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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1913
Page
3
A special meeting of Stanticid Lodge No 217 AF and AM is set for Wednesday at 2 oclock in the afternoon. The session will address matters related to the super of W B Francis. P Lipscomb W M.
For rent a four room house on North Elm, close in with barn and improvements. Apply at this office. Also 53 acres five miles from Denton available to sell on credit. See L Fulton.
Three furnished rooms available at 87 West Sycamore Street with light housekeeping. Gas for cooking provided. Contact W. L. Brock at AS West Hickory Street.
Pair of bronze turkeys from the Mickle strain offered at seven dollars. Contact P. T. Taydor by old phone 1600, route 2 2twp.
Sam Johnson of Gainesville Texas offers to trade the best equipped afe in North Texas for a Denton property. The deal emphasizes good business and fine fixtures with a 10 percent consideration.
For sale a house and lot near Oak Street with five large rooms two halls and bath. Gas and electric lights available. Lot measures .75 by 175 feet in a good location. Purchases on very easy terms. tf-dh
For sale a jersey cow described to yield 3 gallons of milk and 1 pound of butter daily. Contact via old phone 289. Price stated as 109 cents.
A ready sale of nearly new household items including a kitchen table six dining chairs and a cook stove. For details call phone 252blue and ask for Rev J R Atehley at 35 South Elm Street Watfe.
One chestnut sorrel horse, 146 hands high, four years old, good in saddle and driving, city broke with no blemishes. Price reasonable. For information write Box 249, Krum, Texas.
Sale ad lists buff rock pallets priced 6 and 8 dollars and 49 dozen goods. GCoeks offered 2.50 to 85.00 each. V. C. Spong Route 4 contact via phone 4673 2R. 409¢
For sale or trade one span of horses suitable for wagon carriage or under saddle. See L. H. Brady at Gil Mill for details.
Portwood and Hodecs Dairy advertises 40 choice dairy cows for sale. Cattle can be milked and viewed daily at 12:30 one mile north of town. Buyers select their cows directly from the herd.
An ad seeks housing for a man and wife, Carl G. Fisher, requesting three unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping. The couple asks to meet at the office after 5:30 p.m.
A notice invites a boy to deliver papers after school with contact to L. A. McDonald at the Record and Chronicle office after 4 o'clock. The ad lists the employer and location for applicants seeking newspaper delivery work.
Five men advertising readiness to perform any kind of work or farm labor seek rental land or farm space. They list 104 North Elm as contact location and reference address 1410p.
A posted notice warns trespassers and hunters to keep out. The sign attributes the message to J. J. Matthews and indicates restricted access to the property.
Telephone 902 for fresh Jersey milk and cream. Advertisement from T. R. Brooks at 4112p.
Feedstuffs including chops bran corn hay. Best stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measure. Arkansas Mill on S lm Street offers delivery with two phones listed for contact.
Local dairy firm Portwood and Hodges lists contact numbers for sanitary milk and cream services. New phone 426 replaces old 297, guiding customers to reach the company efficiently.
A short item notes an old phonograph number 48 associated with Wes Jackson in a likely clipping about a hog killing ring. The readable excerpt preserves names and a dated style but lacks full event context or outcome.
Local butcher Frank Wilkinson promotes fresh and tender meats at his shop formerly known as market old phe 212 now with new phone number 83.
Cash basis will apply hereafter for company and transfer fare. Remember to pay the driver.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B. Schmitz a furniture and gas stoves dealer offering storage services.
Freight Transfer Co. advertises moving services from the Kincaid wagon yard at West Oak Street. They offer furniture relocation with special attention to items in transit and provide contact by phone.
Les ter Miles of Lester and Sherrod advertise a new phone line for Dray business moving services. The notice promises first class service at reasonable rates and highlights specialty in household relocations.
A. J. Gantt offers piano tuning and cleaning with a new phone line 222. The firm reports 400 satisfied customers in Denton and cites a strong local reputation.
A. R. McGintie lists furnished rooms and houses for rent in Denton Texas. Office located over Wilson-Hann's with old phone 361. Rents cover properties north south east and west.
