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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
3
Strayed light brown Jersey cow with a partly dislocated leg was on a halter. Return to Mrs. J. B. Sims, 190 West Oak Street. Reward offered of 69 cents.
For sale a flock of full bred Brown Leghorn chickens and a pair of Red Jersey gifts. Call O L Willis at Magnolia Oil Co office. Includes hatches and some extra items.
Two stoves in good condition offered for sale by J E B Wilson at Wilson Hann Co. botte. Both pieces are described as solid bargains and ready for immediate purchase.
Two story house with three rooms, sewer connections and electric lights. Newly painted on a 100 by 200 foot lot with sheds and barn space. Priced at 3500 dollars. Will exchange for smaller place and give time on balance. Duggan Abstract Company.
Short items list MULES FOR SALE by Y. M. Turner and a 640 acre BLACK LAND farm for sale 550 acres tillable. Exchange offered for a smaller farm. See A. D. Turner and C. Lipscomb Jr. 78-4twe
Short notice classified item seeking an eleven year old to work in a store. Address inquiries to the office in writing. 65tfe
Miss Wendall at McClurkan's advertises remaking last year's coat into a stylish cutaway with reasonable prices.
Mrs McCann, graduate of the New England Conservatory Boston seeks piano and voice pupils at 29 S Elm Street. Advertisement notes October 29.
Mrs Sam H H Sullivan of 9 West Hickory, New Phone 364 Red, solicits all kinds of magazine subscriptions and renewals, with prompt handling by mail or visit.
Eagle Bakery in Fort Worth supplies fresh bread daily to Smiths Restaurant. Six loaves sell for 25 cents at Paul Ramire s Restaurant located at 31 West Oak Street. Nov 4 date appears in the fragment.
A report notes Jake Johnson saws wood in a hurried job using an old 230 model with a new 137 white setup. The brief mentions a phone contact and a quick completion, but lacks specific location or date.
Rreight Transfer Co advertises moving service with contact on East McKinney Street and special handling for drag line items. Will Lockbane’s wagon ward markets two fine Jersey bulls, season priced at 1.50 cash. New phone 350. Also offers a house and lot for sale on Lula Street.
Sanitary Milk and Cream lists updated phone numbers. Portwood and Hodges now reachable at new number 426 and Queensland line 297 for inquiries.
An old style ad for Frank Wilkirson Meat Market selling fresh and tender meats with cash basis terms. A note mentions changing payments and transfer fare and references Skiles Transfer Co. plus contact numbers 22 and 8.
Local ad lists chops bran corn and hay as feedstuffs plus stove and heater wood. Promises prompt delivery and full measure from Arkansas Mill at 5 Elm Street with both phones listed.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B Sehmitz. Furniture and gas stoves available.
An old advertisement for McGintie announces furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas across four directions North South East and West with contact via old phone 361.
Local moving service Les ter & Miles and office Lester & Sherrod announce a new telephone contact as they promote affordable rates. The note emphasizes their specialty in moving glass items and highlights updated contact details.
A local ad from 46 South Elm Street offers house figures and quick estimates. The firm promises guaranteed work, with service available on short notice.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at an insurer promising better preparation to handle policies and offer more incentives, signaling renewed commitment to protect clients after a loss. The vague wording suggests a focus on customer interest and proactive assistance in claim processing.
J M Gurley offers first class cement work at fair prices. Get estimates for your project and reliable service.
Old phone 579. New phone 931. High grade cement and brick work by S. A. Bushey. Call to estimate the work.
W N Rowell D D S at office over McCray's south side square new phone 433 old pace 341 Dr W A Jones D D S located on west side square J W Fralin D D S on south side square middle of block Denton Texas
Padisha of St Lambert a register of merit cow with a butter test of seventeen pounds seven ounces in seven days will appear at Pinckleys wagon yard West Oak street after October 1. Season five dollars cash with return privilege. See pedigree and merit certificate of dam in wagon yard office.
