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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
3
A collage of short notices lists a found Collie with a collar but no name, a lost right hand Tangery glove, a lost and found request at hall's store, a spirella corset ad with a blue phone, Mrs Anna Haker, a sanitary milk and cream service with Reynolds Hodges phone 426, and M Gurley cement contractor offering first class work and estimates.
Rent a neatly furnished front room at 38 W Mulberry St next to a boarding house. Contact J O Berry for details and availability.
A collage of classified sale listings includes homes on 128 West Hiland and Avenue B near Normal, a Jersey heifer and Jersey bulls, orange grove with store and homestead in Manuel Texas, several rooms for rent, secondhand Oliver typewriters, wood cutting, and local services. Several entries provide contact names such as Aron Wright L. F. Rowlett H. W. Chandler J. McCabe J. M. Barber & Conger and places like McKinney Street and the Normal area. Prices range from small to thousands with terms offered.
Dr W B Botts lists office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop S Elm Lipscomb block with new phone 269 and residence phone 486 132.
W Pralin dentist South Side Square Denton Texas and W N Rowell doctor S office over McCrays South Side Square offer dental and medical services. Chops bran corn hay and other foodstuffs and best stove and heater wood with prompt delivery and full measure. Arkansas Mill S Elm St provides two phones and wood saw power operation.
Week ending December 7 1912 dead letters to Washington December 22 uncalled items include ladies list gentlemen list and post cards with names such as Mrs M E Brown Cora Crouch Mae McReynolds Ada Williams and J B Schmitz ad for Dr Kings New Discovery to drive off coughs colds and pneumonia with testimonials from Mrs George W Place Rawsonville VT and offered by J F Raley Co.
G V Millar publishes a full list of Dallas fair horse show winnings. Reckless Joe 59019 wins best Standard Bred stallion four years plus and champion Standard Bred Stallion any age, with multiple secondary prizes. Denton Artist 4729 wins registered saddle stallion two to three, Lee Bell 291 wins best registered stallion foal and saddle stallion under two, Lee Feller 290 wins second for registered stallion foal, and Lee Anna 298 places in registered filly two and under. Chester Lee 2240 and four colts win get of sire first and third for four year olds. The herd earns second in grand saddle display. Amy Dare 2930 and foal Amy Lee 943 win best saddle mare and colt. Lee Lincoln 4030 wins best saddle stallion two years old and special saddle stallion prize. Teresa 2246 tops the string with multiple firsts and seconds across saddle mare, champion titles, and grand champion categories.
The article warns that prolonged bed rest reduces activity in digestion and circulation. It notes diminished appetite, slower digestion, and risk of anemia from lack of air and sunlight. It stresses that confinement can cause pulmonary congestion and even fatal outcomes after simple fractures due to shallow breathing.
A traveler notes the Bulgarian’s preference for domestic work and harsh manners in crowds, while the Montenegrin shows rural diligence and refined behavior in drawing rooms. The London Chronicle cites Servian aristocratic ancestry and a late but notable printing press at Obod as cultural markers.
The report outlines a B Y P U program session with Miss Bertie Davis leading subject one on service and a Scripture reading 1 Tim 4:38 16. J W N Rayzor presents Skill as a Factor in Business Life and T H Holmes speaks on Skill in Religious Life. Miss Idessa Swindell leads discussions on study class Sunday School agencies and essential questions. Closing exercises follow.
The piece urges residents to invest locally to strengthen welfare and community. It stresses spending money within the city to support local businesses and collective well being, framing civic duty as economic action.
The article recalls a wooden device called the drunkard's cloak, a large inverted flower shaped apparatus with a passage for the neck. It restrained the imprisoned drinker with a heavy jacket from shoulders to ground, forcing a slow shuffle as the sole allowed movement, illustrating the harsh treatment of intoxication.
A home telephone is described as nearly essential, with low costs. The individual resident rate is 1 dollar fifty per month and the four party resident rate is ten dollars. Call 26 to inquire about installation.
An advertising note touts a combined rate of four cents per word for a weekly and daily publication, claiming access to about 15,000 people and up to 3,000 families at a very low cost. It urges readers to try the offer.
An old newspaper ad promises relief from digestive issues by taking Dr Kings New Life Pills. It claims to restore health and good feelings and notes a 25¢ price at J. F. Raley & Co. Turner Bros. offers grocery delivery with Christmas candies and fruits available.
A humorous note on Antoine Rivarol's silent dinner moment followed by a botanical aside on grebes. Rivarol jokes that his silence caused a crowd to cry thief. The grebes build floating nests from reeds and plant fibers on marshy waters.
A 90 acre Bentonville area farm with 60 acres cultivated, two springs, fruit trees, and $4000 in improvements is offered for exchange for a smaller Denton area farm with good grass. Strawberries won first prize at the St Louis fair. Price is $60 per acre. See us at once.
A witty exchange centers on a hyphenated friend named Mr Wombat Wombat who is said to be ill with beri bert in Walla Walla. The joke hinges on repeated hyphenation and a playful misunderstanding.
In a class discussion, a student used a woman described as “medium size” and faced critique for echoing commercial language. The judge notes the remark mirrors marketplace phrasing and urges respectful reference to individuals.
A fragment notes readers to study the advertisements offering items for sale. The text implies a focus on purchasing goods advertised by a particular person. No further details are readable.
Rochester Ware showcases a new line of electric appliances including coffee machines irons electric stoves chaffing dishes drills and electric percolators. The store invites customers to view the items in the window displays and consider a purchase.
John Morris and wife Garza welcome a girl on Sept 9. G H Riley and wife Garza have a girl on Oct 17. G H Montgomery and wife Garza greet a girl on Nov 25. Oscar Bryant and wife Garza have a boy on Dec. W K Hawkins and wife live northeast of Denton and had a girl on Dec 9. Andrew Herman near Pilot Point welcomed a girl on Nov 30.
Deaths announced for Aubrey Burke aged 86 years 2 months 2 days of senility. Joel C. Vandiver of Denton County died Nov 12 aged 2 years from pernicious malaria. Ira Cook of Denton County died Nov 17 aged 26 years 5 months 2 days from typhoid fever.
Turner Bros advertises a fresh line of nuts fruits cherries and all essentials for fruit cakes. Call today for supply and assistance with ingredients. Phones 7.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas and allied lines outline lease, purchase, and sale authority over multiple Wichita Falls area railroads and branches. The 1912 document names Texas Central, Wichita Falls and Northwestern, Wichita Falls Southern, Wellington, Dallas Cleburne Southwestern, and Beaumont Great Northern lines with authority to assume debts, exchange stock, and extend operations under Texas law.
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