Classified Ads Window from Denton Texas Era
Classified notices list wanted to rent house sales and employment notices. WJ Johnson seeks 5 or 6 room western city rental. Dowdell post office ad for cheap house and buggy. Walter Doyle listing 117tie 376 acres black waxy land near Slidell Denton county. boy wanted to deliver papers after school. insurance salesmen wanted with branch office experience. Lloyd McCullar advertises extra good buggy horse and buggy. purse lost between Taylor Hardware and Post Office with $20 reward.
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Denton County
Slidell
Gale
Walter Doyle RR. i
Krum
Texas
Taylor Hardware and Post Office
McGindle Rentals Advertise Citywide Housing
Rental agents offer furnished houses for rent in Denton. A. HK. McGindle North South East and West coordinates citywide listings. Office located one door east of Exchang National Bank.
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A. HK. McGindle
Denton
Exchang
National Bank
Poultry and Meats Ad for City Meats Market
City Meats Market on West Oak Street advertises poultry and meats with contact phones. Jublett & Son is also listed in the ad.
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City Meats Market
West Oak Street
Jublett & Son
Frank Wilkerson Meat Market at 8 Elm Street
Frank Wilkerson operates a meat market at 8 Elm Street offering fresh and trimmed meats. The business lists old phone 212 and new phone 4.
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Frank Wilkerson
Elm St
Blacksmith Shops Feature Old Reliable Lacy Shop
The Lacy Blacksmith Shop on Locust Street offers horse shoeing and buggy work with a reputation as an old reliable shop.
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Lacy
Reliable
Locust Street
Doctor Adverts and Local Services Include Piles Cure
J A Thomas M D offers non surgical cures for piles and women’s diseases in New Haven with attention to remedies. An ad promotes concrete sidewalks and brick work by A S Bushey.
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J. A. Thomas
M. D
Long & Kirg
New Ebonelle
Dentists and Moving Services Advertised in Denton
The notice lists Dr W A Jones and J W Fralin dentists with office details on West Side Square and South aide Square. It advertises dray and household goods moving services by Brownlow and Strickland with new phone 134 and old phone 46. Office is first door east Exchange National Bank.
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Brownlow & Strickland
East Exchange National Bank
Denton Transfer Co at Craddock Building a1 Elm Street
Denton Transfer Co operated by G W Dalton proprietor offers carriage and transfer wagon services to meet all trains day and night. Calls available anywhere in the city. New phone 70.
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Denton Transfer CO
G. W Dalton
Craddock Building
Elm St
New Phone 70
New Float Nine Anything You Need in the Way of Dravage
Phone number 342 supplied for floats and dravage needs. W. H. Parks is the proprietor offering services and goods.
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W. H. Parks
Magill and Shepard Offer Lock Repair and Key Making
Magill and Shepard advertise lock repair and key making services. They claim to repair all locks and create keys to fit any lock, inviting inquiries for service.
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Magill & Shepard
Tfc
North Side Fruit Stand Adverts Food and Phone Change
Goon Buff Rock Hens a case priced 50 to 75 cents each. Mrs. V Stong reports new phone 626. J A Minnerly listed. North Side fruit stand offers fruits nuts cold drinks and quick meals with ham burgers and short orders.
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J. A. Minnerly
North Side
W A Brashears Manager Offices Quick Messenger Service
W A Brashears, manager, lists two phones for Quick Messenger service. A A Andersons Harness and Shoe Repair moves to the first door east of Puckett's Grocery, 11sttc. Denton County News invites scavengers to contact No 307 for worn items.
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W. A. Brashears
Hamilton & Yeatts
A. A. Andersons Harness and Shoe Repair
Puckett's Grocery
Local Cotton Market Shows Wide Fluctuations
Wednesday's market was volatile with lint selling from 6.5 to 9 cents. Very little was offered and almost none in seed.
Market Quotations Mixed With Unchanged Prices
Wednesday miscellaneous market notes show wheat at 1 dollar and feed prices unchanged. Butter ranges 15 to 30 cents per pound, eggs down about 3 and a half cents per dozen, potatoes steady at 35 cents per peck and 1.35 dollars per bushel, sweet potatoes similar or lower.
Price List of Farm Commodities and Provisions
A dense catalog of shelled corn, wheat, cottonseed meal and hulls, cottonseed, venison products, hay, oats, eggs, butter, potatoes, sweet potatoes, poultry, hogs, cows, and various flour and grocery items with wholesale and retail prices. The list includes per ton, per bushel, per pound, and per hundredweight figures, reflecting market terms and contrasts between wholesale and retail.
