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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1913
Page
3
A large signet ring believed wrapped in a bundle is missing since July 2 at Jarrel-Evans Dry Goods Co. Finder urged to return to Jarrel-Evans. A bunch of keys is also lost and should be returned to the office.
Public notice advertising a lease or rental of a suite of rooms that were formerly used by Ellis Lodge. Interested parties may contact via P O Box 706 or apply at the issuing office.
Self feeder steel hay press sulky rake Buck rake and five foot rake offered at factory prices. For details contact J. P. Magee in Denton Texas.
Two houses available on the car line offered for sale or rent. Contact T. E. Berry for details.
Prepaid to any railroad station in Denton county at 2.25 dollars per case of 24 No 2 cans. F M Morris Aubrey Texas. For sale a good milch cow will give four gallons per day See T A Robinson 2846.
For sale 25 head of young graded cows and heifers at J. H. Gray, Krum. Also 20 acres with improvements one half mile north of town and lots for sale. Also business houses and lots. Phone 183 or see L. Fulton.
For sale low and three pigs and eight shoats listed by Y M Turpin contact old phone 462.
Classified note offers a fresh Jersey milk cow for sale with location 72 South Elm and a new phone number 267-green. The fragment lists contact method and product in a brief local notice.
For sale a number of register Duroc Jersey pigs advertised by S. S. Ball with price noted as 281¢. Sale listing appears as a brief classified item from a historical paper.
Small down payment advertised for a five room house priced at $800. The balance is described as a rent-like arrangement with payments made through Dr. W. A. Jones.
Plain sewing services advertised with guaranteed satisfaction and low rates. Also a job notice seeking a neat boy and two men to board with rooms at 62 Pearst, plus a phone number for contact.
Help wanted for a woman with boarding house or similar experience. Good salary for qualified applicant. Call at Studdard Hall or ring old phone 138.
Local ad promotes storage of household goods at reasonable rates by John B. Schmitz. Mention includes furniture and gas stoves available for storage.
An old newspaper ad on East McKinney Street promotes J T Simmons grocery and feedstuffs with special attention to country produce. It notes a Jersey bull in service and lists old and new phone numbers 474 and 266.
Ben Fritz advertises imported stock duck eggs at 6 dollars per 13 with specials and utilities. Parcel post available from P O Box 561 Denton.
Furnished rooms for rent in Texas offered by A. R. McGintie located over Wilson-Hann with old phone 861. Description lists rents for north south east and west sections.
The business announces a new phone line for household moving with first class service at reasonable rates. Les ter and Miles operate Lester and Sherrod office.
Fragmentary notice mentions Mrs. A. L. Alexander at 121 North Elm and a peculiar telephone reference 338-blue. The readable text presents a local notice with unspecified action and party.
Two strong men available to move trunks and baggage. Reliable service for steps and stairs.
Fragmentary notice advertises animals and property for sale on East McKinney Street. Mentions two top bulls including a black Jersey and a fawn Jersey. Also references season 66 cash and a house on Laja Street.
Henry Ealtreuther of East Ey Street offers wood crafting and horseshoeing services including general bending and repair work. Local patrons are advised to inquire about specialty framing and wagon wheel repairs.
A damaged ad fragment lists Ben Sulli and Cid with phone numbers 29 and 3% offering fresh mest on the West Side Square.
Peacock Bros announce a new restaurant in Lipscomb block offering short orders and square meals on Monday. They advertise sanitary milk and cream from Portwood and Hodges and list contact as New phone 426 and Qld hone 297.
Lester & Pasoball announce first house moving specialty with office for Bros. Both phones listed.
Wanted second hand refrigerator at least 100 pounds in good condition. Old phone 41644-3R. PAY CASH for junk beer bottles rubber boots shoes auto bicycle bogey tires brass and copper. J. A Stroud 25 E Sycamore Old phone 596. Freight Transfer Co office Kincaid wagon yard West Oak street. If you want your furniture moved call us. Anything in the array line. Special attention.
Arkansas Mill on Elm Street offers chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measures. Both phones.
W. E. Botts, graduate veterinarian, operates from Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street in Lipscomb block. New telephone 132. residence old phone 486. new 269 for office.
