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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1909
Page
3
A travelogue-style piece recalls the comic frictions of buying stamps overseas and navigating customs in Cairo Constantinople and Belgium. The author notes language barriers mosques Ramadan customs and a personal erosion of national identity while traveling.
A London Chronicle note portrays the kingfisher as a busy hunter rather than a statue of patience. From shaded willows to emerald plumage, the bird is seen perching, preening, then suddenly diving with a swift, precise strike at the water.
The article traces early mentions of playing cards from 1379 in Viterbo and 1392 in France, debating Saracen roots and Italian invention. It notes Venetian influence, naibis predecessors, and that early suits carried Italian names later adapted across Europe. It also discusses misinterpretations about Charles VI’s cards and the Venice origin of card production.
Classified notice reports transfers of vendors lien notes filed at the R and C office. The item mentions multiple notes transferred in a routine filing, with details to be inspected at the office.
A brief note reflects on the proverb that beauty carries hidden dangers and lasting consequences, suggesting hardship outlives beauty in a terse, cryptic style.
An old health ad promotes Simmons' Liver Purifier to treat a range of liver troubles. It urges daily use to restore liver function and maintain it, claiming broad benefits from a single remedy.
The Record and Chronicle expand their classified sections as results pour in. Readers are urged to try the listings to see outcomes and prove the growing demand.
Tiny want ads promise great real estate bargains as readers are urged to advertise property listings. The snippet emphasizes affordable real estate opportunities and the value of small ads in drawing buyers.
GARRISON KIMMINS, druggists and booksellers announce city schools open about September 20th with terms for school books as before cash on delivery. Remember the terms. West Side Square.
Floods in Southwest Texas slow trains on the Brownsville line. Oklahoma corn crop projected at 75 million bushels. Suffering from injuries after an auto accident, Dr J H Profit and Wm Kids remain hospital bound. Senator Bailey spoke at Bonham reunion day. Arkadelphia plant loss put at 2000000 dollars. Census Bureau pegs US population at 89,626,000. Newest hats dubbed Dr Cook worn in fur. Fort Worth grand jury indicts Bob Hammond for Police Officer Campbell murder. E S O Reilly arrives in St Louis en route to Taft visit. Josie Sargent, 40, struck dead crossing tracks near Fort Worth. National Letter Carriers meet sets Rochester NY as next venue. Dallas loses bid.
Senator J. P. Hayter of Decatur urges farmers to use drainage laws to shield lands from overflows, aiming to curb flood damage and safeguard property.
The 6 year old son of Jordan Maynor vanished in a Collin county cotton field. He was discovered the next morning in a cotton wagon suffocated by cotton.
D Williams, shot and killed in Fort Worth by J C Woodall, was buried yesterday while Woodall, who killed himself afterwards, was sent to Arkansas for interment. The Fort Worth Mineral Wells and Western Railroad charter was received, proposing a line from Fort Worth to Mineral Wells and Roswell New Mexico. President Taft and Secretary Meyer discuss navy expansion and Pacific fleet funding.
The August bulletin reports 3897 births and 1363 deaths with typhoid as the leading killer and houseflies blamed for danger. Secretary Ballinger plans to “kill some snakes,” signaling willingness to face criticism. A Fort Worth mass meeting denounced inflammatory campaigns against the “acre,” arguing city harm from those speeches and claiming Fort Worth is worse than peers.
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a rapid healer for burns cuts boils and sores. It claims quick relief for Mrs Mamie Bobby Johnnie Pa Billie and others with ailments from burns to piles. The product is sold by J. F. Raley & Co.
Denton reports labor day markets closed with steady cotton at 4.25 in lint and 12.05 to 12.25 in seed, receipts rising past 200 bales. Fort Worth livestock shows 1,900 cattle and 1,156 calves with beef steers to 5.10 and hogs to 7.87 1 2, while corn moves 50 to 65 cents per bushel.
