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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
3
A Denton newspaper page lists classified items including home sale bargains, employment requests, and various notices. Entries cover real estate, rental rooms, beets for sale, lost items, ads for scholarships, and business opportunities, with contact hints and street references.
For sale own two story residence with lot and furniture on West Oak Street listed at 4800 dollars by J A Cagle new phone 272 also two five room houses well located offered at a bargain price on easy terms by J W Johnson.
For sale a lot measuring 1002350 feet with an artesian well and a frame building 40 by 110 feet on E McKinney Street. City water and sewer connections available. Ideal location for wagon yard livery or wood and feed business. Bargain. Apply Denton Steam Laundry Co.
A job seeker named J Simon from Route 3 Denton asks for work as a binder man and notes prior experience.
Two story brick warehouse 50 by 80 located behind the north side square. For sale or rent. Inquiries to R. J. Wilson, old phone 174.
A collage of classified notices lists land for sale near Krum, 820 acres described as fine and well improved with a quick sale at a low price. Additional entries advertise houses for sale or trade in Oklahoma towns and property in Denton for exchange. Also offered are second hand Olver typewriters, extreme summer tuition discounts at Draughon’s Business College in Denton, and a feedstuffs and wood supplier in Arkansas with delivery.
A clean shop on West Side Square invites patrons to visit for quality barbering. Local barbers describe their skilled services and courteous atmosphere to attract customers.
S. A Bushey offers to discuss concrete sidewalks or brick work with the client to plan and complete the project.
J M Gurley offers first class cement work at fair prices and invites estimates from customers seeking reliable service.
Denton transfer and moving services advertise available drag work and household moves. Brownlow Strickland offer new and old phones with office at 36 East Hickory and contact options. Morrison Prop runs Denton Transfer Co providing citywide calls, trunks and baggage handling.
Parks and Lester advertise first class prompt service at reasonable rates for household moving. Office phones 342, residence 1613-3r old or 381 sev.
Dentists Dr W A Jones on West Side Square and J W Fralin on South Side Square in Denton Texas listed with office directions. Brashears, manager, Hamilton and Yeatts office offers quick messenger service via two phone numbers.
Classified item lists lawn mowing and yard care services by Wes Jack with contact via old phone 379. Includes note “m son” indicating a contact or instruction.
Dr W E Botts veterinarian office with Denton Transfer Co Lipscomb black new phone 70 old phone J evidence phones old 486 new 208 live.
Billingsley offers autos for Aire with old phone 330 and new phone 148 for contact.
Rental agent A. R. McGintie offers furnished rooms and houses for rent in Denton city. Offices located one door east of the Exchange National Bank. North south east and west listings available.
Short notice ad seeks anyone wanting scavenging or work. Provides contact as 307 for inquiries.
Advertisement notes J L Waldrip at Lacy Blacksmith shop offering first class wood work with best materials and reasonable prices. It urges customers to compare for value and quality.
For sale Fawn and White Indian Runner eggs at 2 dollars per setting of 13 and Pure White eggs at 5 dollars per setting. May June and July are best months for hatching ducks. See Will Michell at Mitchell's Barber Shop.
Service begins at 6 p m and ends at 10 49 p m. West bound cars depart the depot on the hour and at 20 and 40 minutes past. East bound cars depart Highland Park on the hour and at 26 and 40 minutes past. Trains leave Normal College at 10 36 and 50 minutes past the hour. North bound from the depot at 10 30 and 56 minutes past the hour. South bound from C I A on the hour and at 20 and 40 minutes past. R J Wilson president and general manager. FOR RENT five room house with bath and two halls near Oak street. This office.
An official political notice urges inquiry into the claims of named gentlemen and asks readers to support them as the democratic primary unfolds in July. The document emphasizes the announcements are subject to primary action and seeks public backing.
For State Senate 31st District the candidates listed are R. L. Cable of Montague and James R. Wiley of Montague County. The race centers on representation for local interests and regional development.
A list of candidates for local offices including ALVIN MOWSLEY for Local Representative and 8 H HOSKINS for County Judge with names such as F. E TOBIN co listed, F. (Dad) EGAN, J W NELSOR, H V HENNEN, SAM HAWKINS, and others for county clerk treasurer attorney superintendent sheriff constable and commissioners across precincts one to four, indicating a local election slate.
Ad copy promises products in all sizes with a call to action to view offerings and obtain pricing.
Misses Helen and Hilda Schmitz hosted a Wednesday night dance for younger girls in honor of Misses Shultz and Galbraith. Dot Bell and Les Bailey played piano and a graphophone supplemented the music. Fruit punch was served to a large group including Mary Donavan Eddie Meison Nettie Schultz Laura Galbraith and many others.
