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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1912
Page
3
Missing items include a tan Derby gloves between square and 153 W Oak. A gold face men’s watch with brass eagle fob and a ladies gold watch with Waltham works and gold hands are also sought. Rewards offered for return to the office. notices ask recipients to state details and contact Mrs. W. A. Wilcoxon and the Record.
Multiple rental notices appear for furnished rooms with lights bath and sewerage on East Oak street. GCG W Raines advertises three rooms. A second listing offers one nicely furnished room at 37 East Oak with old phone 302.
Dr W A Jones operates as a dentist at East Side Square. The notice notes his practice location for patient referrals and appointments.
Sanitary milk and cream service announces new contact number 426 calling Reynolds and Hodges for orders and inquiries.
J M Gurley the cement contractor offers first class work at the right price and invites estimates.
A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound promises rapid relief from colds and grippe. Doses every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken will ease headaches, nasal symptoms, feverishness, and other misery, with no quinine and a pleasant taste. Drugstores supply the preparation for home use.
Readable listing describes eighty acres of cultivable black land near Frisco with a five room house a good barn and orchard. Price stated as 55.00 per acre and indicates sale will occur in the next few days.
Four hunting licenses were telephoned for Tuesday from Pilot Point and issued by County Clerk Oscar T. Button. The four hunters A. H. Gee J. B. Emberson Henry Craft and Sam Riley will travel Tuesday afternoon to the Southwest for a likely week long big game hunt in Texas wilds.
A fire at J. F. Cates’s barn near Garza destroyed the barn, feedstuffs, a new buggy and other items, with damages about $1,000.
Local notes show farming activity as sowing winds down, and many residents visit relatives or relocate. Individuals mentioned include A. D. Turner from Denton, Mr and Mrs John Gheen moving to Denton, Mamie George visiting Denton, Jim McBride moving to Sanger, Arthur Ashley visiting Slidell, and several others in Denton Collin and surrounding counties. A birth reported at Kill Rector residence on November 1% and local advertising notes appear.
A young Hearst and companions on a prospecting tour flee hostile Indians after Hearst rides a retired army mule. Though he trails on foot, the mule alerts the group with a loud snort and a warning to hurry as they flee behind. Hearst shouts a warning about being scalped as the pursuit grows.
A Rome candle stands 11 feet 3 inches tall and is claimed to burn for six years. Its construction began with a long wick suspended by a derrick and dipped 206 times into boiling wax, drying between dippings to build the massive taper.
The paper notes shoe advertisements by local merchants urging readers to visit stores and inspect stock. It suggests examining offers to possibly obtain better footwear at lower prices and considers the motives behind the advertisements.
W. Edwards is in Houston while J. L. Chappell of Hollis Ok visits his daughter Mrs Huff. Anne Moore visited relatives in Grand Prairie. Wylie Smith and children restice after Terrell visit. Hoyt Elkins of Oklahoma City visits his parents. Gheen family moving to Denton. Reeve and Sita depart for Rio Vista to visit their brother. Osney returns from Terrell visiting her mother. Lomax and children in Dallas. Lomax drives home. Paschal travels to Baltimore for operation at Johns Hopkins. West family returns from visit. Mrs Willis to stay a few weeks. Bruce and Bizzell spend Sunday in Decatur. Bowman and daughter go to Cleburne for North Texas conference. Cooper goes to Cleburne to visit mother and attend conference. he will join later.
Local notes include J. L. Kittrell and D. Foster newly listed on automobile pioneer pages. A fire incident leaves Mrs. George Elmore and her two year old with burns after a dress catches fire while at a table. Cotton receipts up to Thursday total 5 725 bales. The Progresso club met with Mrs. W E Atkins.
In Justin area, several brick structures go up including a Faught & Collins building a new 70 foot front business house a new bank and a modern depot. A bond issue is on the table for a new school as two bridges one over Oliver creek north of Justin and another over Elizabeth creek to the south are under construction.
Amarillo November 2 An application for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in the case of Beech Epting held on a murder warrant for alleged involvement in the killing of Al Boyce Jr. Judge Browning issued the writ immediately and set November 19 for the hearing.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a daily cleanser for the stomach liver and bowels. It claims quick relief overnight and urges use for adults and children, noting a 10 cent box available from druggists and benefits for months.
Spot quotations show Liverpool at 6.85d, New York 12.20c, and New Orleans 12 1-2c. Open and close figures from yesterdays records for January February and March are provided with small percentage changes and price points.
A civic motto urges residents to invest locally keeping money in the community to strengthen welfare and public services. Leaders emphasize fiscal responsibility and mutual duty to support local businesses and projects through spending at home.
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