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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1913
Page
3
Alderman Ward No 1 listings show J P Eerley JOE L MERCER and R J WILSON with trades and real estate notes. Ads offer small Sandy land for sale 55 acres at 25 per acre and newspaper delivery jobs plus services from blacksmiths carpenters and meat markets in Denton and nearby streets.
Local ads offer houses and lots for sale near the Normal in Denton and rents across multiple directions. Movers and freight services advertise relocation, wagon yard offices on West Oak Street, and scavenger work available via phone numbers. Sanitary milk and cream services list Reynolds Hodges with old and new phones.
J W Fralin dentist Denton Texas on south side square mid block up stairs W N Rowell D D S office over McCray s south side square Chas Saunders dentist office over Long King after Feb let Both phonos.
W B Botts graduate veterinarian advertises office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop Elm Street Lipscomb block. New phone 268 reef fence old phone 486, new 132.
Multiple classified notices advertise eggs for sale and poultry stock in Denton area Texas. White Orpingtons Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks eggs listed with prices, plus duck eggs from Indian Runner strain. Contact details include Mrs E T Brown Mrs R L McReynolds and Mrs W A Richards with addresses in Denton Aubrey and Route 2 Aubrey. Some listings mention roosters and cockerels for sale and farm delivery options.
White Indian ducks eggs ready for sale with a drake from England this season. Prices $6 per 13 eggs. Ober matings $5 to $4. utility $3. Offers parcel post shipping across the United States from Denton Texas. Includes a free booklet on setting hatching and feeding. Also listing Black Orpington eggs at 1 dollar for 15. Owner W J Mitchell Barber Shop box 293.
More dictionaries arrived at the Rec ord and Chronicle office filling shelves and boosting reference resources. Librarians note daily use by researchers and students increasing as the collection expands.
Experienced handyman offers tin work plumbing and gas connection services. Provides estimates and promises to complete the job properly and up to standard. Contact for details and scheduling.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, safe cure for indigestion including gas, sourness, and belching. It promises relief in five minutes and claims the stomach becomes regulated, allowing all foods without fear. Buy a fifty cent bottle from any drug store.
Denton teams defeated visitors Sanger and Roanoke to capture the Denton district championship at the Lee building. Wynne Woolley won the declamation prize and will represent the district in Fort Worth next month. The Denton negative team Earl Dyer Harold Young defeated Sanger’s Foster Robinson Walter Koons. Roanoke withdrew after the judges' decision declaring Denton the champions.
Diamonds are an investment with rising value and mine output concerns. Curtis offers guaranteed quality stones at lower city prices, with personal guarantees and easy payment terms, urging buyers to see the stock.
Denton readers learn of a wedding at 5309 Eastside Avenue where Mrs Mable Willis Abernathy wed William H Williams with Dr George W Truett officiating. Also notes a Washington Birthday party on Malone Street with many attendees, a Miss Bell afternoon dance for about fifteen girls, a Majestic theater party, a Lee school party by debating society members, and an advertisement for Dr Kings New Discovery with testimonial from J R Wells of Floyddana Texas.
A small shop announces the installation of an electric calcinizer device for on site repair work on casings and tubes. The unit promises quick fixes for work recently completed under guarantee.
An advertisement notes a Tampa Style cigar for five cents at Berett's and invites customers to try a nickel cigar. It also mentions fresh packed Norwegian smoked rhines at Pagchall's, highlighting bargain tobacco items in local shops.
A Denton County public sale of 75 acres of land in Section 49 T and P Railway Co. Survey, described as lot 2 and surrounding parcels, levied to satisfy a January 18 1913 judgment in Dallas County court. The auction is set for March 4 1913 at the Denton County Courthouse between 10 AM and 4 PM.
Annie Gorman presents GOLDEN LAD No. 81427, sired by Golden Ferns Knight out of Annie Gorman. This champion cow at Dallas Fair for ten years, with a butter test of 15 lbs 10 oz in seven days, sold at 14 for $500. He will serve a limited number of outside cows at $5 with return.
Local notes list residents and visitors to Denton from Roanoke Aubrey Garza Fort Worth Dallas and nearby areas. Mentions include deputies district court attendees grand jury service hospital visits and family visits with details on travel and extended stays.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for irritated throats and lungs. It claims to stop chronic coughs and tickling throats and to taste pleasant. It directs readers to buy at J F Raley and Co. stores.
Mrs. W M Bridges has been sick since January fourth but is better now. J M Pickel, who broke an arm, is recovering. W L Brock was kicked by a mule and bruised while unloading a car at Lewisville. 1000 to 1200 chickens from county farmers were shipped to New York. Katie Daffan chapter U D C will meet Tuesday at Mrs Laurence McDonalds 108 North Elm. Also garden seed available and local shops advertise Texas Girl Chocolates.
Fort Worth dispatch reports Miss Avis Blewett of Denton selected as a princess for the Fort Worth Horse Show. She will debut during the coronation of the Queen of the Kirmess on Saturday night. Miss Mary Colquitt, daughter of Gov and Mrs Colquitt, named imperial princess of Texas.
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