Local Denton Businesses and Services Directory
J W Pralin dentist on South side square Denton Texas middle of block upstairs Jim Goode livery and feed stable at Old Roark barn North Locust street Both phones 162 1811 shoe and harness repair shop 17 East McKinney opposite meat market T J Goodwin Denton Texas 276 Strickland Pinckley New Phone 248 Oly 114 coal and feedstuffs of all kinds
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J. W. Pralin
South Side Square
Denton
Texas
Jim Goode
Old Roark Barn
North Locust Street
East
McKinney Street
T. J. Goodwin
Strickland & Pinckley
Oak Furniture Sale Debuts Bargain Prices
Today and Monday offer a selection of oak furniture and kitchen items at low prices. Items include a heavy 5 leg oak dining table, wardrobes, a Grand National stove, linoleum, parlor chairs, dressers with mirrors, and various utensils, all advertised as very cheap. Phone for details.
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Grand National
Smoot Sells Justin Milling Co Stock to Buch
W Be Smoot, longtime manager, sells his Justin Milling Co stock to Paul Buch of Denison. Buch becomes manager, with Walter Smoot assisting. Wheat in Justin area expected from eight to fifteen bushels per acre valued near $1.46. Edgar Turner sells 900 bushels at $1.57. Sample wheat reportedly good as rain is needed in the prairie district.
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W. BE. Smoot
Jue Tim
Walter
Smoot
Justin Mill Co
Paul Buch
Denison
Buc
Hollowa
Justin
Edgar Turner
Mosquitoes Bite. Hunt's Lightning Oil Eases Sting
Describes mosquitoes as vicious biters this year. Recommends applying Hunt's Lightning Oil to irritated areas to relieve sting and supposedly keeps mosquitoes away if used promptly.
Probable Santa Fe Cut Off Route Planned
At Santa Fe offices in Amarillo Texas officials say work will start on the Santa Fe extension from Texico New Mexico to Coleman Texas. The project contract was awarded to C H Sharp Contracting of Kansas City. The route likely runs Clovis Texico Plainview Lub bock then toward Coleman with several county passes.
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Amarillo
Tex
Santa Fe
Texico
N. M
Coleman
Texas
C. H. Sharp Contracting Company
Kansas City
Clovis
Plainview
Lubbock
Palmer, Hale, Lamb, Hockley
Crosby, Garza
Kent
Scurry, Fisher, Nolan, Taylor Anl
Coleman Counties
Colds and Grip Hick’s Capu chine Endorsed as Best Remedy
A brief note touts Hick’s Capu chine as the best cure for colds and grip, relieving aching feverishness and restoring normal conditions. Sold in liquid form at drug stores in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes.
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Hick
Williams says he will run if Campbell seeks third term
In Cumby Texas on June 7 Hon. R. R. Williams told a correspondent that if Governor Campbell runs for a third term he would enter the races. He said he is ready to meet Campbell on the stump to defend his views and would oppose any other candidates with opposing views.
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IP Campbell
Cumby
Tex
R. R. Williams
Campbell
Williams
Cols and lingering coughs warned against remedies
Colds that linger weaken the constitution and may lead to consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs when other treatments fail. Do not experiment with untried remedies as delay can let the cold settle on the lungs. Garrsos & Kimmins.
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Foley
Garr'sos
Kim Mins
Professor Junkins Accepts Daniel Baker Presidency
P T Junkins a professor at the Agricultural and Mechanical College today accepted the presidency of the Daniel Baker colleges in Brownwood. He will assume his duties Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prownwood
Tex
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Daniel Baker Colleges of
Brownwood
Dividend Declared by Alliance Milling Directors
At a Saturday meeting the Alliance Milling Company directors declared a ten percent dividend for the year ending June 1. A stockholders meeting to name directors and officers will be held in a few days.
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Alliance Milling Company
Night fire gutts Knight building. one dead, many hurt
A three story Knight building fire in Dallas Sunday morning left Herschell Dannelly dead and four others seriously wounded as flames trapped people inside. Fire crews rescued occupants by stairways and rear exits while women were pulled to safety and others burned near the red hot escape.
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Dallas
Tex
Knight
Herschell Dannelly
G. F. Welland
Myers
J. J. Morgan
Don’t Light Down Spring Elixir Sarsaparilia Ad
A vintage style ad promotes 5mm ason’s Sarsaparilia tonic to fortify against summer fatigue. It claims to build strength and prevent a feeling of dying down, pricing at 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle.
Man Fights Death At Niagara Falls
Louis Cohen of Buffalo leaped after his wife when she plunged into the Niagara River between Second and Third Sisters Islands. He dragged her by the hand for an hour against a fast current but could not save her. He held on to a tree stump and shouted for help until rescue arrived. The body was recovered about 7 pm, 100 feet above the brink. Cohen blames her health depression for the tragedy.
