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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
3
The clipping shows a mix of notices including a woman seeking office work, a found bunch of keys with certificate number 7107, and ads for rooms for rent and a house for rent with electric lights. It lists addresses such as 260 West Sycamore and 61 North Elm and mentions Mrs Wright and T. A Robgaan among others.
Several advertising scholarships offered to Draughon Basic College for sale by George J. Roark at 157th Street. Also rental and help wanted items listed including a house near the high school by A Logan and R A Huff seeking work through the Record and Chronicle.
FOR RENT rooms and house with garden and barn. Apply H. D. Stewart office over Paschally store 257ff. LOST pocket memorandum book with my name on it. Reward for return to this office or Clarence. ROOMS FOR RENT FURNISHED or unfurnished. MRS L T F FOWLKES 39 E Mulberry 253tfe
For sale a residence with lot and furniture on West Oak Street listed at 4800 dollars. Seller J A Cagle provides a new phone contact. Listing appears in a small classified style with abbreviated text and a price.
For sale two five room houses in a well located area at a bargain price. Terms very easy. J W Johnson.
For sale a large lot measuring 50 feet by 2350 feet with an artesian well and a 40 by 110 foot frame building on McKinney Street. City water and sewer available. Ideal for a boat yard livery or wood and feed business. Bargain. Apply Denton Steam Laundry Co.
Fragmentary notice mentions experience with J. SIMOD Rowe 2 Denton and seeks employment in a bin daor map role.
Two story brick warehouse 60 by 80 feet located on the north side rear of the square. For sale or rent after July 1 1922. Contact J. WILSON via old phone 174 tfc.
820 acre farm near Krum offers rolling land five miles northwest of town. Quiet sale requested at a low price. Contact R. J. Wilson by old phone number 17 cents? for details.
In Oklahoma a listing offers two Jets in Oklahoma City and two low in Denton for trade toward a Denton property. N H Rector announces new phone 294 and invites negotiations with interested buyers or traders.
Several goods including Olver typewriters offered at bargain prices. J. E. Mabe lists sale at the Exchange Bank building with rag tie noted.
Exceedingly high rates during hot weather were promised as part of a sales pitch. The text references Draughon’s Business College in Denton Texas and mentions investments and large caps. It also advertises feed and farm supplies from Arkansas Mill on Elm Street with delivery claims. Barber shop on West Side Square promotes services.
Cement contractor S A Brushey Gurley announces first class concrete and brick work. Offers estimates and asks customers to contact for quotes.
Denton Transfer Co and Brownlow Strickland advertise moving services for households and trunks. Parle and Lester list local office and residence numbers with new and old phones and emphasize prompt service.
Quick Messenger Service call both phones J. W. A Brashears, manager. Hamilton and Yeatts' office.
Rental agents offer houses and furnished rooms for rent by A. R. McGintie in Denton city. Office located one door east of Exchange National Bank in the central area.
J. Waldrip and Becksmith shop advertise wood work at low prices with best materials and reliable service. The notice promotes quality work and affordable rates to attract customers.
Dentists listed with offices on West Side Square and South Side Square in Denton Texas. Yard work and lawn mowing services offered with contact by phone. Old WestaQuok number 379 referenced.
Dr W E Botts veterinary surgeon office Denton Transfer Co Linescam block new phone 70 old 486 new 22s Residence phones Aut0s for Hire W W Billingsley old 230 new 148
Short notice help sought for scavenging one task. Contact number 307 via phone for details and arrangements.
The ad offers INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS for sale with Fawn and White at 2 dollars and Pure White at 5 dollars per dozen eggs. It notes May, Jane and July as ideal hatch months and directs contact to Will Michell at Mitchell's Barber Shop.
June 18 report notes good rainfall benefiting crops after hot winds tilted corn. Charley Calvert, recently leg amputated in Denton, has returned home and is recovering. Community visits include Bud Davidson and son from Fort Worth, Dan Bradley of Garza visiting Mrs Miner.
A local grocer Turner Bros advertises goods and service with a call to act now and enjoy grocery satisfaction. The notice mentions a phone contact to reach out.
Turner Bros. promotes their potato chips with a call to try them in the next order, urging readers to include Turner Bros. chips in future purchases.
Notices under this header refer to candidates and issues affected by the July Democratic primary. Names and claims split readers, with investigations into claims and guidance on support.
State Senate race in the 31d District features incumbent R L Cable of Montague and challenger James R. Wiley of Montague County. Voters decide the contest in upcoming elections.
Ornate list shows candidate names for County Judge, Assessor, Treasurer, Clerk, Sheriff, Attorney, and Commissioners. Includes Alvin M Owsey, 8 H Hoskins, F E Tobin, C F Witt, E Miller, M Gary Lane, J K McKelvy, O M Reeve, J G Egan, William Nelson, Virgil Hennen, Sam Hawkins, O T Button, Orr Fry Batlis, H R Wilson, E O Hopkins, E Key, J J McCook, W E Durbin, S T Higgins, George Watson, Sullivan Gl Kindred, Joan F Morgan, J B Johnson, G W Riley.
A storefront advertises “them in all sizes” and invites customers to compare prices. The message emphasizes extensive stock and low pricing to attract buyers.
