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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1912
Page
3
Lost cutter and glove reported with rewards and return directions. Vendors lien notes offered for loan. Attorneys Owsley firm listed. Fulton advertises housing and concrete sidewalk and brick work services. Cement contractor Gurley offers first class work and estimates.
A rough slate of small ads shows needs including a housekeeper for T L Anderson Route 3 Box 44, a buyer for vendor's lien notes from Denton Texas, a hog killing contact Wes Jackson old phone 448, and a Spirella corset ad for Anna Baker with a new phone 15deep and price 22 dollars blue.
FOR RENT three furnished rooms for light housekeeping with lights bath sewerage. Also for rent a furnished front room next door to a boarding house at 35 W Mulberry St. Old phone 1790. Listings by J. C. Berry.
For sale 15 tons of pea day hay 40c a bale $10 a ton at my place six miles southeast of town T L Anderson 105p. For sale good horse and buggy old phone 401 100c. For sale 4 room house closed hall and bath cement storm cellar Lot 57x145 feet 21 Hann avenue small down payment balance like rent call old phone 401 100c. Anybody wanting scavenger work call No 307 either phone. All kinds of feed groceries fine bull cash for produce J M Barber & Conger both phones McKinney street. Insurance fire tornado and accident ten good companies can write your business promptly to your satisfaction J W Johnson.
An assortment of local business notices including J. W. Fralin dentist office details, W. N. Rowell D D S contact, sanitary milk and cream cooperation, feedstuffs CHOPS BRAN CORN HAY, and a power wood saw service. Arkansas Mill advertises Elm Street and two phones. A. R. McGintie rents furnished rooms and houses across Denton.
Editor notes letters to Santa Claus should be brief and on one side. Thurmond Holland of Sawyer Avenue asks for a pistol a drum a horn a small wagon fruit nuts and any other gifts Santa wants to bring.
Denton readers hear a neighbor testimony from J H Tennis of 36 McKinney St about kidney trouble. He credits three boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills with a complete cure and no recurrence. Ad copy notes Doan's available from all dealers at 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents.
The iron fence surrounding the IOOF cemetery is completed and subscriptions are now due. The collector will call. be ready to pay him. Texas Wire Fence Co.
Constable Teach of Sanger arrested Jim Jennings and Wil Biggers on petty theft charges after they allegedly stole a pistol and a pair of trousers. The report notes the arrest occurred Saturday night. Christmas fruit cake supplies advertised by Turner Bros with phone contact.
A local grocer invites shoppers to try their Christmas offerings promising good service fair prices and high quality. The message emphasizes customer care and urges residents to provide the store with a share of their business this season.
Eight room house with a large lot and barn two blocks from car line and Normal college. Property has electric lights bath and city water. Price is 20 dollars per month.
The Denton Ariel Club met for Fine Arts Day at Mrs. T. Denton’s home with 34 members and one guest Mrs. J R Christal. Miss Moore presented State Federation recommendations on disease prevention, child sex education, censorship of public amusements, plant propagation, bird life protection, patriotic songs and historical folklore, plus educational conference themes.
The ad promotes Dr King s New Discovery as the best medicine to drive off pneumonia and winter illnesses. Mrs George W Place of Rawsonville Vermont credits its effectiveness for her husband s severe coughs and pneumonia scares. Prices 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free at J F Raley Co Read Palmers ad on last page of this paper.
The six room house of J. M. Allen six miles west hosted a lively party Saturday night with games and contests. Guests included Georgie Whitney, Ida Whitney, Ethel Stallings, Grenny Powell, Fay Fletcher, and many Allen family members plus friends. An advertisement notes Bucklen Arnica Salve for skin issues and local ads invite shoppers to Palmer’s and other stores.
Mrs A H Walden was taken sick Saturday but somewhat better Monday. Rupert Oliver and Miss Lena Taylor of Corinth were married Sunday at the home of J H Larkin with Rev Larkin officiating.
John Harmonson of Justin and Hill Campbell of Gainesville visit Mr and Mrs John A Hann. George Clark of Dallas visits his father John Clark. G D Clarke of Dallas visits John Clark. Viola Freeman of Lewisville visits W T Fouts' young ladies. Will Francis of Fort Worth attends funeral of Hon E C Smith. Crowley of Rails visits father F M Crowley with a fractured arm from Crosby county engine wheel incident.
Turner Bros offer full service grocery orders with satisfaction guaranteed. Christmas candies nuts and fruits just received to tempt shoppers at their store.
Associate Press Dispatch reports that Secretary McVeagh ordered common towels abolished from railroad cars and all interstate vehicles and from stations. Towels must be sterilized in boiling water before the second use as part of an amendment to interstate quarantine regulations.
Notice to the legislature of Texas requests passage of laws enabling The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas to lease multiple Texas lines for at least twenty five years. The plan includes rights to purchase, extend, and consolidate the various railroads, with bonds stock and charter amendments, dated November 9 1912. Presidents C E Schaff and William Carlisle signed on behalf of the listed companies.
The record lists new births from Lindal Hawk to Claud Milligan across Lewisville Denton Mustang Aubrey and surrounding areas. Dates range Oct and Nov with multiple boys and girls born to various couples.
C B Rader of Lewisburg West Virginia praises Electric Bitters for curing ten years of stomach trouble and rheumatism. He calls it a perfect match for his case and notes the remedy aids dyspepsia indigestion jaundice and kidney poisons. Each bottle guaranteed satisfaction and sold for 50 cents at J F.
Red velvet pointed hats offered for sale at Mrs Dickson's Millinery Parlors in partnership with Wilson Hann Co. The listing highlights fashionable headwear and a collaboration between local merchants for modern millinery offerings.
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