Denton News Notes and Local Editorials 1913
A Denton Texas issue from October 26 1913 covers editorials on roads and bonds in Denton county the press day in Dallas and invitations to fairs and lyceum attractions. It discusses Texas political races with references to Governor Colquitt and Senator Culberson as well as remarks on Houston and Dallas boosterism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Brooks
A. S. Moore
Dallas
Mr. Moore
Denton County
Texas
General business outlook is good across the country
A Dry Goods Economist canvass reports brigher business prospects under the new tariff law. Manufacturers, jobbers, and retailers expect gradual, lasting growth with price drops aiding consumption. The piece notes limited import surges as producers focus on other foreign markets and hints at cautious optimism amid tariff changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Record and Chronicle
Dallas News
O. P. Poe
New York
Dry Goods Economist
Denison Herald replies to Record and Chronicle on peevishness charge
An exchange ends with Ellis defending himself against a charge of peevishness while Will H Mayes is noted as a real optionist whose candidacy may be shadowed by Banque’s ghost. The Denison brother hints uncertainty with the line we shall see what we shall see and a cautious prognostication.
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Brown County
Mayes
Maves
Record and Chronicle
the Herald
Hich
Herald
Denison Herald
Ellis
Chronicle
Will H. Mayes
Rcal
Banque
Col. Ellis
Denison
H. Mayes
Banquo
Denison Herald letter questions Will Mayes on local option
The Denison Herald opinion questions Will H Mayes declaration that he is a local optionist and statewide prohibitionist. The editorial doubts whether Mayes understands his stance and notes his past work and votes on local option.
Umbrella Returns Heralds Unexpected Honesty
In a Washington Star quip, a man returns an umbrella he took from a hailrack, provoking a joke that the umbrella feels slighted by the compliment to the thief and praising honesty in a light, witty note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H’m
Washington Star
The Youth's Companion Plans 1914 Contributions
Seven college presidents and instructors including ex President Taft will contribute to The Youth's Companion in 1914. Gene Stratton Porter and Kate Douglas Wiggin appear among the notable writers with Mrs. Burton Harrison adding Washington and Virginia social recollections. Subscriptions $2 include 1913 issues and the Practical Home Calendar for 1914 with sample copies available.
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Taft
Gene Stratton Porter
Indiana Woods
Kate Douglas Wigcem
Burton Harrison
Washington
Virginia
Arthur Stanwood Pier
THE
Youth's Companion
Berkeley St
Boston
Mass
The Silo and Its Value to Texas Farmers
Texas farmers are urged to adopt the silo to preserve green feed. The article explains airtight silage, stave construction, ideal depths, and yield expectations highlighting corn and sorghum as best materials. It compares costs, feed value, and weather independence, stressing silage raises farm profitability and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Industrial Congress
Turner Brothers Maple Syrup Order Noted
An inquiry records ordering Monarch Pure Maple Syrup in quart bottles from Turner Brothers. The fragment mentions a wedding joke line from the Kansas City Star with quotes about the bride and her hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarch
Turner Brothers
Ella
Mai
Kansas City Star
Insurance Prompt Card Downplays Risk and Urges Action
An advisory note stresses thinking about insurance first to protect property. It promises easy policy setup and quick protection at a small cost, urging immediate action.
Michigan Pork and Beans Slogan Ad from Turner Bros
Public notice style ad for Turner Bros and Long & King promoting canned goods including Michigan Pork and Beans at five cents a can. Swartz offers hand sketched photos from a studio over the post office. Mentions studio number 44 and groceries with service and price emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Bros
Swartz
Long & King
Giants and Athletics tied to peanut crop note
Oklahoma reports a peanut crop of 100000 bushels, enough to cover the first seven innings of a Giants versus Athletics game, while an advertisement for Phones 44 by LONG & KING grocers appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long & King
Grocers
Oklahoma
Giants
Athletics
New York Press
Denton Eleven-Ties Mineral Wells In Scoreless Game
Denton high and Mineral Wells played to a scoreless tie in Mineral Wells. Denton threatened in the third quarter but fumbled at the goal line after a Buckingham Cobb drive, and Mineral Wells later stopped a Denton bid with a 30 yard pass completion.
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Mineral Wells
Denton High School
Denton
Potts
Buckingham
Cobb
Jackson
Mineral
Wells
Watson
NeNew
Turner
Will Anderson
Whatley
Miller
Britton
Harris
Altruistic defined as buying a drink without return
The Louisville Courier Journal notes an altruist as someone who buys you a drink without expecting anything in return. This tongue in cheek definition frames altruism as a selfless gesture in social exchanges.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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the Record and Chronicle
Record and Chronicle Company
W. C. Edwards
N. J. Edwards
Associated Press
Aaa
Postofice
Fort Worth
University of Texas
Record
University-Sewanee
College Lyceums
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Germany
Pike
Houston
Houston Directory
Texas Metropoli
McKinney
Ng Ji
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Riot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Q. M. Curtis
National Biscuit Company
IST
W. T. Bailey & Co
Oscar
Witte
Chicago
Hainois
Paris Exposition
France
Trian SR
Galltornie
Princess Theater
California
Gall
VUVU
Mrs. Osgood
G. M. Pruitt
North Side Square
Gregory
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