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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
3
The ditching machine digging sewer ditches has moved up West Oak street to Lipscomb hill. The trench is fourteen feet deep and the rock and dirt beneath the street hinder progress. the machine struggles to break through and may require replacing with shovel crews in tougher ground.
A testimonial from G. K. Huntington of Eufaula Alabama praising Hunt's Lightning O as the most useful household remedy. He says it has no equal for cuts, sprains, bites, and insect bites based on his experience.
In Roanoke September 4 reports include D A Lewis and J F Able in Fort Worth last week. Mr and Mrs Lewis of Nocona visit her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Cowan. Bailey speaking at Justin drew attendees Saturday night. Hayden and Jim Hambright from Denton visited. The Methodist church meeting grows and nine teen additions are recorded. Mrs C Hayden builds a business house to house a millinery store. Rev Stark of the M E church spends a few days here. Mrs Wm Coway and Mrs Gibson of Denton are noted as ill or visiting. Mrs J W Medlin visits Oklahoma. Continuous community movement and visits noted.
An advertising sketch extols hair and complexion care urging use of Q-Ban Hair Restorer to revive gray hair and improve skin. It claims Dr Nott backs restoration and promises refunds after six bottles if results fail. Distributed by M Curtis.
District court adjourned with multiple judgments and continuances. Divorces granted for J.N. Rayzor v C A Glover. foreclosures against note liens in H B Wilkerson and Lyon Bros cases. Foreclosure and removal actions set, and jurors for next week listed as civil and receivership hearings proceed. The jury pool includes numerous local names and ties to Denton Interurban matters.
A note lists bowls and pitchers available with ware such as graniteware and silverware. The itemized list emphasizes metal and ceramic tableware. No prices or quantities are provided.
Judge H H Wallace dies at his Tas ca home in Oldham County. David E Thompson buys Pan American railroad. PP Eason 25 shoots Mrs Jessie Gablbe 24 and kills himself in Fort Worth. Waters Pierce Oil sale postponed to Sept 24 in Austin. Terrell marshal vows actions against nigger shooters. Senator Bailey to speak in Dallas and respond to Bryan. Peary claims to be first white North Pole explorer. navy records show pay and $5 625 earned. J P Morgan elected to NY National City Bank board after Harriman death, seen as Morgan Kuhn standard oil peace.
In Denton on September 15 seed cotton sold from $4.40 to $4.46 per hundred, with most around $4.45 while lint sold 12 to 12 1 2 cents. Receipts totaled about 668 bales, with 80 bales at the gin and rumors of higher hay and corn prices in a quiet miscellaneous market.
Health and Beauty Aid Cosmetics promotes Foley's Orino Laxative for digestion and liver trouble. Claim says it cleanses the system and is pleasant to take with the product by Garrison & Kimmits.
Advices report Charlie Delaney Otto Cooper and Jesse Guyden escaped from Angleton jail and killed Tuck Hardin. They are surrounded in Brazoria County as posses converge for a possible pitched battle. lynching feared amid armed fugitives and large crowds.
Promote liver health with S'mmons Liver Purifier claiming to correct and maintain proper liver function, promising broad health benefits and relief from various liver-related troubles.
A posse of officers and farmers battled a group of African Americans near Bowie Texas after a white man was attacked and robbed. The assailants fired from a covered wagon with Winchesters. the posse returned fire. The blacks escaped as pursuit continued.
Aubrey notes list residents and visitors in town including Dr. Hiatt of Bellevue visiting his mother Mrs Ruby McKinney in Denton on business Saturday Rev J W Tincher in Sanger on business Tuesday Hardin Perry of Roxton visiting relatives Joe Murphy of Wichita Falls on business Rev W B Bayless visiting son in Coryell county Mrs Mary Parker of Davis visiting daughter Mrs Horace Phillips Miss Villa Haren of Denton in Aubrey Sunday Rev Oakes filled Methodist pulpit Miss Anne Wright in Dallas Prof J C Roark in Denton Mrs El Coffey visiting Pilot Point Rev H Morris of Lewisville here Tuesday Mrs Dan Turner of Denton visiting mother Mrs Ella Allen Mrs McIntosh visiting Denton Miss Louis Howser returned from Argyle
Bartonville reports a light rain shower welcomed by residents. Local people visited relatives in Denton and Argyle. Several families, including Moore, Cleighbourne, and Simmons, traveled or planned moves to Oklahoma and Texas towns. Students like Ethel Simmons left for Cleburne to attend school.
Market notes list cotton lint and seed prices, corn per bushel, corn chops per 190 pounds, chicken feed, bran, hay and straw rates. Wholesale and retail figures show modest uplifts, with grain and seed prices ranging around one half to several cents per unit, and hay at 5 to 40 cents retail.
The advertisement claims extraordinary demand for Dr King’s New Life Pills from Raley & Co. It promises a cure for sour stomach, constipation, indigestion, biliousness, jaundice, sick headache, chills, and malaria. Only 25c per bottle.
Advertisement urges readers to visit Wilson Hardware Company for sanitary plumbing needs at reasonable prices, highlighting value and local availability.
Advertised as a cure all Perry Davis Pain Killer is touted for cramps and pains with heavy seasonal usage. The piece notes widespread consumer trust and frequent consumption, while hinting at skepticism about its claimed effects.
An advertises a guaranteed cure for eczema with a full refund policy if the remedy does not prove successful in every aspect. It touts cleansing antiseptic germicidal soothing and healing qualities and notes prompt relief from inflammation discharge and itching. It claims suitability for pimples ringworm acne tetter ulcers and various skin conditions including itching feet and children’s use.
Wholesale and retail prices for groceries produce and livestock. Trish potatoes sweet potatoes Fazour corn meal lard bacon onions peas eggs butter butter fat poultry and livestock with per unit prices and a note that Denton Trust Company offers farm land loans through manager Joe L. Blewett.
A speaker challenges opponents of free raw materials tariff arguing democracy and Constitution, warning of appealing to supreme party decision. He cites Texas cotton value and wool grower relief, rebuts Cannonism, and attacks platform planks for free wool lumber paper hides leather shoes and other goods with reduced tariffs on iron and steel products.
National games show Chicago and Cincinnati 4 to 3, Boston 3, New York 0, Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 0, St. Louis 0, Pittsburg 0 in four innings due to rain. American results include Chicago 4 and Cleveland 4, St. Louis 3, Detroit 2, Boston 5, Washington 2, Philadelphia 5 to 3, New York 4 to 2. Southern standings list Atlanta 2 over Memphis 0, Nashville 4 over Mobile 0, Little Rock 6 over Birmingham 5.
In Denton an agent guarantees Parisian Sage to cure dandruff and stop hair loss in two weeks with a money back plan. The ad touts Parisian Sage as the Parisian discovery by Dr Sabouran, claiming it destroys the dandruff microbe and improves hair lustre. It mentions delivery by R J Wilson and a cord price offer via Post Oak and Blackjack.
The Fort Worth Record reports the marriage of Miss Jane Green to James G. Tillar at Dr. Luther Little’s Worth Baptist Temple. The couple, well known in local circles, plan to live in Fort Worth after a visit to Colorado Springs. Tillar is linked to the New Delaware hotel project and a El Paso produce business leader.
Denton readers learn the duty of the kidneys and Doan's Kidney Pills are praised as curing kidney troubles. Denton resident E P Pickrell testifies of back and kidney pain relief after using the pills. Sold by F F Raley & Co Denton Texas and Foster Milburn Buffalo sole agents. Remember the name Dean's. Rabbit brand salmon promotion follows.
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