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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1913
Page
3
Furnished rooms for rent at 18 East Oak by Mrs P C Withers. Also available a grassy lot suitable for pasture. address 165 West Sycamore Street. Boarders accepted or full rooms for one or two occupants. Contact Mrs P. C. Withers for details.
Two cottages on North Elm street offered for sale or trade. Call owner Byron Brier at old phone 161. Also 234 corn for sale at 65 cents per bushel, stored at the crib at my place eight miles west of Denton.
Five room house offered for eight hundred dollars with small down payment and rent like balance. Dr. W A Jones advertised. 45 acres of good unencumbered land in Hills County near Mount Calm at sixty five dollars per acre, exchange for residence property in Denton with cash difference. Denton Trust Company advertised.
WANTED good second hand bogey or surrey in good condition cheap. G. W. Elbert. WANTED wairy hand Springside Jersey Farm. 232c for sale a few Indian Runner ducks a year old $1 apiece Dr. W. A. Jones. Wagons for hay rides. Call Skiles Transfer Co. both phones 123.
Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions by phone number 252 old 222tfe.
Jake Johnson advertises a new phone line 1 7 white and an old phone 230 to arrange wood cutting. He promises to saw your wood for you, targeting local homeowners seeking quick service.
A local Arkansas mill on Elm Street advertises prompt delivery of feed items including chops bran corn hay and other feed. The notice mentions a power wood saw connected with a wood business and lists contact phones for inquiries and orders.
R. McGintie offers furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas. Office over Wilson-Hann's with old phone 361. Rents houses in all directions North South East and West.
John Keesee proprietor of City Meat Market advertises home delivery of fresh meat. Orders taken by phone from the West Oak street location.
Come to Will Locknane's wagon yard near East McKinney Street to buy two fine Jersey bulls a black and a fawn colored. Season price is 150 dollars cash to everybody. Also selling a nice house and lot on Lula Street with contact at new phone 250.
Sanitary milk and cream services listed. Portwond Hodges new phone 426 old 297. Freight Transfer Co office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak street offers furniture moving and drag line services with special attention.
Brief notice seeks scavenging work with contact by phone at 307 area code. No more details available from the fragment.
Moving and freight service advertised as first class with reasonable rates. Lester and Paschall operate the Fox Bros office with both phones listed for contact.
Henry Kaltreuther on East McKinney Street offers wood work, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking. He provides a range of metal and craft services for local customers.
Denton notices advertise dental offices including Chas Saunders W A Jones W N Rowell W Fralin Dentists on various square locations and Paul Ramier 31 Oak St Also advertised is a regular short order house serving hot cakes till 10 and daily fresh fish The advertisement claims the cleanest restaurant in Denton.
Demonstrations of a new lotion line were held at Wilgon-Hann Co on North Elm Street from 11 a m to 3 p m. The sale featured items and a contact number 338-Blue for inquiries.
W F E Botts, graduate veterinarian, announces new office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop 8 Elm Street Lipscomb block. New telephone 269, residence old 486, new 132.
Specialists at Mt Martin offer treatments for eye ear nose and throat. Located over Ra Jey Co. address provided for appointments and glasses fittings.
A historical newspaper ad from J. M. Gurley and A. Bushey promotes cement contracting services. It claims first class work at the right price and offers to provide estimates.
AUTOS FOR HIRE. W. W. BILLINGSLEY old phone 530 new phone 448. Automobiles repaired. W. M. GRIBBLE AUTO SERVICE cars trips made anywhere in county. Photeg new 7i green old 534 or at home 668 Elmst. Car repairs promptly made. 2iaptt
W J Mitchell of Mitchell's Barber Shop in Denton Texas offers white Indian Runner duck eggs from imported stock at $6 per 13 with special matings at $5 and $1, plus $2 for utility parcels. Parcel post available.
FOR SALE WHITE AND fawn Indian Runner duck eggs 1.25 per setting or 13. DUCKS DUCKS DUCKS Indian Runners heavy laying strain eggs for setting 1.50 for s pearl white beauties Get the best. Denton Duck and Dairy Farm T F Jasper Prop New phone 357.
West Side girls basketball team edged North Side 23 to 20 in a Friday game. West Side players included Ruby Collins Edna Hinton Iileen Hodge Fay Mahan Ethel Stallings and Aileen Hodges with Ruth Lowe Mabel Blankenghp Nettie Carter Irene Whitehurst Sara Purviance Ella B McNeil for North Side.
A August itinerary offers a month long journey through Chicago Buffalo Niagara Toronto Hudson River trip to New York Boston Norfolk via Atlantic Ocean and Washington City via the Potomac River with side trips. Instruction by Edith L Clark English and American Literature instructor at North Texas State Normal. For details contact Mrs Edith L Clark 1230 W Hickory St Denton Texas.
