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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
3
Classifieds show multiple short notices including WANTED-TO-TRADE items inc incubator and yard work, FOR SALE hogs and wood, WANTED-HELP needed for child care, FOUND watches and horse, FOR RENT furnished cottages and rooms, property for sale or trade with acreage, DENTISTS and REPAIR services, DAIRIES and harness shop, quick messenger service, and various small business notices.
A. R. M. Gintle advertises furnished rooms and houses for rent in Denton. Offices located one door east of Exchange National Bank, serving all city directions north south east and west.
Local notices list curb market ads for Sublett & Son and Frank Wilkinson meat markets. West Oak Street and S Elm Street sites are noted with fresh and tender meats and contact phones Old 212 and New 14.
The 4c Blacksmith Shop on Newer Street advertises reliable services specializing in wheels, whetstone work, and buggy repairs.
Barmer shops Fern Matthews' barber shop on the West Side inviting customers to join the list of well pressed patrons.
W W Billingsley offers auto rental service with contact numbers old 330 and new 148 for reservations and inquiries.
LIVERY AND PEED STABLES, MOREMAN AND LUSTER AT THE Red Barn keep good horses stylish buggies and lots of feed. Both phone THE CITY LIVERY STABLE sid phone 62 New 28. Stylish rigs and horses single and double. West 4ekory Street.
An Arkansas advertisement at Elm Street promotes shops for corn hay and feedstuffs with best stove and seater wood, offering prompt delivery and full measure. Contact via both phones.
Veterinary services advertised by Dr W B Botts and Veterinary Ian with office at Johnson Bros barn West Hickory Street. Contact numbers 123 and 298 blue. Rescience Shone old 486 new 298 blue.
Advertisement notes affordable prices for concrete sidewalk and brick work offered by S and S A Bushey with contact phones 185 and Gurley listed.
Brownlow Strickland advertises drag work and household moving in New Shenold with contact options at Exchange National Bank building.
Denton Transfer Co operated by H. M Morrison announces new phone 34 and old 70 for calls anywhere in the city. Provides trunks and baggage handling from the Lipa comb building.
Short ad note listing contact W. H. Parks for a float line repair or refresh with a phone number 3423. The fragment mentions preparation work and a local update.
Henry Bowman Jr of Plano testified after a Fort Worth killing that J B Sneed warned of a plan to follow and retrieve his wife, showing deep concern before the incident. He said Sneed had not made threats against A G Boyce Sr.
Two white men forced entry at H. McWhenny residence in Brownwood and abducted his 16 year old daughter Marie with a pistol. They cut her curls and warned they would mark her before releasing her. She returned home and authorities have no suspects.
The piece notes Queen Mary and the monarchy’s struggle to bar divorced women from court while foreign royals and Russian society shift toward accepting divorce. It cites figures from Victoria’s era to modern St. Petersburg, mentioning General Soukhomlinov’s wife and Countess Witte as prominent divorcees linked to court life.
In Tuesday through Wednesday sessions the Rowe versus Crutchfield suit on note ended with a mistrial after a peremptory charge. Probate lists estate appraisers for E P Lusk. Other civil cases, including Fain Smith damages, went to juries with named jurors.
Receipts at Port Worth Worth yard on January 23 show cattle 2800 calves 800 hogs 1400. Beef market fell 10 to 15 cents with quotations down 25 to 50 cents. Beef steers top at 6.10 dollars, averages 5.25 to 5.60. Cows 3 to 4 and 5 dollars. Calves 3.75 to 6 tops, 5.50 typical. Hogs top at 6.35, with prices slipping from yesterday’s levels.
Denton items today show little change with the same prices and shifts as yesterday. Market activity remains steady as buyers and sellers navigate the midweek trade.
Wednesday cotton receipts were fairly good though lint offerings were not very choice. Seed price ranged from $2.50 to $2.75 while lint traded between $9.50 and $9.58.
Local prices show corn shelled at regular and car lot discounts, wheat at 1.15 per bu, cottonseed meal and hulls with wholesale and retail ranges, corn chops hay and straw prices, eggs and butter modestly ranged, potatoes and sweet potatoes priced, chickens hogs and cows listed with wholesale and retail marks, bacon and pork products priced, corn meal and flour figures, and assorted goods for sale across farm and market categories. The catalog notes varying wholesale versus retail amounts and emphasizes current market levels.
The case involving John Hyper for murder is scheduled to be called on Thursday after completion of tibial procedures. The court will determine next steps in the McKinney matter.
In Fort Worth on January 24 the state rested in John Hyder's murder case, with defense testimony beginning. The trial of Zack McKinney, linked to the same crime, was postponed to Thursday. Witnesses described the night of the fatal shooting near the Tarrant Denton county line, the discovery of the peddler Schlesinger's body, and the youths Hyder and McKinney's arrest amid a tense Lewisville search, with their confession admitted in court.
