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Newspaper

Record And Chronicle

Location

Denton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1913

Page

2

Vores Eee Wee Wee Eee We Eee Ee

Readers encounter a terse fragmentary note with rhythmic nonsensical wording. The piece oscillates between vowels and consonant clusters, evoking no clear event or person and lacking definite entities or dates.

Denton Digs In For Confederate Monument and County Contest

Denton leaders plan a $5000 Confederate monument fund with the Daughters of the Confederacy to honor local Civil War soldiers. The piece notes Denton county shipped over 1200 men to the Confederate army from a population under 5000. It also covers Denton’s contest for a Hopkins county win, with hopes of reopening the competition and better results next year amid prior delays in state printing and catalog timings.

Daughters of the Confederacy Denton Denton County

County exhibit contest assigns prizes in Dallas

The Denton county exhibit group expresses disappointment at the Dallas judging results. After a careful unbiased inspection they believed Denton would place first or second, with Hunt as the lone contender, but Hopkins won first prize while Hunt and Denton placed second and third respectively. News arrived late.

Hunt Denton Hopkins County Hunt County Denton County Dallas Hopkins

Start Right Diamonds Offer Investment Value

Buying a diamond is presented as a simple money swap and a safe investment. The ad promises rising value and personal pleasure, urging idle funds be put into diamonds. It notes stock bought direct from cutters and large stones on memorandum from New York connections offered to cash buyers at small margins.

New York

Public respect for state laws outpaced by federal migratory bird rule

A Texas reflection notes a gulf between respect for state hunting laws and federal rules against shooting migratory game birds. Locals debate open seasons, while many hunters fear federal court penalties. The piece contrasts federal prosecutions with state cases, suggesting federal convictions are common and state acquittals frequent.

Uncle Sam Texas

Rub Your Sore Back With St Jacobs Oil Claim

Ad claims kidneys do not cause backache and attributes pain to lumbago sciatica or strains. It promotes rubbing on St Jacobs Oil for instant relief with a harmless formula available from druggists and urges a trial bottle to restore mobility.

St. Jacobs

Kingdom of Earth unfolds in a dry goods shop drama

In a bustling dry goods store, clerks and customers debate coats and cutaways and woolly fabrics. A shy shopper, Miz Bennett, weighs color, price, and future wear, while others muse on trends and matching hats. A quiet confrontation over style and practicality shapes the scene.

Kingdom of Earth Miz Bennett Luke Frank Aome

Universal appeal of today’s soda cracker explained

A concise survey traces why sodas crackers remain a pantry staple. Industry trends point to versatility taste price and shelf life as drivers. Nutrition claims and branding also shape consumer perceptions across regions.

Arie Club Denton Music Dept Hears Tannhauser Lesson

The Arie Club Music Department met Thursday with Mrs J S Crawford and guests Minnie Williams Will Evers Waldo Blewett and G H Blewett. Mrs Ed Wilson led Waener and His Opera Tannhauser and Mrs Allen spoke on The Reforms of Wagoner. Musical numbers by Blewett Johnson Crawford and Moore followed, with refreshments and social hour after adjournment.

Arie! Club J. S. Crawford Minnie Williams Will. Evers Waldo Blewett G. H Blewett Waener Tannhauser Ed Wilson Allen Wagoner Mesdames Blewett Johnson Crawford Miss Moore

Weeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad

An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic costing about 50 cents per bottle. It claims to darken gray hair evenly and naturally remove dandruff relieve itching and prevent hair loss. The copy urges use with a dampened brush and mentions Turner Bros. sales.

Woodmen Circle Initiation Tonight at Woodmen Hall

The Woodmen Circle holds an initiation service and program at Woodmen Hall led by the Krum Degree team. Seventeen applicants will be initiated and all Circle members are expected to attend. After degree work a program follows with Geo M Hopkins and others, ending around ten.

Texas State Board of Health Bulletin State Department Denton Woodmen Woodmen Hall Krum Geo. M. Hopkins Susan Cobb Mrs. Hilger Lillian McCabe Woodmen Circle Jim Rowland Charles G. Thomas Denton Band

Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Promises Fast Relief

An advertisement claims Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment clears skin pores, stops itching instantly, and heals eczema rashes ringworm and other eruptions. It is offered as a doctor's prescription not an experiment for 50 cents via Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.

Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia St Louis

Fresh vegetables at Pas challs

Goods include fresh tomatoes cauliflower carrots and peppers at Pas chall's with contact by phone 86.

Paschall’s

Frontier Asthma Trial Offer in Buffalo NY

An asthma trial offers free treatment and full information without charge. Contact Frontier Asthma Company Room 102 Buffalo New York for details and enrollment.

Frontier Asthma Company Buffalo, N.Y

Turner Bros Advertising Note for Canned Goods Order

Brief ad note announcing a stock of canned goods is complete and requesting a future order. It specifies Michigan Pork and Beans at 5 cents per can and provides the supplier name Turner Bros with phone contact.

Turner Bros

Phones 44 spell good things to eat

LONG KING grocers advertise phones 44 as spell for good foods and tasty treats available to customers.

