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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
3
Two light housekeeping rooms available downstairs at 18 East Oak. Furnished option for one or two rooms. Contact Mrs Pp Withers at 210tfe or old phone 8&8 for details.
Multiple early 20th century advertisements offer for sale trade and exchange. Items include stoves, a 3 burner with oven, an Indian Runner ducks, a horse and buggy, harvest mules, a Model 16 Buick, a gas stove, a sewing machine, chickens, photos, and land for sale or subdivision near Norma 40 acres. Names include Mrs W R Scott Dr W A Jones T D Mulling J B Wilson Fred Chappel E T Brown. locations in Den ton Mill North Elim St 177tfe 2626 and P O Box 1263 San Antonio.
Classified notices offer dairy hand at Springside Jersey Farm 251 experienced seamstress calls at homes to sew by the day fourish red new phone. Lady wanted good appearance and talker to show samples at homes in the city nothing to sell salary address box 564 city. Men and women sell guaranteed hose percent profit make 10 dollars daily full time part time. Wear Proof 3038 Chestnut St Philadelphia Pa.
fragmented ad notices list wood stove and heater wood supply and prompt delivery. a power wood saw is offered for the wood business. also in denton texas a help wanted notice seeks an intelligent woman for part or full time paying 25 to 190 dollars monthly with address and contact details. rents houses and furnished rooms are advertised in the area.
Come to Will Locknane's wagon yard on East McKinney Street and see two fine Jersey bulls, a black and a fawn one. Season price $156 cash to all buyers. New phone 850. Also offering a house and lot on Lula Street for sale. Skiles Transfer provides two strong men to carry trunks and will not bump trunks down stairs.
Portweed Hodges updates contact to 426 while keeping old 297 for sanitary milk and cream. Freight Transfer Co. operates from Office Kincaid wagon yard on West Oak Street offering drag line moves and special attention to furniture relocation.
Local notice promotes first class drayage and household moving by Lester and Paschall, Office Fox Bros. contact details provided for the service.
Henry Kaltreuther of McKinney offers woodwork, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking services for local customers. He advertises diverse crafts under one roadside listing.
A lotion demonstration event for a toilet preparation at Wil on-Hann Co. runs from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. at 124 North Elm St. in New Haven with contact 338-Blue 254p for details.
W E Botts graduate veterinarian operates at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop, 85 Elm Street Lipscomb Block. New phone 269. residence old phone 486. new 132.
After a few days I will be gone till fall contact A J Gant at 251p for piano tuning and Schmitz Furniture Store at 299p to arrange tuning by H E Starkloff.
Old phone 578 new phone 31 for high grade comert and buck work contact A. BUSHY to estimate the job.
An ad urges calling 31 for fast messenger service in Washington state. It mentions Brashears and notes a hint about managing accounts for ten percent of money collected.
J M Gurley, a cement contractor, advertises first class work at the right price and invites estimates from potential customers.
AUTOS FOR HIRE. W. W. BILWZINGESLEY old phone 530 new phone 448. Automobiles repaired. W. M. GRIBBLE AUTO SERVICE cars. Trips made anywhere in county. Photos new 75 green, old 534 or at home 668S Elmst. Car repairs promptly made. Zlaptf
CHAS. SAUNDERS DENTIST Office over Long & King after Feb 1st Both phon.s DR W A JONES DENTIST West Side Square W N ROWELL D D S OFFICE over McCray's south side square J W FRALIN DENTIST SOUTH Side Square middle of block in Denton Texas
Dr M J Martin specializes in diseases of the eye ear nose and throat and fitting glasses. Office located above Ra ley Co in Daw.
A small advertisement offers duck eggs from imported stock at $6 per 13, with other eggs and utilities priced at $4 and $2 respectively. A 13 eggs for $1 deal is noted for pen ciled hunters. Parcel post shipping available from Ben Fritz, P. O. Box 661, Denton.
Indian Runner ducks offered for setting at 1.50 dollars for 13 eggs. Pearly white quality emphasized. Farm operated by T F Jasppr in Denton with new phone 357.
Short notice call for scavenger work invites interested persons to contact phone number 307 for details and scheduling.
The Denton crowd praised the daytime program at the RR Airdome calling it one of the best. Flood scenes in Dayton and the animated weekly impressed, with the Imp feature Wonder noted as among the finest productions. The big Indian picture Before White Man Came drew strong attendance and the music and battle scenes received high marks.
The charter for the new Far Mers and Merchants State Bank at Aubrey was filed. Capital stock is $24,000 with Aubrey citizens among shareholders and directors including W. P. Ratchford T. L. Mullins G. W. Boner J. D. Brown J. M. Beauchamp L. F. Caddel and E. M. Bates.
A Denton area gossip column lists numerous residents traveling on business visits to Dallas Aubrey Fort Worth Whitesboro Sherman Hillsboro and other places. Names include J I Gillespie W E James J C Paschall R M Reynolds Hinson Wilson Goodwell and many others with trips to Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Ardmore among small community movements. Several locals return from trips and attend events from Y ork to Argyle to Lewisville with notes on health and employment updates.
The counsel claimed clients sought settlement and cited offering an olive branch eighteen months ago. The judge dryly noted there were no lives on it, implying no offer accepted or no risk to life involved.
A dramatic line from Lip Pin cott’s tale shows a sister awaiting news in the parlor. She remains silent as she changes a ring from one finger to another, hinting at a concealed sentiment or decision.
In a London Tatler snippet humorous exchanges skew social vanity. A sharp line mocks a woman spending money on fortune telling and a man on cosmetic pride, reflecting playful class satire of the era.
A Boston Globe cautionary note urges focus on your own business and warns against outsourcing enterprise while neglecting personal ventures. It stresses direct effort and accountability in pursuing wealth.
