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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield lodge No. 217 A F and A M calls a special meeting at 2 PM Wednesday to attend the funeral of W B Francis. P Lipscomb, W M.
FOR RENT five room cottage close in at 39 South Elm Street with new phone 262 blue 1071 acres with house barn and improvements to rent after January 1st Also 53 acres five miles from Denton to sell on credit See L Fulton
FOR RENT three furnished rooms for light housekeeping at 7 West Sycamore street. Also rooms for light housekeeping furnished or partly furnished with gas for cooking. W. L. Brock located at 4% West Hickory Street.
Suburban twelve acre tract for sale just outside city limits with improvements. Contact old phone 415 for details.
Sam Johnson of Gainesville Texas offers the best equipped case in North Texas in exchange for a Denton property. Describes good business and fine fixtures and proposes a 10 percent arrangement.
For sale a house and lot off Oak Street with five rooms two halls bath gas and electric lights. Lot 75 feet on good location and offered on very easy terms. tf dh
For sale a Jersey cow that yields percent gallons of milk and produces one pound of butter daily. Contact via old phone number 289 409 cents.
Practically new kitchen table six dining room chairs and a cook stove sold at once. Contact Rev J B Atehley at 35 South Elm St for details. Phone 292blue.
For sale a chestnut sorrel horse 16 hands high four years old combination saddle and driving city broke no blemishes price reasonable information write Box 249 Krum Texas ii4tfe
Classified ad lists buff rock pallets priced at 6 8 and 9 dozen and cocks priced 2 50 to 5 00 each. Contact V C Spong Route 4 phone 1613 2R.
One span of splendid horses offered for sale or trade suitable for wagon carriage or under saddle. Contact L. H. Brady at Oi Mill tw 108dc for details.
Portwood and Hodges Dairy offers 40 choice dairy cows for sale. Viewings available daily at 12:30 p.m. one mile north of town. buyers may select their animals.
A car maker seeks a live agent in Denton to guarantee first class autos at $900. Several cars are in use in Denton County with thorough satisfaction. Apply to Automobile Manufacturer care Record and Chronicle for details.
Advertisement from a man and wife seeking three unfurnished rooms for light up gon ping with contact to G. C. Fisher at the office after 5 30 p m.
Classified notice seeks clean cotton rags for Record and Chronicle office. No additional details provided.
A boy wishes to deliver papers after school and asks to meet L. A. McDonald at the Record and Chronicle office after 4 o clock. He requests consideration for the route position and to discuss terms with the manager.
Five men describe themselves as available laborers seeking any kind of work or farm rental opportunities near 104 North Elm. They list 1410p as a contact reference.
Sign at My Place 18 warns hunters and trespassers to keep out. J. J. Matthews posted the notice, though the text is unclear and partly illegible.
For pure Jersey milk and cream call 902 new. T. R. Brooks. 412p.
Advertisement for chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus stove and heater wood. Promises prompt delivery and full measure from Arkansas Mill located on S Elim Street with two phones listed.
An advertisement lists contact for Sanitary Milk and Cream with Portwood and Hodges and a new phone line 426. Gid phone 297. The compact notice updates readers on dialing details for milk and cream services.
An OCR fragment lists a hog killing ring entry with phone number 448 and contact Wes Jackson at 124¢. The readable bits are sparse but indicate an agricultural or rural services notice with a contact name for arranging hog processing.
Frank Wilkinson Meat Market offers fresh and tender meats with old phone 212 and new phone 83 for contact. Local shop promotes quality cuts and value in a compact neighborhood listing.
Skiles Transfer Co announces a policy change to cash basis for cab and transfer fares. Patrons are asked to remember and pay riverside rates promptly under the new system.
Advertisement notes storage of household goods at reasonable rates with reference to John B. Schmitz offering furniture and gas stoves for use or sale.
Local mover FREIGHT TRANSFER CO on West Oak Street offers furniture relocation. Call for special attention to items in the drag line and other moving needs at the Kincaid wagon yard office.
Local ad for piano tuning by A. J. Gantt boasting phone 222 and 400 satisfied customers. Includes terse call to action and minimal contact line, reflecting a small business classified notice.
Statistics show higher property destruction in December January and February than other months. J. P. Magee & Co. offers tailored policy reviews to save you money on renewals and expirations. Call to discuss how their careful attention to details can benefit your business.
Old Phone 579 to 931 ad seeks estimates for high grade cement and brick work. S. A. Bushey urges readers to call for quotes and project assessment.
Dr Eli Buyher operates as a veterinary surgeon with an office in the Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop on North Locust Street. Contact numbers listed include 461 for the office and 620 for the residence, with a residence at 355 Old Phone and another residence at 620. There is also mention of a residence and hospital at 46 East Hickory Street in Denton.
