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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
3
A purse containing about twenty dollars is missing with return to this office for reward. A gold wishbone pin found this office. a set of Lost-320 five and two dollar bills may be claimed. A bunch of keys found on a street car is also to be claimed at this office.
For rent notices list several houses available. A good four room house and a good six room house with bath are advertised by Fox Bros with phone listing 200p and 475. An eight room house at Norma College is advertised with a new phone number 252 white.
Classified notice seeks a white woman for a cook position and experienced salesladies and salesmen in shoes and men's furnishings. Permanent position offered with address 5 this office and contact via J. bi. Turpin for details.
An advertisement offers to supply a dozen Jersey cows and a cream separator on easy terms. The seller is identified as J. M Taylor.
A rubber tired buggy is offered for sale in good condition. The seller can meet at 143 N Locust Street for viewing and pickup.
Classified notices advertise a six room house on North Locust street with lights, Mecca Cafe fixtures in Denton, and assignee G W Saunders. Also offered for exchange are Anson Texas slots and Plainview Texas lots, all clear of encumbrance, plus a Rowden cotton seed and crops via John A Hann.
Real estate notice offering a five room house with eight hundred dollar price. Buyer pays a down payment and monthly balance similar to rent. Contact Dr W A Jones at 177tfe for details.
WA Brashears promotes messenger service with a call to action to contact 31 for quick service. Promises to look after accounts for ten percent of money collected.
A fragmented notice seeks a 378 red horse with new phone. The text is unclear but indicates bar promotion style sourcing for a horse sale.
Local advertisement from Arkansas Mill at 8S Elm St promotes chopped feedstuff including bran corn hay and other feeds plus a rear stove and heater wood prompt delivery. It mentions a power wood saw for their wood business and notes both phases of the operation.
A R McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas with office over Wilson Hanns and phone 361 He rents houses in all directions North South East and West from the city location.
Jake Johnson advertises a new phone 57 line and an old 230 number noting he will saw your wood for you.
Fred Moore invites patrons and friends to his clean neat shop offering good honest service at the new location in the oat hotel setting.
John Keesee proprietor of City Meat Market offers home delivery of fresh meats from West Oak Street with phone contact available for orders and service.
Will Locknane advertises two Jersey bulls a black and a fawn color for sale at one dollar season cash to all. He also lists a house and lot on Lula Street available for purchase.
Local freight and moving service advertises phone contact for both phones and office at Kincaid wagon yard on West Oak Street. Promises special attention to any item in the drag line and invites customers to call for moves.
Lester and Paschall offer first rate dray business with household moving as a specialty. Office for Bros. Both lists phones for contact.
An old local business ad lists Portwood and Hodges with telephone numbers. New phone 426 and old line 297 appear in the notice.
Help wanted for scavenger work with contact at phone number 307 for interested individuals to call and arrange assignments.
Henry Ealtreuther on East McKinney Street offers wood work blacksmithing horseshoeing rubber-frying and shrinking services to the local community.
Public service line advertises trips anywhere in North Texas with a good car. For details call Raley & Co. or new phone 294. Ned Rector.
Advertisers promote fast local sales and listings through CLASSIFIEDS. Readers browse brief notices for items services and opportunities. The page emphasizes simple concise ads aimed at immediate response from residents.
A fine registered bull stands for service at the East McKinney Street wagon yard. The ad notes Armstrong & Far Ris as the owners or sellers. The property covers 27 acres.
Buyer seeks first and second lien notes from vendors. No red tape or delays. Inquire at this office.
W. W. Billingey advertises auto hiring with old phone 530 and new 448. WM. Gribble offers auto service with countywide trips. Phones new 75 green and old 534, or at home. 66 South Elm Street Apritt.
Dr W A Jones operates a dentistry practice at West Side Square offering general dental care and checkups for residents in the area.
J W Fralin dentist in Denton Texas at South Side Square middle block stairs Dr W N Rowell D D S office over McCray's south side near. Chas Saunders dentist office over Long and King after February first. Both phon.
M Gurley the cement contractor invites estimates for brick or concrete work. He offers to figure with you on concrete side and brick work.
W F Botts veterinary office located at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop 8 Elm. Lipscomb block. New phone 269 residence old phone 486 new 132.
White Orpington Farm Garza showcases cook strain and imported stock that won top prizes over rivals. Ecgs priced from 3 to 16 dollars.
For sale 15 penciled runners 15 ducks and two drakes priced at 12 dollars. Mrs C V Spong of Denton offers a line of Black Orpington eggs 1 dollar for 15. Contact 38 Bernard, new phone 235 White.
Fawn and White Indian Runner duck eggs offered by W. J. Mitchell and Nathan Evans in Denton Texas. Prices vary per setting of 13 or individual eggs from imported stock. Parcel post available. Contact addresses included.
