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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield Lodge 217 A M meets Saturday on or before full moon. Denton Chapter 86 R A M meets first Tuesday monthly. Denton Commandery 45 K T meets second Tuesday monthly. C E 8 meets Thursday on or before full moon.
A lost item reported Wednesday between Lyon-Grays and the First National Bank with a reward offered for its return to W. T. Morris.
Lost three five pound bills in a small pocketbook near the depot, city barn or Anderson's restaurant. Return to this office for reward. Also lost a pair of gold framed double lens glasses with reward offered.
Twenty acres with house barn and improvements to rent after January 4. Also fifty three acres five miles from Denton to sell on credit. See L Fulton.
Rooms for light housekeeping furnished or partly furnished. Gas for cooking. W. L. Brock at 48 West Hickory St. also notices furnished rooms at 61 W. Mulberry with electric lights and gas. New phone 411.
For sale 5 room house with hall and bath on a 60 by 140 lot at a good location priced at 1250 dollars with 500 cash and rest like rent. Address Box 668 or this office. Also 6 room East front house on North Locust street. see E. E. Miller at Dice. Gas range and heater 25 percent off, first-class condition, since March. moving out of gas range area. F J Craddock 67 North Elm St Denton. 97-itwe.
A hand painted chocolate set offered for sale as a potential Xmas gift. Item can be viewed in the window of J. A. Minnis, Druggist. Price listed as 98 cents.
Classified notice offers for sale two bound sets. Dumas set contains 28 volumes in perfect condition, Balzac set has 25 volumes in good condition. Both sets bound in best quality buckram. Exchange possible for Dickens Cooper Bulwer Lytton or a late encyclopedia. Dr. W N Rowell. 100¢
Real estate notice offers eleven acres two blocks from the car line inside city limits. Includes four to five acres fruit and cultivation, good improvements and a well. Terms available. Contact F. Pride at new phone 302.99.
For sale a 84 by 350 foot lot on West Hickory Street. Bargain price. See W. F. Maxey. 9c.
Classified ad item listing two small farms on easy terms with A. D. Turner for particulars and sale notices for woft e shorts and mule s by Y. M. Turpen, all showing A. D. Turner as contact for farm details.
MY PLACE IS POSTED AND HUNT ers and trespassers are warned to keep out. J. J. Matthews. Mitfe WANTE-GOOD COOK. APPLY TO Mrs. R. H. Hoffman. "Itfe FOR PURE JERSEY MILK AND cream, phone 902, new. T. R. Brooks. 4142p.
Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions at 19 S Locust.
Arkansas mill on S Elm St advertises GHOPS Bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus best stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measures available. Both phones listed.
Portwood and Hodges list new contact number 426 for sanitary milk and cream inquiries, while noting the old line 29 percent remains in effect.
Local ad promotes Frank Wilkinson Meat Market offering fresh and tender meats with contact numbers old 212 and new 83.
Skiles Transfer Co announces a shift to cash basis for future services and transfer fares. Customers are instructed to ensure payment promptly and remember the new payment method.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B. Schmitz. Includes furniture and gas stoves.
Preight Transfer Co advertises moving services from Office Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street. Call for farabare relocation and drag line specials.
Men advertise a dray service offering household moving at reasonable rates. The notice lists Lester and Sherrod as office contacts and mentions a new phone number.
McGintie advertises furnished rooms for rent in multiple directions of North South East and West Texas. The office is over Wil Hanne with old phone 364 and contact details.
Goncrete walks and M Gurley the cement contractor offer first class work. Get estimates for new sidewalks and driveway cementing services.
Readable portions show phone numbers 579 and 931 and references to grade cement and brick work. Immediate context limited to trade-ad style phrasing with contractor contact hints and a brief job note.
J P Magee Co announces additions of twenty two names to its insurance client list this month. They thank patrons and encouragers, inviting new customers to enroll at their growing agency. The note signs off with gratitude and a request for future expiration dates.
A local notice offers reliable stovewood delivery from L. O. Tompkins with old phone 1614-6R. The brief ad calls for steam or wood supply services.
East McKinney Street offers all kinds of woodwork, blacksmithing and horseshoeing by Jake Laird. Services include tire work and related trades. located at 102-2twe.
An advertisement identifies Dr Eli Buyher as a veterinary surgeon with offices at the Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop on North Locust Street and a residence at 355 Old Phone. The listing also notes a residence and hospital at 46 East Hickory Street in Denton and provides new contact numbers.