Fire Attorney Murray ordered an investigation into three garage fires that destroyed 1234 autos overnight and today, causing damage valued at 500 800 dollars. Investigators will determine cause and any links between the blazes in Chicago as police assist in the inquiry.
Local store invites shoppers to view a line of shoes and oxfords with no trouble to show. Crain Mercantile Co advertises at North Side Square.
A boy police force will be instituted in Portland under juvenile court jurisdiction. Members aged 12 to 18 will not arrest but will report offenses by other youths to authorities.
Waynesville North Carolina resident F R Huffman credits Thedford's Black-Draught with curing what he feared was heart trouble and indigestion. The ad touts digestive health benefits, a 70 year history, and a 25 cent price.
The grocery announces fresh shipments of strawberries and quality candies. New stock includes canned goods and 25 cent sacks of chick feed. Call for details and orders.
Denton mill spokesman B. W. Blewett says this year’s wheat likely to reach 85 to 96 percent of last year’s total while quality improves. He notes last year’s crop was the standout weakness and puts early prices around 6 to 6.5 cents per bushel.
Handsomely bound Daedalian annual magazine of the College of Industrial Arts has been received from the printers. The first shipment arrived Friday. Miss Mary Simms serves as editor in chief with an able corps of editors and contributors, noting especially satisfactory illustrations.
The large under reamer for Denton Oil and Development's Highland Park well has arrived and operations are advancing quickly, according to a statement Saturday.
An 1880s Toledo notice claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is proven to cure catarrh and states Cheney & Co will pay $100 for any case not cured. The document includes a notarized swearing of Frank J Cheney as senior partner and lists Toledo Ohio as the firm location. It promotes internal use and directs readers to purchase from local druggists, with a supplementary mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Turner Bros offers pork and beans at five cents per can claiming abundant supply and encouraging customers to try them. The message highlights the product as mighty fine and readily available.
Read the advertisements offering pennant stove gasoline at 20 cents per gallon from Lester and Sherrod.
The notice thanks customers for patronage and invites continued business. It promises ongoing stock improvement and service, urging readers to visit first for drug and jewelry needs and to share any desired items. The tone is a friendly solicitation from a growing local shop.
Denton High students plan a field day on Friday May 16 at Highland Park with juniors sophomores and freshmen competing in running jumps throwing and pole vault events. The program runs from 11 AM with events including the 109 yard dash hammer and discus throws and a 1 mile run. No admission charged.
A city committee from women’s clubs reports many dry goods stores agreed to close at six during summer with most refusing a later hour. Some will decide further after reflecting, while overall sentiment favors year round six o’clock closing and urges shoppers to finish before six to avoid business loss.
News of High School reports the Senior class gathering at the Bayless residence after finishing term work. Games included animal drawing and a poem composition contest won by Pearl McCormick and George Rucker. Ida Shanks gave a reading. luncheon for the school board followed, with maroon and white decor and a multi-course menu.
A Notre Dame resident Mrs. M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana claims a home treatment cures rheumatic pains and sciatica without climate change. She says it purges uric acid from blood loosens stiff joints and brightens eyes and offers to mail proof to interested sufferers at box B Notre Dame Ind.
Five cents buys a can of Michigan pork and beans at Turner Bros. store, with phones listed for orders. The brief item notes a promotional price and contact point for customers.
The Kimberly mines in South Africa are the sole source of commercially important diamonds, owned by a strong trust. Working depth nears 2000 feet, mining costs rise while dirt yield falls. Diamond prices rose about 12 percent yearly over six years. Diamonds are portrayed as a safe investment. seller offers a stock bought for cash from New York cutters and importers for trade on favorable terms. Come look.
Sallow complexion due to torpid liver described. Purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores rosy health to the cheek. Price 5c. Sold by R. H. Garrison.
At Curtis' today enjoy a Banana Split with fresh banana ice cream and whipped cream for 15c. Melba Ice Cream features strawberry flavors, and Hiawatha Ice Cream uses Jersey cream with nut and fruit. Strict care in making and serving all fountain items. come see us.
A Tuesday night event at the Airdome offers a 20 cent admission with a Dayton show billed as mysterious and funny. Three features theater reels include a big comedy, 101 Bison, and The Light in the Window in two parts. Small bills requested. every house in town will receive a copy.
Barbed wire cuts and ragged wounds heal quickly with Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised as healing and antiseptic. Priced 25c, 50c and 1 per bottle, sold by R. H. Garrison.
W D Griffith of Waco was elected grand senior counsellor and L H McQuiston of Paris was named grand secretary as Amarillo was chosen for the forthcoming United Commercial Travelers convention during the Associated Press dispatch from Corpus Christi dated May 186.
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