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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield Lodge 217 A F and A M holds meetings on Saturdays on or before the full moon. Denton Chapter 50 RBAM meets the Tuesday each month. Denton Commandery 45 KT meets the second Tuesday monthly. C E S meets Thursday on or before the full moon.
A lost black purse containing ten dollar bills four dollar bills and two fifty cent pieces is reported missing between the cemetery and the Baptist church. A reward is offered for return to this office. Rac
Twenty acres with house barn and other improvements to rent after land starts next. Also 53 acres five miles from Denton offered on credit. See L Pal ton.
Look-Your price is my price in a 72 acres sandy land farm. W. A. Brashears offers two small farms on easy terms. See A. D. Turner for particulars. Mules for sale and Emerson visible typewriter used about one month. See J. W. Brewer at Taliaferro Brothers. Bic pens also listed.
Seven fine fullblood single comb Rhode Island red cockerels offered at reasonable prices. Contact Sevier Alexander at 62 Pearl Street or Crain's store for details. E2TFC.
Eleven acres inside city limits with orchard and cultivation land plus a good well and outbuildings. Also sale of Oak Street Church furniture including chairs organ pulpit desk book case stove bell and more offered by R B Anderson at 38 Bolivar Street with contact numbers provided.
Help wanted for housework. Call on Mrs. Ben Fritz at 86 W Oak St for inquiries or arrangements.
WANTED DRESSMAKING Mrs Buneh 40 E Hickory old phone 635 RG Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions 19 S Locust
Mrs McCann a graduate of the New England Conservatory Boston seeks piano and voice pupils at 29 S Elm Street. Advertisement notes lessons offered with contact details and availability starting October 2.
Advertising notice from Mrs. Sam H. Sullivan of 98 West Hickory New Phone 364 Red soliciting magazine subscriptions of all kinds with prompt club handling and renewals.
A concise ad from Arkansas Mill on S Elm Street advertises chopped feed like chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs along with stove and heater wood. It promises prompt delivery and full measure for customers.
Sanitary Milk and Cream lists contact notes with Portwood Hodges phone numbers and a new line reading Olid phone 297. may indicate updated dialing or listing changes for customer inquiries.
Frank Wilkinson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with a new phone number replacing the old one 212.
Shiles Transfer Co announces a shift to cash basis for the base fare and all transfers. Passengers must pay the driver at the time of service.
John B. Schmitz advertises storage of household goods at reasonable rates including furniture and gas stoves. The brief notice targets customers seeking secure storage options and mentions available services.
Freight Transfer Co advertises moving services with office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street. It offers special attention to items in the drag line and provides contact to arrange moves.
A vintage ad touts dray business with first class service for household moving at reasonable rates. It lists Les ter and Miles and notes an office at Lester and Sherrod with a new phone.
Wheat pasture wanted see A D Turner. McGintie office over Wilson-Hann's. Old phone 361. Rents houses in all directions. Denton Texas. Furnished rooms for rent.
One handsome dining room or parlor stove and one small air tight heater, both in excellent condition and offered at a bargain. See J B Wilson at Wilson Hann Co for details.
Classified notice seeks individuals for sewing tasks and Pep Tart preparation at 46 East Sycamore Street. No further details provided.
Elbert Produce Co offers 11 cents per pound for turkeys delivered in the coming days. The notice mentions a payment term and notes a possible continuation of the offer.
Local report notes discovery of white Holland turkey keys in early hours along Route 2 near Denten. Authorities urge not to handle any suspicious items and to contact theMissed details for verification.
J M Gurley announces first class cement contracting. He offers reliable workmanship at fair prices and invites estimates from potential customers.
Old phone 579 and new phone 931 appear for S A Bushey advertising high grade cement and brick work. The note invites readers to phone or see the craftsman to obtain an estimate for the project.
Jake Laird advertises wood work blacksmithing and horseshoeing plus rubber tire shrinking at East McKinney Street 102. A terse display notes contact and street location for local trades.
The notice lists Dr. Eli Buyher a veterinary surgeon with offices at the Old Lacy Blacksmith Shop North Locust Street and a residence and hospital at 46 East Hickory Street Denton. Also noted is 471fe W. E. Botts a graduate veterinarian with an office at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop S Elm Lipscomb block and contact numbers 269 for office 132 for residence and 486 old phone.
Contractors and Builders Overall and Naugle advertise at 46 S Elm St with phone 422. They offer guaranteed work and quick estimates on house projects. Nev 118p d&w.
H. L. DaLee advertises brick work at a new phone number 372. The fragment notes a money saving claim and provides contact details for the contractor.
Dentists Chas Saunders advertises a dental office located over Long and King's with two phone numbers for contact.
W N Rowell D D S advertises office over McCray's on the south side square with new phone 433 and old pace 341 Dr W A Jones dentist located on the west side square offering dental services
J. W. Fralin, dentist, located at South Side Square in the middle of the block, upstairs, Denton, Texas.
Padisha of St Lambert, son of William A, a merit cow with a butter test of seventeen pounds seven ounces in seven days, will be at Pinckley's wagon yard on West Oak street after October 1. Season five pounds cash with return privilege. See pedigree and merit certificate of its dam at the wagon yard office.
An advertisement by Will Locknane for three high quality bulls located at the second yard east of the square on East McKinney Street near Stroud Grocery. Bulls available this year and next season with a $1.50 cash price and a return privilege. Contact residential line 350.
Classified note urging anyone seeking scavenger work to call phone number 307 or use the listed contact option to arrange assignments.
J F Raley and Co promotes D D D Prescription as a proven eczema remedy after claiming extensive inquiries. They urge shoppers to visit the store to discuss the product and its supposed skin benefits.