W. E. Botts, a graduate veterinarian, operates an office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S. Elm Street Lipscomb block. New office phone 269 and residence phone 132. old phone 486.
Dr. M. L. Martin M D treats diseases of the eye ear nose and throat with office over Raley and Co. in this city.
Charles Saunders dentist operates a office over Long & King's with both phones. W N Rowell dentist, D D S, has office over McCray's on the south side square with new phone 433 and old page 344.
Dr W A Jones dentist located at West Side Square and J W Fralin dentist at South Side Square middle of block upstairs Denton Texas announce office spaces and contact details for patient appointments and referrals.
A brief classified notice invites individuals to call the provided phone number 307 for scavenger work opportunities. No further details given.
The North Side Mothers' Club will meet Friday at 4 PM in the school building to discuss club activities and community projects.
Purported 10 cent box promises bowel cleansing and quick morning relief from head ache coated tongue and bilious feelings. Claims it cleanses stomach liver and bowels removing fermenting food gases and toxins. Encourages both adults and children to use Cascar ets nightly for a clear head and cheerfulness.
An ad claims heartburn signals indigestion and promises instant relief with HERBINE. It asserts quick pain relief and faster bowels, making users feel vigorous and cheerful, with the price listed as Soc. Sold by R H Garrison.
The Houston Post quips about a Jinx family secret, noting a silhouette gown as part of the humorous exchange. The line hints at a hidden family tale wrapped in fashion and mystery.
Alias execution to sell for cash on the first Tuesday in January 1914 before Denton Court House door. H Edmonson's 160 acres in J C Moffett survey to satisfy £78.70 debt to E J Farrington, 1913 taxes rendered in Mrs S E Edmonson’s name. Sheriff Orr signs.
The county Teachers Institute convenes for its annual week with programs arranged. Reviews of work, study models, and constructive talks are planned.
The Denton County Teachers Institute starts December 15 in the Denton County Courthouse with County Superintendent Joel J. McCook in charge. The week features invocations, talks by local educators, rural school topics, and daily programs led by Miss Virginia Babb and Drs. Bizzell and Bruce, ending December 19 with a closing session.
Miss Josephine Goode of Dallas visits Mrs. A. J. Kittrell. Mrs. Mercer L. Henderson and baby visit her parents in Pilot Point. County Attorney H. R. Wilson returns from Fort Worth. Mrs. J. H. Tucker returns to Dallas after visiting her mother. B. F. Pasehall, Sr., returns from Waco grand chapter session. Mrs. Alice Willis returns to Dallas after visiting Mrs. P. C. Withers. Judge S. H. Madden visits his father and sister in Amarillo. Mrs. Charles Gatewood returns from Fort Worth. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Turner attend Edna Holt and Charley Ross wedding in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hare and Mr. and Mrs. George Rick with Miss Orpha Smith visit at the Smiths. O. T. Button, County Clerk, travels via Frisco and Carrollton to reach home. Little Elm floods show banks out. J. W. Sullivan returns from Belton where flood night drowning reports touched eleven. Belton town flooded but his hotel spared.
An advertisement claims excess meat harms kidneys causing backache and illness. It touts Jad Salts a grape lemon lithia remedy to flush wastes, soothe urine, and restore kidney function, urging consultation or self-treatment with four ounces in water each morning.
The report details extensive flood damage across multiple Texas counties. Notable impacts include eight inch rain in Lampasas washing away cotton, rail lines severed near Fort Worth Waco, and Sabine River flooding. Cities like Waxahachie Hillsboro Temple and Kerrville face rising waters, crop losses, and threatened water supply.
Miss Clara Parker presents topics on Latin value for English teachers. She covers problems of school management and organization and focuses on pupil conduct and general discussion.
Advance agents for Santa Claus busy in Denton as incense burning to the Christmas spirit begins. Town stores blossom with Christmas glory and dainty present suggestions amid seasonal bustle.
Window displays brim with Christmas week preparations as Denton stores stock early for the season. Decorated windows feature red bells holly mistletoe and gift items from ribbons and lace to caps socks and fountain pens. Book shops display holiday volumes while toy stores await children’s stronger turnout after family gifts are arranged.
Retail offer promotes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup for deep seated coughs with a free Herrick’s Red Pepper Porous Plaster for the chest with each bottle. Sold by R. H. Garrison.
