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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
3
Notice offers a reward for returning a white Milan hat trimmed with black velvet ribbon lost by a child. Contact this office for return and compensation.
Nice large newly papered southeast room for rent by Mrs Fowlkes at 228 East Oak. Furnished rooms one or two for rent by Mrs P C Withers at 210 East. Two downstairs rooms for light housekeeping with old phone listed. Furnished room at 31 Agh street near central area, see E R Lester.
Steam laundry until August 1. E. Yarnell advertises rental houses in Denton with a brief note on availability and contact.
55 acre farm near Bolivar offered for cash sale. Contact R. E. Stephens at 39 Texas Street for details.
An ad lists a five room house for $800 with a small down payment and balance like rent, inviting interested buyers to see Dr. W A Jones. It also offers 45 acres of good unencumbered land in Hill county near Mount Calm at $65 per acre, exchange for a residence in Denton with differences paid via Denton Trust Company.
Help wanted in West Texas to care for an elderly woman. No washing or cooking required. Good home and reasonable pay offered. Immediate placement sought. Inquiries at this office.
Skiles Transfer Co advertises hay ride wagons with two phone numbers 123 for rental. Distribution of wagon options includes transport capacity and availability for local farms and events.
Miss Leonora Hann offers flowers for all occasions and accepts orders by phone. Call 252 old 222tfe for arrangements.
Jake Johnson advertises a new phone 157 for contact about cutting and hauling wood, noting an old phone 230 as a reference number and promising quick service locally.
Wanted gentle horses to pasture at Denton. Pay $1 per month per horse. Horses will be driven to pasture every Monday morning. See JAS H Goode at 206.
A brief classified notice invites men to improve their condition by contacting Star Manufacturing Co in Columbus Ohio for sales opportunities. The terse call emphasizes nationwide county coverage and direct merchant outreach.
Chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs offered with prompt delivery and full measure. Best stove and heater wood available and a power wood saw to run in connection with the wood business. ARKANSAS MILL S Elm St Both phones.
R McGintiefe attorney advertises furnished rooms for rent in a Denton Texas location with an office over Wilson Hanns and an old phone number 361. Locations named North South Fast and Weat.
John Keesee proprietor runs City Meat Market on West Oak Street offering home delivery service with telephone contact for orders and inquiries.
Two top county bulls, a black Jersey and a fawn Jersey, offered for season at 150 dollars cash to all. Also advertising a house and lot on Lula Street for sale and a new phone number 350 listed.
Barred rock eggs three dozen or more priced at 30 cents per dozen. Bronze turkey eggs four dollars per dozen. Young turkeys five dollars per dozen. Contact E. W. Fritz at old phone 2324. For sanitary milk and cream call Portwood and Hodges. New phone 426. Old phone 297.
Freight Transfer Co offers moving services with two phones and office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street. Calls welcomed for any furniture transfer needs and special attention to drag line items.
Classified item calls for scavenger work with contact number 307 for those seeking employment. Specifies phone-based inquiries.
An old classified style ad offers household moving services from Lester and Paschall and Fox Bros with office contact details and two phone lines for quick estimates and local relocation.
Henry Kaltruther runs a shop on East McKinney Street offering wood work, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking services.
Ramniers at 31 Oak St offers regular short order house meals with hot cakes until 10 am and daily fresh fish. Promotes a clean dining image as the Denton establishment.
Denton notices list dentists in the West Side Square, over McCray's shop, and the south side Square. Dr W A Jones, Dr W N Rowell, and Dr J W Fralin are named with office locations on the square in Denton Texas.
Announcement that CHAS. SAUNDERS DENTIST will operate from an office above Long and King starting February 1st with both phone lines listed for contact.
If you want concrete work alke or brick work let me figure with you S and S A Bushey J M Gurley the cement contractor offer first class work at the right price Get estimates.
W. E. Botts announces a new veterinary office location at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop 8S Elm St Lipscomb block. New contact numbers include business 269 and old residence 486, new 132.
WA Brashears of Washington offers to look after accounts for ten percent of money collected. The notice mentions quick messenger service and a contact method.
Anacae A 8 Mi BD treats eye ear nose and throat diseases. Office over Ra ley Co. and offers glasses fitting.
Automobiles for hire listed with W. W. Billingsley old phone 3230 new 448. W M Gribble auto service cars offers trips countywide. Phones 75-Green, 534 or at home 66 S Elm st. Car repairs promptly made. 2laptf.
Classified note offers 15 penciled hunners 13 ducks and two draxés for 12 dollars. Seller Mrs. C. V. Spong lists Denton as location and provides no further details.
