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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
2
A local cleaning service advertises cleani ng, pressing, and alterations for men’s clothing and skirts with pickup and delivery service. The shop is located at No 6 West Side Square and lists a new phone number 40 for calls.
X Manning of Leonaard visits the city for the CIA graduation exercises where his daughter is to graduate this week. In town he is shown around by his longtime friend W B Elkins.
A bright meteor seen in Denton around 10 pm Sunday night bore remarks of a Dublin explosion and concussion reported there as it flashed across the sky. Residents in open areas witnessed the dazzling light and heard a loud crack or concussion.
A brief ad headline invites readers to think of Minnis Drug Store when considering a drug store. The slogan suggests strong local recognition and community ties.
The grocery stock of H E May placed in receiver E I Key's hands was sold Saturday to L L Puckett. The stock will be moved to the Puckett store on the east side of the square. Terms of the sale were kept private.
A 100 year old giant snake weighing 385 pounds and measuring 80 feet two inches will be shown at the carnival. Marketed as a study in natural history the display is billed as a sight of a lifetime and urged to not miss the event.
A promotional note invites readers to visit McCray's for any kind of jewelry. It emphasizes a habit of shopping there and suggests a focus on the store's offerings. The message reads like a brief hometown ad encouraging patronage.
A compact classified note promotes frequent visits to Minnis' Drug Store with a promotional line and a brief call to look for upcoming items. The snippet references McCray the jeweler and mentions a May timeframe.
E H Beall from Parlin Orendorff will headline the Dallas Advertising League noon lunch at the Oriental hotel. He brings fifteen years of advertising experience in the Southwest and will discuss why some ad methods fail and others succeed.
It will pay you to get prices on plumbing supplies and plumbing work from Wilson Hardware Company. The notice encourages customers to compare costs and consider ordering parts or services locally.
Today at 4 to 6 pm the College of Industrial Arts presents a class day program. Activities include the College President's Oration by Miss Lucy Hamilton, planting nine rose bushes, songs, a class history by Miss Gene Seay, poems, vocal solos, and the presentation of the Key of Knowledge by Miss Annie Andrews.
A Minnis Drug Store listing promotes an Elzgip gold filler watch priced at 190 dollars. The ad appears alongside other items sold through W Jo McCray's.
Officers were summoned by telephone Sunday to search the vacant Ramsey residence on Oak Street for a man acting indecently. The house had been vacant, and a white man was said to have entered and behaved repulsively. He fled before officers arrived. identity and motive unknown. An ad for sanitary plumbing at Wilson Hardware follows.
A directive to visit Minnis' Drug Store for accurate prescription work.
Citizens report a bright ball of fire streaking across the eastern sky about 10 o clock Sunday night. A long fiery tail followed the sighting, described by observers as vivid and striking.
D L Long of the Long Wilson firm acquires a Stam Ford dry goods shop and plans to assume control soon. He and Mrs Long depart Tuesday for Stamford and will return to Denton before moving there permanently.
W J Lacy Jr a former Denton boy and son of General W J Lacy has become superintendent of buildings and water for the Enid Ochiltree and Western railroad with headquarters at Enear. He recently left Rock Island where he worked since leaving Denton.
The Denton Stars defeated Bolivar 9 to 3 Saturday with strong pitching by Godwin and timely hitting from Jones. Godwin and Jones scored for the Stars while Knox and Petty produced Bolivar’s runs. The Stars face Arlington next Monday and Turgday at the D. A. C. park.
Brownwood Bulletin notes Sacha It on R K Pate and family are moving to Denton after many years in the city. Mr and Mrs Willis and many friends here will regret their departure.
Tax Assessor Miller reports Precinct 1 total property value at 5 723 999 dollars after analysis. Real estate leads at 3 230 735 dollars with sur vey parts at 294 586 and personal property at 1 149 578 dollars. Railroads telegraphs and telephones account for 1 049 100 dollars.
The Brown Carnival company performs for one week in Denton at D. A. C. park. Eight attractions are set up around the park’s edge with additional shows inside the enclosure. The company toured McKinney last week and reported strong business there.
Announcement states John T King will marry Pearl Hood on June 9 at the bride’s home in Bonham. Miss Hood, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm J Hood of Bonham, studied at the Normal College in Denton. The couple will reside at Hohey Grove.
College of Industrial Arts presented Tennyson's Princess a musical medley at Wright's Opera House on Saturday evening. Performers included Vida Arnold as the Princess Angy Ou?ley as the Prince and Gama Terrell as Gama with Miss Jewelle Williams and Pyrene Wood in principal roles. The court scene featured Miss Ada Arnold, Miss Angie Ousley, and Miss Lucile Talley among others.
Local items noting visitors from Lewiston Fort Worth and Sanger on business. Residents travel to Farmville Mason and Mason Tenn for family matters. Harvesting in Powder community. crop prospects favorable. An asthma cure ad asserts free trial information from Frontier Asthma Company in Buffalo New York.
Bar, Sunday morning, to Dr. and Mrs. Hooper, a daughter. Mr. Taylor of South Locust street Sunday received a message calling him to Dallas to see his wife, who, it was feared, was dying. Mattie Matré, confined in the county jail for several weeks, was Sunday released on bond in the sum of 200 dollars and left Denton to go to Montague county. Frank Walker, jailed for an unsettled mind, had been taken by relatives to his home west of Pilot Point.
The College of Industrial Arts students staged Tennyson's The Princess on Saturday night in Wright's opera house. The event crowned their efforts to entertain Denton and drew a full house with performances by the college girls that delighted attendees.
Despite Saturday night counter attractions the Majestic drew a large crowd and pleased them with the program of pictures and music. Tonight new pictures will be shown.
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