Long & King Grocers

Fresh vegetables at phones 44 LONG & KING

A brief item notes fresh vegetables available at a location labeled LONG & KING and reachable via phone number 44. The fragment provides limited detail but indicates a produce sale or listing.

Long & King

New K F H Kernfalfa Feed Kandy For Horses

Arkansas Mill announces Kernfalfa Feed Kandy a complete economical horse ration made from straight alfalfa molasses. Order today using the new phone 77 or the old 410 line.

Kandy Arkansas Mill

Groceries and Prices Promised by Long and King

The advertisement urges customers to remember the number 44 for groceries and pledges top quality and best prices with service tailored to shoppers. It emphasizes consistent value from the store Long and King.

Long & King

Keg Order for School Girl Pickles at Paschall’s Phones 86

A request lists a keg purchase of School Girl Pickles priced at $1.10 from Paschall’s Phones 86. The text provides no additional context or destination for delivery.

Paschall

Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief From Cold and Catarrh

Advert says Ely's Cream Balm clears clogged nostrils and blocked air passages in minutes. It claims relief from catarrh, runny nose, and sore throat by morning, urging readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores.

Ely

Gentle and Effective Laxative Ad by Dr. King's Pills

A mild and effective laxative praised by thousands. Hugh Tallman of San Antonio writes that they are the best pills his wife and he have ever taken. They never cause pain. Available at druggists or by mail from H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.

Vanderlip Proposes Central Bank Plan Pioneer of Government Finance Reform

Senatorial hearings reveal Frank A. Vanderlip's plan for a government controlled central bank with a seven member board and 100 million dollar capital. The bank would issue currency and manage gold reserves, with stock held by the public and no voting rights. Critics compare it to the Aldrich plan while senators Bristow Reed OGorman and Hitchcock voiced approval of the Vanderlip concept.

Washington Administration Regional Reserve Currency Plan Frank A. Vanderlip National City Bank of New York Senate Banking and Currency Committee Vanderlip Federal Reserve Board National Monetary Commission Bristow, Reed, O'Gorman Hitchcock

Harmony Hair Care Ad from The Rexall Store

An advertisement promotes Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo for glossy hair and clean scalp. It touts easy application, no color change, and quick use with a pleasant rose scent. Products sold at Rexall Store in Denton, Texas with a money back guarantee.

Harmony Rexall United States Canada Great Britain Harmony Laboratories Boston QO. M. Curtis Denton Texas

Denton Citizen Praises Doan's Kidney Pills

A Denton blacksmith J R Dobbs testifies he suffered kidney trouble for years with back pain and frequent night urination. After using Doan's Kidney Pills bought from J F Raley Co Drug Store, two boxes brought complete relief. Ad from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises Doan's as sole US agents.

Denton J R. Dobbs Elm St Texas Dean J. F. Raley & Co Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States Doan

Mr. Toots Tooth at the Princess Tonight

Stage note announces Mr. Toots Tooth performing at the Princess tonight to lift spirits and cure the blues.

MR. Toot

Local cotton market report from Denton

Telegraphic market note from Denton shows lint cotton quotations from 10 to 14 cents, seed prices 4.25 to 4.85 cents. Much cotton described as blue-colored and rotten with weak staple. W B McClurkan notes foreign buyers refusing such cotton, threatening trouble for American firms at reduced prices.

W. B McClurkan

Old English style deed recorded in 1853 at Alton

James E Stringer copied an 1853 deed for 160 acres sold for 855.75. The document, from John W Simmons administrator of Nathaniel Brittain's estate, uses archaic phrasing and warranty terms that differ from modern forms. The land is now valued at about 4800.

James E. Stringer Alton A. P. Lloyd Denton County Stringer John W. Simmons Nathaniel Brittain

California Syrup of Figs Promotes Quick Bowels for Children

A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for coated tongues and constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful can cleanse the bowels within hours and warns against counterfeit syrups while directing readers to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company with clear bottle labeling.

California California Fig Syrup Company

Cotton seed quotations vary across state markets

Dallas reports that cotton seed quotations yesterday ranged from 10 to 23 dollars a ton across the state, reflecting a broad price spread for the commodity.

Dallas

Wheat Rallies as Receipts Explain Night Trade Firm Close

Wheat closed firm after early weakness with gains of 1/8 to 1/4 cent. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts cited as local cause and Chicago cash 91 2 to 92. Milwaukee note on a music student’s perfect high G included as a curious aside from St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Chicago Minneapolis Duluth St. Louis Kansas City Milwaukee St Louis Globe- Democrat

Insurance Advice Promotes Quick, Cheap Policy Buy

A promotional message urges immediate action on insurance to safeguard property. It promises to handle the rest of the process and minimize costs, emphasizing thoughtful planning and prompt coverage.

Swartz Hand-Sketched Photos Stand Out For Quality

For quality images, Swartz offers hand-sketched photos unique in style. Studio work emphasizes craftsmanship over mass production.

Swartz

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Anne Vores Sander Murphy Tammany Gen Felix Diaz Mexico R. DP. Elkins W. B. Elkins Congressman Carter Oklahoma D. M. Curtis Uneeda Biscuit Denton Societies Stoa Aa Grand Leader Co Telegraphic Market Report Liverpool Declan Tim Idson New Orleans Coty W. T. Bailey & Co
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