Old phone 579 and new phone 931 announce S A Bushpy for high grade cement and brick work with invitation to call or visit for an estimate.
Dr Eli Buyher veterinary surgeon lists office at Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop North Locust Street and phone numbers for office and residence. Residence and hospital located at 46 East Hickory Street Denton. Tife
W E Botts, a graduate veterinarian, announces an office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block with new phone 269. Residence phone 182 and old phone 486.
Telephone KR. L. Wilkinson Dairy offers morning delivery of sweet milk or cream. Call old phone 1602-3R for service.
A local ad offers ready stovewood delivered by L Q Tompkins, contactable via old phone 1614-6R. The notice presents a simple purchasing option for customers needing firewood.
An office listing reads GHAS SWUNDBPRS ICENTIST at Long and King with two phone numbers available. The fragment hints at a business contact point and telephone access.
W N Rowell D D S operates an office over McCray's on the south side square with new phone 488 and old pace 341 Dr W A Jones D D S also practices in the West Side Square area
J W Pralin operates as a dentist in the South Side Square area in the middle of the block upstairs in Denton Texas with a listed office location.
M. L. Martin A B M D offers treatment for eye ear nose and throat diseases and fitting glasses from an office above Raley and Company.
Marie Montessori arrives in New York aboard a liner welcomed by S S McClure and educators. She will lecture in New York Washington and seven other cities, speaking through an interpreter as her first American pupil Annie E George oversees a House of Childhood project in Washington.
Miss Stella Smith and Carl Cramer were married at the bride’s parents’ home with Rev. W. S. Miller officiating in a small gathering of close relatives and friends. J. Magestras bought Harry McConnell’s stake in City Cash Grocery. Samuel L. Bentz injured his ankle at Fisher Elevator after catching his foot in a wheat anger. Mr and Mrs John Gaby and children of Marshtown Tennessee visit Frisco relatives.
A Man chester Ohio father testifies that Dr Kings New Discovery stopped severe croup attacks and coughs for his children. The ad urges purchase for 1.00 per bottle and notes availability at H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
Will Locknane advertises three high quality bulls for sale at his yard next to Stroud grocery and east of MecKelvey's, one block east of the square. Price is 1.50 dollars cash with privilege to return. Contact residence at new phone number 350.
In the probate division, Annie Boswell seeks guardianship for T. E. M. H. J. M. and Martha Apel Boswell minors. Nancy A. McCullough seeks temporary administratrix of T. A. McCullough estate. H T Austin seeks guardianship for Opal and Orlando Buster minors. J P Roberts seeks administrator of E. W. Nichols estate.
Mrs. F. A. Hayden hosted the 9th Century Club in midweek while the El Progresso Club met at Mrs. Mustain home. Miss McGee presided in the president’s absence. A musical cantata is slated for December 19 at the Opera House. R H Burek bought D Cern and Co business and will run it at the same stand. Rev G A Lehnhoff has been returned to the Methodist pastorate by conference.
The Den ton County Negro Teachers Institute met for a second day of sessions with devotional by Rev. Geo W Benson. Discussions covered new textbooks algebra reading primary grades and arithmetic. A vote approved monthly institutes beginning at Pilot Point and a mass meeting set for Wednesday at 7 30 at the schoolhouse.
J. K. Edmonson writes to Miss Pernelia Sut ton in Denton while Elijah Newton transfers to Billa Fitch in Pilot Point for a formal notice of marriage or engagement related correspondence.
Notice for Elks lodge regular meeting in the large room tonight with E Witherspoon presiding. Full attendance requested. important business on the agenda.
W K Williams opens groceries in Wilson building in Justin. Clergy shifts assign Crandall to Roanoke and Smith to Justin. Citizens League meets with 15 members. O S Summers hurt dragged from horse near gate. Christian church new sanitary seats installed. Dunham case ends acquittal. Justin public school closes for Christmas, reopens Dec 29. Births reported for Moore and Ramey families. Carl Richman and Dora Ella King wed in Haslett.
