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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
3
The page lists buy and sell notices including brass iron and rubber items, peaches for sale at College of Industrial Arts, found pockets and umbrellas, farm equipment and a milk cow, rental listings for houses and a piano, and a lease notice for the Wright Opera House. Also seeks four salesmen for Caddo Oilfield and a phone contact.
Mrs. T. G. Caldwell offers high class dressmaking at 42 E F Hickory Street with a new phone number 417.
An insurance agent from Johnson agency offers fire, tornado, and accident coverage with strong assurances of proper handling. The message invites potential clients to switch to ten solid companies for reliable service.
FOR SALE A FINE YOUNG mare Reno stock can be seen at the Red Barn. 2965p SHETLAND PONIES FOR SALE young fat and gentle for children. ALBERT ADKISSON New phone 386. 284tfe SPECIAL WE ARE GIVING exceedingly low rates during 116 hot weather. We guarantee positions to graduates. Investigate. We re backed by fifty Draughon Colleges and $300 000 capital MPRAUGHON S BUSINESS COL LEGE Denton Texas. Is FOR SALE OUR LOT AND building on East McKinney street lot 100x230 building 40110 artesian well city water and sewer connections price 1600 Apply Denton Steam Laundry Co CHOPS BRAN CORN HAY ANd other feedstuffs Beat stove and heater wood on the market Prompt delivery full measure ARKANSAS MILL S Elm Street Both phones
Parks and Lester advertise moving and dray services with two new moving vans. They offer prompt service at reasonable rates for office, barn, and household moves. Contact via office phones 342 and 36 East Hickory address. Old phone 310 and 1613-3r or 381 ne.
Concrete walks and brick work by J M Gurley, a cement contractor. Get estimates for durable sidewalk and masonry projects at the right price.
Denton Texas listings show Dr W A Jones on West Side Square and Dr J W Fralin on South Side Square. Both practices are described as located in the middle of the block with offices upstairs.
Dr. W. Be Botts veterinarians announce office in Denton with transfer services. New phone 70 and old 34 listed. Residence phones 486 and new 1342. Lipscomb is mentioned with black notes and Denton Transfer Co appears in the listing.
A. R. McGintie at Old Phone 91 offers furnished rooms for rent in Denton with offices over Long and King and properties in Fast, West, South and North Denton.
Pyenpon Transfer Co offers baggage transfer and prompt service. New phone 70 replaces old 4. location Stable on Walnut Street.
Sale notice offering several Draughon Business College scholarships at bar gain. See George J. Roark. 157tte.
Several good second hand Oliver typewriters offered for sale at a bargain by J. E. McCabe located in the Exchange Bank building.
Dietrter Clerk W. E. Durbin T Higgins Juetice Precinct No 1 William McCormice Conatable Precinct No 1 George Watson C C Sullivan Gl Granville Kindred For Commissioner Precinct No 1 John F Morgan For Commissioner Precinct No 1 J B John Johnson G W Riley For Commissioner Precinct No 3 WwW F Fred Cunningham P B White
The State School for Women offers nine buildings and a broad curriculum including Literary Household Arts Fine and Industrial Arts and Commercial Arts. Vocational and short-term courses cover dressmaking millinery industrial art commercial art and photography with state teachers certificates for seniors. Tuition is free and yearly expenses are reasonable with quarters starting September December March and June. Contact President W B Bizzell for a catalogue.
Local social notes list visits and arrivals from Dallas San Antonio Fort Worth and Graham with names like Kr F Weems John Cross PF Hill and Mrs Stanley Watts. Then mentions of house parties in Sanger Corsicana Plano and Decatur plus travel to Dallas and Lloyd with people including Miss Exa Hutson Jewel Rice and Mrs Matthews. No court business transacted in Courty court. civil criminal and probate dockets unchanged.
A conference of health officers from Florida Alabama Georgia Mississippi Louisiana and Texas will be held in New Orleans July 29 to consider plans to prevent the bubonic plague from entering Gulf regions.
Daily newspaper ads promise good pay for reading them and claim readers often find items they want at prices lower than elsewhere. The message urges consistent engagement with ads as a money saving activity.
The narrator urges customers to trust a high grade cigar shop, citing long experience and market knowledge. Each 10 cent cigar is claimed to be a superior product from a respected manufacturer, with stock kept in humidors to preserve quality for discriminating smokers.