Purchase notice from Mrs. R. G. Wright listing two barred rock roosters from J. W. Miller Poultry Farm Freeport 11. Eggs for hatching offered at 1 dollar for 15 with new phone number 205 Apré.
Advertisement from Denton Duck and Dairy Farm offered Indian Runner ducks at $1.50 each for 13 pearl white birds. Jasper, proprietor, advertised a new phone line 257 for orders.
An April sale list from Pilot Point Texas offers White Minorcas The Roy Al family chickens at four dollars for a big-egg strain May shipment three dollars per 15 Northrup best strain Blacks at one dollar and fifty cents per setting nanny hall potato plants twenty five cents per 160 two per thousand when ready.
F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, noted truss expert, will be at the Westbrook hotel in Fort Worth this Wednesday through Saturday April 9 to 12. He promotes the Spermatic Shield Truss with United States government approval that he says can close rupture openings in about ten days without surgery and offers free demonstrations or fittings for charity cases.
See the demonstrator at Paschall's on Saturday. Armour's products will be shown and their superior excellence demonstrated for all to see.
Beloved laxative Cascarets promise a thorough cleanse of the stomach and bowels, remove sour and fermenting foods, and reduce bile excess. Sleep aids claim morning feel good with no griping and a low ten cent price from the druggist. Millions use Cascarets to avoid headaches biliousness coated tongues indigestion and constipation. Children are said to love taking them. advertisement notes widespread household use.
The column records in and around Denton as residents and visitors travel among Frederick Oklahoma Maypearl Waketon Aubrey Sherman and Dallas areas. It notes weddings district meetings legislative attendance and club activities plus hospital bedside visitations and church society delegates.
John Allen Phinizy grandson of Mr and Mrs John A Hana is ill with measles. The notice urges serving fruit and cream to guests and plugs Turner Bros phones and canned fruits in a short, fragmented community news item.
Denton residents urge Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney and urinary ailments. Mrs J. H. Standefer of 42 W Mulberry St Denton Texas reports relief after using two boxes, purchased from J F Raley & Co Drug Store. Pills sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for United States Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
City Health Department initiates annual inspections for sanitary ordinance violations. Health Officer Piner urges residents to cooperate as inspectors target out houses and closets. The notice emphasizes cleaning yards removing manure and ensuring drainage to prevent malaria and typhoid, with backyards and alleys under review and penalties for noncompliance.
In Smyrna on April 1 most early gardens were killed. Miss Effie Hargis has measles. Mrs. W. D. Fortune returned from Bowie. Stony Ridge school closed Friday with a spelling match. Mrs. Perna Foster returned to Argoyle after visiting Mrs. W C. Foster. W. D. Fortune and family visited Roanoke. Richard Porter of Oklahoma visits B. W. Garrison. Mr. Will Lloyd is improving.
A Den ton classified ads column reports strong reader engagement as many replies pour in to weekly cue store listings. Advertisers note heightened interest across the page.
A promotional notice urges patrons of The Princess to visit and claim smiling merchandise as a sign of welcome. The copy emphasizes that shoppers will receive a friendly smile as part of the sales experience.
A Vitagraph drama about an Indian boy and a pale face who saves him from death. The film centers on faithfulness and peril in a tense, heart gripping tale of affection and survival.
The Literary department met at West Oak Street home of Mrs. Alvin Owsley on March 27. Bid by Miss Bass and Miss Poe to perform an operetta on April 5 at the high school benefitting the club for a drinking fountain. A social hour followed with hostess Mrs. Owsley and daughter Lottie Craddock assisted.
Mrs Marie Primrose of Brooklyn reports a three month chronic cough after a heavy cold. She credits Vinol liver and iron remedy with restoring sleep and strength. The ad promises a money back guarantee and mentions Saxo Salve and a local druggist O M Curtis in Denton.
A light hearted Edison feature introduces a talented child actor amid cheerful scenes. The narrative highlights charm, early-stage performance promise, and wholesome humor in a series of pleasant situations designed to engage young audiences.
A lighthearted comedy review notes Niupt poison as a punch line and promises brighter days after watching the three reel picture The Power of Civilization. It teases upcoming show dates and ends with a note that prices will not rise.
A fragmented clipping lists music titles and publishers including Mile Mischief 0.50 and Ray Allen Turkish Tower published by Jacobs in Boston. Other items show Overture Light Cavalry and March Pub by Ascher in New York with assorted garbled text and an old price of 10 cents noted.
Real estate ad from J E McCabe seeking properties in coast country in exchange for improved irrigated farms in Brownsville area. Offers cash price and exchange terms for available coastal farms.
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