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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
3
A mixed Denton Texas classified page lists LOST items including a watch and a gold bar pin reward offered at the office. Also items for sale rent and work notices with addresses and contact details appear throughout the notice board.
Dr W R Botts, veterinarian and veterinary surgeon, maintains an office with Denton Tran Co in Lincomi block. Office phone 359. Residence numbers old 486, new 13%.
WENTIOTS pr. W. A JONES, DENTIST. West Side Square. J. W. FRALIN, DENTIST. SOUTH Side Square, middle of Clark, up eraits. Denton, Texas. W.N. ROWALL, B. D. S., OF use over McCray's, south side 'square.
An old Denton classified-style listing shows autos for hire under W. W. Bilngsley with contact numbers 330 and 448, automotive repairs, sanitary milk and cream service via Reynolds & Hodges at 426, drayage and moving services by Parks & Lester with Fox Bros office, and McGintie offering furnished rooms with East West South North Denton rentals from a Long & Kinz location.
J. W. Johnson promotes insurance fire tornado and accident coverage plus feedstuffs and goods. Best store and prompt delivery on Elm Street with contact options provided for Arkansas area.
Telegraphy department announces practical work including handling train orders freight and express business making office reports and general duties of a station agent. Both phones. G B Swor, Manager. Dradgthon's business college.
M Gurley the cement contractor offers first class sidewalk and brick work at fair prices. Get estimates for concrete walks and related paving from Bushey.
W P Ratchford sent a dollar via F E Tobin for the Wilson Marshal campaign fund to note his wish to influence the election. Venton county total reported by Record and Chronicle reaches 195 with more receipts expected to forward to Committeeman Sells. Texas is shy about 5000 of the 50000 target. C McNeil of Denton sends a dollar for the Wilson Marshall fund from Marshall after forgetting to handle it at home.
An advertisement offers a trial treatment and full information free of charge from FrontiersAthma Company located Room 102 Buffalo New York. It also invites readers to call Parke Lester at Fox Bros when they want to move.
Farther details describe eighty acres of black land near Frisco with a five room house, good barn and orchard. The entire farm is cultivated and offered for sale in the coming days at fifty five dollars per acre.
An old promotional piece warns that certain urgent words grab attention instantly even from seasoned business people. It notes how a distant call can loom large, claiming it has shaped many fortunes and continues to offer a faster service to readers seeking results.
Dallas visitor L Richey suffered a painful bruise from a wagon fall Thursday. J C Morris sold property north of town and plans to move to Garza with 200 acres bought from J M Sanders. Judge and Mrs Robert Hopkingwill travel to Gainesville for October term of Cooke County District Court. H Parker of Mountain City Tennessee visits Elbert M Arnold. George Fritz returns for a day to assist with a Dallas fair exhibit and will head to Houdon for a similar setup at the Notsuoh carnival. L J Martin Whitesides Hale of Pilot Point and W T Wilson S C Henderson of Aubrey were witnesses in the Alva Wilkerson forgery examination in Denton County.
An old fashioned remedy Ely's Cream Balm is advertised to relieve catarrh rapidly. The ad claims it clears the nose throat and restores senses, with a 50 cent bottle curing worst cases and a money back guarantee. The notice also promotes grocery items and a local restaurant.
The Denton auxiliary to the C W B M meets next Wednesday at 3 PM with Mrs Merry. Mrs Yancey leads day preparations and Mrs Lipscomb notes church needs. Other leaders include Mrs McCormick for auxiliary needs and Mrs Palmer for mission study with Quiz led by Mrs L L Fry.
Katy passenger train No. 41 struck a broken rail one mile north of Bonita in Montague County. All cars overturned except the engine, but all passengers escaped with their lives though some were injured. Doctors were sent from St. Jo and Bonita and a relief train departed Wichita Falls. No fatalities reported.
The examining trial of Alva Wilkerson was postponed in Squire McCormick's court until November 12 because some witnesses failed to appear. If you've something to sell use the classified.
Leader II wins Reserve Champion Percheron in the 1912 State Fair with four of its colts placing in all classes shown. A two year old sold for 325 dollars while another offer of 400 dollars was refused. SCORADO takes first in the five year old Percheron class as his only entry. IMP GUSTO praised as a fine coach stallion and urged for breeding MacMehon fillies.
Governor Wilson drew huge crowds in New York City on November 1 delivering a long reply to opponents about prosperity. He spoke at a Bronx rally and Madison Square Garden where the Bull Moose had spoken the night before, arguing Wall Street odds favor his victory and prosperity would only suffer from any deliberate action against it. The Madison Square ovation lasted one hour and three minutes, longer than Roosevelt’s forty two minutes.
A fragmented OCR item mentions horses and a price quote around 50 cents on the dollar and a phone contact, but the details are incomplete and unclear.
Local reader J WW Tennis of Denton Texas testifies to lasting relief from kidney trouble after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He recounts two years of pain and frequent urination before three boxes cured him completely and he remains satisfied with the remedy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the product nationwide. Remember the name Doan’s.
Daily price quotes show Liverpool and New York openings and closings for futures, with cotton reaching recent highs and seed prices rising from 4 to 4.10 cents. New Orleans and Galveston quotes are also recorded, reflecting Holiday market activity.
G. W. Saunders, presiding officer of Ward 1 Precinct 18, urges that all voters bring poll tax receipts or exemptions when they come to vote Tuesday. Ward 1 voters will vote at the Lohe Star marble ward.
Mrs Conway, wife of clown Conway, confesses her husband killed Sophia G Singer whose body was found in the Conways deserted apartments. She says he knocked the singer down with a improvised billy to rob her and that she only covered the body before they left. Worthen, Singer’s fiancé, reacted with joy upon hearing the confession.
H W Chandler brought in a new 25 Buick Thursday. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Lon Wilkerson near Justin. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Wallace west of Argyle. Choir practice at First Baptist church tonight at 7 30 p m all members urged to attend promptly. B F Black sent to the Record and Chronicle Friday seedling peaches from Nov 1 described as large and well formed.
There is one place in town with a complete stock of fountain pens Curtis has a range from $1 to $10. An agent for Waterman Ideal and Conklin Self Filling pens notes leaders in the business offer high quality pens for under $2.50. He warns that cheaper imitations are poor substitutes for Conklin or Waterman, emphasizing 175 pens in stock and a model for every hand and pocketbook.
Advertisers claim daily ads lure readers with bargains and easy pay. readers report spotting items at lower prices than elsewhere and enjoying quick savings. The note emphasizes the habit of perusing ads for value.
Secretary Mec Veagh issued an immediate order prohibiting public drinking on railroad cars vessels and other interstate carriers and at depots and waiting rooms. The measure aims to curb liquor consumption and restrict sale and possession in these public spaces.
The expected Thursday night freeze did not arrive with only a light frost on tin roofs Friday morning. Thermometer readings hovered near 45 to 46 degrees, just above freezing, as high winds shifted northeast and slowed temperature drops. The mild frost was considered harmless to cotton and even potentially beneficial if heavier.
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