim of Blackwell Nolancounty Texas and Miss Margaret Hailey daughter of Mrs Della Hailey wed Thursday at the bride’s mother 151 West Hickory street. Both graduates of the class of 99 from the North Texas Normal College received diplomas last June. The ceremony at high noon was officiated by Rev Barcus M E Church South with immediate family boarding girls and Dr and Mrs J L Hooper present. The newlyweds will depart for Blackwell that night to begin married life.
An advertisement touts Miona as a quick relief stomach remedy. O M Curtis sells it for 56 cents a box with money back guarantee if it fails to cure. A testimonial from J B Haskey cites lasting relief after one box bought from Gaffney Drug Co.
A reader from Okenne Oklahoma reports trying many oils and liniments before choosing Hunt's Lightning Oil. After one use they found it the best and say no other liniment meets its effect. Five and twenty five cent bottles are offered.
An advertisement claims Hicks' Capucline reduces fever and relieves ache for feverish conditions and colds. It is sold as liquid forms 1 percent, 25 and 50 cents at Minnis' Drug Store. W. D. Peak of Fort Worth conducts his annual audit of the College of Industrial Arts under the board of regents.
The notice states that Wilson Hardware Company will provide prices on plumbing supplies and plumbing work. It emphasizes seeking competitive quotes and potential paid opportunities for price gathering.
A municipal notice lists license issuances for several couples including C. L. Smith with Dora Davis and L. Johnson with Claudia Atch ley. Additional pairs include W. J. Tepfer and Mrs Joshn Dew bra and John Mancus with Tosa Wells. Others are Fred Trimble with Willie Street Price Sams with Lizzie Schooling B Tyler with Ethel Garrison.
A testimonial from Frank Disberry credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with preventing a crippling knee injury. The ad touts the salve as infallible for wounds cuts bruises burns scalds and skin eruptions and claims it is best for piles. Available for 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
In Lewisville on Oct 11 various residents and visitors are noted from Bonham Denton Des ton Anson Iowa Park and Dallas. Highlights include Rev George W Truett preaching a dedicatory sermon at the Baptist church and multiple family visits among local residents and guests.
The message asserts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a faster cure for cuts, burns, aches, pains, and bruises. H. H. Waed of Reath claims two decades of unsuccessful search for a better remedy, inviting citation.
A small notice invites contact with the Little Crater Crude Oil Burner company located on the first floor of the May building to discuss services or offerings.
In San Angelo on October 14 a white assailant attacked R. F. Carruthers a former slavery era bank janitor amid agitation over Negro labor imports. Carruthers is badly injured. a warrant is issued. Officials vow to enforce law as a mass meeting turns violent and hundreds of Black residents are relocated for work on the Orient extension to Mertzon.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York reports long lasting relief from indigestion torpid liver constipation nervous debility and sleeplessness after using Electric Bitters. He says twelve bottles restored health and vigor and enables daily business. The medicine benefits stomach liver kidneys blood and nerves and costs 50 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
Property records show multiple transfers including 45 acres in Thomas Kelley survey sold for 300 dollars to R A Cat ruth. Julia Wells sells out of William Loving survey for 1250 dollars. Numerous parcels in Denton Hebron Argyle Krum and Libby Hamby surveys change hands with totals ranging from 50 to 20865 dollars.
The readable text appears as a garbled note mentioning a name and phrases that resemble a personal message. Exact identities and context are unclear due to severe OCR distortion. Further clarification from original pages is needed to confirm subject, date, and intent.
Fr instance of a light but welcome rain falls Friday, claimed as the best in a year. Local News notes visits and travels of Will Trigg, W H Arnold, J W Stuart, and J T Daugherty. An infant of Mr and Mrs Steel died and was buried at Old Alton. Several residents, including J L Bryan and George, travel to neighboring towns.
An advertisement urges care of the liver highlighting its many troubles and promotes Simons Liver Purifier as a remedy to restore and maintain liver health.
The article likens the Little Crater Crude Oil Burner to wood and coal burners with the Marconi wireless in relation to telegraphy, framing the invention as a transformative parallel.
Advertisement from Lizhmore West Virginia claims the pills boost health and energy. J A Harmon commends them as the best pills ever used, noting a price of 25 cents at J Finnley and Co.
Dr Emmett Hayes and family relocate to Krum as residents. A Miss Wroten teacher's visit to Denton is noted. Misses Barrett siblings visit Denton. Baker couple return there. Krum singing association reorganizes and plans weekly meetings with alternating programs. Woodmen band travels to Gainesville and wins a $50 prize. Various personal health updates and local property moves are reported. Reverend Rader of Ponder to preach at Baptist church.
Governor J Sanders confirms all seventy five cabin passengers aboard the ill fated Morgan liner Antilles were saved. Advices from coast points opposite Juniper Light indicate the group survived the wreck off the Eastern Florida coast.
An advertisement from O. M. Curtis at the Rexall Store in Denton promotes Rexall Orderlies as a remedy for chronic constipation. It claims the medicine relieves without harsh cathartics, offers a money back guarantee, and markets two package sizes with prices.
Roanoke Texas items note J R Horton of Mesquite visiting relatives last week J G Cleveland in Denton T W Boell visiting his brother early week Co L Lane in Greenville Nora Crites ill with fever Mrs J W Medlin returned from Wilburton Oklahoma Mrs G M Foster visited Fort Worth last week J F Able returned from Oklahoma trips and other local visits by Hayden Stone Taylor Smith Bo Smith Howe and others
Withers opens a Fort Worth real estate office and buys additional property there, announced Thursday. Sullivan and Simmons attended the justice court session in Bolivar today for precinct business.
New York spots climbed to 13.95 per unit, marking a 12 point rise from yesterday as futures generally advanced. Liverpool Dec Jan futures touched 7.13 1 2 before slipping, and port receipts stood at 53 091 against 6 202 a year earlier. Local lint cotton sold at 12.25 cents with a record top for registered seeg and strong demand for wood fuel. Fort Worth cattle and hogs showed firm prices with steers up to 6.50 and hogs down 15 cents to 37.40.
A 10 cent rise per 100 on flour was registered at Dallas yesterday, with f o b wheat quotes at $1.39 1 2. The advance signals a likely further flour and bran price uptick as local mills adjust to higher costs.
W. W. Wright arranges today to ship a car load of registered hogs to Dallas for display at the fair. J. W. Simmons will showcase a saddle horse exhibit at the fair along with other items listed for Wednesday.
Aubrey local notes dated October 13 report visits to Sherman and Denton by Miss Anna Wright and Miss Aubrey Lanforg, J W Allen returned to Has ton Oklahoma, Grandma Wilcox ill, Mrs Allen improving, Eliza Heiskell visited Dr and Mrs Bates, Rebecca Spencer visited home, Mrs Thomas visited Mrs Bacon, Ashley called for aunt’s funeral, Mag Smith and Joewere in Pilot Point, Genevieve Mosley now Mrs Perma Henderson, Rev J W Bayless in Lightssalem region, Whight and Geers visited Ganesville. Master G Point and Pearl Coffey also listed.
A terse note indicates a location description three miles south of a town linked to the Bork family addressed to Mr and Mrs, reflecting a short civil or land reference from the period.
In a terse, garbled notice a local sale and medical remedy reference describes Cepudine linked to a fatal stomach ailment. It notes a sick hearth and headaches, with a death following. Sold by drug merchants.
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