Denton County Clerk Targeted by Estate Theft Letter
A letter to Denton County Clerk Oscar T. Button claims the Hicks Estate has “Not Never Been Looked up by None of Them” and promises riches if he assists in uncovering alleged faults. The writer presents as a detective seeking help to seize property and mentions heirs Jefferson Hicks Ayers and Elizabeth Ann Hicks.
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Oscar T. Button
Denton County
Th Court of
Denton Co
Hicks
Jefferson Hicks Ayers
Bro
Thomas Jefferson Hicks
William, Riley, Hicks
Elizabeth Ann Hicks
Denton Bank Reports Growth Amid National Election Slump
Ten 206 New Depositors opened accounts in the past 30 days with Denton bank. Three new residents joined from Chicago Wichita Falls and a student. Bank notes remarkable monthly growth and prosperity for Denton and Denton County, praising customer support and conservative management.
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Denton
Chicago
Wichita Falls
Denton County
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Fast Pain Relief
Neuralgia of the face shoulder hands or feet requires a powerful remedy. Ballard's Snow Liniment possesses that power. Rubbed in where the pain is felt to relieve suffering and restore normal conditions. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by RH, jarri. Advt.
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Ballard
Rh, Jarri
Baptists Seek $50,000 Emergency Fund in Fifteen Days
Rev. B A Copass returned Friday night from Waco where he attended the Education Board of the Baptist church. The board aims to raise $50,000 in fifteen days as an emergency fund for the Baptist school, spanning December 1 to 15.
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B A. Copass
Waco
Edncation Board of
The
Baptist Church
Baptist School
Train rescuer flags locomotive to avert wreck in Ohio
An Ohio man tore off his shirt to flag a locomotive and avert a disaster, a heroic act witnessed in a near-miss on the rails. The ad also touts Electric Bitters with testimonials from Raleigh and others, claiming cures for stomach and liver troubles at 50 cents a bottle through J F Raley & Co.
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Ohio
Alston Raleigh
N. C
J. F. Raley & Co's
Woodmen Circle Event Draws Over 200 at W O W Hall
More than 200 persons attended the Woodmen Circle entertainment at the W O W hall Friday night. Fort Worth district manager H A Lomas spoke on cooperation and the circle s aims. The program included addresses, music, recitations, a Uniform Rank drill, and a refreshments break.
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Woodman Circle
W. O. W. Hall
Irs
H. A. “Lomas
Fort Worth
Thomas
Woodmen
Evenin
A. M. Owsley
C. S. Stedman
McCann
Lillian McCabe
City Life Versus Life in the Country Program
B Y P U program outlines a Sunday session with topic The City A Menace An Opportunity led by Miss Annie Keesee and Rev 21 19 27. Speakers Mr Middleton Mr Willis Miss Gardner Miss Tarlton discuss city dangers city appeal city impact on rural life and closing exercises by Rev Copass.
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Annie Keesee
Middleton
Willis
Miss Gardner
Miss Tarlton
Rev. Copass
Asthma Cure Ad from FrontiersAthma Company
An advertisement offers a home trial cure for asthma with full information free of charge. It lists FrontiersAthma Company at Room 107 Buffalo NY and promotes no-cost details or treatment guidance.
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FrontiersAthma Company
Nimnnis Drug Store Offers Fountain Pen Trial
Shoppers are invited to buy a fountain pen for $1 and conduct a thorough trial. If not as good as a higher priced pen or lacking satisfaction, return it for a refund. Also advertised are Liberty Brand glace cherries and assorted confections from Turndpr Bros for desserts and pastries.
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Denton
Nimnnis’ Drug Store
Liberty Brand
Glace
Turndpr Bros
Porto Rico Reports New Discovery Medicine
From Porto Rico comes word of Dr. King's New Discovery. Ramon T. Marchan of Barceloneta cites cures for coughs and chest cold, urging sales in every drug store. Trial free, prices 50 cents and 1 dollar, guaranteed by J. F. Raley & Co.
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Porto Rico
Ramon T. Marchan
Barceloneta
Dr. King
J. F. Raley & Co
Arkansas Mill Ad Sells And Saws Cord Wood On Order
Notice from Arkansas Mill announces a wood business offering cord wood and custom sawing services. They will saw wood to customers orders and invite inquiries by phone.
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Arkansas Mill
Denton County Citizen Held for Contempt
Deputy Sheriff Pat Gallagher arrested John McKenna a well known farmer at a Gravel Pit near Roanoke for contempt of court. He was held overnight and to be moved to Gainesville to face Judge Hopkins in the Sixteenth District court for disobeying a restraining order at the Denton creek pumping station.
