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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1912
Page
4
Voters weighed a 9000 school bond for North Side ward improvements and sewering at both ward schools. By 2 PM Tuesday the tally was close with ward totals posted, reflecting limited public interest in the bond election while a classified ad about a rental home appears amid the report.
Normal College reports a well attended class play Saturday evening with Miss Pree Caldwell as star. Rev. Rogers led chapel and Rev. Marshall spoke on A Cure for the Blues. Harbison sang Anchored and the Normal Odette closed with song. C. W. Foote returns to teaching duties after meningitis. Miss Mary Hunter resumes classes.
A local dry goods firm advertises reliable grocery delivery with phone number 44. They promise first class service, prompt delivery, and fair prices, urging customers to phone for orders.
An advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as gentle and effective for constipation with no fuss, promising a money-back guarantee if customers are not satisfied. Rexall Store, O M Curtis, Denton Texas, urges trying the tablets from Turner Bros for groceries and pharmacy needs.
Miss Louise Love, the pianist, performed a freezing warm concert Monday night before an appreciative audience. The program featured well known pieces with several encores, and the crowd responded eagerly to each selection.
W B Holsclaw of Clarendon Texas reports a dramatic recovery from a severe cough described as near consumption. After using ten bottles of Dr King's New Discovery the patient was cured and regained strength weighing 218 pounds. Trial bottle offered at Baler Co's.
Almost half a mile of new concrete sidewalks and curbs reported by contractors, with details on North Elm North Locust and other streets. Oakland avenue property owners urged to add macadamized streets as work continues. Additional contractor reports promised later this week.
No new developments today in the meningitis case affecting a Wilcoxon boy whose condition remains unchanged. State officials report positive cerebrospinal fluid test for meningococcus. other families report illnesses and deaths linked to meningitis in the area.
A growing business credits efficiency, service, quality merchandise and fair pricing for its expansion. The notice invites customers to try their service and lists the address Phones 44 LONG AND KING.
A catalog notes watches for boys emphasizing time management and prudent purchase. Multiple brands and sizes are offered, including Equity Waltham 7-jewel at 500 dollars and 15 jewel variants up to 800 with gold filled options, plus Elgin and Hamilton models featuring isochronism and temperature compensation priced from about 17.50 to 55 dollars.
A sales pitch describes sturdier tools built for heavy use and rapid discard, claiming a superior alternative is available at a favorable price. The message promises reader satisfaction with a cost-effective option.
The publication will feature select ads each day and, after publication, judges will be chosen to award the prize. The program invites entries submitted for the $1.00 gold contest with daily selection.
The report shows a county cash total of 53 433.44 with the Road and Bridge fund holding 28 228.79, the only fund in affluence. The Jury Fund is 348.48, and other fund balances include Road District 5 456.85 and General county sinking. Lewisville district road bond proceeds of over 76 000 are expected soon, boosting cash toward about 100 000.
A Denton County National Bank advertisement extols confidence as the key to rising salaries and fortunes. It urges young men to open a panic account today, noting employers value real savings proven by depositors in important positions. It invites inquiry at the bank.
A Fort Worth postmaster’s son, Lon M. Barkley, was identified as a runaway missing in Tarrant County. Deputies pursued a youth calling himself Elms, but local boys revealed the true name. A Fort Worth detective later retrieved the Barkley youth and returned him home. Elms has not been heard from locally.
Rev Marshall will preach on Losing and Saving a Soul tonight at the usual time in a long service. The audience filled the auditorium as he urged repentance and acceptance of Christ with a plain, forceful message. Two attendees responded to the invitation, confessing their faith as the gospel was presented. Special music and an spring song service accompanied the event.
Turner Bros advertises groceries and restaurant services urging calls to test satisfaction. It promotes fresh fish and oysters with emphasis on quality and customer care.
