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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1912
Page
3
A jumble of 1920s style ads lists help wanted for a job in town and various rentals and sales. Items include four and five room houses, a large residence near Normal, a meat market for sale, several pig listings, a lost watch, advertising scholarships, and a quick sale prices from local names like Mulberry Street O. P. Poe and J. W. Johnson. References to Burr Texas area and Denton market appear throughout.
For sale our lot 1002559 feet with artesian well and frame building 40 by 110 feet on E McKinney Street. City water and sewer connections available. Ideal for wagon yard livery wood and feed business. Bargain. Apply Denton Steam Laundry Co.
Help wanted for binder man with experience. Apply to J. Simon Route 3 Denton.
Two story brick warehouse 50 by 80 feet rear of north side square. For details contact R. J. Wilson, old phone 174. Trade or rent option available.
Property offered near Krum 320 acres of fine well improved farmland five miles northwest of town. Owner R J Wilson advertises a low price for quick sale using old phone listing 174.
For sale or trade offers include a house in an Oklahoma town and two lots in Oklahoma City plus two in Denton offered for Denton property. Contacts: N H Rector and J E McCabe. Also cheap second-hand Oliver typewriters available at Exchange Bank building. Draughon’s Business College Denton offers low summer rates and strong backing. Arkansas Mill advertises feedstuffs and wood with prompt delivery.
Local barber shop on West Side Square invites patrons to visit, advertising clean facilities and skilled barbers offering quality service.
If you want concrete sidewalks or brick work let me figure with you. S A Bushey J M Gurley the cement contractor. First class work done at the right price. Get estimates.
A. R. McGintie offers houses and furnished rooms for rent in all directions of Denton. Office located one door east of Exchange National Bank.
Classified note lists Dr W A Jones and J W Fralin dentists with office locations at West and South Side Squares Denton Texas. Public notice advertises lawn mowing general yard work by Wes Jackson with two phone numbers.
ER W E Botts lists veterinary services at the office with Denton Transfer Co and Lipscomb Block. New phone 70 and old 31, residence phones old 486 and new 298 blue. Autos for hire shown under W W Billingsley with old phone 230 and new 148.
A terse classified note offers work for scavenging with contact via phone number 307 and instruction to call if interested.
J L Waldrip provides first class Woon work at Lacy Blacksmith shop with best material and most reasonable prices. Located at 166 cents?
Poultry dealer offers Pawn and White eggs at 2 dollars and Pure White eggs at 5 dollars per setting of 13. May June and July identified as optimal hatching months. Contact Wil Mitchell at Mitchell's Barber Shop for details.
The article notes Graham has recovered enough to be out again. It mentions birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Frank Durham five miles southeast of town on Saturday. Several local reports from Jacksboro Decatur and nearby areas describe weather and travel delays. Highland park hosted a band concert Saturday night drawing a few hundred attendees despite wind. Threshing season begins across the county this week with many workers heading to wheat fields.
The notices invite voters to investigate the claims of gentlemen named and to lend support in the upcoming July Democratic primary.
In Montague County the 31st District race features incumbent L. Cable and challenger James R. Wiley. Cable seeks re election while Wiley campaigns on local issues and district priorities. The contest centers on Montague governance and county concerns.
The list names Alvin M Owsey as Local Representative and HH Hoskins as County Judge. Also shown are F E Tobin for Assessor, C F Witt and E E Miller with others including M Gary, Lt Lane, J K McKelvy for Treasurer, G Guy, William Nelson for various roles, Virgil Hennen, Sam Hawking, Woot Button for Clerk, Orr Fry, C Batis for County Attorney, J J McCook as Superintendent, W E Durbin and S T Higgins for District Clerk, George Watson Sullivan Kindred and John F Morgan for precinct and commissioner posts.
The advertisement promises a full range of sizes for products with a call to view and compare prices. It notes competitive pricing and invites customers to explore options.
The Fort Worth Record lists numerous local and regional movements. Residents travel to Dallas on business, visits to relatives occur, students and teachers take vacations, and several plan trips to Chicago, Denver, and the Pacific coast. Notables include Rexford Anderson from A and M College, Elbert Naugle on vacation, and Dr. Andre W. B. Bizzell heading to Chicago for study.
Musicians and teachers endorse the instrument and anticipate large sales within five years. The article argues the player piano holds public attention more than the flying machine and offers buyers a clear advantage. It invites customers to learn more about the improved model.
Uncle Jack Sullivan a long-time Denton county resident died at his Sanger home Sunday at 2 o'clock aged about 74. He served in the Civil War and had lived in Denton county since 1856. He leaves a large family including sons Sam Walter Ben Sullivan and several daughters and siblings. Funeral services were held at the house with interment in Sanger cemetery under Masonic auspices.
Cold drinks and ice creams invite patrons to the cool, clean parlor at Ben Ett’s Confectionery in N. Side Square.
Sunday afternoon a telegram announced the death of Ben F. Wilson, a Nashville millionaire and last of the Wilson brothers, with ties to W. A. and Green Wilson and Mrs W. H. Oweng. The notice gives no death details and mentions the Wilson family of the county. The ad also references farm listings and equipment for sale near Denton, plus property details from J. W. Clayton.
Miss Donna Troy returns home to Beeville. Dallas visits include Mrs C C Gentry and daughters Annie and Jim Bell. Baylor University commencements in Waco are noted for several locals. Multiple residents travel to Denton Dallas Roanoke and Greenville for visits and events.
A brief grocer advertisement invites customers to try Turner Bros goods and service, urging immediate action for grocery satisfaction. The note lists the business name Turner Bros and a contact line Phones 7.
Mrs. Wibon entertained Saturday morning at her West Oak street home with a reception honoring Miss Mary Bolin of Quanah Ina Fritz and Misses Ina Fritz Nestle Fritz Kovwen Yarless Dallas Mary Bolin and others. The wedding party and guests enjoyed a bride book signing and dainty refreshments in a house party setting with crimson roses and red hearts decor.
A Denton resident J R Dobbs reports kidney trouble and back ache years ago. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills from J P Raley & Co Drug Store the illness completely cured. Sold by all dealers 5 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name.
A local notice announces fresh catfish available at Ideal Restaurant today. Coe Nes appears in the readable text.
J N Rayzor administrator files final settlement account in county court Denton County Texas and seeks discharge. July term 1912 at Denton Court House to contest the account. Also moving business to 33 West Oak Street with Woodrum store contact numbers 56 and 76.
The State of Texas commands the sheriff to summon Eli Pickett or his heirs and then William King Augustus G King and Stephen Hatt or their heirs. If any are deceased, unknown heirs are to be summoned as plaintiffs in a civil action.
An advertisement touts Wilsons Freckle Cream promising removal of freckles and tan with a money back guarantee if complexion not restored. It notes 50 cent jars and mammoth jars for a dollar, plus Wilsons Fair Skin Soap and mail orders available through OM Curtis.
Public notice of a Denton County District Court case requests publication of legal proceedings to determine ownership of a 3 acre tract along Elm Fork of the Trinity River. J W Degan as plaintiff seeks to quiet title against heirs of Eli Pickett, Augustus G King, Stephen Hiatt, and Stephen Hiatt heirs.
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