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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
3
A classified item seeks two furnished rooms for light housekeeping with contact options. Also offers a bay mare of about four years, 15 hands, with shoulder injuries for trade and a lost tan gloves reward notice.
Advert shows private family at 58 West Oak Street offering rooms for rent. Old phone 368 and new Sov. 166th line references nearby contact details for a furnished suite with water and light included.
Local ad lists fork first class wood and steel materials at reasonable prices. J L Waldrip tacksmith Shop 166 appears as the contact for buyers seeking tools and supplies.
A West Side barber shop, Bank Matthews, invites locals to join its growing list of satisfied customers as it announces its opening and service offerings.
Sublett & Son and Prank Wilkerson advertise meat markets on Elm Street and West Oak Street. Offers fresh and tender meats with old and new phone numbers listed. Local ads emphasize quality and friendly service.
The Old Reliable blacksmith shop on Locust street specializes in noree shoeing and buggy work, serving local customers with traditional metalwork and horse care.
An advertisement lists CHOPS BRAN CORN HAY as available feeds. Bert offers prompt delivery with full measure. ANKANSA MILI is shown with Elm Street contact details and two phones for inquiries.
Help wanted for all kinds of drdg work and household goods moving. Contact Brownlow & Strickland. New phone 110, old phone 316. Office and barn at 36 East Hikory.
Ha Morrison operates Denton Transfer and Baggage Company offering new phone 34 Vid phone and calls within the city. Trunks and baggage handling at Lips comp building.
An old classified notice advertises a dray and moving business by Parks & Les Ter offering first class prompt service at reasonable rates with two moving vans and household moving as a specialty. Office and residence contact numbers are listed.
W. W. Billingsley advertises automobile service with old phone 330 and new number 42 offering rental or hire options.
Dairy ad for P. T. Taylor offering milk and cream delivery every day. Includes old phone number 1600 and a two-telephone service line. Promises better milk products and prompt service.
Furnished rooms for rent in Denton city offered by A R McGinte located north south east and west of the Exchange National Bank area. Office one door east of the bank.
Dr W E Botts a veterinarian and veterinary surgeon operates from an office with Denton Transfer Co in Lipscomb block. New phone 70, old 34 Residence phone old 486, new 298 Blue.
Moreman and Luster at RBI Barn N Elm St run feedstuffs for horses cattle and farm stock. They offer horses for hire and an automobile line with trips anywhere. Charlie White in charge. Phones 35.
Concrete sidewalk and brick work offered by S A Bushey and M Gurley of The Cement nitrogen de. First class work in eight price with estimates available. Dentists and kerosene services also advertised with old phone numbers and vague locations.
A brief classified-style note invites people to call 307 for scavenger work. The fragment provides a contact number and indicates availability of tasks.
Classified note announces service to repair locks and sew machines and make keys to fit any model. Describes quick turnaround and mobile service. Includes contact details and price estimates.
For sale or trade a desirable residence lot. See George Roark at 167th for details.
For sale is a well established butcher shop on West Oak Street. The seller, J H Sublet at 168, cites a good reason for selling and reports the business is doing well.
Make me an offer on 1 share of Alliance Mill stock. Address B and an offer on 66 S Three Houses and Lots in Venton for sale at a bargain. Also two rooms for rent. W. S. Humph 11B8S, 69 Welch St., Denton. Good second hand Frazier cart for sale. See Fox Bros. 167p Cant lot for bale on 'ea' ak street near car line. See Jim Cogle Live Denton Count Peanuts one dollar a bushel. Sample's and Crain's orders filled. J.4. Matthew s. 165th.
Poultry department offers thoroughbred eggs for hatching including Indian Kuine ducks and partridge Wyandottes and Light Brahmas at 13 or 15 eggs per set for 1.50. Also Buffalo Oringtons eggs 15 for 1.50 with satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Captain H R Lyon, Denton Texas or Dr Fritz at 166 for barred rock eggs 50 cents a dozen.
Vital statistics list multiple births with dates and genders for families in Lewsville area. Entries include Ernest Harn, Moroney, Hobbs, Phillips, Smeltzer, McMean, Wilkerson, Brindt, Robertson, Medlin, Conaway, Corby, Hoskins, Bogart, Hearst, McCan, Johnson, Breen, Thomas, Brown, Kerr, Wells, Sigler, Massey, and Robertson with various birth dates and newborn sexes noted.