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Niagara Falls
Louis Cohen
Buffalo
Cohen
Leip
Western Bank and Trust Company Officials on Trial
In Dallas on June 7 the trial of Western Bank and Trust Company officials resumed with City Commissioner William Doran, a director, testifying on the stand over alleged misappropriation of bank funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Bank and Trust Company
Dallas
Western Baak and Trust Company
William Doran
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Denton Resident
A Denton woman, Mrs W H Pierce of 46 E Hickory St, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney trouble in 1905 and she continues to rely on them as a tonic. She notes purchasing from J F Raley Co and claims great benefit. Price 50 cents. Ligshen Co Buttes.
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Bright
Denton
W. H. Pierce
Hickory St
Texas
Doan
J. F. Raley & Co
Dean
Shen Co
Buttes
Denton County Exhibit At Dallas Fair Urged By Local Manufacturer
Denton county exhibitor urges display inclusion at the Dallas fair with Denton factory products. Chambers of Commerce plan a strong county showcase and call for broad community participation. Denton aims to attract interurban interest from Dallas and Fort Worth as the county promotes unity and local production.
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Denton
Denton County
Dallas Fair
Chamber of Commercce
Broad Range of Tiny News Bits From Across States
A collage of local items notes Smith county pro majority at 14 dollars, Galveston visitors, prohibition vote, deaths in Wallingford and Al Beta, Russia funds four battleships, Texarkana potato prices, balloon endurance race results, Houston burglary haul, Memphis reunion prep, mass departure to Memphis, Dallas, and Worth, a Florida lynching, Pittsburg robberies followed by threats, Texas governor speculation, St. Louis gas asphyxiation, Lake Ponchartrain drownings, Wellman dirigible upgrades, Milliken comments on Patrick case, Dallas fight funding, Fort Worth policing shakeup, Mulkey and city leadership changes.
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Smith County
Galveston
Alice
Prohibition
Cel
McClure
Wallingford
Del
Adolph Topf
al- Beta
Ark
Policeman Carr
Russia
Texarkana
Indianapo
Houston
Alkemeyer
Memphis
Mount Pleasant
Dallas
Mark Morris
Tallahassee
Fla
Pittsburg
H. Bascom Thomas
Texas
Martha Glacier
St. Louis
John Glaeser
Lake Ponchartrain
New Orleans
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Spitsbergen
John T. Milliken
Albert T. Patrick
Patrick
Pat
Campbell
Fort Worth
Allen's Foot-Base powder for tired feet and shoes
Shake Allen's Foot-Base into your shoes to ease fired and aching feet. It relieves swelling hot sweating and corns and bunions and makes new or tight shoes comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Free trial package and Foot-Ease sample offered by Allen Olmstead Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen, Olmstead
le Roy
N. Y
El Paso Conductor Begins Sentence In Chinaman Smuggling Case
Hank Howard a conductor in El Paso has started his eighteen month sentence after being convicted of smuggling Chinamen into the United States He notified officers he would not pursue further appeal and purchased a ticket to Santa Fe New Mexico.
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EL. Paso
Tex
Hank Howard
el Paso
United States
Santa Fe
N. M
Fuqua Dies After Ingesting Carbolic Acid
Quanah Texas June 7 A 8 Fuqua a well known grocery man and Quanah pioneer died after taking carbolic acid his wife found him writhing on his bed and physicians failed to save him He had been in poor health and despondent for some time He was a native of Ellis county His brothers W H Fuqua Amarillo and J L Fuqua Hereford are in Quanah for the funeral which will be held tomorrow under Masonic auspices.
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Quanah
Tex
Fuqua
Ellis County
W. H. Fuqua
Amarillo
J. L. Fuqua
Hereford
Rev A F Heltman to Arrive in Denton July
A letter from Rev Andrew Fairchild Heltman confirms he accepts the call from the American Presbyterian church of Denton and will relocate with his family around July 1. He previously lived in Denton as a North Texas Normal faculty member and High School principal before ministerial service in Denver and Pennsylvania. He returns to the South eager to rejoin Denton friends.
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Andrew Fairchild Heltman
American Presbyterian Church
Denton
Heltman
North Texas Normal
Denver
Col
Pennsylvania
Southland
Final Cattle Rate Hearing Set for Chicago
The final cattle rate hearing to fix shipping charges near a milling dollars annually will be held in Chicago on July 7, replacing the previously planned Denver venue. Master in Chancery Seddon of the Federal Supreme Court will also hear evidence in Chicago as the Interstate Commerce Commission aims to conclude testimony this Friday. Cattle raisers claim rates are excessively high and railroads deny adequate facilities, with S H Cowa leading for shippers and J W Torrey for the railroads.
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Fort Worth
Chicago
Denver
Chatuvery Seddon
Federal Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
S. H. Cowa
J. W. Torrey
Denton County Wheat Sells At 1 57 A Bushel
Edgar Turner sold 900 bushels of wheat from sixty acres near Justin to Burrus Mill and Elevator Co for 1.57 per bushel. The crop was excellent illustrating diversification in Texas. Also includes an unrelated ad for Capucline headache relief.
