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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
2
Subscription and notice text from The Record and Chronicle lists rates for mail delivery and includes a public notice inviting corrections of erroneous reflections. The brief notice reflects period newspaper practice with pricing figures and a call to contact republishers for corrections.
The piece warns that a man with a pistol breaks law and risks life, urging harsher penalties. It calls for Chamber of Commerce plans, a county fair, and annual fall events to grow local industry and farming interest. It also notes winter cover crops like cowpeas, rye, hairy vetch and clover to protect soil and fertility.
The Aubrey Herald lauds Denton county soils and peanut crops as profitable and soil-building. Jap Henderson’s Dallas week peanut sale demonstrates crop value, with peanuts rating alongside cotton in drought. The piece notes county growth shifts toward cities and stagnation in smaller towns, urging continued diversification and peanut planting.
Grove and Denton note advertising by larger Tex lac cities fuels gains, while small towns suffer from West Texas and Oklahoma exoduses and poor agricultural conditions. They predict the next decade will push most towns into the 10,000 population class, where they should be now.
In Denton County, farmers recount failed land sales at prices near 55 dollars per acre while noting cotton crops could yield more per acre. Another landowner, listing at 60 dollars, fears callers for deeds. Cotton alone promises better returns, and local papers urge staying with farming as a path to independence.
Local supplier Long and King advertises complete order fulfillment at prices designed to save customers money. The brief notice highlights competitive rates and broad availability for buyers seeking cost efficiency.
An advertisement offers Rexall Orderlies as a risk free remedy for chronic constipation. It claims relief by toning the bowels and nerves, noting a candy like chew with neutral effects on other organs. Available in 10c and 25c sizes at the Rexall store run by O M Curtis.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure and urge readers to request testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Includes a note to take Hall's Family Pills for consolation.
Notice to taxpayers states tax rolls have been received and residents may pay their state and county taxes. Signed by Co. L. M. Crowder, County Tax Collector.
J A Swenson of Watertown Wisconsin credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with ending ten years of eczema and relief from 15 doctors. The salve is touted as infallible for skin eruptions and various conditions. Available for 26 cents at J F Raley Co.
A brief notice from NG and KING encourages readers to place orders, claiming they can provide a greater variety of quality foods than any other store. The message emphasizes anticipation of customer orders.
In a tense salon scene on a yacht, Cherry confronts Boyd after a night of lost dreams. He declares love and offers marriage, while she questions motives and past betrayals. A plan involving a mine loan reshapes their fates as distant boats fade into the night and truth begins to bind them.
A Denton testimonial praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing kidney trouble and related symptoms. Mrs. L. F. Rowlett credits the remedy with relief after persistent backache and abnormal kidney secretions, purchased from J. F. Raley & Co. Denton. Foster-Milburn Co. markets Doan's in the United States.
Births include Willie L Wandever and wife October 1 a boy J B Fuller and wife Decatur September 28 a boy Turner Boyles and wife Argyle October 7 a girl Nat Clark and wife Mustang October 2 a boy Mr Paddock and wife Mustang October 8 a boy Chas Garrison and wife near Mustang September 27 a girl Wm Harding and wife Denton September 30 a girl Deaths Sara Marion Scott September 15 below school house age 75 years apoplexy.
An accident at the Ideal on the West side Thursday night left Homer Edwards with severe burns to his hand after a coffee urn exploded when refilled with the drip left open. Proprietor C R Smith reported the urn, worth about 40 dollars, ignited gasoline and scorched the wall before firefighters stopped the blaze.
The experiment farm plants wheat varieties in strips six feet wide and 280 yards long, an eighth of an acre per variety, with twelve feet between plots to prevent cross breeding. Supt. Buell and Supt. Holmes oversee the work, drawing attention. Prof. Davis and about 85 North Texas Normal students visited to learn practical farm experimentation. About twenty varieties were planted by Thursday evening, with around a hundred planned by completion.
Mrs. J. E. Van de Sande of Kirkland Indiana credits Electric Bitters with preventing breakdown during a severe three month strain. The advertisement claims the tonic is unmatched for weak or run down persons and offers a 50 cent price with a satisfaction guarantee from J. F. Raley & Co.
The German Baptist church of this city hosts a meeting this week with several ministers arriving to join the services. Among those present are Rev. Lydow of Crawford Rev. Lauer of Lorena Rev. Sievers of Dallas and Rev. Brunner of Kyle.
An advertising notice touts Cuticlay a Mexican dry powder that allegedly cures eczema pimples boils and other skin diseases quickly after a few applications. Testimonials from Dr G F Shwa W Dale S Aronstein and others claim rapid relief and healing with 500 cent canisters available for 59 cents or mailed on request. The pitch urges trial with stamps or cash and cites a Denton endorsement by O M Curtis.
A milkmaid with grand plans to grow rich imagines eggs and pigs, a cow and a farm, while balancing a pail atop her head. She boasts aloud, tilting the pail and spilling the milk, learning too late that without the pail of milk she has nothing.
Denton High will play its second football game of the season Saturday afternoon at Hiland Park, kicking off at 4 15. Denison High, known for one of the North Texas area’s strongest teams, comes off a tie with Bonham last week. Denton’s lineup has been strengthened by new players and the game is expected to be hotly contested with improved offense and classier play.
Fire devastated the Princeton gin owned by the McKinney Oil Mill Co. today causing about 6000 dollars in losses. Cotton houses and seed were saved by workers, while the town notes the blaze as severe and costly.
Tyler October 14 George Wilberly one of Tyler's oldest merchants aged 71 died today. He was a director at Citizens National Bank and formerly a state ranger and Confederate soldier.
A brief notice of a grocery business named D R Turner located in the Craddock building on South Side Square. Paeay may indicate a date or note but unreadable. details are limited to the street and business name.
A record of multiple 19th century property transfers in Denton area including Yancey to Yan cey for 71.33 and 104.96 acres in Gideon Walker survey, Ewing to Yancey for similar parcels, Moreman to Hopkins for a lot in B B B and C Railroad survey, Koehn to Trietsch for 76.13 acres northwest of Denton, McCormick to Ewing for 80 acres in Pouiallier survey, Wood to Wood for 40 acres, Riffe to Moreman and Luster for a tract, Robinson to Jones for parts of lots in block 12, and Wiggins to Hill for a B B B and C Railroad survey plot in Denton.
SAN ANTONIO Oct 14 It is announced that the Southern Pacific will soon establish a double daily passenger service between New Orleans and El Paso, replacing the present service between here and Del Rio.
The Denton Steam Laundry notes it employs about 14 people, with several supporting families, urging local patrons to favor its services and help sustain local work and livelihoods.
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