A reader from Danville Virginia, W Evans, says persistent left side distress was misattributed to his heart for two years. He credits Dr Ning's New Life Pill with curing indigestion and related stomach liver and kidney troubles. Available at J F Raley & Co. storefront.
Classified ad notes sale of various items and services. Readers are invited to place notices detailing items offered, prices, contact information, and sale terms in the local classifieds section.
Harmony Rose glycerine soap promotes high grade toilet use with a transparent refined formula. A finely perfumed product touted as good for skin and complexion and offered as a special value in town.
Commissioners Gary Selman and Sparks review Lewsville road district plans with taxpayers. About 25 miles of road will be improved using 76500, split roughly half east and half west of the creek. An engineer surveys routes and costs before a detailed estimate and start of work.
County officers and city officials listed for upcoming election including assessor, clerk, sheriff, attorney, superintendent, district clerk, constables, commissioners and mayoral/board nominations with several ward alderman names. Varying incumbents and candidates named.
Three new water plugs were added near the College of Industrial Arts, increasing the total to seven in the area. One sits opposite the site of the new building, another near the president's home, and the third near Hytzel hall, improving fire protection for the college district.
In Voodran Georgia Tom Moore says a sore on his instep healed after using Becklen's Arnica Salve. He credits the remedy with curing the running sore and related ailments including ulcers burns cuts and eczema. Available for 36 cents at J F Raley & Co.
Mayor J O P Poe proclaims municipal election in four wards of Denton Texas for April first Tuesday 1912. Officers to be elected include a mayor and four aldermen four presiding officers named for wards two three and four with polling locations and officials listed. Proclamation dated February 28 1912 and attested by City Secretary Wylie Smith.
Denton merchants Long and King offer a new cooking tag said to be economical and labor saving. The item is advertised as hygienic and ready for household use.
The T and P McKenna case for injunction against John McKenna was continued after the jury had been selected and the trial began. Plaintiff’s attorneys sought a continuance. the jury was discharged when the defendant objected to proceeding. Other docket actions included divorces granted for Cornelia Shuste and Sam Handcox, and a new suit by Mrs J G Mars against Wood Gain and L E Lewis for debt and foreclosure.
A dealer promotes low prices by sourcing directly from manufacturers and cutlers, claiming minimal expenses and no heavy store overhead. He offers diamonds at $150 with clean white gems, handsome cuts, and mounts to suit, asserting prices undercut exclusive jewelers.
Examinations for the end of the second quarter will be held next week starting Tuesday at the College of Industrial Arts. S. O. Beall received a telegram from Charlotte about the death of his niece Mrs. Holland Springs of Brice who died Wednesday night. She leaves a husband and five children.
Leom the two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Marcbank died at the Pilot Knob home Thursday morning at 1 oclock cause grippes. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday afternoon in charge of Elder C Ek World Image of Denton and the body will be brought to Ventnor for interment in the city cemetery. Shocking sounds in the earth are sometimes heard before a terrible earthquake nature warns. Dropsy diabetes or Brights disease warned by backache. Take electric Bitters and restore health. 8c at s F Raley Co. Let us have your order for fish and garden seed. LONG & KING
A compilation of real estate transfers showing multiple buyers and sellers, parcels in Justin Aubrey Riley and surrounding surveys, and prices from $10 to $2500. Notable entries include E P Allen to T W Leverett for blocks and lots, and J N Henderson to G W White for a Travine survey lot. Also mentions seed catalog promo.
The next Record and Chronicle classified ad section hints at possible listings you may want to check. Readers are advised to review forthcoming pages for details and contact points.
Mrs H F Schweer hosted a Wednesday afternoon bridge gathering with three tables of guests. The game trophy went to Mrs Laurence Schweer and guest prizes were awarded to Mrs Banks of Fordyce Arkansas and Mrs Siedd of Fort Worth. Miss Florence Sledd of Fort Worth won a general prize in a cut. A salay course was served to dames J C Coit K B Allen L H Schweer Joe Long P Lipscomb Charles Saunders Herbert Walden Sledd Fort Worth Banks Fordges and Misses Lee Williams and Florence Sledd Fort Worth
Oklahoma City February 2 The trial of Mrs Gentry took an abrupt turn as her attorneys accused Jesse K Mack. The case concerns the alleged murder of her husband and develops amid courtroom debate and new allegations.
Advertisement proclaims Danderine hair cleanse makes hair light, wavy and fluffy in minutes. It asserts removing dandruff and itching, preventing fall, and promises new hair growth after weeks with a 25 cent bottle from druggists.
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