Miss Es telle Stuart traveled to Denton. Harve Henry and Miss Myrtle Starr wed on Monday. Several residents visited relatives in Denton and Prairie Mound. Mrs. S P Roach suffered bruises from a yard fall while Mrs. Arnold visited her daughter nearby.
A Katy Railway collision eight miles north of Houston injures one conductor and a Galveston woman seriously, with thirteen others lightly hurt. The report from Bartlett notes the wreck occurred last night and details the injuries while the station urges readers to check daily ads for money-saving bargains.
Advertises Curtis Menthol Balm made of menthol camphor and antiseptics for chest colds. Recommends applying warm, then using Curtis Laxative Syrup at bedtime. Promotes reliable reputation and high satisfaction. pricing 25c and 50c.
Farmers finish cotton harvest and prepare land for a new crop. Grandparents of Mrs W D House returned to Raines County. Ben Brown and family visited Mr Hope north of Denton. Misses Kate and Edith Lacy visited Mrs John Wright in Denison. Henry Vaughan and family were in Denton. Rev G E Glasspool preached here Sunday. Homer Jameson and wife visited Milt Brown in Denton. Mrs Alfred Green of south of Denton visited home folks here. W W Combest visited his son Wm Combest. John Stover and family moving to Denton. A L Anderson and family in Curath. Steve Dawe in Lloyd.
Light rain last week made ground too wet to plow for a few days. Manuel Hopking and family from Dallas visit. Mrs M J Aly is sick. John Smilard and wife stopped by. Charlie Calvert’s son goes to Denton for abscess operation. W E Calvert in Garza. G E Williams to Denton. Will Warren moves from Oklahoma. P D Burnell and family from Lewisville visit. Ed Hawk of Houston and P D B Kinnemer and daughter from Grapevine here. A G Roberts and wife hosted young people Friday.
Mary Hodge and children stay in Decatur while Mrs. R Y McIntyre visits her sister in Krum. Several locals travel to Fort Worth and Denton. illnesses noted include meningitis scare in the neighborhood and several residents listed as sick.
Blue Mound notes a boy birth to Mr and Mrs Wm Kiner. Ed Wiebush and wife from near Bolivar visited. They recently moved from Wil's county. Mrs F W Ernst returned from Palmer with her mother Mrs A Borth and sister Mrs Ed Wiebush and children. Grandma Ford remains sick.
The Sanger report notes delightful weather and multiple local movements. Rev Binyon traveled to Denton for an installation sermon for Rev H B Boyd, and the Woman's Home Mission Society held an installation service at the Methodist church. several residents travel and family illness mentioned.
In Garza Jan 23 residents report Mrs H P Swisher moved to Houston. Ella and Mrs Sam Chandler attended Denton visits, James Peters and J M Sanders were in Denton, Dan Garrison and Walter Long in Little Elm, Geo Sparkman moved to Denton, Dr Frecher and Dr W C Gotcher were in Dallas and Oklahoma City respectively, Ester Allen of Denton visited relatives, Neal Chandler returned to Childress county. Since the last rain farmers...
Special January Prices to close out our line of cosmetics advertise Coalgate Toilet Water at 75c and Coalgate Cologne at 50c and 25c. Soap and Gettings Talcum are offered at 25c each with three bars for a low price. Customers urged to buy now before stock runs out.
Plowing and ground conditions are good with active movement in the agriculture line. Wheat appears healthy and farmers in the area plan a 25 percent reduction in cotton acreage. Garza school closed three days for diphtheria last week and health officer visited from Denton. school resumed after cleanup. Visitors include W C Dickson Denton G Herd Rector Bud Grace Little Elm J C Melton Roanoke Rev Lampton Lewisville W S Wadkins Waketon Bob Turner Bartonville.
Entries note moves and visits by residents and relatives. O H Harbin and family relocated from Richardson to Lewisval e area, families including Savage and McFall attended events, and several residents traveled to Dallas Fort Worth and Denton for visits and marriages.
An old advertorial copy touts Cascarets as a quick cure for liver bile, clogged bowels, and upset stomach. It promises a clear head and cheerfulness by morning after a 10 cent box, noting children enjoy the taste and that the product never grips or sicken.
A brisk call to action urges readers to seize limited time offers in today’s ads. The message emphasizes urgency and immediate action for advertised items.
Public notice announces trustee J W Sullivan will sell the Argyle Lot 5 Block 20 Denton county Texas on the first Tuesday in February 1912 to satisfy a note of $100 with 10 percent interest and attorney fees. Sale at the Denton county courthouse. Debtor H H Miller and beneficiary Sallie G Roberts. Appointment dated August 15 1910.
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