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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
3
Strayed half Shetland pony with one hip knocked down reported. Reward offered for its return to Henry Owsley. Lost notice notes PIN 24 percent and 8 November 13 N.T. 8. N.13. Finder to return to the office for reward.
For rent two light housekeep able furnished rooms downstairs. Old phone number 236th street. 18 East Oak. MKS P. Co. Withers. Bl Otfe.
FOR SALE A FEW INDIAN Runner ducks a year old $1 apiece DR W A JONES FOR SALE HORSE AND buggy T D Mulling 126 West Maple itd no STOVES FOR SALE ONE Bridge Beach range and one gro ling Stove both in good condition nearly new Will sell at a bargain Apply to J E Wilson at Wilson Hann Co 261c BINDER FOR SALE CHEAP cash or credit cut less than 100 acres Phone Mid Kinard at Den ton Mill 250cltw
For sale items include a Quick Meal Gasoline store at $7.50 a New Home sewing machine for $15 a pair of R I Red thoroughbred chickens six hens and two roosters for $16. Address 136 North Elm Street old phone 620. Exchange offer from 060 to $350000 of unimproved irrigated Rio Grande Valley land for improved North Texas land. Might consider good income city property P O Box 1263 San Antonio Texas.
Model 1060 Buick offered for cash with top wind shield side curtains and new tires. Classified by Fred Chappel. 238tfc
For sale a well drilling outfit in good condition or willing to exchange for Denton property improved or unimproved. Also willing to exchange the drill outfit without engine for a good passenger automobile. Address 160 West Prairie Street Denton Texas.
An old classified notice lists a five room house for $800 with email payment terms and a local doctor contact, plus 40 acres near Normal to be cut into blocks with terms and contacts. Also advertised are twenty head of harvest mules for sale. Contacts include E T Broun P O Box 296 and A D Turner.
A collage of help wanted and service ads lists dairy hand, seamstress, nurse, appearance conscious traveler, hose sales, piano buyer, and wood/feed business notices. Local address clues include Springside Jersey Farm, 251. 57 N Locust. 196 West Mulberry. 3688 Chestnut St Philadelphia. Arkansas Mill Elm 81. Also notes rental rooms and real estate.
Come to Will Locknane's wagon yard on East McKinney for two fine Jersey bulls priced at cash 156 each and related services. Skiles Transfer offers trunks and wagon help, Portwood Hodges handles sanitary milk and cream, and Freight Transfer Co provides furniture moving and drag line services from Kincaid wagon yard West Oak street with two strong men available.
Local drayage business promotes first class close service at reasonable rates specializing in household moves. Lester & Paschall operate from Fox Bros. with office and two phone lines.
Henry Kaltruther offers wood working, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber testing and shrinking on East McKinney Street. Local ad notes diverse crafts and services for residents and teams.
A line of toilet preparations was demonstrated at Wilson-Hann Co on Elm Street. The sale runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event lists a New phone contact 338 Blue 2684.
WANTED good second hand buggy or surrey in good condition cheap. G. W. Elbert. Paul Ramirs, 31 Oak St., Owsley Building. Regular short order house, hot cakes mornings till 10, fresh fish every day. The cleanest restaurant in Denton.
After a few days I will be gone till fall. All who want piano tuning done phone 222 new phone. A. J. GANT. 251p Expert piano tuning by H. E. Starkloff. Phone Schmitz furniture store. 2289p.
J M Gurley promotes first class cement work at right price with offer to provide estimates.
Old phone 579 replaced by 931 for high grade cement and brick work. The note invites readers to call for a quote or estimate from S. A. Bushey.
A Brashears offers a fast messenger service promising prompt calls to 31 for quick transport. Also advertised is a note that they will manage accounts for ten percent of money collected.
Clear skies and bright sun greet Confederate Veterans at Nickamauga park reunion. Florida and Alabama veterans attend as monuments are unveiled. Robertson re-elected as Texas UCV division commander. Col B F Weems of Houston reappointed Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
Mary Simms leads a list of vocational students including Erna tolting Mary Card Elizabeth Candler Lois Elder Louise Haybright Mamie Hodges Emma Huck Alma Hughes Helen Jepsen Grace Koong Lucy Pingon Iva Pracher Woodie Biergen Laura Ringo Carrie Short Nettie Short Mildred Stewart Hattie Thompson Clara Severtson Myrtle Severtson Ruth Garrison Mary Caruthers Bernice Wolf in a reception for the 1913 class at the C I A campus hosted by President and Mrs W B Bizzell.