Several residents and visitors are noted in the Denton area. Dr J P Knox from Bolivar. A Q Mustain of Pilot Point. RS Anderson from Fort Worth. Clark Brown of Dallas visiting friends. J M and A H McCracken from near Krum. Mrs M Scruggs left for Dallas and Lancaster. Miss Mabel Martin of Corinth guest of J M Gorky. Mr and Mrs Herber Walden and Ewing Smith visiting McKinney. Mrs G A May to Oak Count to visit Hugh May. W B Simpson from Stony cites four inches of rain. Mrs C F Beavers returning to Louisville. L F Rowlett leaves for West Tennessee via New Orleans for a month or six weeks. Mr and Mrs W S Koiner return to Denison. Mrs Albert Pace to Greenville for wedding. Jerry S Fowler to Sanger for Ross Compton wedding. Mrs F M Rayzor and son Jack visiting Mrs Othe King in Taylor. Miss Margie Ballard to Dallas for Sunday at Central Christian Church.
The Denes County Democratic Executive Committee levies town and precinct assessments totaling 1.48 dollars for state and district offices with specified amounts for county clerk tax collector and precinct offices. All candidates must pay by June 24 and make checks payable to L. G. Belew, County Chairman, and mail to W. C. Edwards, Secretary, Denton, Texas.
An old style ad touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a gentle bowel remedy. It claims benefits without harsh effects and markets the product via 1 F Raley & Co. distribution with a 25 cent price.
Ed wards of Denton and Mrs. Don Temple of Lewisville visit Roanoke while Mrs. H Wheeler hosts children. Edna Cardwell is ill and Dr Roark is sick. Guests include Mrs. Arnold of Fort Worth and Miss Una Brand visiting Cleburne, with E C Brand moving to Hamlin for a bank post. A good rain fell Monday night. Children’s day exercises set for the Baptist church the fifth Sunday in June.
Instructional note urging readers to use the classified ads for transactions and notices. Encourages finding small ads for jobs, services, items for sale, and public notices within the newspaper. Highlights practicality and ease of locating local opportunities.
The article argues that within five years ninety percent of pianos will be player pianos. Musicians teachers and artists approve the instrument and public interest grows, surpassing interest in flying machines. It claims knowledge to offer customers an advantage and to use old pianos to its full value.
Denton community news covers Young People League entertaining at Locust Street home with an advertising contest that raised funds for mite boxes, Elva Hawkes winning the largest amount. Also notes a dancing party hosted by Miss Claude Bell on the third floor of the Bell home with a woodland decor and punch service. Wedding announcements reveal Miss Mary Farris and Joseph Dickson wed by Rev. H J Matthews, with home to Bolivar after marriage.
Miss Jennie McGee and Walter E. Lamm wed at Mrs V E Mc Gee home in Brura with Elder Ledlow officiating. Bridesmaids include Frankie Walker and Mary McGee. Out of town guests Frankie Walker and Ed Lamm attended. They left for a home in Haskell with Ed Lamm and Eure Lamm of Krum.
Beulah June 17 farmers have finished cutting grain and cotton looks good despite high winds that blew fruit. Several washers start Monday. Mr and Mrs Brown Foncher of near Denton visit ill father C M Hall. Numerous residents listed visiting relatives in Denton and Fort Worth. B W Yancey loses 45 acres of wheat to fire.
Mrs. Charles Smoot entertained the Morning Bridge club at her East Oak street home with bridge, 500 and 42. Nine tables were set for the Sales. top bridge score went to Mrs H G Allen and top 500 to Mrs J H Phillips, who then cut for a cut glass vase won by Mrs Allen. Consolation prize went to Mrs J B Crawford as they enjoyed a salad and ice. Guests included numerous local couples and Misses Shada Elliott Brand Williams Lee Williams and Norma Smith.
Elbert announces return to former location at 33 West Oak Street for his business. He invites customers to call on both Woodrum’s store phones Old 56 and New G. G. Elbert signs his notice with name and street address.
In Plainview on June 1 a good rain fell all day. Mrs. Charlie Hare, visiting her sister Mrs. A B Crawford, returned to Fort Worth. Miss Hunice Turner of Slides visited Mrs. Hare and Miss May Hare of Denton. Fred Barnett and family attended a wedding in Krum. Miss Bessie Barnett and Miss Lillie Malone visited relatives in the area. AC Ballway in Denton.
Regular dinners every day invite customers to dine in without going home. Smith's Restaurant emphasizes convenient meals and welcoming service for all patrons.
Harvesting is over and thrasher sounds fill Little Elm. Mrs. Ella Hawkes of Denton visited, Dr A E Wharton has typhoid fever, R H Clark on sick list, Rev. Hickey from Denton will lead Baptist church service, Miss Ethel Hart home from Denton, Helen Bass accompanies, T Button from Denton visited, Mr and Mrs Claude Clark of Frisco visited, Mrs I S Rogers of Frisco returned home, Miss Annie Young in Fort Worth.
The Kodak system promises simple film development without a dark room. The Kodak Film Tank automates development for beginners and experts, with non curling film and azo paper for easy daylight printing. Ready chemicals and clear instructions invite readers to request a catalogue.
Corinth reports rain overnight boosting corn and cotton prospects. L Grifith is sick. Vertie Pace nine years old died after 18 hours of liver enlargement. Funeral at Shloh conducted by Rev. W R Hughes. Local residents and visitors include Rupert Oliver from Denton and L T Fowler from Dallas.
A two story nine room boarding house is for sale near Normal. Price is 2250 dollars with 750 cash down and the balance 37.50 per month. See J L Blewett Vice President Denton County National Bank.
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