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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1913
Page
3
WANTED YOUNG LADY to answer the telephone and a gift in the office Apply Denton Steam Lau rer Must write a good plain hand WANTED IMMEDIATELY WHITE woman to cook Phone J B Turpin WANTED EXPERIENCED sales ladies at once also salesmen must have experience in shops and men s furnishings Permanent fu gition is satisfactory Address this office
Advertisement notes a quick messenger service with a 2 percent fee and claims to look after accounts, promising a ten percent money collection by Brashears in Washington.
CHOPS BRAN CORN hay and feedstuffs offered by Arkansas Mill on S Elm St. Reliable stove and heater wood available with full measure. A power wood saw is available to support the wood business. Both phones listed.
A. R. McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent in Mount Vernon Texas. Located above Ilson-Hann's with Old phone 261. Rents listed for North South East and West sections.
Jake Johnson advertises an old white phone for sale and proposes wood cutting services stating he will saw wood for customers.
Fred Moore invites patrons and friends to visit the new shop offering clean, honest service at the relocated Oat Hotel location.
City Meat Market owned by John Jeegee advertises home delivery of fresh meat. Located on West ak street, it invites customers to phone for service.
A sale notice offers two Jersey bulls a black and a fawn colored pair in the county with a season price of 1.50 cash. A tidy house on Lula Street is also for sale plus a new phone listing.
Freight transfer service advertises telephone contact for moving furniture. Mentions Kincaid wagon aid and West Oak street. Promises special attention to items in the drag line.
A local drayage business advertises reliable transfer services at reasonable rates with specialization in household moving. Contact Ester and Paschall at their Fox River office for details and phone numbers.
The sanitary milk operation at Portwood and Hodges updates hone figures with new value 426 and retains old figure 297. The change reflects revised metric standards for dairy processing.
Scavenging or work desired, call number 307 for arrangements. The note invites anyone seeking tasks to contact the listed telephone line for assignments.
Henry Kaltrtuther on E Kinney Street offers wood work, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, and shrinking services in a broad ads listing various trades for local customers.
Public notice from Raley & Co. crew advertising trips across North Texas. Contact Ned Rector for details and phone number 294.
Dr Martin A B M D treats diseases of the eye ear nose and throat. Fits glasses. Office located over Ra ey Co.
W. E. Botts, a graduate veteran riparian specialist, opens an office at Hancock and Son jacksmith shop on S. Elm Street Lipsmb block. New phone 269 for residence, old 486, new 132.
W. W. Billingsley offers auto hire with new and old phone numbers 448 and 330. also lists automobile repairs. W. M. Gribble Auto Service provides trips anywhere in the county with contact numbers 75 green and 534, located at 66 South Elm Street. Apritz
J. W. Fralin, Dentist, South Side Square in Denton. W. N. Rowell, D D S, office over McCray's, South Side Square. Chas Saunders, Dentist, Office over Long and King after Feb 1st. Both phones.
J. M. Gurley offers first class cement work at fair prices. Get estimates for concrete projects and repairs.
An OCR fragment lists poultry for sale including eggs from Buff Orpington Reds and White Indian Runner ducks, White Orpington cockerels, and Parmer Garza stock. Mentions 15 penciled Runner ducks, 13 ducks and two drakes, prices from 3 to 10 dollars, with new phone contact details for E Yarnelis and Mrs V. Spon Denton.
Classified poultry notices from Denton Texas include Fawn and White Indian Runner duck eggs at $1.50 per setting of 15 and imported stock eggs at $6 with special matings at $5 to $4. Also barber shop ad and rooster purchase followups with hatch eye accessory pricing.
Mrs E T Broun advertises 88.5 White and fawn Indian Runner duck eggs at 1.25 per setting or 13.0. New phone 263.
Denton Duck and Dairy Farm advertises heavy laying strain eggs for setting at 1.54 for 12. promotes pear white duck varieties. Contact T. F. Jasper, proprietor, new phone 357.
White Minorcas The Roy al family of the Chicken World offers Apr eggs from a fancy pen big egg strain at 4 dollars. May shipment includes over 15 Northrup's best strain Blacks at 1.50 per setting. Nancy Hail potato plants 25 cents per 100 and 2 dollars per thousand. Ready for shipment in Pilot Point Texas.
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, noted truss expert, will be at the Westbrook hotel in Fort Worth Wednesday through Saturday, April 9 to 12. He claims the Spermatic Shield Truss can close ruptures in about 10 days, requires no surgery, and offers free demonstrations for charity cases.
State witnesses describe events at Elm and Lamarr streets on August 28 as Mrs. Flanary allegedly fired at her husband. Eye witnesses note her calm demeanor after the shooting while authorities assemble a 75 person jury plus 12 alternates. The court scheduled a night session after jury selection.
All water, light and power rent is due with payment at office on or before the 10th of the month. Prompt payment is urged as delinquent consumers must be reported to the Council at the April 14 meeting. W. J. Grady, Supt.
Advert says Nothop demands bash efforts to obtain 11 cents cash per I. G. W. Elbert. The brief notice emphasizes urgent action and a fixed per unit cash price.
Births and illnesses mark the week with a new baby boy in Bernard street and Sidney Erwin battling a severe peritonitis. Local events include Denton oil water issues and a university debate representative, while farm and school measures trigger special elections and bond issues in Prairie Mound and Plainview districts.
A compact note highlights branding for LONG & KING aimed at aiding memory for grocery shopping. The terse line suggests using the phrase to recall store items or routines, possibly as a mnemonic device.
O M Gentle of Sanger delivered two KIRIT cars and sold them to St Jo residents Mesdames James Erwin and Fred L McFadden. Fred L McFadden Jr stayed in Denton with the Minnises during his mother's absence after returning from Milford where they attended the Ladies Presbyterian Union.
The Ariel club art department met April 4 with eight members answering roll call. They discussed artistic gardening and studied Jacob van Ruisdael under Miss Lee Williams, with papers on Rembrandt etchings and Dutch architecture by Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Wilson. The group adjourned to meet April 26 with Mrs. Denton.
Mulling and Conty’s store was entered Wednesday night and $40 in cash taken from the safe. The safe was relocked and two boys detained on suspicion were released later. A brief incident report appears in the local police notes with no further details.
The Katy railroad will reinstate a double daily train on the Dallas to Denton branch later this week. The present schedule stands. the new train will depart Dallas at 6 37 a m reach here shortly after 8 a m and continue to Weatherford before returning to Dallas at 12 05 p m. Exact inauguration date and local office confirmation are pending.
Judge Hoskins presides as next term opens April 21. Pleas of guilty at the special April non jury term include Mel Marion two gaming cases with 14 dollar fines, Jess Hughes gaming ten dollars, Bal Coffey petty theft ten dollars and one day jail, J T Wood petty theft ten dollars.
New stock of dictionaries arrived at the Record and Chronicle office. Officials announced fresh copies for distribution to readers and local schools amid steady demand.
A brief juvenile story praising the Selig children for their charming stage presence and child acting. The piece highlights their appeal and notes readers who have seen the children will enjoy this installment.
The page lists musical items produced by the Princess Orchestra with W. O. Harwood as director. It mentions several songs including You Wandering Girl, The Girl from Maxims, Lucky Duck, and Georgia Land, with publishers Witmark and Fox in New York and Cleveland. The text resembles an old program sheet with catalog details and attributions.
The Peoples' Home Telephone Co reports Tuesday morning rainfall across the county with Ponder fair, Stony light, Justin good, Krum rains, Argyle good, Mingo light, Sanger light, and Pilot Point sprinkling.
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