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Hicken
Oper
Ihe
A&airie
Everglades Of Florida Described As Vast Impenetrable Swamp
The Everglades stretch miles long and 55 miles wide, a single vast swamp with islands from quarter of an acre to hundreds of acres. Islands harbor dense shrubbery vines and occasional pines. Water depths range one to six feet with rank grass on the bottom. July to October drenched season makes the area nearly impenetrable. With proper drainage the land could grow bananas and other fruits and become highly fertile.
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Everglades
Florida
Evers
Edes
Origins of the Grass Widow Expression Murky
The origin of the phrase grass widow remains disputed among authorities. Some credit a separated wife who told friends her husband “had gone to grass,” others cite the French grace meaning courtesy widow, while Scandinavian “grass” usage prompts theories linking to greed or longing for a missing husband.
Friendly Advice On Staying Married Says Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal quip notes the surprise of a marriage followed by advice to maintain it. It frames the idea as a light, witty column line about commitment and social expectations.
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Kansas City Journal
Subscribe: The Record Keeps You Posted On Current Events
The Record is read after supper by subscribers and tells what is doing in social world. It promises up to date news and invites readers to phone in an order.
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Record and Chronicle
Denton County
Denton
Local items show residents visiting relatives across towns
Lewisville and Aubrey notes report many residents visiting Denton Fort Worth Dallas and Wenon from January 1 to 2. Names include Blanche Vegan Horace Simmons Nelle Stubbs Katie Bass Mable Jenkins Edna Cowan and Milligan. School dismissals and diphtheria impact cited in Aubrey.
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Lewisville
Blanche Vegan
Fort Worth
J. R. Wisdom
Farmersville
Horace Simmons
Dalas
Nelle Stubbs
Wortham
Mable Jenkins
Stepper Wisdom
Denton
Maggiebelle Milliken
Katie Bass
Ola Degan
Carl
Dallas
W. Archer
Marie Cobb
J. F. Archer
van Alstyne
J. R. Simmons
Lair Buster
Wenson
Margueritte Lampson
Waxahachie
Mary Wallace
Arlington
Edna Cowan
Clarence Kavyk
K. H. Lee
Willie Dee Farrington
Helen Spencer
Stanley Farrington
B. Jenkins
Baylor University
Waco
Ed Lyles
Matte May Archer
John Milliken
Georgetown
C. M. Jacobsen
Wenton
Ola Stover
Florence Kays
Kila Saunders
Margie Sparks
Jerome
Henry Gibson
Sim Smith
Ames Hayes
Ies Nita
Venton
Hubbard Davis
Jim Degan
Ruby Shepherd
Reba Kenney
Minnie Wolfe
Frisco
Irene Powell
Yosita
Shumpert
Thenas
Mrs. Henley -Morgan
Hebron
Cooper News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Birth
In Cooper on Jan 2, Mrs. Cook of Dallas visited Mrs. Warren Sparks. Will Thomas and wife welcomed a son John Wearg on Jan 1. The family plans a move near Hutchins in Dallas County. Numerous relatives and friends, including Mrs. Tom Clayton and Mr. Boon, visit family across Denton and Venton regions.
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Cooper. Cooper
Cook
Dallas
Warren Sparks
W. D. House
Will ‘Thomas
John Wearg
Atutchins
Tom Clayton
Ed Laney
Reancoke
Boon
Famiy
Ort Worth
Boswort
Mississippi
Mr. Boon
John Stover
Denton
W. A. . Combest
John Wright
Hard McCauley
Adair
Venton
W. R. Laney
Tom Clayton Po'k Williams
Tawis Lott
Jone ‘Nix
Evans Payne
Will Ssumrow
News From Blue Mound Texas Highlights Local Visits
Miss Louise Hansel returns to Dallas after visiting home folks. Louis Schertz arrives from Fort Worth for a visit with Hansel family. Hansel travels to Kemp on business with son Frank. G Lange relocates near Krum. German M E church hosts sermon by Rev W Makowski, Epworth League program, then refreshments and prayer meeting. Ada Vomke departs to visit Wen ton.
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Blue Mound
Blue Mounw
Louise Hansel
Dallas
Louis Schertz
Fort Worth
F. Hansel
Kemp
Frank
G. Lange
Krum
M. E
Wm. Makowski
Epworth League
Ada Vomke
Wenton
Sanger News Also Features Local Happenings And Holiday Mentions
Sanger notes Rev. J Pierce preached in town and quarterly conference held, plus local building projects and visits. Reports on theater, family travels, university arrivals, and a large Christmas gathering with many relatives, a turkey dinner, and a Christmas tree.