Miss Pauline Lipscomb entertained Thursday morning with a dance party. Honor guests included Miss Nette Schulz and Laura Galbraith. Marie Bailey won the high score prize. other guests received dainty prizes. A sandwich and ice course were served to a long list of attendees including Lois Bailey Verna Marchman Corinne Bottorff Marie Bailey Martina Reynolds Jesse Davidson Mary Donovan Mary Rector Addie Melson Nette Schulz Laura Galbraith Jane Buster Mary Hogue and others.
A humorous crude ad notes a policeman dispersing crowds and claims Dr King’s New Life Pills ease bowel congestion without force. It touts 25c at J F Raley & Co with exaggerated language and odd phrasing.
An old time parlor on N. Side Square advertises cold drinks and ice creams, inviting customers to try Welch Grape Juice and Turner Bros pork and beans. The notice emphasizes customer satisfaction and next order delivery. It lists Phones 44 LONG & KING and references fresh produce and groceries.
Second day proceedings feature sermons by Rev. Winn and Rev. Younger. Bible and Mission class members from the Methodist church addressed the convention in the afternoon.
A brief advertisement urges customers to call 44 for first class grocery delivery at the right price. It emphasizes reliable service and quick connection, inviting readers to phone today for orders.
Prominent ad text hawks groceries and services from Turner Bros and a restaurant. It emphasizes grocery satisfaction and urges readers to try their goods, listing items like fresh catfish and potatoes as featured products. The note notes ads as a source of today's issue.
Denton teachers from the high school and two local colleges have left town for summer. many remain for six weeks of summer programs. Names and destinations include Lillian Walker to Kansas City and beyond to Colorado Springs Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco and Los Angeles. Anna Crow to Corpus Christi. Etta M Lacy to Colorado. Sadie Swenson at Columbia University. and others in Austin Plainfield Wisconsin Washington and New York as summer assignments and travels continue.
A reminiscence on overeating and social excess follows a quirky exchange about breakfast choices. An ad promotes MI-DNA tablets as a digestion aid claiming to neutralize poisons and provide a clean stomach, offered by O. M. Curtis on a money back plan for 50 cents.
Norman Strinz leads a performance at Highland Park this Saturday with a community band concert expected to draw local residents. The event showcases brass and string selections in an informal outdoor setting.
AP dispatch from Perth Amboy New Jersey reports about 1000 laborers striking the American Smelting and Refining plant. Deputies fired, killing Stephen Dudock and wounding three others as strikers retreated after the first volley. About 4000 people from five mills and from Lehigh Valley railroad participate in the strike.
Denton County wheat growers are urged to plow fire guards between shock rows to reduce fire danger amid dry conditions and heavy stubble. The worst loss occurred at the O M Curtis farm near Roanoke with 40 to 55 acres burned beside the railroad, while A P Turner lost about 10 acres from a lightning strike. A wheat buyer warns this is the first time in a decade with such flammable stubble and stresses swift action to protect fields.
The Bible and Mission school of the First Methodist church ended Friday noon. Miss Mabel Howell spoke on The Problem of the City and impressed attendees. Representatives from the school were invited to address the Negro Epworth League at the C. M. E church, with about a dozen students and friends present. Denton praised the dormitory and College of Industrial Arts as the third annual session promises to exceed past summers.
J W Murphy as local agent for the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Co will sell five cars of gravel at the Denton freight depot on June 20 1912 to satisfy freight and demurrage claims totaling 254.06 plus sale costs. The shipment was refused by consignee and gravel now lies in the railroad yards at Denton.
Musicians and teachers approve the instrument as a public attention getter, with experts predicting growth in player pianos within five years. Dealers claim to offer a buying advantage and urge customers to trade in old pianos to maximize value.
Births mark a twin boy and girl burial at Cooper cemetery after last week. Central Presbyterian’s Sabbath School plans Children’s Day on June 25 with a compact program. Denton rents remain tight with A R McGintie reporting only two vacants though twenty five could be rented. Advertisement touts Wilson's Freckle Cream promising removal of freckles and tan with a money back guarantee, plus fair skin soap and jar pricing.
L D Stallings of Ponder Denton County Texas petitions for discharge from all debts under bankruptcy law. Judge Gordon Russell presides in the Eastern District of Texas with a July 15 1912 hearing set before referee O D McReynolds in Sherman. Clerk J R Blades to mail copies to creditors.
Mrs Elsie Woods wife of Co D Woods living on the Sid Gibson place four and a half miles southwest of town died Thursday morning after a prolonged rheumatism illness. She is survived by her husband and several children. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the I O O F cemetery.
A note from Springside Jersey Farm or Wil F Parks offers a small number of Duroc Jersey pigs for sale at two dollars each. The entry is concise and lists two sources with an address code 261p.
In summer meat quality changes with handling and flies. Proper cold storage and sanitation matter to preserve flavor. Our shop keeps meat at a steady temperature in a fly screened area for consistent satisfaction.
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