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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
3
Lost black purse containing a dollar bill a silver dollar and a deposit slip at Mineral Wells bank. Reward for return to this office or phone 335 Red 306C. Found five year old tied to a chain at the pound, owner to pay for this ad.
Owner can recover a found automobile glove by paying for this notice at Fox Garage. The notice serves as official public record guidance for reclaiming the item.
A purse is lost between Denton and Krum with currency inside. A reward is offered for its return to the office.
For rent a large furnished southeast room at 47 West Hickory. Contact 8308p for details and rental terms.
Property listing seeks sale or rental of an 800 meter house near the Normal campus with contact to R. J. Wilson for details.
Lone Star Marble Yard offers a two year old filly for sale or trade. Also listed is one span of large young horses two registered Jersey bulls and a pair of registered Duroc pigs. Contact J. A. Ball Argyle Texas.
Two cows with young calves offered for sale at Lone Star Marble Yard. One cow is registered Jersey. Price listed as 306 cents.
For sale or rent a modern ten room house with a barn and a servants' house. Includes electric lights and sewerage. Located near Normal. Old phone 198.
Bay mare and her filly foal available from M. B. Whitlock. Contact Whitlock at 294tfc for details and arrangement.
Complete butchers outfit practically new. C. H. Smith 44 Ave. B old phone 586. Aug2ic. Want to sell 20 acres with improvements half a mile north of town. Also lots and business houses for sale. Phone 183 or see L. Fulton.
For sale a Jersey milk cow described as fresh. Listing located at 72 South Elm with a new phone number 267-green.
Bright energetic boy aged 16 to 20 with good address and fair education is sought for a steady position starting at $15 a month. Apply in your own handwriting to this office, care of the boy.
C W Henson of 19 Center St Denton Texas advertises cheap city property bargains seeking buyers.
Advertises purchase of a well improved 75 to 125 acre farm within four miles of Denton for a client. Listing by Brown and Hodges of Aubrey Texas. 310¢
Skiles Transfer Co informs customers that cab and transfer fares will be collected on a cash basis going forward. Please remember to pay the driver at the time of service.
John B. Schmitz offers storage for household goods at reasonable rates. Includes furniture and gas stoves.
J. T. Simmons advertises at East McKinney Street offering groceries and feedstuffs with emphasis on country produce and reliable service. Contact numbers Old 474 and New 26.
At Will Locknane's wagon yard on East McKinney Street with two top Jersey bulls offered. Season price $1.50 cash to all. A new phone is listed at $50. Also an adjacent house and lot on Lula Street is for sale.
Advertises buying, selling, and exchanging milk cows with a registered Jersey bull in service. Firm named McKelvy & Car Baugh at McKinney Street Wagonyard.
Frank Wilkerson Meat Market offers fresh and tender meats with contact numbers 212 and 83 for orders and inquiries. Local ad promotes beneficiary services and old to new phone transition.
Kincaid wagon yard at West Oak street hosts the Freight Transfer Company offering moving services for furniture and items in the drag line with special attention to every transfer.
An advertisement promotes a drayage business offering first class household moving service at reasonable rates. It lists Les ter and Mies, and office Lester and Sherrod, with a new phone contact.
Henry Ealtreuther on East McKinney Street offers wood work, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking services.
A. R. McGintie advertises furnished rooms and rental houses in Denton Texas from an office over Wilson Hanns with old phone 861. Rents cover North South East and West locations.
Hustler opportunity offering attractive proposition for quick workers. Requires $200 and good references. For full particulars write L. oo Wheat Bldg. Fort Worth Tex.
Local ad lists CHOPS BRAN CORN and HAY as available feeds with other feedstuffs. It also notes best stove and heater wood and mentions related items such as nes and ee meas. The brief inventory hints at rural farm needs and seasonal stock.
W. E. Botts, graduate veterinarian, operates at Hancock and Sendence. The office switches from old phone 486 to new 182. The notice preserves location and practitioner identity.
