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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
3
Stanfield Lodge No. 247 meets Saturday on or before the full moon. Denton Chapter No. 80 meets first Tuesday each month. Denton Commandery No. 45 meets second Tuesday each month. E. S. meets Thursday on or before the full moon.
Multiple notices describe items lost or found including a pearl and diamond lavalliere sewn to black velvet, a wide green suede belt, a ten dollar bill between two streets, and a fox terrier dog with black spots on ear and shoulder. Reward offered by Mrs. Gober Wright and Mrs. B. H. De Davenport.
For rent ten room house apply 84 North Elim old phone 565. Also twenty acres with house barn and improvements to rent after January 1 next. Additionally 53 acres five miles from Denton to sell on credit. See L. Pulton.
Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping available for rent at 8 and 7 West Sycamore. Apply in person. Rent is 93 cents.
Rent notice offers one or two rooms for either furnished or unfurnished occupancy. Inquiries requested at this office.
Two small farms offered for sale on easy terms. See A D Turner for particulars. Also advertising shorts for sale by Y M Turpen and mules for sale. See A D Turner for details.
Aged notices warn trespassers off private land posted by J. J. Matthews. Job ad seeks a suitable cook for Mrs. Br. Hoffman and mentions Jersey milk cream service with phone 902. T. R. Brooks lists 412p as part of the page.
Miss Leonora Hann will receive orders for flowers for all occasions. Fatje Mrs. McCann, graduate of the New England Conservatory Boston piano and voice pupils solicited. Elm Street Oct. 29.
Chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs. Best stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and fuel measure. Arkansas Mill S Elmet. Both phones.
The listing for Portwood & Hodges shows a new phone 426 and an old phone 297, guiding customers to contact the milk and cream business.
Frank Wilkinson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with old phone 242 and new phone 83.
Skiles Transfer Co shifts to cash basis payments for the transfer fare and requests customers to pay the driver immediately. The notice asks customers to remember the change for future transactions.
For storage household goods at reasonable rates see John 8B Schmitz. Furniture and gas stoves offered for storage or sale.
Beth phones Office Kincaid wagon yard on West Oak Street to arrange furniture relocation. The ad promises special attention to items in transit and offers contact for moving services.
The notice promotes a dray business offering first class service at reasonable rates with a specialty in household moves. It lists Les ter Miles and office Lester Sherrod with a new phone number.
A R McGINTIE offers services from office over Wilson-Hann's Denton Texas old phone 361. He rents houses in all directions and furnishes rooms for rent.
One handsome dining room or parlor stove and one small airtight heater, both as good as new and sold at a bargain. See J. E. Wilson at Wilson-Hann Co. 66tfe.
Directory listing for Dr Eli Buyher a veterinarian. Office and residence numbers on Locust Street and Hickory Street plus phone numbers given for office residence and hospital locations.
WW E Botts a graduate veterinarian maintains offices at Hancock and Son bricks shop S Elm Street Lipscomb block. His office new phone 269 and residence new phone 132 while old phone 486 remains listed.
J Gurley and S A Bushey advertise cement and brick work services. They boast first class work, offer estimates, and provide new contact number 931 for cement and brick projects. They reference MNE 579 and emphasize prompt service.
A letter thanks patrons for liberal patronage that added twenty two names this month and invites others to enroll their homes among satisfied customers. The note expresses appreciation for encouraging words and asks readers to provide their next insurance expiration date.
CHAS. SAUNDERS, DENTIST. OFFICE over Long & King's. Both phones.
W N Rowell D D S announces offices over McCray's on the south side square with new phone 433 and old number 344. D A Jones D D S also practices on the West Side Square.
J W Fralin a dentist located at South Side Square in the middle of the block upstairs in Denton Texas advertises his practice.
Padisha of St Lambert a registered Jersey bull and son of Wilna A a merit cow with a seven day butter test of 17 pounds 7 ounces will be at Pinckley’s wagon yard West Oak street after October 1. Season five dollars cash with return privilege. See pedigree and merit certificate at the wagon yard office.
Will Locknane offers three exceptionally good bulls at his yard on East McKinney Street near McKelvey’s yard and Stroud’s grocery. Bulls were there this year and will be next season. Price is $1.50 cash to everybody with privilege to return. Call residence new phone number 350.
