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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1912
Page
2
A Denton cigar dealer touts a superior line and invites new customers to discover a “Curtis Invencible” and other premium blends. The message emphasizes years in the business and a promised surprise for new clients.
A. Logan, A M Mathematics, offers tutoring for eight weeks of morning study in arithmetic algebra plane geometry solid geometry or plane trigonometry. Sessions begin May 27 and run for one hour each day.
The electric current will be cut off several hours Sunday morning while making connections with the new machinery. Don’t phone the newsroom. we’re busy. W. J. Grady, Superintendent.
Delightful selection of Tetley India and Ceylon blends plus Tetleys Mixed Green Label Liptons Ceylon India and more. Also offers all kinds of black green and blended teas. Call us over the phone.
A brief notice reminds readers to include Schottens High Grade Coffee in their orders. It emphasizes adding a can of the coffee with the shipment. The item is highlighted as a required inclusion in the purchase.
Local merchants highlight a tie between top selling phones and customer preference. The grocer and tailor report higher business with the popular red phone compared to the older model, suggesting strong market momentum for the leading option.
Denton firemen at the Austin convention report very pleasant entertain ment and high compliment on their appearance in new uniforms. Delegates from Denton included Chief Beyett, Miss Grace Beyett, P. J. Bushey Jr., chaplain Rev Harry Burton Boyd, and others. A Denton bid to host the 1915 convention was proposed with slogan buttons distributed. The paper urged instructing school children in fire drills to prevent panics during fires.
Rev. T. Cooper of the First Methodist Church preached the baccalaureate sermon to the R. E. Lee Academy graduating class at the auditorium. The fourteen graduates wore plain white dresses and the service included doxology invocation scripture and a vocal solo.
Denton High School holds commencement for 19 eleventh graders and 14 girls at Robert E Lee auditorium. F F Hil delivers address A True American. Diplomas and two Texas University scholarships awarded after musical selections and class address.
M L Swafford and Miss Myrtle Thomason of Justin married in Denton on Sunday afternoon. Elder Cochran of Sherman officiated. The couple arrived by auto and were married in the vehicle. Both families are prominent in western county.
A short advertisement promises customer satisfaction with a contact line reading We want your grocery business We know that we must Please You You ll keep it and we will see that you are satisfied Call us Phones 44 LONG & KING.
A joint debate on socialism is set for Saturday night in Sanger. Denton Democrat F. F. Ho l, noted as a sprightly and able young leader, will face Lee Rhodes of Grand Saline. Local residents have arranged to attend. a large crowd is expected.
You are invited to phone Op, send or brag your grocery orders to us. We will take pleasure in attending to them as they should be. Phones 7 TURNER BROS Try phone 44 for your grocery connection. We will always see that on get first class crocer is delivered promptly and at the right price. Phone is today. Phone 44.
A promotional note praises Turner Bros for excellent grocery service and consistently high quality products, claiming customers will be delighted with every purchase.
The Hardy School Junior Class of Oratory will present closing exercises on Tuesday evening May 21 at the college on Street No. 42. Miss Hardy prepared an attractive program with Mrs Will Evers and Mrs H Burton Boyd directing music. It includes Shakespeare and Crawford works, with several local students performing varied roles and two songs by Mrs Evers and Mrs Boyd. Admission is free to the public.
Accurate prescription work with full strength drugs ordered by doctors. The store highlights safeguarding, physician trust, and delivery across the city. Calls out two phones and special care for children with prescriptions.
The notice explains that dialing forty four over either phone will connect customers to a grocery firm named Long and King to satisfy their grocery needs.
Elm Lodge No. 36 Knights of Pythias held its annual memorial at O O F Cemetery Sunday afternoon. The Uniform Rank marched in full uniform from the cast hall and Prof J H Phillips delivered a memorial address. Floral offerings were placed on the graves of twenty two deceased members.
Flugh Tallman of San Antonio writes that Dr King's New Life will renew life and energy, alleging it is the best made and excellent for stomach, liver or kidney troubles. Sold for 25 cents at J. F. Raley & Co.
J A West from Justin visited today while J W Sullivan spent Saturday in Dallas. S E Curl came from near Sanger as W B Burbin, district clerk, toured Fort Worth. G W and C C McNeil are home briefly from the road. H A Graddy of Mississippi visiting his uncle L L Grant. Mrs R Earl McCormick of El Paso visiting her parents. Mis Ellen Ewan returned from months with her brother in Sulphur Oklahoma and sister in Sherman. Mrs John Scott and daughter back from Tulsa with Mrs C L Floyd. T A Fritts, Hebron teacher, in town on business. they plan a Denton summer stay and Normal work.
Justice Eli Cherry of Gillis Mills Tennessee suffered a bad leg sore baffling several doctors. After trying multiple remedies he used Buckten Arnica Salve and was cured. The ad notes the salve cures burns rivers cuts bruises and piles and rents at J. F. Ratey & Co.
W. II Jones lost a fine cow by death. Waldo Blewett bought Joe 1 and FE M touring car. George Sheridan bought a Rambler touring car. The power house trial was delayed due to new cable not yet working. next week for testing.
The summer session of the Hard School of Oratory will begin in June 1912 and run for six weeks, offering instruction and lectures to enrolled students.
The first full car of autos for Denton has been ordered and will be unloaded around June 1 by Fox Brothers & Co local agents for Ford. Seven machines are in the shipment and most have been sold in advance.
A 1910s style note extols buying from local merchants over mail order houses arguing thrift comes from buying only what is truly needed and avoiding inflated shipments. The piece touts home commerce and cautions against over-purchasing.
Heawatha Ice Cream announces readiness to supply a fine cream flavored with nuts and fruits. Describes usage as a dessert for dinners or social events. Prices listed: quart 50 cents, gallon 1.75, fountain 10 cents.
J W Murphy agent for Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Co of Texas will sell at the Denton freight depot on June 20 1912 between 10 am and 4 pm five cars of gravel shipped to Wiggins and Michaud Denton Texas and refused by consignee. Items include several railroad cars and freight charges totaling 125.06 plus 121.00 demurrage and costs. Sale to satisfy freight claim and demurrage.
Turner Bros. invites you to try their grocery service, promising time and energy savings and customer satisfaction with a call today.
A reader comments on bread from Smith at the Ideal Restaurant praised for toast quality and overall enjoyment. The note implies favorable consumer feedback in a period newspaper’s advertisement section.
In today’s paper shoe merchants advertise to induce visits to inspect wares. Read the ads and consider the offers to potentially secure a better pair of shoes for less money.
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