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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription rates with prices AOC 2.00 and 34.00. The Record and Chronicle invite corrections if any reflection on character or standing is erroneous and to call the publishers with concerns.
Denton county takes two first prizes in wheat and wines at the agricultural exhibit. County exhibitors win two more top prizes for butter in dairy and creamery classes, while local concerns show strong butter displays. Also noted are faddish sports mentions and political banter about a central bank debate.
The essay compares textbook laws in Tennessee Texas and Louisiana noting repeated changes render many adopted volumes obsolete. It discusses aims to lower costs and improve selection by a competent commission, while urging caution about frequent revisions and their impact on families with existing copies.
Thirty four persons on board the Restia from Glasgow were drowned near Eastport Maine. Only six of the forty aboard were rescued. Hailey’s comet nears earth and may be seen with a common telescope soon per multiple observatories. A A Allen elected president of the Katy system in Texas at Dallas following Joline regime. Leon de La Grange, French aviator, set speed record in Doncaster England traveling over a mile at 54 miles per hour.
Five children died in a blaze at Lynchburg Virginia on Tuesday when flames engulfed the second floor of the girls college operated by the Eta rr church orphanage. The fire trapped the youths who could not escape.
President Taft travels along the Mississippi making speeches at Cape Girardeau Cairo and Hickman while staying with personal friends between stops. In Illinois and Missouri a move to the State Supreme Court challenges Terrell election law provisions barring loans to pay poll taxes in the Brown case.
Edwin Hawley a leading figure in the Katy reorganization is due in Texas within days. His departure followed a conference with B F Yoakum of the Rock Island and a Katy buyer’s associate and President Davidson of the allied Frisco lines.
The W. C. T. U. in Omaha re elected its officers including Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens of Maine as president. The group reaffirmed total abstinence and urged President Taft to end the sale of intoxicants in the Panama Canal Zone.
The Weather bureau predicts a strong storm moving from the Pacific coast to the central plateau and Rockies by Friday, the central valleys and Great Lakes by Saturday, and the Atlantic seaboard by Monday. A cool season wave follows from the Pacific coast toward the central regions by Sunday or Monday, reaching the Atlantic by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Prince Ito, regarded as a leading modern Japanese statesman, was shot in Harbin on Tuesday by a Korean assailant. Several bystanders were wounded but none fatally. The killer, captured on the scene, claimed the act was revenge for his country. Two accomplices were also arrested, boasting of a broader plot. The incident echoes the earlier murder of Durham Stevens in San Francisco by a Korean.
Tabasco Mexico endures severe floods with 5,000,000 pesos damage and thousands made homeless. Two deaths reported with fear of higher toll as three weeks of near continuous rain raise total to 32.5 inches. Crops and cattle herds wiped out. no relief yet. Tabasco lies on the Guatemalan frontier.
In Denton on Oct 27 new price highs hit cotton futures with New York up 20 points. Liverpool and New York fluctuated but posted higher year highs. spots and futures showed gains while seed prices eased. Fort Worth livestock receipts totaled 4400 cattle and 2200 calves with steers steady and hogs up about 5 cents. poultry weaker but unchanged overall.
Cotton lint and seed prices while corn, wheat and flour rates are shown. Dairy items including butter and butter fat along with eggs onions peas and bacon read as wholesale and retail figures for a regional market.
Poultry prices list varying per pound. Turkeys 9 to 10 cents per lb hens 7 to 8 cents per lb fryers 12 cents per lb bakers 10 cents per lb old roosters 10 to 15 cents each guineas 1.50 per dozen ducks 3 per dozen geese no market. Hogs 5 to 6 cents per lb light 6 to 6.25 cents per lb heavy. Cows 2.5 to 3.25 cents per lb gross.
Listing shows hides green per pound seven to eight cents and hides dry per pound nine cents. Prices vary by weight and condition as per market terms.
In Summitville Halsey vanishes after a night out with Miss Louise Armstrong. Detectives Jamieson Burns and associates follow leads, noting a possible abduction and a crash on the embankment. Louise, Gertrude Innes, and Dr Walker become central as clues multiply and a web of suspects forms.
The Missionary Society of the American Presbyterian church will host a missionary tea at 62 West Hickory Street on Thursday October 28 from 3 to 6 pm. All missionary and aid societies are invited to attend with a program including duets, solos, readings, Bible questions, and offerings led by local members.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. KR B Rich. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Led V Robertson. Repairs at the Normal College building will require about three weeks longer and will leave the structure stronger and better. Workers continue day and night on the project.
Frank Disberry writes of a knee injury spared by Buckien's Arnica Salve which allegedly cured wounds cuts and burns. The ad claims the salve heals scalds old sores boils and skin eruptions and promotes it as best for piles available for 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
The Denton county poultry show will occur in Denton during Trades Day on December 1 2 and 3. The catalogue is sent to the printer for issue around November 1. About 500 dollars in prizes have been secured and interest is high across the county. Superintendent Holmes urged poultry fanciers to prepare their flocks now as the right time to begin.
Dialogue from a dramatic moment between Jack and Lucy in New York Journal style. Jack declares lifelong devotion and asks to marry. Lucy replies she cannot commit, needing time to adjust, while sharing a kiss. The scene blends romance and reluctance with a playful exchange.
A wedding for Jack Tillman Webb and Ada Allison will take place Wednesday at 5 pm at the bride’s parents home, with Rev. Andrew Fairchild Heltman officiating. Attendants include Elizabeth Graham and Ray Allison, ribbon bearers Dabney Lipscomb and Virginia Edwards, followed by a Fort Worth Abilene honeymoon flight.
O M Curtis markets Parisian Sage in Denton and nationwide as a dandruff cure and hair rejuvenator. The product claims to stop itching and hair loss within two weeks and costs 50 cents a bottle from Curtis and other druggists. Made in Buffalo by Giroux Manufacturing Co with mail orders available.
A persuasive note argues that most people need advertising to learn which goods to buy while a minority may be predisposed to telepathy. Merchants should advertise to reach the remaining 999 of 1000 potential customers. The telepathic buyer will purchase regardless.
An old styled advert claims advertising is key to success and invites readers to inquire about rates. The snippet implies a business approach linking morality and market promotion.
Capt. John Bacon of the Texas and Pacific notes a publishing error in last week’s freight report. The corrected totals show 65 carloads small, 30 cars in, 25 cars out, with wheat received and flour shipped.
A small classified note urges advertising real estate to attract buyers. It emphasizes cost effectiveness and the potential for larger sales through simple, targeted postings. The message hints at broadening reach via affordable listings.
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