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Pat Gallagher
Roanoke
John McKenna
McKenna
Gainesville
Hopkins
Sixteenth District Court
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Denton Creek
Reward offered for unsolved catarrh cure claims
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure promising a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case. It extols internal use and lists testimonials, price, and where to buy. The page also notes two more smallpox cases reported by the county health officer and promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and skin ailments with local dealer listing.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Ginnan& Marvis
Cunty
Cooke County
Baracas Debate Texas Suffrage Question
At a Baraca class meeting on West Hickory Street Baraca Bari Dyer and Coronel Rayzor spoke for the negative on equal suffrage in Texas. The crowd enjoyed the debate and a next meeting is planned with a new topic on Benedict Arnold. An advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claims digestive help and is priced at 25 cents.
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West Hickory Street
Bari Dyer
Coronel Rayzor
Texas
Benedict Arnold
New Woodyard Advertising Wood Order Service
The note directs a wood order to the new woodyard at 21 East Hickory Street. W. P. Rutledge is proprietor with J. Harrell as manager. Both phones are listed for contact.
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East Hickory Street
W. P. Rutledge
J. &. Harrell
Baptist Ladies Christmas Sale At Magill & Shepard's
The Ladies Aid of the First Baptist Church will hold a Christmas goods sale at Magill and Shepard's on Saturday November 30 and Monday December 2.
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Ladies Aid of the First Baptist Church
Magill & Shepard's
Football Championship Game Yale vs Harvard Today
New Haven Conn. Nov 23 The season’s top Eastern college football prize centers on Yale and Harvard meeting at Yale Field. Both squads enter undefeated with Harvard as the betting favorite in this pivotal matchup likely to decide the national standing.
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New Haven
Can
Yale
Harvard
Cascarets Offer Gentle Cleanse for Digestive Health
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a nightly, non gripe laxative to cleanse the stomach and bowels, remove sour undigested food and bile, and prevent headaches and indigestion. It claims benefits by morning, costs ten cents a box, and targets men, women, and children with Liberty Brand grace cherries. Turner Bros. promotes the product.
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Cascarella
Real estate transfers list with several Denton properties
Real estate transfers recorded include P. Jordan to D. C Myers for lot 15 in Krum priced at 125 dollars. Steve Dawe and wife transfer 48.78 acres in William Neill survey to E. F. Seagraves for 2 195.10 dollars. Additional transfers include J. L. Breathit and husband to A. A. Anderson for an interest in a lot in B. B. B. survey in Denton for 10 dollars. J. W. Nicholson and wife to Geo. Q Hughes for 75 acres in the Wyn Hudson survey for 2 250 dollars. T. W. Watkins to Georgia Watkins for 77 acres in Moreau survey. A. Cowan to J. M. Haggard for interest in 168 34 acres in Samuel Chowning survey for 50 dollars. W. E. Gregory and wife to G. C. Masters for 101.25 acres in William H. Cundiff and Jot Gunter survey for 5 062.52 dollars. R. L. Reynolds and wife to J. H. Steenbergen for a Denton lot in B. B. B. CC survey for 3 000 dollars.
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P. Jordan
D. C Myers
Krum
Steve Dawe
E. F. Seagraves
Wm. Neill
Jennie L. Breaathit
John L. Breathit
A. A. Anderson
Denton
J. W. Nicholson
Geo. QO. Hughes
A. Cowan
J. M. Haggard
Samuel Chowning
W. BE. Gregory
G. C. Masters
Wm. H. Cundiff
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Ad With Free Porous Plaster
An old advertisement urges treating severe sore lungs with Ballard's Horehound Syrup and internal cough remedy. Each bottle includes a free porous plaster for the chest and is sold by R. H. Garrison.
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Herrick
R. H. Garrison
Gas Store Classifieds Draw Wide Reader Response
In Denton week of ads and replies show strong reader engagement in advertising columns as locals respond to gas store notices and listings.
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Denton
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Denton Water, Light and Power Co
L. F. Collins & Son
A. Collins
N. R. Bedford
N. R. BEDFORD @ CO
Tabor
Clothiers
W. Side Sq
Lester & Sherrod
Postoffice
W.T. Bailey
W.E. McCabe
Lone Star Restaurant
Y. Robertson
J W Sullivan
Craddock Building
T. C. Sample
H. Deavenport & Co
Denton County Nata'l Bank
Hrm
West Oak Street
Baptists
Denton County National Bank
W.O.W
Circle Entertainment
Denton Steam
North Side Square
Wilway
Louisiana
T. P
A. D. Bell
George D. Hunters
Dallas
Baracas
Baptist Ladies
Magnolia Cotton Oil Company
Houston, Texas
Curtis Drug and Jewelry Store
East Side Square
Julian Scruggs
C. R. Hamilton & CO
R. E Cobb
Taylor Hardware CO
Grace
Turner Bros
Fulton
Deane @ Cole
Cole
North Side
T.L. McDonald
Garrison's Drug Store
W. H. Doty
Barber Shop
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