Cotton prices range from 12 to 12.25 cents per pound with seed at 4 to 4.30 dollars per cwt. Corn and corn chops show per bushel prices around 50 to 60 cents and 1.50 dollars per 100 pounds respectively. Hay and straw rates include prairie hay 10 to 11.50 dollars per ton and Johnson grass hay 8.50 to 10 dollars per ton. Wheat No. 2 stands at 1.16 to 1.17 dollars per bushel.
The notice lists Trish Potatoes and sweet potatoes with wholesale and retail per bushel and per peck prices, flour per 100 pounds with grade, corn meal per 35 pound sack, lard and bacon prices by weight and form, onions wholesale and retail per pound, and peas wholesale per bushel with stated price ranges and pack sizes. It reads like a material price catalog for grocery goods.
Wholesale eggs run 10 to 12 percent, 10 to 12 percent cash or trade. Retail eggs 2 for 25 cents. Wholesale country butter per pound 12 to 20 cents cash or trade, delivered to private residences or hotels at 20 to 25 cents. Creamery butter per pound 25 to 26 cents. Butter fat per pound 25 cents.
Poultry prices list turkeys hens fryers and old roosters plus guineas ducks geese and hogs cows hides and leather prices. An advert promotes Chamberlains Liniment at twenty five cents with a damp flannel as a superior plaster for lame backs and pains, sold by J A Minnis.
Cotton receipts close to two hundred as town awaits the start of school next Monday. The building is disinfected and cleaned, teachers to meet Saturday to plan the session. Miss Vinnie Ragland heads to Tampa to lead music at Home Mission School, visiting sister in New Orleans.
The camp meeting began last Thursday night on the Nazarene Bible Institute campus and continues this week drawing a large crowd. Rev. C. W. Ruth of Indianapolis, Indiana, preaches with services to run through Sunday.
A bold theft at Tipton Chapel last week saw two new metal lamps stolen. Each lamp holds a gallon of oil and the church faced a loss of ten dollars. Police investigate the church burglary and urge any witnesses to come forward.
A picnic in Alterbaumer grove last Tuesday faced a shower around 3 pm. A large crowd attended with music by Pilot Point True Tone band. Local attorneys Orus O. Ross and J M Blankenship gave addresses.
A light rain fell at Broomfield on Tuesday accompanied by hail that damaged cotton fields. The shower was light elsewhere in the area.
Weigher J. T. Tatum reports 130 bales of cotton received at the Aubrey yard. The Baptist church is being curtained off into separate classrooms for the benefit of the Sunday school. Prof. J. C. Roark came in first of the week and the other teachers are expected in today or tomorrow. Ev erything is in readiness. school will begin next Monday as announced.
Rev W B Bayless returned from Cooper reporting a successful two week meeting with ten to twelve additions to the Aubrey church. A strong local shower accompanied by a sharp gust toppled outhouses blew down part of the reg front awning and the west school flue with minor town damages. the shower lasted minutes and covered little of the surrounding countryside.
Roanoke weekly reports the Methodists revival starts next Monday at 10 AM led by Rev. Marvin of Sherman. Two months pay school begins that day followed by a free school. The tent was badly ripped by wind but volunteers lowered and repaired it quickly and services continued.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hatcher relocate to Fort Worth as he acquires an interest in a local grocery store with his brother-in-law J A Pickens.
An uptick in bricklayers and carpenters is underway this week at the school building site. Local crews expand work as construction advances, with emphasis on structural masonry and framing progress.
Cotton from Carrollton and Frisco was marketed in Lewisville this week with buyers paying the top price for the fleecy staple, indicating strong demand.
The marriage of Ben H. Bullock of Empire Colorado and Miss Willa Dee Milliken of Lewisville was performed in Denver on Sunday afternoon August 26 at 3 35 PM. Bullock, son of T H Bullock of Coppell Texas, is an agent for the Colorado Southern railroad in Empire. Milliken, daughter of Mrs. M H Millixen, is described as popular and well liked. The couple will reside in Empire.
J O Monroe of Atchison Kansas proclaims Hunt's Cure will cure a larger percent of skin troubles especially itching varieties than any other remedy. He urges those afflicted with itching to try it based on his experience and that of friends.
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