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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1909
Page
4
The Tailor announces cleaning pressing and alterations for men and skirts with pickup and delivery service. New phone 40 located at No 6 West Side Square.
An advertisement for harness and shoe repair services on West Oak Street offers a full line of good whips and the best harness oil, claiming twenty years of use and a fully guaranteed repair service.
Cumberland Presbyterian church holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m at the courthouse. American Presbyterian church led by Rev A F Hellman offers regular services tomorrow. Note special announcement of Model Church services conducted by the pastor in another column.
Otis Hawkins leads at Sunday school 9:45 a m church service and sermon 11 a m Y P S C E at 6 15 p m and evening service and sermon at 7 15 p m. A cordial invitation to all.
Sunday at Oak Street M E church features Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 11 a m Bible study at 2 p m Holiness meeting at 4 30 p m Epworth League at 6 30 p m Rev Wilsey of Fort Worth University will preach at both hours.
A free trial treatment offer for asthma appears from White Frontier Asthma Company, room 702, Buffalo. The notice promises full information and no charge.
The Denton area Shriners welcome two new initiates, T. Millican and M. B. Whitock, who completed the initiation journey over the sands in Dallas this week. The local lodge notes the expansion of its membership.
Wm Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma, exiled due to a severe lung cough, found no relief until using Dr King s New Discovery. After six bottles he recovered fully. The ad claims it cures coughs colds bronchitis asthma croup and other lung ailments with 50c 1 and trial bottle free. J F Raley Co guarantees.
Tiny want ads highlight property deals and quick sales. Advertisers urge readers to list homes, land, or rentals to attract buyers, noting affordability and fast transactions as key selling points.
The county commissioners accepted quarterly reports from county officers led by the treasurer. Highlights include the Jury Fund balance of 1100.14 and receipts of 368.60, Road and Bridge 2nd Class with 2716.56 receipts, and Court House Link 4th Class at 16549.75 balance. Sheriff Orr reports 190 in judgments 331 in fines 135 in fees with 96.20 commission and 559.80 paid to the treasury.
Railroads Texas and Pacific and M E T lines shift to Denton Creek water sources while Alliance Mill well bears daily demand for steam engines. Elm Fork supply remains ample for now though small streams between here and Fort Worth run dry. Artesian water foams engines when mixed with river water, reducing steam pressure. Rain across Elm and Denton creeks improves crops but does not replenish streams.
Mayor Bates reports East Denton County farmers expect cotton yields between one third and one half bale per acre with many already at a fourth or half bale. Wheat looks good but lacks rain in western parts. a timely shower could boost stands. He just returned from a county farm tour and calls local farmers prosperous.
H. O. Dunham from near Roanoke recounts Lon Dunham's near drowning in Denton creek. A sixty pound catfish lunged waterward as the teen reached inside its mouth, tearing his forearm and prompting fears of blood poisoning. Help pulled him clear from the pool.
W Spong visited from the southwest and left at the Record and Chronicle office unusually shaped Japanese persimmons. The four pointed fruit varied in length and orientation with some cardinally horizontal or downward, mirroring last year’s unusual crop.
Prizes include $10 in gold for the student recruiter with the most referrals. A $5 gold prize goes to the person compiling the largest list of likely attendees and another $5 for the largest list of names. Contest closes December 3, 2909. Further information at A C McGinnis Denton Texas.
At the Texas Baptist convention in Dallas on Friday a total of eighty five thousand dollars was pledged to Baylor University. The largest gift was five thousand dollars from Dr Truett's Dallas church, with Denton First Baptist pledging one thousand dollars for the Waco institution.
Brief notes list many people visiting from Dallas Fort Worth and Arkasas towns as well as short travels to Reagan Houston Marshall Rosebud Bartonville and Gainesville. Mentions include tradespeople travelers and a typhoid fever recovery report for Omah Miller and Greenville water woes.
Capt Bridges and a Fort Worth High player attend the Denton versus Cleburne Highs game. Fort Worth prepares to host a match next Saturday as rural teachers meet County Superintendent Beaty to cash vouchers following a scholastic month that closed Friday.
Hardware store highlights low prices on plumbing supplies and services offered by Wilson Hardware Company. The notice emphasizes cost savings for customers seeking plumbing work and materials.
Denton High School gains aid from volunteer coach Mr. McIntosh who previously played left end, assisting in football program development and training.
A local ad promotes a steam and French benzine dry cleaning plant in North Texas offering cleaning, pressing, dyeing, and alterations for ladies and gents with a guaranteed pleased customer experience.
On the Lafayette College team in Indiana last year Coach MelIntosh shared his experience to guide the squad. The note highlights his mentorship and influence on player development.
G. P. Davis received word of the death of his brother R. T. Davis at Tahoka in Lynn county Friday afternoon. The 69 year old former Denton county resident lived near Bolivar for years and moved to Lynn county about a year ago. He is survived by a wife and several children, many of whom reside in Missouri. Funeral services will be held in Tahoka Saturday. He was well known in Denton county and Bolivar.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Capudine as a cure for various headaches including sick, nervous, travel and grip related pains along with stomach and female troubles. It claims immediate effect and directs readers to buy from druggists.
A local publication urges property owners to place Ada assets on the market. Officials emphasize timely action to attract offers and avoid delayed transfers. Community groups note potential job and revenue impacts from a timely sale.
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