W W Billingsley offers auto repairs and hire services with contact numbers old 330 and new 448. He advertises automobile repairs and rental or hire options.
W A Brashears offers messenger service and account handling for 10 percent of money collected. Call 31 for quick service.
Dr M. L. Martin, A. B., M. D. advertises as treating diseases of eye ear nose throat and fitting glasses. Office located over Ra ley a Co. déw.
Charles Saunders announces his dental office will relocate to a new location over Long and King after February 1. Both phone numbers remain in use.
Dr. W. A. Jones and W. N. Rowell D. D. 8. run offices near the south side square with locations on West Side Square and over McCray’s.
J W Fralin dentist located at South Side Square in the middle of the block upstairs in Denton Texas offers dental services to residents seeking oral care.
Piano tuner H. E. Starkloff offers expert service advertised through Schmitz Furniture Store contact. Includes phone listing and storefront reference in 299p catalog.
Short classified note offers scavenger work via calling phone number 307 for those seeking odd jobs or scavenging tasks.
J M Gurley offers first class concrete walks at the right price and invites estimates from customers.
A note from S A Bushey offers estimates for high grade cemeteria and brick work. Call the new phone 931 or visit to get an assessment of the project.
The notice lists postal letters and cards undelivered on July 6 1913 in two sections Ladies and Gentlemen. It names addressees such as Miss B L Kreke Miss Ina Scherer Miss Inez Threadgill Miss Celeste Wallis Mrs I B Whitener Mrs J A Woodward and Messrs Hershall Barrow Cargyle Virgil Hutchinson J MecCoover T W Marsh John and Fam Verdue Clyde. Advertised letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington DC on July 20 1913 if not claimed. A one cent charge applies per item when called for.
A compact slogan ad urges customers to judge the business by its delivery quality. Turner Bros. invites trial, highlighting dependable service as the core value and competitive edge.
A Buffalo man recommends Dr King's New Life Pills calling them the King of all laxatives. The advert notes benefits for constipation headaches indigestion and dyspepsia. Sold at 25 cents with recommendation from J F Raley & Co.
Toney's worth six photos for Soc twelve postcards for 1.60 dollars. Boys and girls sixty five years old receive one photo free. John Swartz Studio located over the post office.
A rounded claim advertises Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder problems diabetes and rheumatism. It markets universal health benefits with strong assertions and patient testimonials.
The commissioners court will hold a major July term with the tax levy as the centerpiece. A proposed rise in road and bridge taxes from 16 2 3 to 25 cents per hundred is expected, earmarking about 15000 dollars annually for permanent road work. A road bond election petition may be presented, with calls to adjust district lines to inform voters on planned improvements. Routine June-term matters also require attention.
Avalee Bush, sixteen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Tom Bush of Southeast Denton, died Monday at seven from a bowel trouble complication. She was taken to a local doctor and then to her grandmother Mrs. Nellie Bush at 450 Morris street. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Nellie Bush’s home, Rev. Oscar T. Cooper presiding, with interment in the city cemetery.
Col Hughes, who spoke to a large Princess Theatre audience Saturday, will personally lead a cheap day excursion from Fort Worth to Fowlerton in LaSalle County Texas. Prospective buyers are urged to trade and seek a home where crops rarely fail and land is inexpensive. Contact J. H. McAnear at the City Hotel in Denton, Texas for details.
The Harrison Company presented the four act comedy drama Her Cowboy Suitor to a large audience at the tent theatre Saturday night. Mrs Espay led the cast with notable credit and after intermission The Doctor's Prescription was shown as a short playlet. Saturday marked the final performance in Denton after a three week stay, leaving theatregoers regretful.
The Princess presents Hiawatha in four reels. The feature took a full year to make and the management promises lifelike scenes faithful to the natural setting of the Longfellow poem.
At the B Airdome manager Berry promotes a vaudeville attraction headlined by Happy Doc Holland and features the Alfretta sisters Master George Allie Grover Adair Ed Lynch and Marie Millett as repliners along with usual picture features.