Doctor W E Botts, a graduate veterinarian, announces a new practice at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop, 8 Elm Street Lipscomb block. New phone 269, residence old phone 486, new 132.
W W Billingeley offers auto rental and repair services. Old phone 330 replaced by new 448 as contact for automobiles for hire and repairs.
W M Gribble advertises auto service with trips anywhere in the county. It notes photos priced 75 cents and 534 or at home 668. Elm Street location for prompt car repairs.
CHAS. SAUNDERS dentist office moved to over Long and King after February 1. DR. W. A. JONES dentist operates on West Side Square. W. N. ROWELL D.D.S. maintains an office over McCray's on the south side market.
Local notice lists J W Fralin dentist at South Tide Square middle block upstairs in Denton Texas inviting patients to visit for dental care and appointments.
Specialists M. L. Martin A. B. M. D. Treats diseases of eye ear nose throat. Fits glasses. Office over Ra ley Co. d&éw.
Eggs from imported stock priced at $6 per 13 with utility eggs at $2 and 13 eggs for $1 in the other special offerings. Orders may be sent by parcel post. Ben Fritz P. O. Box 661 Denton.
Indian Runners heavy laying strain eggs for setting priced at 1.50 for 13 pearl white beauties. Denton Duck and Dairy Farm owned by T. F. Jasper offers new phone 357. Ad emphasizes quality stock and setting eggs.
Labor ad offering scavenger work with contact via toll free number 307 for interested applicants.
Local classified notices invite individuals and businesses to list items for sale or trade. Ads cover all categories from household goods to vehicles and services, with contact details and brief descriptions.
C Lower a Marion Ohio druggist declares Dr Kings New Discovery best throat and lung medicine. He says it cured his wife of a severe bronchial cold after other remedies failed. The ad recommends keeping a bottle at home for family use with prices 50 cents and 1.00 and a guarantee by J F Raley Co.
The snopper who dugg only from home merchants is thriftier than buying from mail order houses. Descriptions mislead and shipments shrink when orders are inflated. Home merchants meet needs more closely, avoiding excess purchases.
Wedding gifts of silver symbolize lasting commitment and service. Curtis advertises a wide stock of table silver with full pattern lines from small pieces to large chests, inviting buyers to view and select designs for immediate use and enduring value.
The Curtis Fountain serves modern drinks reflecting two decades of growth in the soda business. Investments in plant and equipment run to several thousand dollars as the owner sources top materials and keeps up with progress. Specially fine Ice Creams are made in a private plant with strict care, inviting a Banana Split Melba or Hiawatha Cream.
In today’s pages a tease about kitchenware and hardware pricing hints at ads worth reading. The fragment suggests readers compare skillet and pan options and hints at price inducements from advertisers.
Denton grain and mill men attended the Texas Grain Dealers Association session in Fort Worth. F Witherspoon chaired the resolutions committee and L G Belew was toastmaster at a 200-strong banquet. Crop estimates ranged from nine to eighteen million bushels of wheat and 25 million bushels of oats, with Denton County figures showing varied yields and acreages. Belew projected Texas wheat between 15 and 18 million bushels this year.
Seasonal fatigue and torpid liver blamed on heavy eating. Vinol, a tonic with cod liver extract and iron, marketed as a stronger alternative to grandmother’s sulphur and tartar emetic remedies. Testimonials from P O Barker and Druggist O M Curtis claim improved appetite, digestion, and blood vitality with a money back guarantee. Saxo salve advertised for eczema.
Amusements column notes three films shown Tuesday at the Airdome. The honeymoon sketch impressed, while the vaudeville number The Holy City drew praise. The act Rube Skinner from Skinnerville Mo failed and manager Berry cancelled the engagement after the first show, stating it did not meet his standard.
Sheriff W C Orr announces sale of Lot 38 and parts of Lots 37 and 39 Geers addition Denton for cash on the first Tuesday in June 1913. Property of J W Greenwood to satisfy a $560 judgment in Henry Maddox v J W Greenwood. Denton County Texas.
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