A call is listed for scavenger work with contact number 307 for those who want tasks done. The note invites interested individuals to call the number for assignments and details.
Quotations for today list Liverpool and New York market figures with open and close values. Prices for London and New Orleans appear as scattered figures across the report with several entries showing slight changes.
A 50 cent bottle ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless quick cure for coated tongues and constipation in children. It warns mothers to look for a bottle by the California Fig Syrup Company with clear directions for all ages and to beware of counterfeit syrups.
A garbled OCR fragment references a kitchen topic with unclear focus. The readable bits point to a discussion about a kitchen item or feature and a possible misprint or broken words. No coherent event, person, or organization emerges from the text.
Hon P P Claxton Commissioner of Education from Washington addresses a full auditorium at CIA on Pestalozzi focusing on the inalienable right of every child to a good education.
Dr. P P Claxton United States Commissioner of Education spoke at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton on Thursday outlining his views on Pestalozzi and education as a life endeavor He urged equal educational opportunities as the mark of democracy and praised C I A for preparing young women to build homes and promote public health.
A testimonial from Mrs. A F Mertz of Glen Ellyn Iowa endorses Dr Kings New Discovery for a stubborn cough that resisted six weeks of treatment. The ad touts relief for coughs colds throat and lung troubles with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent price.
Numerous locals attend the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth or visit relatives and businesses in Dallas Fort Worth Sherman and Justin. People include Ed Smoot H E Edwards S A Godfrey Tom Johnson Lee McReynolds J E McCabe Mary Stover Effie Armstrong and many more amid Thanksgiving gatherings and school events.
A brief note emphasizes the value of reading advertisements to maximize the reach of limited finances. It highlights careful spending during the holiday season and suggests using ads as a guide to savings and bargains.
Bilious fever confines Jess Burns at home near the brick yards. Robi. Ogle's 6 year old son on Mounts avenue ill with malarial fever. Court house yard trees to replace losses include a pecan, Japanese persimmon, locust, weeping willow and four sycamores planted to replace those that died last year.
Mrs. J. T. Wakeham, six miles south of the city, is reported ill with an attack of acute indigestion.
The little daughter of J. M. Ponder of West Hickory street is rapidly recovering from an attack of bronchitis.
Nov 27 born to Mr and Mrs Joe Wooldridge a son. Nov 25 born to Mr and Mrs John Skiles Gribble Springs a boy.
Mrs. John F. Johnson is ill at her mother Mrs. F L Robertson's home on East McKinney Street with unspecified symptoms.
Denton County reports seven students are enrolled at Baylor University in Waco according to an official bulletin.
Mrs. T. J. Ham of Slidell has recovered from illness at the Denton Sanitarium after ten days and returned to her home.
A court record correction fixes the defendant from O. H. Cunningham to O. H. Cummings in a civil land matter filed in the Sixteenth District Court.
Frank Craft received a telegram from Quincy Illinois stating his younger brother Adam Craft died there Thursday. He will not attend the funeral due to health concerns and the long trip.
W W Smallwood suffered a badly bruised foot Friday morning when a stone cart ran over it at the Denton County National Bank building. The injury was very painful but no bones are believed broken.
The three month old infant of Mr and Mrs Leslie Brooks of 14 East Mackinney street died this morning at 2 o'clock after a short illness.
The John B. Denton Literary Society will hold an open meeting Friday night November 28 at the RA.EF auditorium. Doors open at 7:30. A program of declamations musical numbers and a debate has been prepared. The public is invited.
L. W. Gribble of Wellington visits Denton and Gribble Springs where his father's family settled. He recalls living at Gribble Springs up to about 188% and reconnects with old friends.
Mr Gribble notes this is his first visit here since a trip to Wellington a quarter century ago and says he is doing well in his present location.
Flowers with nature smiling describe a generous Thanksgiving distribution by Denton Floral Co. The note invites customers to call and support the shop as it refines its perishable stock and reminds regular users that smiling faces may also be affected.
A notice states thirty head of good well bred horses will be auctioned Monday December 1 by A. D. Turner. The query asks Who is Rob Roy.
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