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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1912
Page
2
Publication notice from the Record and Chronicle Denton Texas dated September 8 1912. It includes subscription rates and a general notice that erroneous reflections will be corrected upon notification to publishers. The item appears as a standard public notice in the newspaper.
Denton county contemplates road funding with a 25 cent tax limit or a district bond issue as it weighs current road needs. Community dialogue references Wilson Edwards and local press take a satirical stance in a Dallas Times Herald voice.
In Denton records Edwards, editor of the Denton Record and Chronicle, declines a suggested appointment as minister plenipotentiary to Mexico, stating reasons for not accepting the ambassadorial post amid the current peace.
The novelist Jack London recalls a hoboes dinner tale saying he sat with hobos in a dump cooking tomato coffee. A hobo jokes about Nosey shedding a doormat and still wearing carpet as clothing, illustrating wild life on the road.
Mrs Maud Ballington Booth after a prison inspection tour argues that a woman's place is the home yet her home spans from Boston to San Francisco and from Canada to the Gulf. She says reform, suffrage and home interests are tied to politics and women should have power to influence it effectively.
The Record and Chronicle notes dollar subscriptions received for the Wilson Marshall campaign fund will be forwarded to the National Committee as collected. Contributors include O. Beall W. E. Mountain Artie Rayzor J. Parr and J. J. McCox among others with payments of 1.00 each and a few higher amounts, reflecting small donor support.
In a coastal house Natalie accuses Miss Codman of stealing a ruby pendant as tension rises among Mrs. Hazard, Laura, and Hap. A detective will be called while Louise confronts the claim and confronts her growing feelings for Hap, who declares his lifelong love amid turmoil.
A brief classified note invites local advertisers to place ads in the Daily and Weekly sections, promising exposure to up to 3,000 families or 15,000 people at a minimal rate.
A narrator flees to the beach seeking solitude away from others and feels helpless while waves crash against rocks. The mood centers on escaping the crowd and confronting inner turmoil as the scene unfolds.
ACE and Evelyn recall a spring bluebird while Daddy shares an old Indian tale. A young man cursed into a bluebird marries Minda, defeats a magician in a race, and they become the first bluebirds who bring warmth and hope each year.
Mrs. J. R. Mcoreless is on the sick list. Pearl McLeod visited in Lewisville. Erwin Box and wife of Lewisville were here. Burrel Calvert and family returned from Lisbon after visiting his daughter. Trustees plan to paint the Chinn Chapel schoolhouse. Uncle Bill Smart, former resident west of here, was buried at Chinn Chapel cemetery. J. O. Hudson visits his brothers in Oklahoma. G. E. Williams and wife went to Dallas on business. J. E. Lester serves on the Denton jury. Sid Roberts returns from Young County to teach next winter.
An old advertisement claims Knowlton's Danderine makes hair fluffy soft and lustrous in minutes. It promises cleansing of dust and oil, stops itching and hair loss, and even reports new hair growth after weeks of use. A 25 cent bottle is urged from druggists or toilet counters.
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