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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
4
The notice extols freezers and coolers as essential comforts amid hot days. It argues the economy of choosing reliable, well-made items and stresses the value of dependable goods, especially those offered by the seller.
The seller announces a complete stock of toilet soaps for hot sticky weather. All advertised kinds, medicated and perfumed soaps, and favorites are available.
An old advertisement touts Rose or Violet Harmony glycerine soap delicately scented. The note claims the soap is worth double the price asked and offers a deal of three for 25 cents.
Miss Ina Portwood leaves Monday for Fort Worth then visits Miss Kate Waddell before hosting a Boyd house party at J. M. Portwood's home. Guests include Cynthia Hines Kate Waddell Velma Neal Agnes Neal Lessie Wren and Versie Jones. Baby portraits special and cabinet photos offer through August 1. Also feed corn sale at Alliance Mill 40 cents a bushel with sacks supplied.
The City Federation and Chamber of Commerce plan a mass meeting at the commercial club rooms to discuss cleaner city goals. They seek resident cooperation for vacant lot cleanup and back alley and square area improvements, with city sections assigned to leaders for inspection.
Denton County reports first melons from Turner Bros with corn and damaged feed items offered. Store promotes fresh produce and poultry fodder at 40c for fine feed. Phones 7 and 44 Long and King advertised groceries and goods with a vendor lien note offer. Record and Chronicle office listed for contact.
Guidance on proper use of prescriptions to help doctors achieve best results. Emphasizes careful filling of prescriptions, fresh pure drugs, skilled compounding by experienced staff, and delivery to all city areas at no extra charge.
Mrs. G E Richards and several neighbors are reported ill with various ailments including gag trills and gastritis. Infractions include typhoid recovery, tonsillitis, lagrippe, and scarlet fever isolation. Nearby construction spans new homes on West Mulberry and West Sycamore streets, plus water mains on Avenue A and Fannie Street. City projects include Ben Sullivan home finish and a M L Henderson bungalow in progress. The Maccabees meet postponed due to Chamber of Commerce, while Assessor Ledbetter receives a $5,000 voluntary rendition increase from North Texas Gas Co.
Fine feed for chickens and hogs noted. Claim of asthma treatment trial and full information free of charge offered by Frontier Asthma Company located Room 102 Buffalo, N.Y. Also a note that South Texas comb honey is available from Turner Bros. supplying sacks.
John Swartz's Studio over Postoffice offers cabinet photos for 4.95 dollars with guaranteed quality. Denton Texas advertisement notes a price valid through August 1st.
F J Cheney & Co of Toledo receives 15 year endorsement from signers as perfectly honorable and financially able to meet obligations. National Bank of Commerce Toledo supports the filing. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised with testimonials and 70 cent price. Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
A traveling sales pitch departs Denton at 7 p m Tuesday for Fowlerton with a special car and berths promising large crops in new Texas land. It touts cabbage lettuce and Bermuda onions high returns, seven tons of alfalfa per acre first year, irrigation guarantees and milder summers, with land at 35 dollars per acre and easy payments. J H McAnear contacts at the City Hotel.
A lady novelist bets a month to find a new sensation and wins love in a coast village, yet breaks two hearts. Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist is a western comedy with Augusta Carney as the hypnotized target and a comic rescue. When Love Loses Out follows Jennie Knox pursued by two suitors, neither of whom wins.
Wun Lung and Mary Murphy run a laundry business while Mandy Jackson opens a white-only laundry to oppose them. The two men form a trust to direct others to work for them, and the piece notes a blessing. The program praised today asserts a clean cool house and thanks patrons.
S J Carroll arrives from Dallas. F W Smith of Carrollton arrives on business. Cc L Mellvain tours Dallas on business. F S Blair travels to Dallas on business. W H Bruce also to Dallas on business. R F Hastin heads to Lewisville for business. J T Simmons takes a short business trip to Lewisville. Vera Lynch returns from a weeks visit with relatives in Houston. John Pegram of Cloud visits here then goes to Dallas. Alex Hoskins returns home to Hebron after a few days on business. George Roark of the Chamber of Commerce returns from Mineral Wells. Ashburn Cowan of the Dallas post office visits his grandmother in town. Mr and Mrs A R Drake guests of Mrs Kelly return home with Miss Anna McMurray. G T Turner moves from West Hickory to newly purchased West Mulberry home from W B McClurkan. Mr and Mrs P B Wolfe of Mangu, Oklahoma, stay a few weeks with Capt and Mrs John Bacon and plan to move to Dallas by Sept 1. Mrs W M Ball of Birmingham Alabama visits Miss Kittie Kinard.
Turner Bros advertise pork and beans priced at 5 10 and 15 cents inviting customers to try one. The brief notice highlights the penny and nickel offerings as a value choice for shoppers.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York hails Dr King s New Life Pills as the king of all laxatives they bless his family and he always keeps a box at home Get a box and get well Price 25 cents Recommended by J F Raley Co damaged corn by fre or water with this ad
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promoted for cuts burns bruises with a customer testimonial from J H Polance of Delvalle Texas praising its effectiveness on a child’s cut foot. The ad claims the salve is the world’s best and sells for two cents recommended by J T Raley & Co.
A local business promotes its service as stand out by the value of what it delivers rather than the products sold. Customers are invited to experience prompt, reliable delivery and consistent quality with every order. The message emphasizes trust and ongoing customer care.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Atkinson living four miles west of town died Thursday Interment was in the I C O F cemetery. Other items note Naomi Harmonson visiting Fort Worth and families visiting Wes Texas.
A local grocer announces a campaign inviting customers to shop in August with a promise that the store will make it pay. The notice emphasizes savings and steady supply, aiming to attract regular shoppers.
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