W. W. Bill Engley offers auto repair and hire services with old phone 330 and new phone 448.
CHAS. SAUNDERS, DENTIST. Office over Long & King after Fed. 1st. Both phone. B. W. A. JOBEDS, PDENTICT, West Side Square. W. N. ROWALL, D. D. 8B., Office over McCray's, south side square. J. W. FRALIN, DENTIST, SOUTH Side Square, middle of block, up stairs. Denton, Texas.
Help wanted for scavenger work call 307 for details. Easy tasks with flexible hours. The notice seeks workers available to pick up jobs and complete small tasks.
J M Gurley offers first class cement and brick work at fair prices. Estimates available through old phone 579 or new phone 931. A Bushey also advertises services.
A concise plea invites readers to use the CLASSIFIEU to advertise items for sale. The note emphasizes quick placement and broad visibility in the newspaper’s classified section.
City Marshal Goode announced on Tuesday that automobiles and motorcycles must display lit tail lamps at night to show their numbers. The rule tightens front and rear lighting rules amid numerous complaints about missing rear lights and even headlights on street vehicles after dark.
A municipal civil service exam showed three passers and twenty eight failures due to spelling, prompting a promotional push for a dictionary distribution by The Record and Chronicle. The article notes common words like ambiguous and privilege and urges readers to study spelling to avoid similar outcomes.
Mrs. Joza Dickson promotes Bluebird hatpins described as symbols of happiness with limited stock at Wilson-Hann's store.
By virtue of an execution issued by the Grayson county district court on June 19 1913 in the case S E Elliott vs Wm Freeman et al No 19070 I will sell for cash on the first Tuesday in September 1913 before the Denton County Courthouse door in Denton Texas 42 lots in College addition to Denton levied on as the property of W W Keith to satisfy a judgment of 1953 40 with interest and costs of suit given under my hand July 23 1913 Sheriff Denton Co Texas
An unknown person questioned hospital staff about a woman who might be at the facility shortly before her body was discovered with a throat wound. Investigators are pursuing possible leads and reviewing security footage and witness statements.
Detective Tanner calls the Dallas murder of Florence Brown the most perplexing case yet with no clear motive or suspect. A call to Emergency Hospital questioned a severed throat, while investigators probe a possible conspiracy and vow to continue the inquiry.
Trial of the case between Justin Mill and Elevator Co and Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co opened in county court. Jury verdict for the plaintiff for 107.42. Weekly jury discharged as term ends. Probate and criminal docket orders also noted with minor estates and small fines.
Grain prices list oats corn and wheat per bushel with wholesale and retail ranges. Include flour feedstuffs hay straw and produce items such as eggs butter turkeys ducks and waterfowl with unit prices and sale terms.
Kodaks and Brownie cameras on display with box and folding styles in various numbers and prices. Models include number 2 2a 3 and 3a priced from 2 to 10 dollars, with reliable lens and shuttle equipment. Fresh lots arrive weekly. request a catalogue.
The Oklahoma Attorney General's department has filed suits against 120 National banks for a total of 646,452.14 dollars. The banks named either changed from State to National or are National banks that acquired State banks, to claim funds owed to the state guaranty fund.
A Denton County constable announces a public auction of 65 acres of land described as part of the M Forest survey near Denton. The sale, under an execution against T B Bullard and tied to J W Evans, occurs on the first Tuesday in August between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the courthouse door.
I have allied myself with the Ward Harrison Loan Co of Ft Worth a strong Texas loan company and am prepared to arrange loans on farm lands promptly. If you need money quickly see me at once.
J E Stringer operates from an office upstairs over Wilson Hann Company. The location suggests a local business or professional setup in the area. No further details are provided about services or operations.
The court commands a writ to determine title to several tracts of land and to remove clouds on the title. The respondent must return with execution details at the next regular term. Witness W. E. Durbin, Clerk, Denton County District Court, June 20, 1913.
The State of Texas issues a summons by publication to Rhoda King and many heirs and parties in interest named in a land suit No. 5714 against J. H. Nimmo in Denton County District Court. The notice requires appearance at the next regular term and to answer a petition filed June 20, 1913 concerning 100 acres described as First Tract in Denton County.
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