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Justin, Tex
Edgar Turner
Burrus Mill Ang Elevator Company
Mayfield Trial Opens in San Antonio for Karnes City Killing
Charles Mayfield stands trial in San Antonio June 7 for the killing of attorney J C Goode in Karnes City on February 1 of last year. The feud stems from Goode's murder of Will Mayfield, the defendant’s father, and a brother of the accused faces indictment and later trial. R E Goode, brother of the slain man, attended court proceedings.
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San Antonio
Charles Mayfield
J. C. Goode
Karnes City
Goode
Will Mayfield
R. E. Goode
Fol ey's Kidney Remedy Adverts Early Use
A vintage advertisement advises taking Fol ey's Kidney Remedy at the first signs of kidney or bladder disorder such as backache urinary irregularities exhaustion to restore health. Garrison & Kimmins.
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Foley
Garrison & Kimmins
Dead Letter List at Denton Texas June 1909
Remains uncalled letters at the Denton post office list names of ladies gentlemen and firms with a note they will be sent to Washington Dead Letter Office June 20 if not claimed. Includes Rosa Geer Jas Hill Susie Miller Martha Thomas Mattie Williams N Bering Maggie Halsam E A Kine J Morris Dilard Flord G L George Roliang Gibson Lloyd Smith A O Hudgens W M Williams Rev N B Baker Fred Bishop Joe B Mitchell Chester Taylor L D Wilkerson The Wilton Hardware Company offers free estimates on plumbing work.
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Denton
Texas
Washington
Rosa Geer
Jas. Hill
Susie Miller
W. Manry
Martha Thomas
Mattie Williams
N. Bering
Maggie Halsam
E. A. Kine
J. Morris
Gentlemen's List
Dilard, Flord
G. L. George
Roliang Gibson
Lloyd Smith
A. O. Hudgens
W. M. Williams
N. B. Baker
Fred Bishop
Joe B. Mitchell
Chester Taylor
L. D. Wilkerson
Pine Lbr. Co
Market items and prices reported in Denton and Fort Worth
Denton notes little activity with wheat around 1.30 to 1.35 per bushel locally. Reported sales include 2,000 bushels at 1.50 and 900 at 1.57 premium. Fort Worth livestock and produce quotes follow, with cattle and hogs steady to lower, various bacon and dairy prices, poultry values, heifers, hides, and other market items listed.
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Ode Loose
Fort Worth
Market prices for grains and staples in regional trade
A listing shows corn prices from 78 to 84 cents per bushel with wholesale and retail adjustments, corn chops, bran, prairie hay, Johnson grass hay, baled shucks, vats, wheat without local quotes, Irish and new potatoes, flour, corn meal, lard, and related wholesale to retail spreads. Includes per ton, per bale, and per hundredweight figures with small variations.
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Chicees Ae
Market Vegetable Prices Listed for Local Buyers
The notice lists NEW BEETS and LETTUCE at 35 cents per bunch, NEW POTATOES wholesale 4.35 and retail 1.75 per bushel, BEANS wholesale 1.40 per bushel and 25 cents per gallon retail, PEACHES wholesale 1.60 per bushel and retail per gallon, BLACKBERRIES wholesale 2.00 per bushel and 30 cents per gallon.
Classified column growth As results spill over
The Record and Chronicle note expanding classified sections as they publish more results. Advertisers are urged to test the listings to prove their impact and drive reader engagement through the expanding columns.
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Record
Chronicle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warndius
Pace
Hell
Mples
Coat Pocket
E. City
Mercantile Jewelry Co
Fifth Avenue
North Elm Street
A. PD. Beck
W. H. Long
North Fry St
J. Q. Burgess
West Oak Street
J A. Cagle
West ‘Street
Colone
Frank
R. B. Rich
M. G. Roberts
Norma
George Roark
Imo
A. R. McGintie
Wiley Smith
Postoffice
W. W. Shepard
Harry N
Magill & Shepar
Bessid L. Smith
W. Strong Street
Popy
Ross & Blankenship
Attorneys-At-Law
F. & M. Bank Building
Pilot Point
Texaught
R. Turner
B G. McLaughlin
J. C. Guy's Giving Store
M. Curtis
Plipscomb
M. D
Curtis Drug Store
Jake Johnson
New Phone
Sherman Steam Laundry Company
Lester & Brownlow
Frank Pierce
Olgg
McCray
Address Typewriter Supply Co
Houston St
G. Renfro
Anth Elm St
New Phonse
Justin Milling CO
Prof
Junkins
Daniel Baker
Alliance Mileang Col
Herschel Dannelly
Knight Building
Man
cTruggs
Chamber of Commerce
Dentong
Dallas and
A. F. Heltman
F. A
Sanere
Do.ocooo
Pocatella
Elena
Ellowston
Mevenn
Pouloen
Goes Direct
Yellowstone National Park
California
Douste
Dany
Julian Scruggs
C. P. Poe
Wrives Insurance
Flick
Capucline
Dru
Mayfield
Wilton Hardware Company
Cbee
Okaty
Missouri, Kansas
Pacific
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