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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement urges use of BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT on wounds burns sores and blisters praising fast healing. It notes price 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 per bottle and lists KR H Garrison as seller.
Victims sue in Katy area court alleging heavy vehicle damage from an Aubrey incident. Fred McCormick seeks 10565 dollars and W T Wilson 10785 dollars. W J Henson sues Santa Fe for 2500 dollars for auto damage.
On the August term opening Aug 20, suits were filed including two arising from the Aubrey auto wreck of May 30. Fred McCormick seeks 10365 dollars and Wit Wilson 10785 dollars plus auto damages. W J Henson sues Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe for 2500 dollars over a June 22 1913 incident involving his wife being put off at Justin. Others include N P Johnson et al heirs of Nathan Johnson v T E Johnson for partition.
Miss Martha Ganzer and Miss Lela Bureh are reported sick with minor ailments. Mrs E G Scott of the south is ill with indigestion. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs C C McNeil. S A King’s son near town has a throat abscess. Robert Harris had a pterygium removed from his right eye. Terry E Barefield delivered a Studebaker Model 25 to W B Simpson in Stony. Ed Bowman’s bondsmen surrender to the sheriff. Mrs E Munday of Krum underwent neck growth surgery and rests well. Notaries public commissions totaling 102 were issued and distributed by County Clerk Button. Cotton between Dallas and Fort Worth is poor. ten acres may be needed for a bale. Evangelist D S Ligon returns from Dodsonville with nineteen confessions. he heads to Floyd for a meeting. Ten Modern Maccabees ladies toured Justin for order work. Flies affecting livestock reappear near Frisco. A deed transfers the Christal home place near Roanoke for 16500. R H Rhine, injured in a Krum fight, is recovering at home. Rev T L Barrow of Denton announces a tent meeting at Cooper Creek with sixty five conversions in a revival. Julian Serveys store adds a 20 foot rear extension and a ready-made millinery department at over 1000 in cost. Frank Craft owns the building.
A historical advertisement lists 50 cent packs for Sodarettes Pantans Lemon Snaps Aunt Lucinda’s and 10 cent packs for Select City Soda’s Saltine Flakes Cocoanut Dainties Ginger Wafers Banner Bars Chocolate Eclairs Vanilla Wafers Chocolate Marshmallows Zwiehback Perfettos Butter Thins Pilgrim Teas Nut Creams Yum Yums Pretzellers 15 cent packages Cheese Sticks 25 cent packages Barrels of Tulip Ginger Snaps at T C Sample’s Phone 342.
Readable fragments describe a small item with unclear identifiers and prices. The text mentions a heat or sale note with stray numbers and incomplete names, offering limited concrete facts suitable for a compact newspaper card.
LATE PERSONAL NEWS lists numerous residents and visitors moving between towns. T. E. Berry leaves for Palestine on business. Mrs. Mann of Decatur visits Mrs. Otto Bannert. Mrs. Langran of Dallas visits Mrs. R. S. Taylor. families travel to Fort Worth Sherman Corpus Christi and more, with several couples planning extended trips to Colorado California and Texas towns.
Soothe a stiff neck or lame back from drafts with Ballard's Snow Liniment praised as the best pain reliever. Available in 25c 50c and $1.00 bottles sold by R. H. Garrison.
A light exchange has a sailor asking why the umpire raises two fingers. The reply jokes that two fingers will suffice to drown troubles after the game, reflecting the local humor of postgame mood.
Tabitha Martin reads of a weight reducer Mme Milo in Harry Prettyman’s paper. The group joins a cross country run next day while Jack Martin grows suspicious. Francis K Bushman stars in aEssanay drama about a civic man and divorcee in a Western mining town ending in a troubled marriage.
A sea picture with Blanche Sweet and Walter Miller in principal roles. A clock set bomb explodes a villain rather than the hero, delivering a thrilling climax.
The ad touts a Non-ox metal that resists rust and prolongs stove life. It says rust is the gas stove’s worst enemy and highlights anti-rust material as a key advantage of the Jewel. It urges shoppers to see stores and compare prices.