Elgin Illinois mother claims Kickapoo Worm Killer rid her children of worms. The candy lozenge is advertised to expel worms regulate bowels and restore health. Sold by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in Philadelphia and St. Louis with a 25 cent price.
Denton Traction Co announces street cars will stop running at 9 tonight and will not resume until late tomorrow July 8 due to necessary repairs at the power house.
Readers engage with the daily Aas Taal, praising its value and affordability. Many say they find items they want at lower prices than elsewhere, turning up profitable picks each day.
More dictionaries arrive at the Record and Chronicle office as editors add linguistic references to the growing reference room. The influx underscores ongoing help for readers and researchers seeking authoritative word lists.
East Os last week saw gutter work and three bridge resets. E Cocanougher rents Crad dock yard on South Elm and leads operations. A Wil end front window gets frosted glass replacing wood. Senior Epworth League meets Monday at 7 45 at First Methodist. Girls Canning Club meets Center Point led by Bernice Carter. Probate petitions filed for guardianship of Ritter children. Denton City Federation of Women's Clubs meets Monday afternoon at Chamber of Commerce to hear pure food and cleanup reports. Camping trip planned by Craddocks and McDonalds on Elm Creek. Third quarterly conference at First Methodist Wednesday 8 5 with officials. Argyle Woodmen to attend with candidates. Normal baseball on the road at Pilot Point. Sheriff arrests Sam Walker on theft charge from Whitten's barber shop. County commissioners attend road making demonstration. Humeley tractor to follow. W C Dillard fined for missing jury summons. payment allowed. Preach Rayzor delivers new two-ton truck to Alliance Milling, with two more trucks moving between Wichita Falls and Taylor.
The Alliance Milling baseball team signs two new players catcher Holmes from Aubrey a former T C U catcher and Ike Emory of Lewisville who played for Baylor this year. Clark Brown resigns to join Katy revaluation work. New men to replace and practice after six at the old D A park. A tie with the Normal team slated for next week.
Mrs. Peter Radford wife of the Texas Farmers union president died at home near Whitt Parker County at 2 am Sunday heart disease was the cause of death her husband is president of the union and the event occurred in Fort Worth July 7.
The shopper who buys only from home merchants is thrifty for she avoids mail order traps. She does not inflate orders to meet shipment quotas and buys less while meeting her real needs and wants through local sources.
A social gathering honored visitors Misses Cammie and Rebecca Cornelius of Clarksville and Keen Spencer of Lewisville with pink and white decor and sweet peas. Elia Vaughn won a corsage bouquet in a contest. Irene Jones of Sherman presided at the punch bowl and Homerette Whatley kept score. Local attendees included many regional young women and several area ladies.
The Justin Tribune reports the Methodist Church Children’s Day exercises were well carried out with an engaging program by the children. Edith Dawson won the grapho phone prize from Scott and Taylor. A girl was born to Dolph and wife on June 24 and another girl was born to Jim and wife on June 29.
30 000 voices praise Dean's Pills for kidney and backache relief. Denton resident J N Clark of 48 Stroud St reports sharp back pain and nocturnal soreness, saying Doan's Kidney Pills restore rest and enable work. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
If we pay at home our merchants will be more prosperous and help make the city prosperous. They can improve stores and unite people to work for them. Growth comes where labor is in demand as neighboring towns move here for work.
The piece urges residents to keep spending within the local economy to strengthen the city. It argues that every purchase stays local, supports welfare, and helps build a better community.
A fragmented note suggests readers seek bargain hardware pages in today’s paper, urging attention to price incentives. The fragment hints at worn skillet or pan and mentions advertisements offering cheaper items. No additional context or names are available.
Publication summons to unknown heirs of B F Lynch and Justine Castaine in a Denton County suit filed May 28 1913. Publication required weekly for 8 weeks in newspapers serving the Sixteenth Judicial District or nearest district, to answer in Denton District Court by August 25 1913 regarding land claimed since January 1 1913.
Plaintiff claims 428 acres in Denton County as original Lynch survey land. He details chain of title from 1838 headright certificate to Justine Castaine to M J Hall, noting destruction of records by fire in 1875. He asserts adverse possession and seeks to quiet title and remove cloud from deed loss and fire destruction.
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