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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
4
Districts One and Two of the First Christian church held a joint meeting Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Robert Haskins home. A good attendance was reported and the program was both instructive and interesting.
Forty four over either phone connects you with a firm that will satisfy your grocery wants. LONG and KING.
New automatic sharpening machine sharpens blades from small to large. All work guaranteed. Located at 107 Sheridan's Garage.
A reader requests information about fresh fish and shellfish offerings at the IDEAL RESTAURANT. The message hints at availability and quality but lacks concrete details on menu items or prices.
Mrs. Cuvier Lipscomb Jr hosted the Woman's Shakespeare club meeting. Officers elected include Miss Blanton as president, Mrs. Ciddle vice president, and Mrs. Berry secretary. A Home Economics department was planned, followed by a strawberry lunch and social hour. The club will meet April 25 with Mrs. Frank Piner.
The Matrons' club met on Wednesday with Mrs. H. G. Allen hosting on East Oak Street. Members sewed and chatted then watched an auction of peculiar basket items. Miss Lee Williams acted as auctioneer as ten dollar bids were paid with fake money, revealing surprising prizes like nickel store jewelry and a red rose vase.
An extended letter recounts J C Williams travel from Selma to Burnsville then Montgomery, visiting his old schoolhouse under the red oak, the Alabama capital where Jeff Davis took the oath, and the old church at Pearidge. He notes bee hives, a brass star marking Jefferson Davis’s oath spot, and rough nights along the way ending at Mr C G Cade and John McLeod in Hartsboro.
Turner Bros advertises Minnis drugstore starting April offering specialty prescription service. The message invites customers to divide their cro teries from them and promises satisfactory service, with a phone number listed as 7.
Rev H B Boyd W W Shepard Mrs H B Boyd and Miss Mae Mc Clurkan travel to Jack County to attend Fort Worth Presbytery and the Women’s Missionary Society convention. Rev Boyd will miss one Sunday.
A fable about two men with meadows and hay saved versus delayed. One cuts hay early, stores it in a barn bank. the other postpones, loses hay to rain, and learns thrift too late. The moral centers on saving money now with Denton County National Bank as the enduring, secure guardian.
The North Texas State Normals plan two debates with Canyon Normal and San Marcos. Here E M Remington and J S Turner will argue the negative on initiative and referendum. At San Marcos H G Brown and K L Carlisle will speak for Venon on the income tax proposition. Brown and Carlisle depart this afternoon with faculty support and about a dozen students. Ramboul and Larmb from the West Texas Normal faculty arrive today as debaters Snart and George are set to arrive tomorrow.
An advertisement urges customers to call phone number 44 for reliable grocery delivery at the right price. It emphasizes prompt service from Long & King and invites readers to phone today.
Hubbard Bates remains ill from a vioid fever and shows no improvement. Heavy rain fell Tuesday night, totaling about three fourths of an inch, delaying farm work already behind schedule.
Local notes report R P Lomax away on business and J D Sullivan arriving from Sanger. Several residents travel to Dallas and Pilot Point while others visit family in Corinth Mineral Wells Fort Worth and Decatur. Tur ner Bros groceries urged by a friend and both phones noted.
In Sanger on April 12 readers see an ad mix with grocery pitches from Turner Bros and a problem answer referencing Randall, Chapman and Holt sums. Also a note on Dr King’s New Life Pills and blues relief beside restaurant blues and liver health claims.
Fragmentary timetable notes list southbound and northbound train numbers with limited operation details. The text references No 209 No 206 No 205 and No 210 with unidentified times and routes.
A local note emphasizes that efficiency service and merchandise quality drive growth. The message invites customers to try the Phones /4 and mentions LONG & KING, highlighting that satisfied people fuel expansion and suggest there is something to sell.
Leggett's Chocolates in brown boxes arrive from United Candy Co and are part of the Rexall products. The three size packs cost 85 cents, 1.95 dollars, and 2.75 dollars with free delivery and order number 52.
Industrial schools factories and public institutions adopt the Singer sewing machine. W A Talia ferro urges readers to own one for their needs.
A testimonial from Clarendon notes a man nearly saved from consumption after years of cough. The doctor’s New Discovery cured him completely with ten bottles, bringing him to 218 pounds. The family has used this remedy for coughs and colds with excellent results. Trial bottle free at J F Raley Co. for 50 cents to 1.00.
Thrifty housekeepers read grocery ads to spot items worth buying. Each advertisement highlights an item likely to appeal to a kitchen and savings can be gained by taking advantage of the offer.
Ollin Thomas nine year old son of Mr and Mrs John B Thomas died at home near Aubrey after a ten day fever illness He was buried at Gribble Springs cemetery Denton County The family had been en route from the funeral and stayed with A J Pass in West Denton A short note also mentions mower services and a free asthma information offer by Frontier Asthma company Texas Wire Fence Co ad copy appears in the column
Wm Pack and wife transfer lot in block 9 original Denton plat for 5 dollars. CH Schwartz and wife transfer lot in J W King survey Lewisville for 500 dollars. J F Hicks and wife transfer lot in J W King survey for 500 dollars. W E Bass and wife transfer lot in EK Puchalski survey Denton for 2000 dollars.
A classifieds advertiser notes persistent phone inquiries about a house already rented. They remark advertising remains effective while calls continue, reflecting ongoing demand and advertiser payoff.
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