Kaufman County Exhibit Urges Dallas Fair Participation
Denton Texas content urges Kaufman County exhibit at the Dallas fair praising local education efforts. It discusses cleaner town initiatives, public school support, and the community’s pride in Denton County schools amid reporting errors and editorial self-critique.
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Galbraith
The
Terrell Transcript
Kaufman County
Dallas
Father Abraham
Denton County
Zexan
Romance of a Straight Railway Track in the Panhandle
A Kansas City rail horse traveler reports on the Panhandle in Texas. An anecdote recalls Tyrone Okla and Liberal, with a headlight forty nine miles away and the long straight track sixty eight miles across the Panhandle. The tale notes electric light at night and a line on trains observed from a station roof.
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Panhandle
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
E. H. Moller
Kansas
Texas
Kansas City
Missouri
Tyrone
Liberal
Commercial Hotel
Golden State Limited
Texhoma
Denton Civic Clean-up Urged For Constant City Improvement
A civic appeal urges ongoing work to keep Denton clean and attractive. Readers are asked to list urgent needs such as sidewalks, garbage hauling, dumping-ground removal, street work, painting, tree care, gutters, sewer connections, and a relentless fight on flies and mosquitos.
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Denton
Newspaper errors and reader ire in public notices
The Wichita Falls Times notes that mistakes by newspapers provoke stronger reactions than errors by grocers or lawyers. Inaccuracies often result from information suppliers rather than reporter carelessness, with small verbal details causing large public misperceptions.
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Wichita Falls
Denton City School Fund bid opening August 25 1913
Notice is given that bids for the School Fund of the Denton City Independent School District will be opened on August 25 19413 The highest and best bid on the average daily balances will be chosen to be Treasurer of the school fund for the year starting September 1 1913 and ending August 34 1914 The board reserves the right to reject any bids By order of the Board of Trustees Denton City Public Schools W L McCORMICK Sec.
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Denton County
Denton
Denton City Independent
Board of Trustees
Denton City Public Schools
W. L. McCormick
Don’t Let This Happen Policy Notice Reminder
A rude insurance prompt warns not to let a policy lapse and urges immediate action. It emphasizes that policies can become void soon and promises safeguards and attentive service with a new contact phone.
Millers Line Up Set for Thursday Came Game
Manager A C Rayzor announced the Thursday lineup against Bob Naylors Powder with Fred Morris making a Denton return after signing with Dallas. The order features Emery as catcher Rector in right field Cobb third base Witherspoon infield Mor ris center Francis short Holmes second Rayzor first Lowe pitching and Morris in left field. Details on Ponder team surprises remain unrevealed.
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A. C. Rayzor
Bob Naylor
Fred Nicholson
Dallas
H. Witherspoon
Fist
Holmes
Fred Rayzor
Emery
Rector
Cobb
Witherspoon
Fowler
Morris
Francis
Rayzor
Lowe
Fred Morris
Denton
Fred
Maroons
Ponder
Denton Girl Stella Owsley Receives High Voice Praise
A cablegram from Oscar Seagle told Hon. Alvin Owsley that Stella Owsley has a beautiful voice and should stay abroad to finish vocal training. Her sister Mrs. Wm. Boney, in Europe, plans to sail from Liverpool August 29 but now will remain with Stella in Paris and near London to support her continued study.
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Alvin €. Owsley
Oscar Seagle
Stella Owsley
Mr. Seagle
Europe
Liverpool
Paris
Miss Owsley
London
Denton remedy endorsements and a crime tale from Peoria
A Denton citizen testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured years of kidney trouble after using them from J F Raley & Co. A separate Peoria Star tale recounts George Dean attempting to scare his wife by hanging himself, only to be rescued hours later as she taunts him before police. Curtis' repair advertises watch cleaning. Turner Bros promotes canned vegetables.
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Denton
J_ R. Cobbs
Elm St
Texas
Dean
J. F. Raley & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Peoria
George Dean
St. Louis
Lost Plain Gold Scarf Pin in Blue Tie
L D Smith offers a reward for the return of a lost plain gold scarf pin hidden in a blue tie. The note describes it as a keepsake and requests its safe delivery to the owner.
