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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
3
A collage of short ads includes help wanted for a girl to do house work and milking, found and lost notices, a coat, a gold chain fob, chains, a steam laundry job, rental and sales offers, furniture and college ads, and farm land trade notes. Names include T Taylor J J McCook L Fulton Mrs Wright and J E Arnold among others.
S A Bushey and J M Gurley advertise as cement contractors offering first class concrete walks or brick work. They invite readers to get estimates and arrange work at a right price.
Several firms list moving and dray services with new and old phone numbers. Brownlow Strickland and Parkes Lester promote first class prompt service with two new moving vans and household moving as a specialty. Additional ads include W A Brashbar, manager, offering quick messenger service.
Dr W A Jones, dentist at West Side Square in Denton Texas and J W Fralin, dentist located middle of block on South Side Square up stairs.
Veterinary practice run by Dr. W. E. Botts expands with a new office at Lipscomb Plock near Denton Transfer Co. A change of contact numbers updates to new phone 70 and residence lines old 486, new 132, signaling updated reach.
W W Billingsley lists old phone 330 and new 148 for autos for hire. A R McGintie, old 91, operates office over Long & King renting furnished rooms and houses across East West South and North Denton. Also offers scavenger work at No 30% and requests calls by phone.
Prompt and reliable service offered for baggage transfer with contact details. Mentions new plane 70 and old 34, and a stable location on Walnut street. 276tfc
Democratic primary guidance lists candidates for State Senate district district Montague as R L Cable and James R Wiley and for County offices including Treasurer M Reeve Sheriff W Co Orr W Fry, Clerk O T Button, Attorney RE Wilson, Superintendent J J MecCook, District Clerk WW Durbin, Justice Precinct 1 William McCormick, Constable Precinct 1 George Watson Sullivan G Kindred, Commissioners John Morgan and J B Johnson, plus other listed names and districts.
Local notes report multiple residents traveling to or returning from Dallas and nearby towns. Visitors include Lomax, MeNtel, Inge Jr, Goode, and Francis family members. County Attorney Wilson and Miss Hawkins connected to Lewsville and Enns, with Wheat yield updates from Dr. Pennington area.
You Get Satisfaction When you get a Moon Bros. Buggy or Carriage. These buggies have been sold in Denton for a great many years and have always given satisfaction. Ask anyone who has owned a Moon Bros. Before you buy a buggy, we would like to show you the Moon Bros.
J H Allsworth, U S Department of Agriculture agent, urges irrigation to boost truck farming in Denton County. He cites examples from Brown and other counties, noting tanks and small dams can store surface water to double or quadruple yields, with profits from four acres reaching 1600 dollars.
A switch engine fatally injured Captain John C. Watty in Texarkana yesterday. The notice, likely a brief obituary or incident report, reports the death and gives a business ad for Long & King grocery with phone number 44.
Advertises Dr King’s Life Pills as a cure for weakness bad blood and foul breath claiming new strength fine complexion pure breath and cheerful spirits. Priced at 25 cents from J F Raley & Co and promoted by Long & King with grocery delivery by phone 44.
Miss Emma Belle Lipscomb hosts a casual dance at her father Dr Lipscomb home on West Oak Street with music by Addie Melson and Lois Bailey. About twelve guests attend and refreshments are served after intermissions.
A Boston man lost his leg from an insect bite two years earlier. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advised to prevent inflammation from stings. It relieves swelling and pain and heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, and bruises. Only 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
Elbert Riley, 27, nephew of G W Elbert, died Saturday in Garza after a two week typhoid illness. Physicians had little hope for recovery on Friday and Saturday. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Elder C E Wooldridge, with interment in Garza cemetery.
Mrs. J. F. Stanley of 45 Bois D Arc Street Denton credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing her backache and kidney pain after a relative who used them. She bought from J. F. Raley & Co. Drug Store and reports improved energy and health. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
Every Atlante and Gulf port enforces strict bubonic plague precautions. Surgeon General Blue telegraphs health officials from Portland to Galveston to collect and destroy rats on the waterfront. Plague breaks out at Havana and Porto Rio.
Southbound departures include No. 208 at 7:55 p m No 209 Limited 7 55 p m No 205 Flyer 7 06 p m No 201 Express 2 35 p m Northbound lists No 206 Flyer 9 45 a m No 210 Limited 8 58 p m No 202 K C Special 4 42 p m
A Denton display promotes refined stationery for writing love letters and notes. The feature urges choosing elegant paper over ordinary tablet sheets to impress friends while they are away on vacation.
J W Skies and J A McCrary acquire the Palace of Sweets on the west side of the square from A W Swindoll. McCrary previously served as business manager under Swindoll. New management took charge Saturday.
Our city thrives when residents invest locally instead of sending money elsewhere. The piece urges building up the community by spending within it to support local welfare and prosperity.
A fragmented timetable lists Texas and Pacific rail lines with southbound departures to Dallas and Wichita, noting various numbers such as No 382064 and No 7138 and times around 2:35 pm 4:30 pm. It appears as a partial schedule snippet with several train numbers and ports, lacking full context.
A telephone dispatch to Joe Gambit notes Mr Williams suffered a leg fracture. his son was in Denton to be informed. J F Raleys move to West Oak home costs 4000 to 5000 dollars. Will Collins sustained a minor scalp wound at the wood yard requiring seven stitches. Deeds recorded transferring property on West Oak and 14 acres near the Industrial College for 3006 dollars. A Sunday shower reached Denton but not the west area, with heavier rain southeast and east. corn awaits rain.
W. E. Smoot from Justin reports a serious condition along the Santa Fe due to grain car shortages. T. A. Robinson, buying wheat at Ponder, confirms the shortage there with few cars promised. Result is that wagon wheat from western county moves to Denton, some hauled twenty miles.
Regular dinners every day. Don’t worry about going home for your diner. Eat with us. A little care given to the buying of fresh vegetables insures you of always getting fresh vegetables here. Turner Bros., Phones 7.
A short notice from Turner Bros inviting customers to become regular patrons. Promises careful, prompt attention and consistently fresh groceries at their store.
A brief advert highlights many satisfied telephone users describing quick accommodating attention. It notes long distance service expanding to new places and invites inquiries about the offer.
The column notes shoe merchants advertise to lure customers to inspect stock. It highlights a classified offer: five cents for a five word rate across the Daily and Weekly papers, reaching about 15,000 people and 2,050 families at a low cost.
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