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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
4
A shop on West Side Square offers cleaning and pressing for men’s clothing and skirts. Services include alterations and delivery with a new phone number 40 for inquiries and calls.
Born to Mr and Mrs Cage Powell a son. The Exchange Bank closed today in respect to F H Jacques an employee who died in Sherman Friday night. Forty to fifty Christian Endeavor members of the American Presbyterian church enjoyed a moonlight picnic on West Hickory Friday night with a big lunch served during the creek outing.
An advertisement urges use of Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into shoes for tired aching feet. It claims relief for sore swollen hot sweaty feet and foot corns and bunions and promotes a free trial package with a sample sanitary com pad. The ad notes availability from Minnis' Drug Store and other druggists.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a health tonic that tones kidneys and bladder, purifies blood, and restores strength. It claims the product is pleasant to take and free of harmful drugs, urging readers to begin use today.
The Majestic open air theater reopened last night drawing a good crowd. Four new films were shown along with a Denton Concert Band performance. The audience enjoyed both the films and music. A program change is advertised for tonight.
Cumberland Presbyterian church holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m at the courthouse. M E church South schedules baccalaureate sermon at 11 a m and other services. First Baptist church keeps Sunday School and youth meeting. no morning or evening preaching due to commencement. Oak Street Methodist lists multiple services and Epworth League events. monthly business meeting at parsonage Monday. First Christian Otis Hawkins announces 9 30 a m Sunday School change. no morning service for commencement. Catholic church conducts Sunday Mass at 10 30 a m with Rev Raymond Vernimont officiating.
C I A students present Tennyson's The Princess tonight at Wright's Opera House to open closing exercises. Sunday morning service at Methodist church features Rev J O Shelburn of Vallas with a full program of hymns and scripture. Monday Class Day includes President's Oration by Miss Lucy Hamilton, planting nine rose bushes, and multiple student performances.
An Elgin gold filled watch is offered for $19 at Minnis Drug Store, with sale information linked to W. J. McCray’s.
Mrs Cynthia Johnson wife of L W Johanson died Friday afternoon at 3 o clock at her home two miles south of Denton in Center Point community Tuberculosis caused death She was 55 and came from Tennessee about 12 to 15 years ago She was related to Tax Collector C L M Crowder Funeral and interment held at I C O F cemetery Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Work was begun again Saturday morning on the Central school building after several weeks delay due to late timber arrivals. Several shipments arrived Saturday morning and brick work will start Monday if workers can be secured.
Min shop advertises a selection of paper napkins lunch sets and doilies for sale. The listing highlights domestic wares and decorative pieces available for daily use and entertaining.
Twelve cars of beef cattle will depart Denton tonight bound for Kansas City. The load includes two cars owned by EB Cocanougher, two by Bain Wilson, and eight by L B Forrester. A prior shipment on the same route achieved a 26 hour trip, believed to be the fastest ever from Denton with cattle.
A society note details Miss Myrtle Ivey’s upcoming marriage with a Thursday June 3 ceremony planned. The Poe home hosted a carl and forty-two shower with handkerchiefs as gifts, attended by Misses Leonora Haun and Ivey May, and guests enjoyed lemonade and a luncheon after play.
National decoration day prompts a post office holiday Monday with limited service. City carriers run one early trip, rural routes idle, and general delivery and stamp windows operate 8 30 to 9 30 a m and 3 30 to 4 30 p m. Sanitary plumbing offers cited by Wilson Hardware Company.
Go to Minnis Drug Store for accurate pre scription work. Staff assure careful compounding and patient guidance for medication safety and proper usage.
A local shop announces a line of fine gifts for graduates of the High School and Normal and notes it is preparing a large batch of artistic frames for the graduates completing studies at the two institutions.
The Wilson Hardware Company states it makes no charge for estimates on plumbing work.
An advertisement notes available framed prints titled Lee and His Generals. The offer targets young readers and suggests the snappy pictures as a suitable gift with price range from 75 cents to two dollars.
Miss Will e Barren of Hasca visits Miss Eula Magill. Prof J W Parker and family move from Sanger. Miss Addie Grafton of Italy attends I A Commencement. Mrs J A Utley and granddaughter visit Oklahoma City. Miss Hisie McClanahan of Arlington visits College of Industrial Arts guest Miss Ethel Allen. Funeral attendees include H M Walden J C Coit Freeman Paschall and R L Bass in Sherman. Ethel Maiers and Marce Wilson elected teachers in Waco schools. Visitors at the College include Lucy Richmond Elsie Jones Lele Simmons Willie Barron Grace Risley Ada Butler Kate Turmner Mrs McQuinn.
Asthma can be cured at home. Trial treatment and full information free of charge. Write Frontier Asthma Company, Room 702, Buffalo, N. Y.
CARD OF THANKS expresses gratitude to firemen for use of their hall as a meeting place for the Daughters group. May we show you commencement gifts from W. J. McCray, Jeweler.
Local classifieds show steady activity with listings for jobs services and goods. Readers explore vacancies sales and notices across categories highlighting community opportunities and small business offerings.
The student organizations stage Tennyson's The Princess at the Opera House Saturday evening May 29 at 8 15. Admission 25 35 and 50 cents. Tickets go on sale at Minnis' Drug Store at 9 a m Friday. Get the habit go to McCray's for jewelry.
Local ad urges readers to watch for a major piano sale event next week. Promotional notice hints at special pricing and limited stock for prospective buyers seeking value on instruments and accessories.
It will pay you to get prices on plumbing supplies and plumbing work at Wilson Hardware Company. The notice urges customers to compare costs and consider quality before hiring.
Mrs. M. W. Bowers of Sanger married a Mr. Pierce of Whitewright and moved there. Wheat cutting has begun with binders active. Local estimates place county yields from seven to twenty bushels per acre, with some homes around ten and others higher. A. F. Warren cites fifteen to twenty bushels while R. T. Slaughter sees about ten. N. P. Kirkland reports the deaths of his wife’s mother and her sister in Bowling Green Kentucky within minutes of each other.
Friday evening closed one of Roanoke’s most successful school terms with noticeable student progress and marked improvement observed by even indifferent parents.
A brief note notes furnished room troubles being eased by use of the Record and Chronicle want ads. It highlights how ads help renters and landlords connect, resolving disputes over rental space with concise listings.
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