Mrs W J Jones has been improving after illness. Mrs J Coit hosts a card party at Bla nk s bungalow on E Jefferson Bois d Arc streets. Bill Wooldridge is recovering after being ill Monday. Forecast predicts a fair warmer Tuesday with more rain in the forenoon. Household construction at CC J A 4% progresses well despite bad weather.
OO FE Cobb arrives. G W Sullivan visits from Sanger. P J Beyett confined by stomach trouble. Rev Harry Burton Boyd attends presbytery in Waxahachie. Ernest Cocanaughy returns from Chekasha business. Commissioners Selman Sparks Harmonson and Gary attend Court. Rev F L McFadden and FE W Steger attend presbytery in Dallas. Dr and Mrs J P Blount return from Dallas after tumor operation. Miss Besse Griffith returns from Pilot Knob. school picnic held for children. Squire Baxter and Boyd Randall travel to Fort Worth after a telephone from W B Baxter. Mrs W B Baxter seriously ill.
The Matrons Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with Mrs H G Allen on Hast Oak street. Members are asked to bring their sewing. Dr Charles Ruddell’s funeral was held at the depot Tuesday morning after the arrival of his remains. Interment followed at Odd Fellows cemetery. An auto party from Dallas to Denton faced delays due to rain and poor roads.
An advertisement promises connection to a firm that will satisfy grocery wants, claiming forty four over either phone. Long & King.
Sunday dinner will be served at the Ideal Restaurant, with patrons invited to enjoy a prepared meal service. The notice emphasizes a scheduled dining time and location for Sunday.
If you have items to sell, use the classified section to reach buyers quickly. Place a clear description, price, and contact details to ensure strong responses. Keep listings concise and accurate to attract interested shoppers.
Just received ham stock for Easter in multiple sizes. A large batch of jumbo hand picked peanuts also arrived, suitable for planting or snacking.
A group of about a dozen to twenty farmers southeast of the city forms a Peanut Growers Association to sell their crop collectively and secure better prices than individual sales. Each member plans around thirty acres of peanuts, hoping to repeat recent big successes from the past three years.
Start April by buying your groceries from us Turner Bros. We will appreciate your business and always give you satisfactory service. Phones 7.
Virgil Ob Smith and wife near Lewisville have a girl born April 2. Stewart George and wife near Louisville welcome a boy born March 24. Frank Corby and wife near LeShe have a boy born March 3. Z. G. Jolly and wife near Bartonville have a girl born March 27. Richard Young and wife near Bartonville welcome a boy born March 13.
Ross McCombs of Bartonville dies March 1 at age 9 years 3 months 24 days from acute anterior poliomyelitis. Claude M Moore of Bartonville dies March 31 at age 23 years 4 months 24 days from acute tuberculosis.
Long and King advertise constant availability for short orders and promise grocery satisfaction with round the clock service. The notice emphasizes fast, reliable meals and customer delight.
The city health officer warns residents to tidy yards and gutters and stop dumping bath and kitchen water into streets. A clean-up campaign begins Monday with inspections of alleys streets lots stables and gutters to enforce the sanitary code.
Special machinery used to sharpen and repair lawn vowers. Satisfaction guaranteed. We do the work and deliver the required powered tasks. Old phone 142. Texas Wire Fence Co. 200tfe
W E McCabe M D physician and surgeon offers treatment for diseases peculiar to men with private confidential consultations. Office hours 8 a m to 6 p m at Garrison drug store location near square in Denton Texas.
The March vital statistics report from the County Clerk notes 82 births and 8 deaths outside incorporated towns. Death causes: pneumonia 3, spinal meningitis 1, tubercular meningitis 1, heart failure 1, and two not given. Counties listed: Denton Pilot Point Sanger.
Barber's Grocery on Eas McKinney Street offers highest cash market prices for chickens eggs turkeys and butter with will call service available anywhere in the city MARTIN BARBER.
Francis Craddock and Miss Gladys Parks are issued a marriage license.
A note highlights the Ideal Restaurant as the place where the bread that pleases is found, signaling a chosen dining spot and its signature baked goods.
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