W E Botts, graduate veterinarian, operates at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block. Office phone 269, residence 132, old phone 436.
Telephone R L Wilkinson Dairy for pure sweet milk or cream morning delivery. Old phone 1602 3R.
A classified notice states VM prepared to furnish stovewood with delivery. It lists L. O. Tompkins and an old phone number 1614-6R for contact.
Address listing notes W N Rowell PD DS operates an office over McCray's on the south side square with new phone 433 and old pace 344 for contact.
Dr W A Jones announces office in West Side Square offering general dentistry including cleanings fillings and exams.
J. W. Fralin, dentist, operates from the south side square in the middle of the block, upstairs, in Denton Texas.
M. L. Martin A B M D D treats diseases of the eye ear nose throat. Fits glasses. Office located over Raicy and Company.
Three high quality bulls advertised for sale with cash price of 1.50 and privilege to return. Located one block east of McKelvey’s yard near Stroud grocery store on East McKinney Street. Contact Will Locknane at home phone 350.
When vegetables are to be had, we always have them. Turner Bros. maintains a steady stock and advertises fresh produce as it arrives.
Mrs Hattie Givens died Tuesday afternoon at 5 oclock at Dr W E McCabe residence on Mounts avenue after months of illness. Surviving were husband J M Givens daughter Eula and brother J M Carroll. Body to Frederick Oklahoma for interment after Tuesday night arrival.
Jean Dupuy is named prime minister by President Loubet and will form a ministry after this week’s crisis, with heads of departments to be selected within days.
The heavy rains have crippled passenger train service with most trains late and several annulled. The M E and T train to Denton was 6:25 AM arrival delayed to 12:30 PM. Katy trains to Denton at 3:35 and 6:08 PM were canceled due to track trouble between Fort Worth and Hillsboro. Railroad workers warn roadbeds may not dry soon, threatening further reductions in service.
An advertisement urges readers to drink more water and take Jad Salts to flush and stimulate kidneys, claiming relief from backache headache and bladder irritation. It notes the remedy is inexpensive, non injurious, and made from grape and lemon acids with lithia.
Public appeal urges purchase of Red Cross Christmas seals to combat tuberculosis. The text instructs placing the seals on the back of all mail to support the drive.
A large display of real Parisian ivory at McCray’s Exclusive Jeweler. The items include brush sets and single toilet accessories described as solid quality in the showcase.
A Georgia family reports avoiding serious sickness after using Thedford's Black-Draught for years. The testimonial describes relief from headache and stomach trouble and praises the vegetable remedy for regulating weak stomachs and aiding digestion.
The Texas teachers conference features Dr. Charles B Austin and Dr. Bizzell urging rural social centers and cooperative civic work. Talks cover farm tenant issues, school building needs, salary and tenure of rural teachers, and practical science teaching to boost country education.
Wednesday morning program covered Physiology by Emma D. Walker Waller and McDonald, Texas History by Fannie B. Lee, Proportion by McDonald, practical talk by Fr Raymond Vernimont, plus Tuesday afternoon sessions on Agriculture J E Hardy Spelling Ella R Hampson and others, with School Management led by Waller and others.
Turner Bros advertises a complete line of fruit cake ingredients and invites customers to phone for orders.
An ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready-to-use tonic costing about 50 cents a bottle. It claims the product darkens gray hair naturally and evenly, stops dandruff and itching, and improves hair appearance after one or two applications.
Denton reports today's cotton prices with lint and seed values and notes wheat closes firm in Chicago. Government wheat estimate weighed on futures, with cash grain quotes in Chicago St Louis and Kansas City.
Fort Worth reports heavy cattle receipts on December 17 with prices easing. Beef steers ranged from 7.50 to 8.8 per hundredweight, but butcher stock fell 10 to 15 cents, calves brought 8 to 8.8, hogs sold from 7.50 to 7.80, cattle totals reached 6,000 with hogs 1,600 and sheep 3,000.
Turkeys bring 14.25 cents for a five extra good lot, while wholesale sits at 13 1 2 cents. Prices for grains, feeds, and produce are steady with minor shifts. items include oats 55 cents, corn 92 cents wholesale, wheat 7 cents, flour 2.80 wholesale, eggs 30 cents wholesale, 35–40 cents retail, butter 25–35 cents, and produce such as onions 5 cents retail.
Denton reports light cotton receipts for the week. Approximate ginning receipts total 3,872 bales. M K and T shipping 4,990 bales, T and P shipping 4,132 bales. Cotton yard receipts reach 2,964 bales.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE stops cough headache and cold symptoms. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. BR W GROVE signature on each box. 25c. A Chifferche makes a dandy gift. Get it at Magill and Shepard's.
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