Inquiries about eczema prompt a local retailer to endorse D. D. D. Prescription as an effective remedy. The shop invites patrons to visit and discuss the product’s merits, asserting confidence in its dermatological benefits.
W P Davis shipped a carload of turkeys to Fort Worth. Saturday December 20 set aside for Roanoke trades day. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ed Foster on November 29. E R Porter bought the local meat market and restaurant once owned by E B Lemay. Mrs Nat Raibourne of Seiling Oklahoma visits her mother Mrs Mary Raibourne.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and related ailments in men and women. It dissolves gravel and regulates bladder troubles in children. A bottle covers two months of treatment and is offered by mail for $1. Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis advertises the remedy, with druggists carrying the product.
Advertisement notes La Vallieres and other necklace and cameo sets described as mighty handsome with top quality, priced down, offered at McCray's Exclusive Jeweler.
A seller notes diamonds have more than doubled in value over eight years in the New York market and warns prices may rise further without new supply outside South Africa. He cites a 10 percent tariff rise under the Payne-Underwood bill and offers a stock of pre duty diamonds at lower current prices.
Two suits to perfect title were filed in the District court Monday. S. A. Nowlin vs Elisha T. Clary or unknown heirs et al. W. C. Kimbrough vs unknown heirs of Robt. Howard et al. A slow rain began Tuesday morning and continued into forenoon. Denton merchants reported generally fair trade Monday with the Christmas shoppers needing only fair weather.
Ardis Nichols aged 14 in eighth grade at the high school was reported ill with scarlet fever at her grandfather J W Curtis home. She became sick Sunday night. Few exposures occurred and those exposed were quarantined from school to prevent spread.
Mrs Givens J M Givins of Frederick Oklahoma, ill at Dr W E McCabe’s home for some time, was very low Tuesday afternoon. Her husband and daughter stay with her. a planned move home Monday night was halted by a sinking spell. Brother Mr J M Carrol arrived from Frederick Tuesday morning.
A series of conveyances shows Louis Lindenborn and others selling parcels in Denton and surrounding surveys to multiple buyers. Transactions specify parcels from White's addition to Pilot Point, various surveys and additions, with amounts ranging from 200 to 44 550 dollars and dates implied in the record.
Local advert urges buying Red Cross Christmas Seals from Turner Bros to fund tuberculosis stamp, advising placement on back of all mail as a public health effort.
A prominent display at McCray's Exclusive Jeweler features Parisian ivory pieces including brush sets and toilet accessories in solid, high quality material.
If you value coffee quality and richer flavor and strength, try a can of Colonial Brand. Turner Bros selling agents promote this coffee to discerning customers seeking superior taste.
A fragment notes readers are urged to check hardware advertising in today’s issue for low prices. The speaker implies readers rarely find better deals and references worn out cookware to illustrate the point.
Denton reports today’s market quotes across cities including Liverpool New York New Orleans and Galveston. Prices are given as opens closes and spot values with minor variations.
Fort Worth reports yesterday cattle receipts at 6 000 head hogs 1 000 and sheep 3 000. Butcher stock sold from 4 50 to 5 50 per hundredweight steers 7 25 to 8 5 calves 8 to 6 25 hogs topped at 7 80 with most at 7 40 to 7 70.
Wheat prices in Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City showed gains with Chicago quoted at 96 1 2 to 97 1 2 cents, St. Louis at 95 1 2 to 97 cents and Kansas City at 91 1 2 to 93 cents. The report notes day’s movement for contracts in these hubs.
Wholesale and retail quotations take note of grains and feeds including oats corn and wheat with prices per bushel and per 100 pounds. Produce lines cover eggs butter hens fryers turkeys ducks and vegetables with unit prices for wholesale and retail.
A young man declares desire to marry Belinda and is pressed on his means and lineage. The father tests him with a calm rating before directing him to the mother. The woman questions the alliance and lineage, and the suitor asserts love while the family heritage is invoked. Turner Bros advertises fruit cake ingredients.
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