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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
3
A Denton Texas page lists misc for rent two unfurnished rooms with light housekeeping, a lost gold bracelet at Hi land park, a lost fox terrier bitch named Dallas, and a reward. For sale include a lot with building on East McKinney street and a seven room house on West Oak street. Also listed are a horse and buggy, piano for sale, and a one studio opening on the High school campus September 2 along with boarding house notice.
For sale a lot near normal college lawn conditions good horse considered. Seven room house electric lights chest bath on Hickory street one block east of normal see W J Simmons. Bargain sale nice diamond ring address this office. For rent three furnished rooms south front close in 41 Mulberry. Nice office space downstairs. Hamilton Fulton Realtors. Houses for rent. Dressmaking and sewing services by Mrs H Luckett 89 North Locust St. Alde
J. W. Johnson advertises insurance by highlighting fire hail tornado and accident policies. The agency touts ten solid companies and promises prompt, correct handling of client needs to win trust.
Local dealer offers chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs with best stove and heater wood on the market. Promises prompt delivery and full measure from ARKANSAS MILL on S Elm Street with two phone numbers for orders.
The note directs calling both phones for quick messenger service. Contact W. A. Brashears, Manager, at Hamilton 4 Yearts office for arrangements.
Help wanted for scavenger work. Call 307 for details.
Brownlow Strickland advertises dray work and household goods moving with new and old phones. Parks Lester lists moving vans and relocation services with office and residence numbers.
Concrete Walks and brick work offered by A. B. Bushey and J. M. Gurley, cement contractor promising first class work at right prices with estimates available. Dentist W. A. Jones advertises in West Side Square.
J W Fralin Dentist advertises office at South Square middle of block Denton Texas. W N Rowell D D S also advertises office over McCray's on south side square.
Veterinarians Dr W B Botts listed as veterinary surgeon with office in the Lipscomb block Denton via transfer company building. Old telephone numbers 359 for office and 486, 132 for residences.
XR McGintie lists furnished rooms for rent in Denton. Office at Long and King. rents houses in East West South and North Denton.
Several good second-hand Oliver typewriters. J. E. McCabe, Exchange Bank building. 246tfe.
W. W. Billingsley offers auto hire services with old phone 330 and new phone 148 listed for contact.
Small farm listings seek 24 44 or 75 acres with access to Denton schools. Contact W C LATTIMORE 400 Page Avenue Dallas or his agents. Also ads seek neat appearing lady to handle line in city and a traveling partner with monthly salary of 80 dollars. Inquiries welcome at Cottage Hotel room 34 and two furnished bedrooms for rent upstairs.
Lost between Denton and Mingo a gold watch fob with Masonic square and compass on one side and a keystone on the other plus an I. T. A. button. Reward offered for return. This office. For sale nice 2 acre lot in West Denton with east front shade trees Lipscomb Land Co. 16¢
Practical experience as a dressmaker in a large Dallas store enables delivery of high grade dressmaking to Denton ladies at reasonable prices. Located on Fulton Street near W Oak Street, Mrs Heninger invites customers to visit.
Grand Jury indicted Maynard on burglary charges and deputies arrested him at Pilot Point Thursday bringing him in Thursday night. The item includes unrelated ads for grocery delivery and phone orders.
Market Telegrah data shows opening and closing figures for New York New Orleans and linked exchanges with October dated prices. Details include bid and ask levels and percentage changes for rare Liverpool stock and related securities.
Liverpool and New Orleans show middling quotes around 11 3 16 cents with limited sales. New York marks quiet middling at 25.5 cents. Galveston reports quiet middling near 11 3 16 cents with no sales.
A local grocer invites customers to try a September service period promising satisfaction. T. C. Sample of East Side Square endorses the offer.
Lady Maccabees from Denton joined Fort Worth sisters to establish a new Maccabee hive and initiate the North Texas degree. A class of 21 in the morning and 22 in the afternoon completed initiations. Mrs. B. Waldo Blewett was elected Queen Bee. A Grape Vine drill team performed during initiation.
Moon Bros. announces long standing sales in Denton for 15 years offering buggy and carriage services and special bargains on cook stoves and oil stoves. Visit to compare prices and view selections.
Local notes show Willard Smith and Tom Nail visiting from Krum, Annie McMurray returning from a ten day visit, and various residents traveling or hosting guests in Denton and nearby towns. The piece mentions officials, teachers, and business figures such as W R Bennett of Fort Worth, Hennen family moving to Venton, and L Sargent visiting the State Experimental station.
Denton residents praise local grocery service shown by T. C. Sample with two phone numbers for contact. The ad emphasizes customer satisfaction and invites more shoppers to use the service.
Local ad fragment invites customers to use Turner Brothers for careful handling of orders and encourages trying the service next month.
The season's first cotton sold in Roanoke on a Wednesday. S. A. Anderson of Denton Creek delivered the staple which graded middling and brought a substantial premium for the grower, purchased by J. M. Medin.
Miss Jennie Keyte begins fall and winter term piano lessons at 36 West Sycamore Street on Monday September 2. Contact old phone 308 for details.
Turner Brothers advertises tapie supply for the month of September inviting customers to try their service and promising customer satisfaction. The note lists Turner Bros as the contact with a phone number 7.
Mrs H W Sanders of Denton seeks her 12 year old son Wilburn Sanders who disappeared from Newark last Thursday morning after riding the train with his grandfather to Fort Worth. He wore a light shirt blue overalls and was barefoot. he has $5 and is described as fair complected with blue eyes.
J. F. Griffith, a stakeholding oil man tied to Farmers' Oil Co., visited town Friday and refused to disclose drilling depth or findings. He confirmed drilling continues but directors barred information. Bread ad text and a restaurant plug follow.
G. W. Elbert offers to pay top market prices for poultry butter and eggs in a straightforward note to readers seeking livestock and farm product sales.
Local note advertises Call our store the house of good coffee. Includes Maxwell House blend suggestion and a reminder to order with phones listed for Turner Bros.
Victims suffer stomach liver and kidney trouble like others with loss of appetite back ache nervousness headache and fatigue. T D Peebles of Henry Tenn says six bottles of Electric Bitters gave him new strength and good appetite more than other remedies. It helps everybody from the first dose 50 cents at J F Raley Co.
Miss Maurice C. Smith formerly Mrs Lorena Bates to open a piano studio on the High School campus. Studio hours will be from 9 to 12 o'clock with contact numbers listed as old 135 and new 380.
Local grocer LONG and KING touts satisfaction for Denton families with ample quantities and good quality at affordable prices. They invite customers to call and try a home delivery of the next order using the provided phone contact 44.
The Mexican named Martin Tires was reported as arrested by Sheriff Orr on a local option law charge but was actually arrested by City Marshal Goode. The jail register corrected the error. Local notice includes a pumpky pie ad from Turner Bros with 3 3-lb cans for 25 cents.
Turner Bros promotes its best line of coffee in the city and invites customers to call for orders using the listed phone number 7.
A two day celebration will be held in Medlin Grove two miles east of Roanoke on Sept 6 and 7 with noted speakers and a general good time anticipated. Beverly formerly of Denton is mentioned in a prior note about a boxing bout in Clovis though no report confirms the fight. Asthma cure ads from Frontiers Asthma Company and local business promos appear amid the item.
The note invites readers to call in orders to prove service quality. It emphasizes quick phone responses and direct communication with staff to place requests and confirm details.
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