Dr. C. Adams reports seeing a large surveying party between Roanoke and Keller laying out a line. Locals speculate it may be an interurban route aimed at rivaling the Dallas project or another Fort Worth feeder, with efforts to keep details quiet.
A large crowd enjoyed a John Bunny comedy at the Princess with a well told suffragette story and a heart tale in the same program. The John Bunny actor, long dead by his own action, appears in current films as a historical note. The Tent Theatre presents The Sweetest Girl of All by the Guy Hickman Company tonight in the cotton yard.
At the Airdome on Wednesday night a large crowd enjoyed six reels featuring the Inter national and the Texas Tattler. A Kimono Tragedy provided sharp comedy while The Way to a Man's Heart and Western drama The Awakening offered engaging entertainment. The society drama The Lure of the City also drew praise.
A reader is advised that yawning and daytime fatigue indicate malaria and may bring chills. An advertised remedy named HERB INE promises to prevent or cure malaria by purging impurities, boosting liver function, and cleansing the bowels, sold by R. H. Garrison.
An advertisement offers asthma treatment and full information at no charge from Frontier Asthma Company located Room 102 Buffalo. The ad encourages readers to study the advertisements for details and free information.
Official statement of the First Guaranty State Bank at Denton Texas showing its financial condition at close of business on August 9 1913 published in the Record and Chronicle Denton Texas on August 14 1913.
The bank report lists resources including furniture and fixtures 1730.00 loans and discounts 6 5 none real estate 6770.00 due from approved reserve ... cash items 1758.07 and other items totaling 150 098 95. Liabilities show capital stock 50000.00 undivided profits 1818.82 and individual deposits 98079.7 with cashiers checks 200.00. J P Blount president and W E Smoot cashier certify the figures sworn August 13 1913 before Notary R Val Leach.
Denton County arrests show auto registrations surpassing 500 for August with 31 new registrations listed from Denton, Justin, Slidell, Ponder, and Sanger. Notable entries include J. C. Holland Studebaker, E R Berry Denton motorcycle, and W B Simpson Ponder Studebaker.
A宣claim from J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The sales pitch states deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous lining, with catarrh as the underlying cause, and promotes remedies and circulars.
A. Scott of Oak Grove reports extensive plans for a good crowd at the Lloyd picnic on Friday August 22. The event, a basket affair, is hosted by the Lloyd Woodmen of the World and the Oak Grove Sunday School with speeches by well known speakers.
An advertisement touts Megee’s Baby Elixir as a remedy for feverish baby illness caused by hot weather and bowel disorders. It claims to reduce fever, settle the stomach, and stop loose bowels with a price listed per bottle.
A string of conveyances shows multiple transfers of parcels and surveys in Denton county. Transactions include properties in Lewisville Hampton Sanger Aubrey and Blount additions with values ranging from 200 to 4000 dollars and heirs named H Tierwester Wilkins Robertson and Crawford among others.
The Curtis store advertises a specialty in high grade cigars with a wide stock of 5c and 10c goods. It highlights specially constructed humidors and moisteners to preserve flavor and aroma. The ad promotes Curtis as the best value for quality cigars and cigarettes in town.
A local notice from Turner Bros invites customers to stock up on canned vegetables including string beans lima beans peas corn sweet potatoes and more amid scarce fresh produce. The ad emphasizes quality and value.
A Curtis soda fountain uses cream and milk from a Jersey herd four miles west, delivering daily in clean vessels. The dairy products are carefully processed from farm to frozen ice cream and milk drinks, with emphasis on quality and cleanliness and an invitation for patron suggestions.
Notice announces August 25 1913 bid opening for the Denton City Independent School District School Fund Treasurer for the 1913 14 term. Highest bidder on average daily balances to serve Sept 1 1913 to Aug 31 1914. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. W L McCormick secretary.
A solicitation offering funds to purchase vendor lien notes invites interested parties to contact the Record and Chronicle office or mail to Box 488 Denton Texas for arrangements.
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