W J Mitchell of Mitchell's Barber Shop in Denton Texas offers duck eggs from imported stock at $6 per 13 with special mating options priced at $5 and $4 and a $3 utility option. Parcel post available.
A vintage ad urges mothers to treat children with Syrup of Figs for constipation and stomach issues. It touts gentle cleansing without harm, says the product contains figs and senna, and promises quick relief and a smiling child. The ad notes full directions on the package and recommends asking for Syrup of Figs and elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Miss Bernice Carter issues a bulletin on growing and handling tomatoes. It covers soil choice, plot sizing, plant spacing, staking, pruning, flower bud development, and timing for fruiting, plus two insect pest control approaches using arsenate lead sprays or Paris green mixtures.
Having purchased two fine barred rock roosters from the J. W. Miller Poultry Farm at Freeport Illinois I can now furnish you with the finest eggs for hatching for $1.00 for 15. Mrs R G Wright New phone 205 May 6.
White and fawn Indian Runner duck eggs for sale at $1.25 per setting or 12 settings. New phone 363.
Indian runners and heavy laying strains offered for setting priced at $1.50. Pearls described as white beauties. New phone number 357 listed for Denton Duck and Dairy Farm, T. Jasper proprietor.
The notice advertises White Minorcas The Roy al family of the Chicken World with a large egg strain at 4 dollars per unit and May shipment. Northrup's best Black strain at 1.50 per setting. Nancy Hall potato plants 25 cents per plant and 2 dollars per thousand when ready. Pilot Point Texas. June.
The article describes wagons transporting plate glass using curled hair mattresses just thicker than a bed coverlet. Proper construction avoids lumps that could crack glass when two plates bear a bump. Mattresses cost from $60 to $75 depending on size. reworking a mattress can cost $20 to $25.
A dispute unfolds as a lawyer pitches a poem to an editor who declines publication. The lawyer insists the editor should pay for his opinion, asserting the verses are suitable for publication.
Fresh Nunnally's Candy now in stock at Curtis' with express direct from the factory shipments. Nunnally's outsells competitors due to quality and guaranteed freshness. Try Box Bountiful priced one and two dollars. Phone 52.
O M Curtis operates a soda water and fine candies shop noted in local listings. The ad highlights beverages and confections as part of the storefront offerings.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the financial condition of the City of Denton Texas as of March 24. Wylie Smith City Secretary.
A fragment notes kitchen items like skillet and pan worn out and urges reading today's hardware ads for price inducements. The message hints advertisers may push bargain prices and reader attention to home goods.
A New York Sun opinion notes the elegance of a Spanish woman's hands as they move with unmatched grace. It praises how she handles a fan, rolls a cigarette, lifts a skirt, or arranges a mantilla with refined poise.
Mr Cumrox argues the duke loves their daughter deeply. his wife counters by noting the duke would accept him as a father in law, as stated in the Washington Star.
A canard is a false claim printed as if true about a politician allied with the people. It alleges harm to a friend of the public and frames rumor as fact in a Cincinnati Enquirer context.
A judge comments on manners in a brief exchange about asking politely for what you want, contrasting a demand with a courteous refusal. The dialogue highlights social norms and self-control in everyday interactions.
A health ad promises that Ethine double strength cream removes freckles and lightens skin. It claims night and morning application clears even stubborn spots, with a money back guarantee if results fail.
We assure you the best quality goods at the lowest prices. If we do not meet you, do not think we do not want your trade. Give us a trial and experience our value and service.
Denton theatergoers welcome the old stock company Dad Spooner and his family, with changes this year as Mr. and Mrs. Pitman are absent. The group of twelve includes Dad Spooner, Mrs. Spooner, Mr. and Mrs. Wallack, and more. Opening play is The Final Verdict on Monday night.
Denton resident R. R. Turner of 125 W Oak St Denton Texas asserts the testimony proves the results beyond doubt. He urges investigators to examine the testimony as conclusive proof of the outcome.
A man reports back pain relief after using two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills from J F Raley Co Drug Store. He recommends the remedy to others and notes Turner supported endorsing the product publicly on January 17 1912. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pills at 5 cents.
Turner Bros advertises Michigan pork and beans at five cents per can with immediate availability. Trade item highlights include limited stock and a call to phone to place orders.
A fresh shipment of dictionaries arrives at the Record and Chronicle office building as staff prepare restocking for readers. Officials say the new stock includes updated editions and more compact formats for easy reference.
Real estate transfers show multiple deeds from R. Horton M. M Chapin and others. Transactions cover tracts and lots in Denton Krum Garza and surrounding surveys with prices ranging from 150 to 7000 dollars. Transfers include parcels in Robt Beaumont Sur vey Mary Wright survey and College addition Denton among others.
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