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L. D. Smith
Long & King Phone Ad Boasts Satis faction Service
An older advertisement urges customers to call 44 for satisfying service and groceries at Long & King, claiming attentive help and reliable grocery delivery.
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Long & King
Denton Area People in Town on Various Affairs
A long list of residents and visitors is noted with names and cities including Aubrey Dallas Lewisville Fort Worth Pilot Point Slidell Ten nessee and Paris. Movements cover business visits homecomings and social calls with several returning from out of state.
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D. C. Adams
Aubrey
J. F. Bell
Dallas
F. Y. King
John Price
Lewisville
L. KR. Garrison
G. F. Crank
Ss. T. Reynolds
Little Elm
Arthur E. Anderson
A. A. Greenlil
W. F E. Lacey, Jr
R. H. Miller
BR. B. Rucker
Mildred Bush
Fort Worth
G. E. Light
Pilot Point
J. R. Burford
Mays
C. H. Smith
Wills Point
Robert McBride
W. C. McBride
T. W. Buell and Sons
Will and
Stephen
Roanoke
W. W. Batton
Tennessee
J. K. Edwards
Henrietta
Lewis Johnson
F. M. Price
Ingram
Dellas
E. R. Lester
Will McClure
Hamilton
Dee Mays
W. A. Wells
Paris
H. J. Shaw
Slidell
C. A. Walker
Denton
Claire Richmond
Allie Decree
J. R. Schoolfield
Stony
Mt. Airy
Tenn
Annie Gale
West Texas
Nell Winn
Elsie
Fay
Galveston
Ina
Ethelyn Smith
G. Brewer
Ponder
Brewer
Gordon, Ark
Lod V. Robertson
West Hickory Street
J. H. Hickey
North Locust
Alma Stinnett
W. Barnes
Louisville
Emmett Lipscomb
Mr. Barnes
Lipscomb
A. D. Turner
Canada
Mrs Brices
Ella Margaret Clayton
Dallas Fair and
R. S. Carter
Grapevine
Zula Beatrice Carter
Carter
Zula Floyd
John Scott
Tom Floyd
John Douglass
Lewal Department
Santa Fe Railroad
A. L. Richards
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Tent Show and Princess Theatres Present Evening Program
The Tent theatre shows The Avenger tonight. The Princess offers A Secret Formula and My Lady of Idleness as tonight’s reels. Tuesday’s program drew a large audience. At the Airdome on Wednesday old Confederates are admitted free for The Grey Sentinel screening.
The Man Who Delivers the Goods
A lively verse praising a cheerful, dependable messenger known as The Man Who Delivers the Goods. The poem contrasts eager workers with those who lag and laments the varied temperaments of laborers in a rural and town setting. It attributes the title to Walt Mason in a celebratory tone.
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Ous
Rollicking
Lad
Walt Mason
Still No Developments in Dallas Murder Mystery
Dallas police report no developments a month after the July 28 murder of Miss Florence Brown. Investigators have chased clues since the crime, with little progress noted.
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Dallas
Florence Brown
Advertising yields results in bank nightwatchman bid
The solicitor boasts that advertising always yields results while the Nicksville National Bank president retorts. A Sunday morning ad for a nightwatchman is followed by a Sunday night robbery of vegetables at the bank, as reported by the Hartford Times.
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Nicksville National Bank
Hartford Times
Funeral Dirge Ragtime Confusion For Vaudeville Performer
A Washington Post caption notes a vaudeville performer's funeral combining dirge and rag time. The jest, perhaps in poor taste, leaves attendees unsure whether the deceased was coming or going.
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Washington Post
The Value of Land Measured in Passersby
A quotation referencing land value by the number of footsteps passing a site in 24 hours and the railroad's value by nearby people unable to stay still as described by Gerald Stanley Lee in Crowds.
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Gerald Stanley Lee
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Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Jersey City Board of Education
Guardian of the Public Instruction
Egypt
W. T. Bailey & CO
Curtis’ Repair Department
Turner Bros
Uneeda
Ness
Hal Reed
the Avenger
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W. G. Crush
Gen. Pass
Ag’t
Katy
Oscar
Recrut
Gregory
Nuxtry
Brese
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