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Sanger Sanger
J. &. Pierce
Gainesvile
M. E. Unurcy
Marston
Gotcher
Garza
Whitley
Pilot Point
Sam H. Sullivan
Venton
Marietta
Lancer
Jedediah Judkins J. P
R. V. Duncan
Ft. Worth
Johnnie May Rices
Fort Worth
John
Jewel Ric
Waco
Baylor University
J. R. Sullivan
A. Gotcher
Chicago
Sullivan
W. Bats
Ardmore
Helen Parilow
Hellene
N. M
Walter Sullivan
Ben Sullivan
Sanger
Lizzie Whitley
Pilot Pont
W. E. Partlow
Lizze Whitley
8. A. Gotcher
Marriage at Christmas in Belew area
Mrs. Jam e Hardwick of Garza and Mrs. Perry McInmney of Sherman attended Mrs. Martha Crowley. Oscar Bentley and Miss Kate Long wed on Christmas day with Rev. Hubert Long officiating. Several locals traveled to Dallas and Celina for events while a Christmas tree delighted children Alvie Broyles and Charley Green.
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Belew News
Belew
Jam’e Hardwick
Garza
Perry McNimney
Sherman
Martha Crowley
Oscar Bentley
Kate Long
Hubert Long
Tishomingo
Ohi
Amos Parsons
John Mann
Dallas
Alvie Broyles
Charley Green
Celina
Hattie Walling
Bethel News Briefs Resume School After Holidays
Weather is cold. School resumed yesterday after holidays. J. T. Morriss and sister Laura and Miss Elma Maxwell went to Denton Monday to resume school. Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Nowlin entertained the young people Wednesday night. Val Baggett and wife of Waketon visited Will Gaston.
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Bethel
J. T. Morriss
Laura
Elma Maxwell
Denton
Fayette Nowlin
Val Baggett
Waketon
Will Gaston
Sunnydale Weather, Mrs Hill Ill As School Reopens
Cold unsettled weather in Sunnydale News reports Mrs W A Hill is worse after three weeks of illness. School resumed Monday. Mrs Elrod hosted a Young Folks gathering. Several locals ill with pneumonia including Mrs Scott and Trey Hill. Neighbors entertainments noted and residents moving homes.
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Sunnydale
Sunnywya.le
W. A. Hill
Elrod
Scott
Trey
Tommie Hill
Charlie Xoach
Will Stuart
Ike Bennett
Jim Flangin
J. Gamblitz
A. M. Stinson
J. Latkn
Charie Starr
DF Yeck
W. Archer
Venton
Restore Gray Hair with Sage and Sulphur Remedy
A vintage remedy promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore natural hair color, stop hair loss, and curb dandruff. The ad touts ease of use, affordable 50 cent bottles, and wide druggist availability via special agent J A Minnis.
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Wyeth
J. A. Minnis
The Tariff Origin From Tarifa Fort in Spain
The word tariff derives from Tarifa a Moorish fortress on a southern Spanish promontory facing the Straits of Gibraltar. The Moors watched inbound and outbound merchant ships and levied duties from this site, giving rise to the term's usage.
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Spain
Straits of
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Ladies Protest Profanity at New York Golf Clubs
Women golfers in New York voiced objections to foul language on the links and in clubhouses. They discussed the matter in their clubs, noting male players are expected to be gentlemen though this is not always observed.
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New York
Lost and Found Ad Prompt for The Recor and Chronicle
The notice suggests using advertising in the Recor and Chronicle to recover lost articles. It emphasizes that color intact or misplaced items require a public listing to help owners reclaim belongings.
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Recor
Chronicle Lost and Found
Irishman's Work in China Forty-Nine Years of Sir Robert Hart
The article highlights Irish influence abroad, noting Peter Lacy in Russia and Irish nobility in various states. It recalls Sir Robert Hart who died after serving China for forty nine years and admired his constructive ability. It traces Hart’s Irish ancestry to Captain De Hardt and outlines enduring global Irish contributions.
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Russia
Robert Hart
China
Ireland
de Hardt
Land grant post Battle of Boyne to William SI recipient
A historical note identifies who received a grant of land from William I after the Battle of Boyne, linking land distribution to the aftermath of the conflict and the holders’ lineage.
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William SI
Boyne
Virginia Court Orders Sawmill Waste Moved From River
Residents along a stream sued to stop a local sawmill from dumping sawdust into the water. Farmers testified the dye and odor tainted the water and harmed cattle drinkability. The court ordered the mill to dispose of the refuse elsewhere.
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Virginia
Soldier’s War Wounds Healed by New Life Pills
A. K. Smith of Erie Pennsylvania credits Dr King’s New Life Pills with ending years of indigestion constipation and liver trouble. The veteran calls the remedy simply great and urges others with stomach liver or kidney woes to try it. Available for 26 cents at J F Raley & Co.
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A. K. Smith
Erie
Iron Ad Rush Sparks Urgent Daily Buy Now
A brisk promotional note urges readers to act quickly on today’s ads as prices and availability shift daily. It emphasizes immediate purchases for best chance at items of interest. The message echoes the fast pace of local shopping.
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