The Attorney General issues twenty concise constructions of the Texas election law ahead of the July primary. They cover residency and age requirements, poll tax payment rules, ballot assistance bans, and voter eligibility for counties and districts.
George Scotto of Texas City died in Galveston after being shot on Saturday by rival constable candidate Timberlake. The fatal shooting occurred as the campaign heated up and he succumbed to wounds this morning.
Thrifty readers can find kitchen items in local ads at reduced prices. Each advertisement highlights useful goods for the culinary department, promising savings to shoppers who act on the deals.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s Life Pills for women to overcome weakness and foul breath. It claims new strength fine complexion pure breath and cheerful spirits will win men, offered by J FY Raley & Coa for 25e.
Lewisville July 22 reports show residents visiting relatives in Amarillo Fort Worth Dallas and Denver. Farmers report damage from worms to cotton and vegetables while several residents travel to Missouri Frisco and Joshua. Wake ton July 22 notes include visits to Gainesville Fort Worth and Dallas with local revival at Chinns Chapel ending July 26.
The shopper who buys from home merchants is thrifty, buying only what she needs and wants. She avoids mail order descriptions that mislead and does not increase orders to meet shipment minimums.
Beulah brief reports cotton condition and threshing progress this week. Visits include J W Willingham from Tarrant county and W D Fortune. Annie Sneed praised by sister Mrs John Hays. C C Willingham in East Texas. Mrs Harve Sconce dies of typhoid fever. burial at Chan Chapel. Mrs Mack Hall improving. Willie Calvert family visiting Johnson county. W L Hunter returns from Denton Normal. E W Snyder back from Cooke county. Tom Lennis to Denton. Big meeting starts the Saturday before the third Sunday in August.
An old advertisement boasts Freckle Cream that removes tan pimples and freckles without hair growth. It offers a money back guarantee if complexions are not fully restored and prices are listed for jar sizes. The copy emphasizes large jars and simple application.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as curing all cases. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists of Toledo, Ohio attest F J Cheney's honesty and ability to fulfill obligations. Cure is taken internally and said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Also promote Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The piece urges residents to invest locally to strengthen welfare and community strength. It argues spending money at home keeps resources circulating within the city and supports public services and growth.
An Arkansas Mill ad promotes cord wood delivered to your home at four dollars per cord. Order now and get delivery before cold weather starts.
Miss Mattie Brown of Denton visited here as meetings closed at the C P church. Mrs W C Brown and Misses Margaret and Winfred Schnably are visiting in Dallas. Mesdames Sam Davis and Hayes were in Denton, Mr and Mrs A Jasper were in Bartonville. Miss Price McCullock returned from Denton. Dr Clark of Dallas located Mrs J A Simmons and daughter are home from Athens. Mr and Mrs Peyton Wingo were here from Aubrey. J Crawford is sick. Dr Fullingim of Denton was here. Mrs Jessie Moffett of Denton was
Local notice advertises Louis Texas comb honey from Turner Bros. inviting readers to include some in their next order and provides contact by phone.
Turner Bros advertises fruit jars and rubbers for old jars with phone contact.
The article argues that shopping at home keeps merchants prosperous and improves city conditions. It claims increased local wealth will enable stores to hire more workers and attract residents from neighboring towns seeking the town’s abundance, boosting population and growth.
An offer from FrontiersAthma Company invites at home trial treatment and full information at no charge. The correspondence lists Room 102 Buffalo New York as the contact.
Train departures listed with southbound options 203 209 205 201 206 210 204 and 208 noon and evening times. Northbound services include 206 210 204 and 204s specials with early and late departures.
Miss Emma Wilson spends the summer in Peoria with relatives while Mrs Fred Lawrence and Miss Sarah Card of Toyah visit. The Fender and Bartonville visitors join a large town picnic. Rev. O T Cooper of Denton spoke at the Soundas schools. Mrs Susie Roberts Stonce died Saturday of typhoid fever. burial was at China Chapel. A husband and small child survive her. Rev. Rodgers of Pilot Point has
Train timetable fragments show mixed times for northbound and Dallas connections with a 6:00 a.m. departure and 12:30 p.m. arrival for No 713 to Dallas, plus a 10:00 p.m. No 282 from Dallas and 4:30 p.m. notes.
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