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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1912
Page
4
Automotive service listing notes day and night operations. Mentions Ford cars with repair, purchase, sale and exchange services. Card advertises store phones Old 9 New 99 and markets business appreciation.
Rain has left several stagnant pools across the city. Complaints to the Record and Chronicle urge the City Health Department to oil the pools to prevent mosquito breeding.
Advert copy touts Bucksen Arnica Salve as a remedy for piles itching and inflammation and for burns ulcers cuts bruises eczema scalds pimples and skin eruptions. Sold by J F Raley and Co with a price of 5 cents.
Turner Bros advertise pumpkins at three for a quarter with a phone contact. The short classified item lists a price deal and a business name for local buyers.
Bread that tastes right is right and your money's worth in every loaf. Try our bread and get the satisfaction in bread that your neighbor is getting.
G W Elbert offers to pay top market prices for poultry butter and eggs in a brief buyer notice. Readable lines emphasize cash payment and direct transaction terms.
The notice urges customers to call Turner Bros or Lone & King to place grocery orders. It mentions Maxwell House coffee and a house blend and directs readers to Raley's Drug Store for fish oil.
Insurance firm invites calls to quote rates for fire insurance on cotton grain and automobiles and all insurable property. Provides contact as a general solicitation for coverage across agricultural and personal property.
Local retailer advertises summer sale on pattern mouldings with open stock and discounted prices. Limited quantities available as inventory is cleared.
The county judge S H Hoskins showed up clean shaven at the courthouse on Saturday marking a rare change in his appearance after fifteen years with a mustache. A deed filed this week records Mrs A E Johnston transferring 21 12 acres of the E Pizano survey in the county west part to W T Wright for 16312 50 dollars.
Deputy Gallagher returns from Sanger with Gentle Pree and Joe Jones charged with gaming. Cleve Bell also charged, bail posted. Nightwatchman reports motorists without lights after dark. city ordinance violation. CWEM session set for Sept 4 led by Mrs Fry and Mrs McCray with talks on New Zealand and The People. Oil asphalt binder trial on macadam square planned before full coating decision. A 0.75 foot strip around the courthouse yard to be treated. Commissioners pledged to share costs if trial succeeds.
Monday and Tuesday morning between 8 and 11 call Prof Butler to keep Normal boarders or roomers. The list will be made out Wednesday. names not submitted by then will not be on the approved list.
Miss Bell entertained a group for a 500 game night honoring sister Mrs Paul Bird and brother in law Mr Bird as they prepare to move to Roswell New Mexico. Six tables produced high scores for Miss Frankie Payne and Clark Owsley. Guests included Mettie Kate Payne Teresa Abney Ruby Strickland Mary Melson and other friends with an ice course served.
About nineteen youths gathered at Miss Rita Bevett's home then to a theater and a confectionery party hosted by Mrs Bevett. After ice cream and cake, they returned to 90 West Oak for an hour of dancing with attendees including Dot Bell Bonnie Arnold Corinne Bottorff Mary Hogue Mary Rector Mary Donovan Verna Marchman Ference Ratcliffe Jane Buster Lois Bailey Verna Adams Gladys Strickland Anna McCormick Jessie Davidson Marie Bailey Rita Benett Lena Smith Aubrey Olive Owens Addie Melson.
Local ad notes Turner Bros selling three 3-lb pumpkin pies for 25 cents. Includes phone contact.
Notice announces a class in elocution and physical culture to be taught in a studio at Miss Roberta Bass with invitation to interested persons to contact Miss Ross Poe immediately for details.
Turner Bros advertises the best line of coffee in the city and invites phone orders. Call for pricing and delivery options.
In El Tigre mining camp near the Mexican border, William Banks of the Denton College family is among about seventy defenders, including nine American women and forty volunteers. Rebels cut town wires, isolating the camp as attacks threaten the mine. Mrs Banks and Charles Adams are related visitors with recent ties to the area.
A federal entomology report confirms the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans as the causing pest. It notes the outbreak is serious, worsens in some counties, and urges immediate measures to reduce losses. It proposes two attack methods: prevent breeding by proper manure disposal and prevent bites with greasy protective applications, including tar oil mixes, with careful livestock coverage.
A promotion for Dr ing’s cough remedy cites a testimonial from J. R. Watts of Floydada Texas who reports recovery from a severe cough after a grip attack and a weight gain. The ad warns against neglecting cold symptoms and advertises a 51¢ to $1.00 price with a free trial bottle at J. F. Raley & Co.
Freshly tapped Norway mackerel offered at 3 for 25 cents by Turner Bros. Consumers invited to phone for orders noting the fat and fine quality for breakfast use.
The Sunday school Touring Party from major centers will visit Denton Sunday schools on September 12 for a special session with attendants and workers to arrange their visit. A meeting of pastors Sunday school superintendents and teachers is set for Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock at First Baptist Church with full attendance urged.
A local notice highlights a fresh and well-selected supply of vegetables available at the Long and King store with a contact phone number 44.
Public sale of a 9 acre Denton property with improvements will occur at the courthouse door on September 3 on credit for twelve months. Administrator J. H. Garnett notes the home's proximity to the College of Industrial Arts and a prime location near the square as a strong selling point. Local ads promote grocery service, piano lessons, and potato chips from Turner Bros and T. C. Sample.
Regular dinners every day and no need to go home for dinner. Ear with us at Smith's Restaurant for convenient, everyday meals.
A protracted meeting starts Sunday morning at the Church of Christ and runs for fifteen days. Evangelist W. L. Swinney of San Saba will preach. Also note oak wood for sale at Carrots mills at four dollars per cord, with contact phones listed.
Cotton in the seed Saturday brought .60c for a top with no lint cotton sold up to 1 o clock. The sample is not good because much of it is prematurely opened.
A terse ad promises honest drug sales with clear adherence to advertised claims. It asserts customer satisfaction with refunds and thirty years of experience, emphasizing no excuses for dissatisfied buyers.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It asserts constitutional remedies, offers $100 for cure of deafness caused by catarrh, and urges sending for circulars from F. S. Cheney & Co., Toledo. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A brief notice invites diners to visit the establishment for fast service and a style of cooking described as customer friendly. It emphasizes 24 hour or day night service and a welcoming drop in.
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