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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1913
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for one month six months and one year by mail with advance payments. It also contains a general public notice promising corrections for erroneous reflections in the Record and Chronicle and is dated Denton Texas March 12 1913.
The piece extols silo adoption to prevent drought loss across Denton county and praises President Wilson for growing in esteem. It notes public support across political lines and predicts Wilson will prove a strong presidential figure in coming months.
The commissioners court may raise the road and bridge levy to 25 cents per $100, carving out 10 cents for permanent construction. The proposal aims to show the impact of higher taxes, noting decades of temporary work and no permanent roads built from the fund.
Curtis' fountain advertises high grade soda and egg drinks priced at 10 cents each, with Egg Malted Milk at 15 cents. Milk drinks include Milk Chocolate and Milk Shake at 5 cents, and Curtis' Ice Cream is described as superior Jersey cream.
Lone Star Gas Co. reports twelve miles of gas pipe laid in Denton since September with about 14 000 feet more to lay. First connections were made December 19 including Prof M L Williams on Oakland Avenue. Work progresses steadily despite material delays.
Inside corporate limits buyers are offered hens at a per pound price and fryers at 12 1 2 cents per pound. Old roosters priced at 10 and 15 cents each. G W Elbert notes to mark the package for quality. Turner Bros. advertises Maxwell House Blend.
Mrs. A Gerhard traveled to Fort Worth following a visit here in Blue Mound in late February.
The Art Department of Ariel sub met with Mrs R J Wilson on March 8 and discussed landscape painters of Holland with Mrs Cole of Michigan as guest. Miss Margaret Hann of Denton is named queen of the May Carnival by Central University men in Danville. her grandfather is Robi Hann of South Third Street. The king will be chosen later in the season.
Mrs M 8S entertained about thirty guests including her cousin Mrs L D Cameron of Phoenix Arizona at her West Hickory street home. The party featured a seven table five hundred game luncheon with Easter lily decor and green Shamrock cards. Prizes went to Mrs Cameron and Mrs Ecks with favors and a rose basket for Mrs Paul Revette.
North Texas Gas Co. offers to send Miss Walker to homes if customers report trouble with gas service or inadequate results, inviting callers to the office for assistance.
The Supreme Court granted a writ of error today in the Alamo case, upholding the lower court. The matter remains unresolved in the Legislature.
An aged advertisement extols Maxwell House Blend as the best coffee with freshness and goodness kept for you. Turner Bros is credited as the distributor or seller.
Months of suffering from grippe and a bad cough ended after A L Kennedy of Bristol credited five bottles of Vinci with restoring health. He calls it the best five dollars he ever spent and praises the remedy's combined curative elements and tonics. O M Curtis, a Denton pharmacist, guarantees Vinci satisfaction. Also advertises Saxo Salve for rough skin.
Our grocers boast a carefully selected line with top brands and superior goods. Turner Bros invites orders by phone and promises high quality Utah honey. Call 44 for prompt delivery.
O M Curtis advertises a wide cigar selection with emphasis on value. He notes 5 cent cigars Abacos and Curtis Invincibles sell for 38 dollars per thousand and lists other leading brands like Joan of Arc and E Sidelo Smokers and Class from Seidenberg & Co. to attract customers.
Mrs J D Hodges is sick with the grip. Mr J W Curtis has acute influenza. Mrs J A Smith W Hickory has the grip. W J Waggoner builds a bungalow on Bell avenue. Bob Bradford confined to bed with vaccina. Joe son of L Foster on Mckinney street sick with tonsillitis. Roy Matthews 21 Avenue B ill with gallstones. Mrs Pete Starr seven miles southeast suffering sciatic rheumatism. Miss Ethel Stevens Norman student at the Hodge house has pleurisy. Ernest son of Mrs Kittie Myers on West Sycamore sick with appendicitis. Homer Smoot attacked by acute indigestion, improving. Dnton Oil and Improvement derrick completed. drilling to begin about Monday. Jesse D Sullivan injured removing a heavy band from a brick kiln, confined to bed with bruises. Midweek prayer at First Methodist begins 7 15 with subject Confession of Christ. J D Bruce leader. Rev Mr Cooper notes service starts 7 15 not 7 30. A new high record for filing chattel mortgages set in County Clerk Buttons office with 165, mostly farming implements. one hardware firm filed 91. Estate classified in Denton week brings many replies to ads. Use advertising columns. Speaker Clark admitted to Supreme Court practice. Washington March 12 Associated Press Dispatch. Clark admitted but not to practice immediately. ImpRess phone 44 on your mind for groceries Long & King.
The ad page promotes today's progress store deals and specials aimed at saving readers money. It invites shoppers to read the advertisements for details and potential discounts inside the issue.
Advert appears to tout Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for women. It urges healthy habits and claims for gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels with one to two teaspoons nightly. The genuine product is from the California Fig Syrup Company with Elixir of Senna.
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