Denton Record Looks Ahead to City Growth in 1913
The Denton Record and Chronicle envisions a robust 1913 with a city pack system, a commission form of government, road bonds, good roads, an interurban to Dallas or Fort Worth, better streets, a county fair, and civic beautification. It urges reader tips via phone to boost local news. The paper also notes Denton College’s tenth birthday and Arts Building completion, hoping for dormitory funding and continued progress from the past decade.
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Denton
Commission
Dallas
Fort Worth
Record
Chronicle
Denton Dallas Mail Links Need Early Dispatch
Local business leaders urge postal relief to shorten the mail route between Denton and Dallas. They note letters must be mailed by early morning or the previous night to meet same day delivery, a change from historic mid morning mail. Officials should address North Texas mail delays with the post office department.
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Denton
Dallas
Fort Worth
North Texas
Post Office Department
Notable guests pledge for CIA homecoming in April
The CIA homecoming program outlines real notables who have accepted invitations. The college marks its tenth birthday with a wide difference between then and now, boasting a formidable list of achievements and a loyal alumnae base promising strong attendance.
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Prosperity Draws Graft Seekers to Denton County
The article notes a surge of fraudsters flocking to Denton County to profit from wealthy residents, though locals are growing wary and vigilant against con artists. It emphasizes brisk prosperity and the traders targeting moneyed individuals while asserting residents remain alert.
Back Talk on Denton Road Condition Provokes Public Outcry
Citizens offer to help fund Tre paving of the Decatur road from the corporate limits to beyond the Owsley place. The letter denounces the road as disgraceful and urges swift improvement, highlighting Denton County’s wealth, schools, farms, and public services.
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Decatur
Owsley Place
Penton County
Tibet
Dahomey
Scutari
Uskup
Denton
Imperial State of
Texas
Benton
Dallas
Kansas A. and M. Defeats Texas A. and M. in Muddy Clash
In College Station on November 23, Kansas A. and M. won 13 to 10 over Texas A. and M. in a hard fought muddy football game. Kansas A. and M. maintained strength through a challenging conditions game.
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College Station
Kansas A. & M
Texas A. & M
Well Earned Commendation for College of Industrial Arts
An editorial praises the College of Industrial Arts at Denton for its practical, home-ec oriented programs empowering young women yet laments Texas Legislature grants as stingy. It highlights graduates securing teaching roles in domestic science and urges funding for new buildings to meet demand, noting social benefits for farming families and communities. An advertisement promotes HERBINE as a bowel regulator sold by R. H. Garrison.
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National Institution
Texas
College of Industrial Arts
Bizzell
Denton
Houston
Angleton
Brazoria
Press of
Farmers of
Sterling Silver Wedding Gifts Line Promotes Utility and Style
A local advertisement touts Sterling Silver tableware as the ideal wedding gift for lasting use. It highlights sets of silver spoons from four dollars and chests containing multiple pieces, noting a large stock and a variety of patterns to suit all tastes.
Cardui Health Claim From Tampa Woman Letter
A Tampa letter from Mrs. E C Corum praises Cardui as a tonic that restored strength and calm after womanly troubles. The ad touts Cardui as a purely vegetable remedy for women, claiming fifty years of use and urging readers to write for the product information and a 64 page book.
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Tampa
Fla
E. C. Corum
Cardui
Carduin
Worman
Sunday church services and programs listed across city churches
A local church notice lists Sunday schools and services for First Presbyterian Cumberland Presby terian Central Presbyterian Church Church of Christ Baptist First Methodist First Christian and other congregations. It notes times for Bible school prayer meetings and youth groups with several pastors highlighted.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Bible School
E. D. Criddie
Christian Endeavor
First Methodist Church
South
O. T. Cooper
M. L. Williams
Young People’s League
J. E. Park
A. G. Pfaff
Christ
Local notes from Krum Nov 19
Reports from Krum include visits to relatives in Denton and Dallas, a birth, illness, and deaths. Mrs. W. T. Neely, daughter of T. M. Ratliff, died Monday night. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Clevenger. A Thanksgiving service is planned at the Presbyterian church.
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Krum
New
Brent Wilkerson
Denton
Tom Conner
la Grippe
W. T. Neely
T. M. Ratliff
W. F. Clevenger
Ralph Walden
Dallas
W. C. Collier
M Dickson
C. MecClary
M. T. Baye
Guy Odeon
Oklahoma
Maud Underwood
Ella Jackson
John Boyd
Presbyterian
Gertrude Hayes
Cecil Horton
Justin
J. H. Oats
A. H. Knox
R. L. Cole
Fort Worth
Presbyterian Church
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Ladies’ Advisory
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Westminster League
Cumberland Presbyteriandd
W. W. Baxtey
Church of Christ
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Revlival Streets
C. E. Wooldridge
Ch.oolgrides
First Christian Church
A. D. Rogers
Prof. McDonald
Yancey
Collie Wolf
Pearl Roland
Indeavor
Susan Cobb
Wright’s Opera House
Mionday
Baker & Castle
Harold Macgrathh
George D. Baker
America
Raley & Co’s
E. M. F. Automobiles
Flanders
Denton Trust Company
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Madame Powell
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