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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
2
In Denton Texas March 1913 readers hear praise for the oil leases and town progress. The Denton Record and Chronicle quotes a Honey Grove Signal sermon urging openness to progress and noting past fights over streets schools and city halls as proof the wheel of progress must turn despite resistance.
Curtis offers a wide stock of high grade candy including Nunnally’s fin est goods in two sizes, one and two dollars. Liggett line includes The Moire Package and Dutch Box in colorful papers with ribbons. Prices range from 1.00 to 2.00. Free delivery by Curtis.
March reports show E. R. Allen family moving to Krum and Addison Faught suffering a bruised head from a mule kick. Numerous residents, including J. W. Cotling, A. Faught and R. J. Wilson, traveled to Dallas Fort Worth Denton and nearby towns for visits, work or military enlistment. W. E. Pafford shipped cattle to Fort Worth.
A brief item notes keeping Impress phone 44 in mind for use when purchasing groceries at LONG and KING. The reminder emphasizes utility of the number for shopping needs.
Rain improves season ground as smallpox patients west of town recover. Dickson school reopens after closure. Ethelhart returns from Hutchins. Sued Gist dislocates arm at play. Killingsworth takes White Rock chickens to Fort Worth stock show. Hawke injured in horse incident. Hart and Payne families, Richie in Denton area. Clark and Massey visit Fort Worth. Maxwell visits Witt. Page attends Dallas W O W convention as local delegate. Fresh vegetables. Phones 44. Long & King.
J W Skiles and Son announce a two year service in transport, claiming only three missed trains for customers. They offer to provide dependable help and invite business with promise of appreciative service.
A Den ton advertising column item notes a wae store selling many replicas. The public reads the notices and replies to ads, reflecting typical reader engagement with classified advertising columns.
Don't hesitate in bad weather to call for any drug store article. Quick delivery from the largest stock in Denton county. Phone 52. Free delivery. Anxious to serve you in any way possible.
Article by H C Holmes outlines silage benefits over hay making noting reduced losses from weather and fermentation, uniform year round feed, digestion benefits, storage efficiency, and flood of practical guidance for silage filling and moisture.
Ex Governor Campbell and Marshal Hicks visit Washington to present a memorial to President Wilson on Texas patronage amid friction with progressive Wilson supporters. The petition, signed by 34 of 40 Texas delegates, is endorsed by Senator Culberson and Postmaster General Burleson.
An advertisement touts Ely's Dream Balm as a fast acting remedy for nasal congestion, sore throat, runny eyes, and headaches. It claims cleansing, healing, and antiseptic effects without mercury or cocaine, promising quick relief and fresher breath with a 50 cent bottle.
North Texas Gas Co says Miss Walker will stay several days to address customer gas problems. If consumers report trouble with gas stores or proper results, call the office and Miss Walker will be sent to adjust them at home.
G. W. Elbert posts poultry prices within the corporate limits. Hens seven cents? No, nine cents per pound. Fryers twelve and a half? Cohered as twelve to twelve and a half. Old roosters nineteen and fifteen cents each.
Fraley & Co advertises D D D Prescription for Eczema promising instant itch relief within two seconds using Oil of Wintergreen Thymos and other ingredients. The ad guarantees a full size bottle if the product does not stop the itch immediately, with a 2d trial bottle in proof.
Gladys, daughter of T. B. Taylor, is very sick and will be taken to Fort Worth tonight for an operation.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a 25 cent hair cleaner that makes hair appear beautiful quickly. It claims to cleanse dust and dirt, reduce itching and hair loss, and stimulate growth by nourishing the scalp and roots. The copy urges readers to buy Knowlton's Dandeline at drug stores or counters.
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