A New Orleans Picayune epitaph notes a miserly man who kept a frugal head but a steadfast band and an unyielding heart despite decline. The wry lines suggest humor in decline and loyalty beyond wealth.
An advertising note asserts that using Curtis' product keeps hair healthy, which acts as a safeguard against hair loss and guarantees continued hair integrity through routine use.
An advert touts Eureka Sage Compound as a hair tonic that cures dandruff tones the scalp promotes hair growth and makes hair thrifty and lustrous It claims benefits for hair loss and offers the product at 25 cents.
Mary Margaret Blewett is reported sick with scarlet fever. Jesse Gurley, son of J M Gurley, Kay the Meagles, and W J Slaton are said to be critically ill with Brights disease at home in Aubrey. M L Henderson will build a bungalow on Fry Street costing about 1200 dollars. Dr M D Fullingim plans a two story T room home on West Sycamore near the Normal college. Both departments of the Woman's Shakespeare club meet Saturday at 2 at the home of Mrs F M Craddock. L P Floyd plans a seven room bungalow at Chestnut and Avenue A. Choir practice at First Baptist tonight at 8. Absence of courthouse tower light prompts complaints. Friday at First Methodist Houston N M McGinnis and Miss Madeline Longscope wed at 5. Mr and Mrs McGinnis reside in Denton after July 1. J W Ellison sends a bucket of peaches to the Record and Chronicle office, a generous offering from the College of Industrial Arts gardener.
The Central Presbyterian church of Denton will join Krum for a 4&l day praise service on Sunday June 1. A conveyance leaves Denton at 8:30 AM to transport members to Krum. There will be no Sunday school or morning service, but evening worship proceeds.
For the weak and nervous, Electric Bitters are claimed to restore ambition, energy, appetite, and vitality. They are said to aid the stomach liver and kidneys and have helped many, including Mrs. G. Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York. A bottle costs 5 cents or 1. J. F. Raley & Co endorses the remedy.
A reader notes the paper’s hardware advertisements offer price cues and bargains. He mentions worn pans and skillets as examples and suggests the ads provide better value than other options.
A valuable tonic containing beef extract soluble citrate of iron and grape wine. Recommended for run down systems, convalescents, nursing mothers and anaemic children. Helps build rich red blood. Pint bottles 75c or 6 for $4.
Houston leader Jesse H. Jones gave 500 dollars as the nucleus of a 50 000 dollar Texas exhibit fund at the San Diego Panama Canal exposition. He said the Legislature might appropriate for maintenance and the Texas exhibit, with governor Coquitt advising he could urge such an appropriation.
Major J. O. Berry led memorial observances in Denton on a day without a G A R camp. He decorated federal veterans graves in I C O F and City cemeteries with United States flags, recalling comrades Sawyer Madden Harris Ballew Griffith Hendrickson Lanham Ferguson Raley Spencer Yeagley Fay Von Henn Switzer Chandler Faulkner Woods Watson Fitzpatrick.
Mrs. Martha Arnold of 125 Bolivar St Denton Texas confirms a past public endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney pain dull back ache and regained energy. She cites lasting relief from attacks and says the remedy restored her health. Sold by all dealers 5 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents in the United States Remember the name Doan's. Advt
A London Express excerpt discusses giant mussels claimed to rival Cape Verde bioba trees and California giants in age, suggesting they may live thousands of years and questioning why such creatures ever die. The piece notes the paradox of a mussel’s long life given its life cycle.
A humorous panel depicts a quarrel between Mr Binks and Mrs Binks about household chores. He argues sweeping baking bedmaking dish washing and polishing silver will improve a woman’s health while she retorts that no silver was ever given to polish, revealing marital tension.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript comments on social manners, humorously comparing Mrs X to an echo for politeness and prompt replies. The piece reflects contemporary manners and witty social judgments.
Denton society notes announce Lula Kathrine Evers to Clarence A. Tripp on May 29 in Dallas with Bishop Garrett presiding. Tripp plans to teach at North Texas State Normal College this summer and reside in Denton. Also listed are multiple real estate transfers in Denton including Leggatt to Lomax and Beil for 259 acres at 8200 dollars and Hart to Cleveland for 50 acres at 3000 dollars.
Sun and wind reveal freckles and a new double strength ethine remedy is advertised. Buy an ounce from any druggist, apply a few times, and keep a money back guarantee if freckles persist. The pitch targets freckled readers with a risk-free offer.
The Modern Maccabees announce a moonlight picnic on Tuesday June 3 at Highland Park meeting at the fire hall at 7 a.m. All members and families are invited.
A brief study discusses the Samian Letters and the Samiso letter name origin. It links the Greek root to Pythagoras and the idea that straying from virtue widens as lines extend, with a reference to Pope on reasoning divided.
A man recalls calling to see someone last evening, finding the servant said they were not in. The exchange notes the visitor’s belief in the missed encounter and the person’s sorrowful laughter upstairs that moved him to tears of sympathy.
A mother questions why her child tears apart a doll while the girl seeks the promised crumb of comfort her father said can be found in all things.
Rounder asks if Slick is a friend, and Sounder replies he is a true ally who would share his last dollar. The exchange implies mutual trust and frugality in a casual street scene.
A reflective line declares a man as a green band in life who cannot forgive any mortal thing, signaling a theme of unresolved grievance and personal rigidity.
Marion Ohio druggist C Lower lauds Dr King s New Discovery as the best throat and lung medicine. He says it cured his wife of a severe bronchial cold after other remedies failed. A home doctor for colds bronchial throat or lung coughs. Price 50c and 1. Guaranteed by J F Raley Co. Advt.
The shoe fitters of the city push store ads inviting readers to examine wares and choose a better pair for less money through careful consideration of offers in today’s paper.
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