Advertisement notes a new meat market ready for business on 380 telephone line, with JO McKinney Street Meat Market and owner L W Brooks at 729.
Free trial treatment and full information available without charge. Frontier Asthma Company invites inquiries to Room 102 Buffalo N Y for details.
A dramatic excerpt from Marvin Dana's play Yard Veiller presented in 1913 by the H. K. Fly Company.
Miss Turner navigates a tangle of legal threats, blackmail, and a suspected promise to marry involving General Hastings and Agnes Lynch. Detective Cassidy warns of a town crackdown as Aggie plays innocent while Irwin presses for a written vow.
Telegraphic market report from Denton lists Liverpool December January quotes at 7.25, New York spot and term prices around 13.5, local quotations steady with lint 10 to 13 cents, seed prices 3.5 to 44.5 cents, assorted feeds and straws priced wholesale and retail, including corn 0.50 to 0.60 per bushel and hay prices per ton or bale.
Chicago grain prices rose as world shipments fell, with wheat finishing up 3 to 8 cents and corn and oats posting small losses. Provisions closed lower for most items, while October pork within the complex dropped about 75 cents. Cash quotations across markets showed Chicago and St Louis levels near 95 to 96 1/2 cents for wheat and minor variances elsewhere.
Fort Worth on Friday posted meager cattle receipts with about 2,000 head and 300 calves arriving. Most stock consisted of mixed shipments of common to fair quality and beef steer offerings were scarce. Market was nearly nominal with stocker prices about steady.
A cigar advertorial promotes Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy for a persistent cough, chest congestion, fever, and sleep disruption. It cites Mrs A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa praising six weeks of illness overcome and urges readers to try the medicine with a money back guarantee. The ad notes a price of 50 cents and one dollar and lists H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis as publishers.
L. D. Smith announces a car load of Arkansas Blacks Winesaps Black Twigs York Imperials and Ben Davis apples plus large bunches of bananas. Prices start at 1.25 per bushel. Call or order by phone and delivery is prompt from Selis Fruit. Old Phone 470 new phone 464.
Photo display at Swartz studio over postoffice features six portraits with new falsecards and folders. Prices posted: six photos 30 cents and six postecards 65 cents.
Saturday probate docket items include guardian bonds and land sale grants for Fred and Blanche Maydell Wallace minors, with guardian F L Wallace approved. Eula Medlin named temporary administratrix for Floyd E Medlin with final report approved and temporary admin closed. Eva Elsasser guardian's final report approved for Eva Elsasser now Eva Collins and discharged on costs.
A parrot named Jack pilfered from the dining room and was struck by a knife, trimming his head feathers and making him bald. Later a visiting bald minister was teased as Jack glared then quipped about stolen pickles.
A young attorney at a politician banquet bribed a head waiter to seat him beside Judge Spink, only to learn the judge paid the waiter to place him as far away as possible. The incident is recounted in Lippincott's.
A fourteen acre property with a seven room house a barn fine well water a grape vineyard other fruit trees an oak grove lies half a mile from the car line. Ideal suburban home near schools and accepts a smaller place in town as first payment.
North Texas Normal College acquired seven and a half acres near campus for an athletic field fueling student enthusiasm. An extensive Athletic association now includes 938 students with leaders F A Reese, Olena Winn, and Katherine Beck guiding multiple sports clubs. Activities cover football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and track with numerous student offices and upcoming editor election for Yueca.
In Draper North Carolina Mrs Helen Dalton describes years of pain and near suffocation before her husband bought Cardui, the women’s tonic. She reports improvement and urges other women to try it praising Cardui as unmatched. The ad promotes 64 page home treatment book and special instructions from Chattanooga Medicine Company.
Denton County Baptist association schedules Fifth Sunday meeting at Krum Church from November 27 to 30 with open sessions, sermons by G W Farrington and A R Andersen, and diverse devotional talks, woman’s program, and Sunday services led by M B Hudson and W H Carden.
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