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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
4
William Monnig elected president of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce pledges to build at least two interurban lines, Denton-Fort Worth and Mineral Wells-Fort Worth, to expand Fort Worth's trade territory and says these networks will be built during his term.
An old advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a safe, candy flavored medicine for children and adults to expel worms. It claims improved digestion, liver function, and energy with 25 cent price and mail or drugstore availability from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.
Miss Waeli of Milwaukee has joined the College of Industrial Arts as assistant practical instructress in the millinery dressmaking and tailoring department. She is the fourteenth new teacher at the IA this year.
Local society notes list visits and travels of residents from Argyle Gainesville Aubrey Pilot Point Wellington Duncan Deniton McKinney Mineral Wells Tioga Bomarton and Stamford. Notables include W H Hardee Til Bullard C F Spencer Dr S Ligon and families with several trips to Dallas and Amarillo and a month away in Roswell New Mexico.
The notice promotes hand sketched photos by Swartz and urges customers to contact L. D. Smith for Utah and Ben Davis apples just received in a car shipment. It mentions the studio over the post office on West Oak Street and invites phone orders. It also asks to inquire Tom Hill about pianos in the same car shipment.
The Normal football team trains daily and aims to schedule several games in the coming week including a match with Burle con College. Girls basketball teams exist among students and boys team practice continues as hopefuls prepare a strong squad for the season opener in late November. Construction on the new model school building advances to be finished before the holidays. Dr. Bruce, president, travels with Evans and Estil for a two week tour of state normals in Kansas Missouri and Iowa.
President W B Bizzell announces that P T Claxton United States Commissioner of Education will stop in Denton en route to Dallas and deliver a 2 PM address Thursday November 27 at the College of Industrial Arts Household Arts building auditorium. The visit follows a speech to the State Teachers Association in Dallas.
An advertisement for Herbine a bowel regulator claims it purifies the system vitalizes the blood and improves digestion. It markets the product as a cure for irregular bowels and constipation priced at 50 cents sold by R. H. Garrison.
Six room modern cottage with bath gas and electric lights and plumbing porcelain fixtures barn on Fox lot. North Locust Street address owner box 517.
Grocers LONG and KING highlight phones 44 as a slogan for a mail order food selection, promising reliable, tasty items to customers. The snippet emphasizes a sales pitch and brand names in a compact advertisement style.
Local ad offers pickled herring and fresh pack mackerel for immediate sale. Call now to arrange pickup or delivery and confirm availability. Phone numbers referenced suggest prompt contact for bidders.
Two and one half pound sanitary tins of dill pickles priced at 15 cents each. Available from Turner Bros. contact phone number 7.
The store emphasizes proper filling of prescriptions with potency, placing the prescrip tion department first to ensure top service. It notes physicians’ confidence in the store, offers free delivery, and invites customers to bring their prescriptions for reliable drug store needs.
J. A. Minnis announces new office at East Side Square, highlighting thirty six years of professional experience and contact by phone 188.
An excellent supply of dill pickles put up in sanitary tins of 2% pounds offered at 15 cents per tin. Turner Bros. can be reached by phones 7.
A simple kitchen note shows plans to make crabapple preserves using apples from Paschall's. The writer implies the fruit from the shop is suitable and ready for preservation.
Denton County National Bank lists officers and directors including W. B. McClurkan as President J. L. Blewett as Vice President B. H. Deavenport as Cashier R. M. Barns as Assistant Cashier D. R. Turner W. J. McCra J. F. Raley and G. H. Blewett as directors.
Tax Collector Hennen spent Thursday in Justin collecting taxes. He received 8700 in property taxes and about forty polls. New suits filed in the Sixteenth District Court include Sammie Collins et al vs Roark et al for debt and Juanita Agilar Sauseda vs Progedes Sauseda for divorce.
Mrs Elijah A Brewer, wife of a prominent Aubrey citizen, was reported Thursday to be very low with symptoms of paralysis.
The M. K. & T. and the T. & P. have placed a switch engine in the Denton yards to handle traffic that has grown extensively in recent months, making the step necessary.
Grant awarded to Jesse Gurley on August 21, R24 by General Sam Houston then Governor of Tennessee. The tract covered lies within Tennessee and remains preserved as an old land grant instrument in good condition.
Denton Odd Fellows traveled to Pilot Point Friday morning for the County I O O F association meeting. The Denton degree team followed Friday afternoon to perform exemplifications of the second and third degree work that night.
Mexican tamale vendor P Sauseda was arrested Friday on an aggravated assault charge and released on $8200 bond with Alvin M. Owsley as surety. Sauseda allegedly attacked his wife near Elm Creek Thursday afternoon and had $368 cash at arrest.
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma will lecture Monday night as the second program in North Texas Normal College lyceum series. Arrangements are expected to be made for his reception by a college and local committee.
District Judge Spencer from Gainesville presided Friday morning over two injunction suits. Mrs. Jennie Pierce v J B Wilson & Co and Mrs. Pierce v J W Ripy seek to permanently restrain the defendants from selling land levied on and advertised for sale as property of F C Lanham.
Dr W B Riley, Minneapolis Baptist minister expected Sunday to lead the First Baptist Church meeting, has been delayed and will not arrive until Tuesday of next week. The revival led by Rev M E Hudson continues to draw good crowds at every service.
The fourth quarterly conference convenes tonight at 7 30 with Rev J F Pierce of Gainesville presiding The church leader district and recording stewards board of trustees and stewards Sunday school superintendent and other officials will be elected Reports from all departments will be received This is the last business session before the North Texas Conference meeting in Clarksville
The store promotes its service and customer satisfaction for groceries. It invites customers to request item number 7 by phone to begin shopping, asserting they please many customers and aim to demonstrate good service.
This year's selection of nuts at Paschall's invites customers to call for fresh, choice varieties. Phone numbers listed as 6 for ordering.
The store invites customers to call Paschall's to inquire about the fresh vegetables in stock.
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