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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
3
A collage of short classified lines including lost watch and gloves notices, a lost coat, and a lost brass eagle fob. Local merchants offer groceries feed and produce, while Frank Wilkinson and W. W. Billingsley advertise services and car repairs. Recurrent contact details and street references indicate a neighborhood ads page.
Classified items include requests for a used incubator, stenographer, and kit chen range plus a stray roan horse and a cow dairy note. Also offers to buy cows, trade or buy autos, and sale advertisements for property and homes in Denton with contact details for Dr Fritz, J T Super, P C Withers, and J F Hargra ves.
Dr W A Jones operates a dental office near Side Square. J W Fralin practices dentistry on the South Side Square in the middle block. W N Rowell, a dentist, has an office over McCray's on the south side square.
An old telephone and address directory entry lists W FE Botts veterinary office at Hancock and Son Blacksmith, J W Johnson provisions, Arkansas Mill on Elm Street, concrete work by S A Bushey and M Gurley cement contractors, and other local services including moving, insurance, and farm feed supplies with phone numbers and locations for Denton area.
The article notes local shoe ads urging readers to visit stores and inspect offerings. It also mentions fresh fruit packs of raisins currants and dates and directs to phone Turner Bros for orders.
A farmer offers eighty acres of black land with a five room house a good barn and an orchard. The tract is nearly all in cultivation and will be sold in the next few days for 55 dollars per acre.
Today s quotations show Liverpool and New York prices with open close and year figures. Cotton market notes large and seed values listed with local price range around 11 5 8 to 11 11 16 cents and about 4 cents for seed.
Miss Grace Yeagley formerly of Denton married De Ford Sumners of Dallas on Tuesday evening November 12 at the Yeagley home in San Antonio. They will reside in Dallas.
A notice to Texas legislators requests permission for a group of railroad companies led by The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas to lease the Texas Central and other lines. It seeks options to purchase, extend, or merge, with bonds and stock swaps under Texas law and Rail Road Commission approval. The filing is dated November 9 and signed by company presidents.
Jasper, Ar J Myers from Lewisville, W H Curry and two sons from Frisco visited today. County Attorney H R Wilson was in Fort yesterday. Raymond Vernimont went to Gainesville this morning. John G Wiley, formerly of Justin, now Grapevine, visited today. Mrs J D Parks returned from Tetrell. Mrs LD M Reeve and Mrs J P Sites returned from Johnson county visits. Waldrip family members returned to San Angelo. Medlin reported Ernest Porter burning in a fire is in a settling condition. J W Jagoe Sr returned from San Angelo to Culberson county healthier, having gained weight.
Birth announcements include girls for the Greer near Stony Hope near Argyle Laney near Bartonville and boys. Wm Nelson the county treasurer moved to Denton. Choir rehearsal at First Methodist church at 7 20 pm. A horse lost near John Hobson due to nail in rat bite. Mrs Harwell visits Pilot Point and Denison then McKinney for a wedding. Wolfsohn Shriners trip to Dallas. Mothers Teachers club at R E Lee school stage show. Rider A D Beery to preach on David's New Law. Confederate Veterans and United Daughters invited to Sul Ross camp. Two children ill with diphtheria quarantined. Fresh potato chips ad.
The list shows residents and names eligible for dead letter handling at the Washington Dead Letter Office with letters to be sent November 24. Advertised letters incur a one cent fee. Names include Mrs. Cora Carter Mrs. Walter Hicks Miss Helen Franke Miss Pearl Williams Jim Cogdell James Lindsey Jesse Lester H. P. Metcalfe S H. Moore and others.
The passage argues that purchasing from local merchants strengthens the town economy and attracts workers from nearby towns. It contends said prosperity leads to store improvements, more hiring, and population growth as labor demand concentrates locally.
The sheriff is commanded to publish this writ against A F Gammon, a non-resident, in a Denton County newspaper or nearest district paper for four consecutive weeks. He must appear November 23, 1912, in Precinct No 6 Justice Court, Little Elm, to answer a $87.15 claim by J W Nelson & Co.
Program for R E Lee Mothers club entertainment at Lee School features primary girls and boys readings and songs, violin solo by Ben Copass, piano solo by Beulah Witt, and music by the chorus. Performances include Uncle Sam's Photo Gallery tableau and readings by Ruby May Ussery Sidney Erwin Eunice Griffith Leone Turner.
The message promotes a low cost advertising option in a Daily and a Weekly that can reach about 3 000 families or 15 000 people. It emphasizes the combination rate of 4 cents for 8 words and invites readers to try.
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