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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
4
W R Scott offers cleaning and pressing of men’s clothes and skirts. Services include cleaning, pressing, alterations and delivery by call. Located at 6 West Side Square with new phone 40.
A late personal mention lists travelers and visitors including John Piner to Honey Grove J H Dees from Argyle and Bee Hodges home from Clarendon Ok plus Miss Matie Adams in town with the Bankses. James Black is seriously sick in Krum and cotton outlook remains favorable after recent rains with Prof E F Hoover preparing to move to Nashville then Cleburne for a teaching position.
G. W. Saunders notes robins are unusually present year round, seen in trees near his home and heard calling at dusk, a shift from the usual migration pattern that has them leave this state by late March and breed away from local grounds.
Tom Whitehead, son of Mr and Mrs C A Whitehead, fell from a home trapeze injuring his collarbone though not seriously. The note offers private tutoring for summer with contact at new phone 443 B W Miller.
Classified pages in the Record and Chronicle expand with new results. Editors push to test readership by adding updates and proofs of coverage. The evolving listings reflect ongoing notice items and community results.
A Frontier Company notice claims a home asthma cure is available as a free trial with full information provided. The offer directs readers to Room 702 in Buffalo, New York, for details.
Advertisers in the Record and Chronicle are invited to submit and place want ads with guaranteed attention. The notice hints at paid reading and usage of the newspapers’ classified service.
A longtime reputable dealer promotes Staver Buggies, touting a well earned reputation built on honest goods and fair prices and inviting customers to purchase from their establishment.
Southland university closed its 1908 09 term with a Friday night commencement. Graduates include Miss Watson Messrs German Ray Deveny Hall Faught Cochran Lilley Currey Cowart and Miss Hudspeth. Faculty likely move to new Cleburne school led by Profs Barrett and Robinson.
A Denton County advertisement promises a free farm ownership opportunity linked to the use of an automobile line at Minnis Drug Store. The Denton Trust Company is mentioned as the issuing body.
The inauguration of the new food law was evidenced in Denton today in several places, mainly at grocery stores and fruit stands. Fruit stands had goods covered with wire netting or mosquito-bark clothing to deter flies and insects. Grocery stores used wire-screened compartments to keep products closed.
Minni s Drug Store lists paper napkins lunch sets and doilies while also promoting land inquiries and property listings. The Denton Trust Company offers loans at seven percent interest to buyers and sellers in the area.
Elm lodge 30 Knights elect for the ensuing year C M King C B Drake W A Jones prelate Otis Fowler Morb Charles Van Meter Meria W A Matthews Le C Doty O G Doty names listed for official positions in the fraternal order ceremony.
Announcement from Minnis Drug Store clarifies focus on lumber and building materials in Denton. Company states it aims to remain permanent and contribute to the town while expanding stock and pursuing a high grade, honest lumber business.
Prof Alexander Duessen from the state university geology department visited Argyle last week continuing oil field investigations. A mass meeting for the Argyle citizens greeted him but he declined to discuss findings in detail saying prospects look very fine.
Cumberland Presbyterian hosts Sunday School at 9 45 a m at the courthouse. First Presbyterian led by Rev F K McFadden with 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m 8 p m sermons. West Westminster League 7 p m. Oak Street M E with various studies and leagues. M E South with 9 30 a m Sunday school 11 a m 8 15 p m sermons. Rev D H Aston presiding elder.
The deacons and trustees of the First Baptist church of Denton are requested to meet in the pastor's study at 9 39 o'clock on Sunday morning the 13th day of June 1909. W F Jarrell chair deacons A B Graham chair trustees.
C V Kyle a night agent at the union passenger depot resigns to accept the position of train auditor on the International and Great Northern railroad.
An old ad copy urges customers to visit Minnis Drug Store for prescription work and Kana dy the harness dealer for horse collar adjustments and fitting gear. It promotes hardware, saddlery, seals and repair services with casual phrasing about tailoring collars and stock equipment.
A farmer advertises a number of high quality milk cows available for sale or exchange. Contact details not provided.
Business ad states a plumber offers services with a focus on lowering costs and completing work efficiently. Includes invitation to call for estimates and to discuss permit processing if needed.
It will pay you to get prices on plumbing supplies and plumbing work from Wilson Hardware Company.
The county picnic season opened Saturday with four Sunday schools gathering at Oak Grove for a well attended event and a fine tithe. If you want sanitary plumbing at reasonable prices see Wilson Hardware Company.
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