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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
4
A local tailor advertises cleaning and pressing for men’s clothing and skirts, with pickup and delivery service. The business operates at No. 6 West Side Square and mentions a new phone number 40.
Hatters Cleaners Tailors and Dyers offer a fully equipped dry cleaning plant with sanitary steaming press and steam dye works. They clean and reblock all hats with experienced staff and promise lower rates than city rivals. Pickup and delivery to all city areas.
R L Bass remains ill while Chas Kirkpatrick shows slight improvement. A large basket picnic is planned for Lynchburg on Saturday. John McQuigg and G Renfro have sold their Palestine theater. McQuigg returns to Denton and Renfro to Hillsboro. Local ads promote Ideal restaurant beverages and ice cream, Alliance Milling watermelon, purity butter, Long and Turner products, Garrison and Kimmins castor oil, Wilson Hardware sanitary plumbing services.
On Tuesday morning the county court docket lists several pleas and penalties. Durbin's continuance motion denied for local option law violation. Clark pleads guilty to carrying a stolen item with $100 fine. Coleman pleads guilty to petty theft with $10 fine and one day in jail. Hammett pleads guilty to carrying a pistol with $100 fine. Skinner pleads guilty to local option law violation with $25 fine and twenty days in jail. Dugan transferred to juvenile docket for malicious mischief. Hampton pleads guilty to aggravated assault with $25 fine.
Be sure you are right take your prescriptions to Minnis Drug Store. Wilson Hardware offers free estimates on plumbing. Delicious marmalade at Curtis Fountain. Ideal Restaurant invites with ice cold watermelon or cantaloupe. Sounds good eats better.
A small tornado-like cyclone observed Monday afternoon in Northeast Denton performed typical wind tricks. Eyewitness H B Beck from the Industrial noted dust plumes and a rising whirl that touched ground and rose again before a heavy glass shattered at the T B Berry home in North Denton. Rain was light in the business district, leaving only scattered drops.
A city project requires 15750 feet of trenching to complete the Denton sewerage system. Major work targets West Hickory and West Oak streets with detailed remaining lengths listed for each: West Hickory 410, 4550, 1300. West Oak 3000. Welch 600. Finer 350. J. B. Denton 450. Barnard 700. Petal 780.
Denton cotton men and merchants discuss the timing of the first bale. W B McClurkan predicts mid August, noting recent years saw first bales arrive on August 27 with Bert Bragg T A Henry and W F Luttrell bringing the first bale in each year. Guy's ice cream room remains a popular escape on hot days.
G W Elbert of McKinney Street reports an unusual crop in his garden where extreme heat caused about six ears of corn to pop during shucking last Saturday. He displays ears at his store to verify the claim amid skeptical doubts.
Five local post office employees gain annual raises this month. Hollang Neely, Ray Bishop, and Evans Embree each receive $200 increases, while Holland Neely and Truman Stroud obtain $100 raises.
A parade of movers and visitors fills the page. B L Spencer of Lewisville stops by, while F A Haustein travels from Galveston to Corpus Christi. Numerous families including the Smoots, Lilian Sullivan, Cornelia Gillespie, Ben Sullivan, Fay and Willie Sullivan, A E Wharton and baby, and the Dowdells gather, visit, or travel. A group plans summer in Colorado, while Will Williams and James Barnes head to New York Chicago and St Louis for fall marketing. Rev Dr Wm Spurgeon visits for an M E church South talk and is hosted by B H Deavenport. Amy Craddock Ward Dabney plans Philippines voyage with F M Craddock.
Frontier Asthma Company invites readers to trial a home asthma treatment with complete information at no charge. The offer promises a cure and directs inquiries to Room 702, Buffalo, New York. Pineapple sherbet available at Curtis' Fountain.
A contractor offers to handle plumbing connections and bill estimates, claiming better pricing and ability to complete work. He invites phone contact for estimates and promises to furnish them gladly.
The Dry Goodsman praises Oscar L. Elbert advertising the Hall Scruggs & Co. circular for a one week sale Monday to Saturday. Three thousand circulars plus newspaper ads were distributed. results exceeded expectations due to careful distribution and compelling design.
A brief note shows a price of 50 cents for a product titled Man and His Mate at Curt's Drug Store. The citation highlights a small local sale or promotion in a neighborhood shop setting.
The Palace Restaurant advertises best dinner in the city with short orders and lunch at all hours. Open from 5 30 a m to 11 30 p m with fresh fish daily. A G McMath proprietor.
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