Joe Garson admits shooting English Eddie with a Maxim silencer as he tears into a boastful confession in the presence of Inspector Burke and Mary. He claims Garson will testify against the gang while Mary pleads for mercy and Garson insists his time has come.
Nathan Evans age twenty eight died Tuesday at 9 45 AM at his Texas street home after a brief illness of typhoid fever that developed into pneumonia He was a Denton County native and longtime employee with Jarrell Evans Dry Goods He is survived by wife Beulah White his parents a brother and several aunts and uncles Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Wednesday at the home conducted by Rev M E Hudson with burial at the I O F cemetery in Denton"}
An old remedy claims backache and dull kidney pain come from excess meat. It advises a daily dose of four ounces of rad Salts dissolved in water before breakfast to flush sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve symptoms. Jad Salts is marketed as a safe, inexpensive lithia-water drink.
The Royal Neighbors lodge initiated a class of twenty two members Monday night at the Modern Woodmen hall. Mrs Myrtle Park state Deputy from Waxahachie and Mrs Maggie Green District Deputy from Dallas assisted in the initiatory work. Refreshments were served to about forty members following the ceremony.
An advertisement extolls Danderine Hair Cleanse as a rapid way to cleanse dust dirt and oil from hair. It claims to make hair wavy fluffy abundant and soft with no dandruff stopping itching and promoting growth. A 23 cent bottle from drug stores is urged for trial.
Praetorians Denton Council will hold a regular session Wednesday at 7 30 in I O O F hall Initiation work planned Every Praetorian urged to attend and enjoy the evening R F Beyett S Aa
Fresh produce themed phone exhibit at LONG & KING draws curiosity with vegetables repurposed as communication devices. Local shoppers sample creative displays and comment on novelty and sustainability aspects.
Market quotes from Liverpool New York New Orleans and Galveston show declines with spot cotton trading around 12 to 13 cents and lint prices near 12 to 13 cents. Seed prices for bolls ranged from 2.50 to 4.50 dollars.
Fort Worth reports Monday receipts totaling 5 000 cattle 1 300 calves 2 000 hogs 2 350 sheep. Steers hit a record 8 50 with 1 310 pound shipment from Rush Springs Oklahoma. Bulk steers around 7 stockers and feeders $6 95 cows and heifers steady butcher stock barely steady Mexican bulls dominant calves tops 8 bulk 8 7 to 7 25 hogs top 8 05 bulk 7 85 to 8 with sheep steady clipped wethers 4 50.
Chicago trading closed uneven as rains in Argentina pushed futures lower by fractions of a cent. Cash quotes showed Chicago at 96 to 96 1/2 cents, St. Louis 92 to 94, Kansas City 88 1/2 to 89 1/2 cents.
Advertising copy for the Texas Wonder tonic by Dr. E W Hall of St Louis describes cures for kidney and bladder problems in men women and children. A small bottle provides two months treatment and the product is mailed if not carried by local druggists. Sold by druggists with testimonials available.
McCray promotes a Close Time watch with a Waltham movement in a silverine case. The timekeeper is fully guaranteed and pitched as reliable and attractively priced.
The notice promotes affordable watches with a highly recommended low price. It highlights a full-jewelled 20 year gold filled case priced at 11.75 dollars and notes a selection including Elgin Waltham Hamilton Howard and others with prices starting at 5 dollars.
The First Baptist Church sent ten messengers to the Baptist General Convention in Dallas. The convention runs this year with laymen and committee meetings starting Tuesday, women workers meeting Wednesday. Delegates include Rev. T. L. Barrow Rev. R. A. Fitzgerald C. J. Wilkerson W. A. Gombert J. S. Carlisle and J. W. Underwood. Mrs Fitzgerald Mrs Wilkerson Mrs Sullivan and G. D. Barnes lead the Mission Society delegation.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs and lingering lung trouble. It claims rapid relief after one dose and offers money back if it fails with prices 30 cents and $1.00. Customer testimonials from Mrs A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn IA are cited.
A novel lunch pail design features five distinct compartments fastened together by a rod system attached to the handle. The setup allows organized storage for different foods in a single portable container.
Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion is promoted to prevent disease and strengthen the body against colds bronchitis and other winter ailments. The advertisement claims it supports nerve debility and general vigor using olive oil and hypophosphites with a money back guarantee from D M Curtis Rexall Store in Denton Texas.
Denton gas manager F P Hodge reassured residents there is no danger of gas shortage or pressure loss locally. He said Denton Steam Laundry’s boiler remains connected and upcoming mains extensions will add customers. He noted morning pressures dip briefly as private connections join mains but normalize later with regulator operation.
The Dallas Gas Co announces no gas will be supplied after December for boiler use and advises users to arrange alternative fuel starting then. The restriction is expected to continue until March 15 next due to heavy winter demand and insufficient mains to transport gas from the fields.
A group of Denton county cotton men challenge the 40,000 bales forecast for the year. They cite 24,199 bales ginned by November and J. W. B. McClurkan's Tuesday estimate of 35,000 to 36,000 bales.
The Tribune notes Justin plans an annual wis show on Saturday November 22 with no cash prizes offered. A mass meeting Monday aimed at organizing a local band. Mothers Club formed by Justin ladies at the schoolhouse on Tuesday November 11. High School boys form Demosthenic Society to meet Fridays at the school auditorium.
The government of Ecuador will outfit two war vessels with wireless telegraphy and set up four shore stations to expand naval communications nationwide.
An advertising feature touts Ely's Cream Balm as an instant remedy for blocked nasal passages and catarrh. It claims quick opening of airways, headache relief, and a painless morning recovery, urging readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores.
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