Turner Bros claim they can save you money on canned goods and invite proof of the savings in a brief, direct offer.
A Portland Oregonian quote claims that putting down a Chinese revolution is like suppressing a flea illustrating a harsh, provocative analogy about political struggle and foreign upheaval.
Rebels plan a new civil government in northern Mexico with certainty of rebel control while constitutionalists aim to establish governments independent of Mexico City.
Juarez dispatch reports that Constitutionalists expect civil government to take shape soon in Northern Mexico with independence from Mexico City as fighting winds down. Leaders say the northern government will operate separately in the near term.
Washington dispatches report rebels threaten both Monterey and Tampico as fighting escalates. Nearly all foreigners and hundreds of Mexicans flee from Monterey to Texas seeking safety.
Gen. Villa and staff moved toward the front at six oclock last night with 1000 cavalry escort and 2500 more cavalry behind trains. He aims to overtake refugees from Chihuahua seeking safety across the border, as preparations for quick detrainment were made. Villa said he was en route to Chihuahua.
B Neely is confined to his home on West Hickory street with a very severe attack of rheumatism. A new suit filed Thursday in the District court is styled C BR Crockett vs. Marcella Jones et al to remove cloud from title.
New Boston men Chapman and Coleman of Bowie County seek Jersey cows and heifers of good grade to supply their county with dairy stock.
Superintendent J W Beaty of Denton sent a challenge on behalf of Emmett Whitehead and Sam Allen winners of the John B Denton Debating Society for a debate with Lewisville students to be held before Christmas.
Invitations announce Dorothy Elaine Rosebud’s Christmas wedding to Robert Harold Lovejoy at high noon Christmas Day. The event at Wilson Hann’s store features a full trousseau display and about a hundred wedding party members for all friends and shoppers.
Impassable roads and flood relief duties hindered attendance at the Woodmen Day program. Col. R. H. McDill of Dallas could not attend due to flood rescue work. Denton and Lewisville teams competed for prizes with drill demonstrations on the public square and an evening exhibition.
An old newspaper ad promotes Ballard Shorehound Syrup to ease wheezing by loosening phlegm so it can be coughed up. Price 25 cents, six and one dollar per bottle, sold by R H Garrison.
A brief dispatch notes an ironic claim that when vegetables are scarce or troublesome a surplus appears, attributed to Turner Broadcaster. The item evokes a local humor angle on market fluctuations and seasonality.
Advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm to relieve nasal congestion from colds and catarrh. It claims immediate opening of clogged air passages, reduced discharge, and headache relief with a small bottle, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
In Denton on December 4 quotes show mixed commodity prices across markets with New York and New Orleans figures and a Fort Worth livestock section. Cattle and calves receipts hit 4,000 while hogs totaled 1,800. steer top at 6.90, most $5.50 to 6.25, stockers and feeders steady to strong, hog top $7.85 with bulk $7.50 to 7.85.
Chicago reports Hessian fly damage in Missouri and unseasonable warmth in Texas and Oklahoma lifting demand. Prices closed 1 8 to 1 4 cents higher than Tuesday with cash grain quotes: Chicago 0.5 to 0.96, St. Louis 0.93 to 0.94, Kansas City 0.86 1/2 to 0.88 1/2.
The ad touts Ballard’s Horehound Syrup as the best remedy for children’s coughs hoarseness and bronchitis. It emphasizes pleasant taste and easy administration with prices 25c 6c and 1.00 per bottle sold by JH. Garrison.
Rain throughout the day dampened prospects as the Fifth Sunday meeting gathered at the Landmark Baptist Church with many preachers and delegates in attendance. Rev. W. A. Thomas left for Clarksville while Eddie and Otto Meisner of Dallas visited relatives. several locals and guests visited family members and attended services including a Thanksgiving sermon at First Baptist.
A Denton agent promotes the Victor Victrola at 15 dollars, highlighting music from Sousa to Caruso and declaring flexible terms for interested buyers.
Real estate transfers include W E H Heed to O M Smith for 135 acres and 24 acres from survey lines, A Scott to D W Tipps for 3100 acres from Mosley survey, F Y Kine to J Tidwell for 12 1 2 acres from KR Co survey, F E McCabe to J B Robison for Denton parcels, J H Donald to W N Kerr for part acre in Lewisville, A Mustain to W N Cozzens for 52 acres from Chambers survey, and H H Cook to J M Daniel for land from Bridges survey.
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