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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
3
Advertisements list several rental offers including two furnished rooms with water and light near 27 South Elm Street and 6-room house for rent at $3 per month with water. Also noted are an unclaimed bay horse with a hurt shoulder and a lost pair of tan gloves with a reward offer.
Read as FIRST CLASS WORK oats materials and most renewable prices see J. J. Waldrip at Hackemith Shop 166c for discounts and supplies.
Pleased customers of CITY MEAT MARKET and FERN MATTHEWS BARBER SHOP advertise quality meats and services. Sublett & Son and FRANK WILKERSON MEAT MARKET promote fresh and tender meats with old and new phone numbers.
The Old Reliable Lacy Blacksmith Shop on Locust street specializes in horse shoeing and buggy work offering traditional craft and repair services.
Short OCR notice lists CHOPS BEAN CURN HAY and other feedstuffs offered by Bert store at Elm Street. Mentions heater wood on the market and prompt delivery with full measure. States ARKANSA MILL and both phones for contact.
Brownlow and Strickland advertise domestic moving and drag services with a new phone 110 and old phone 316. They list an office and barn at 36 East Hikory.
H. M Morrison, proprietor, lists new city phones for the Denton Transfer and R Co. Calls available anywhere in the city for trunks and baggage. Located in Lips comp building.
Parks and Lester advertise a dray business offering two new moving vans for household moving and specialty moves. Office and residence contact numbers are listed for scheduling and inquiries.
Advertisement lists WW Bil Langsley offering autos for hire with old phone number 30 and new number 143 for contact.
Dairy advertisement for P. T. Taylor offering milk cream and butter from Welivery service with daily delivery and a contact phone 1600.
Rooms for rent offered by A R McGinte in Denton city locations north south east and west. Office located one door east of Exchange National Bank.
Dr W E Botts, veterinary physician and surgeon, office with Denton Transfer Co Lipscomb block. New phone 76, old 34. Residence phone old 486, new 298 Blue.
Moreman and Luster REI Barn on N Elm street provide feedstuffs for horses and cattle, plus a line of wagons and rgs for hire and an automobile service with trips anywhere. Mr. Charlie White is in charge. Both phones 35.
A short note requests help with concrete sidewalks or brick work. The message references individuals von and S A Bushey and seeks assistance or coordination for the project.
Gurley the cement contractor advertises first class work at the right price and invites readers to get estimates.
Magill and Shepard repair locks and sew machines and make keys to fit any key.
An OCR fragment shows DR W A JONES DENTIST and W FRALIN DENTIST with addresses in a square and block, plus a kerosene delivery offer and quick messenger service. Mentions phones for contact and a manager at Hamilton & office.
Advert reads contact number 307 for scavenging or work tasks. It invites inquiries and specifies a single phone line for arranging services.
An ad announces A. A. Anderson’s Harness and Shoe Repair shop moving to the first door east of Puckett’s Grocery on West Denton. It also notes a good lot on North Locust street for sale at a bargain and an inquiry for a F. F. Paschall at 1641 Leesburg, Texas.
The reader is reminded of various hardware pieces from China and Queensware that are useful around the house. The note suggests a selection of durable items suitable for everyday tasks and repairs.
Local classified notices list offerings on West Oak street including a butcher shop for sale and a can t lot on the car line. Also housing to rent in Denton, baby temperometer advertised, second hand cart and peanut orders. Individual merchants J J Matthew and Fox Bros appear in listings with contact hints.
Advertisement-style note inviting readers to inquire about fire insurance details rates and clauses. Promises reliable coverage from a strong company and encourages contacting for information.
The notice presents candidate and official appointments for local and county offices including mayor, aldermen, county judge, assessor, treasurer, tax collector, clerk, sheriff, attorney, superintendent, district clerk, precinct officers, commissioners and constables. Voters are informed of the contested positions and the supported nominees.
An article profiles a fleetfooted Penobscot and Tarratine woodsman famed for tracking moose across remote terrain after fresh snow. It notes his endurance, light camp gear, and craft with birch canoes, contrasting Indian trail skills with white hunter techniques.
Poultry department advertises thoro with various hatching eggs including Indian Runner, ducks, Partridge Wyandottes and Light Brahmas 13 to 15 for $1.50 per setting. Also Buff Orpingtons eggs $1.50 per setting. satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Capt H R Lyon New Phone 358 Blue Denton Texas. Barred Rock eggs for sale 50c a dozen. Old phone Dr Fritz 166.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly gentle cleanse for the liver stomach and bowels to banish indigestion foul breath yellow skin and headaches. It claims a midnight effect a month supply from the druggist and urges use by men women and children to stay regulated.
Geologists cite living specimens of a freshwater shrimp found only in the Nile as evidence that Lake Chad and the Nile were once connected or near each other. They note a desert region east of the lake with depressions that could be an ancient lake bed and suggest future engineers may reopen the old course.
Harmony Rose Glycerine Soap stands out as the town’s best value in high grade toilet soap. Transparent and finely perfumed, it offers skin and complexion benefits at a special price.
Dr. Smith, a negro practitioner, died at his home Tuesday morning. Rosie Fitzpatrick, five, is ill with tonsillitis on Mulberry street. G H Blewett plans a curb on North Elm street. Catholic church services Sunday. Baptist choir practice Wednesday night. Mrs Fenton, ill, improving at daughter Mrs Walter edamilton’s home. Interdenominational prayer meeting at 2:30 Wednesday hosted by Central Presbyterian church. all ladies invited.
A city street scene describes a “growly man” feared by onlookers who judge harshly yet soften when he feeds pigeons with stale bread. The narrator reflects on quick assumptions and resolves to judge less harshly next time.
A brief warning piece notes natural warnings before earthquakes and urges taking electric Bitters to ease backache and kidney discomfort. It cites a testimonial from Peter Bondy of South Rockwood Michigan and promotes a 9 1/2 cent price at J F Raley & Co.
A city jeweler promotes low prices on diamonds arguing direct import sourcing keeps costs down. He claims his business operates with minimal expenses as a branch of a drug business and offers $150 diamonds described as clean white gems with handsome cuts mounted to suit.
The stereoscope returns in a new form as the moving picture machine becomes a home device. A compact, affordable camera enables amateurs to capture lively moments from daily life, including child expressions and spontaneous features, not the stiff studio poses.
Advertisers emphasize affordable properties and quick sales in small want ads. Listings highlight home prices, locations, and potential for fast transactions to attract buyers.
Citation by publication commands Denton County officials to summon William Austin, W P Ferguson, M Cawthorne heirs and others in a 1912 case no 064838 filed by Alliance Milling Co. The suit seeks the owner’s title to lands in Vernon County and the White survey, with publication repeat over 38 weeks before the February 1 1912 term.
1912 corset models announced with Warner Bros rust proof corsets priced 100 to 350 dollars per pair and Gossard front lace corsets at 3.50 to 8.50 a pair. Satisfied customers guaranteed when correctly fitted. department staff available to explain features.
Plaintiff seeks to quiet title and remove clouds on land described as the west half and related portions of Block 8 across multiple deeds in Clinton county records. The case cites adverse possession claims, unsettled vendor liens, and unrecorded releases by heirs and widows, with defendants including J Conway Issac W Conway and others. The petition requests restitution of premises, damages, writ of possession, and a court decree to clear title.
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