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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
3
A garbled column lists lost items including a loan book transfer from A W Palmer to W Ji Stanley, a lost child’s cape near I A Sunday, a found money sum, a Greek letter pin, and a ribbon. It also includes numerous rental notices for houses with varying details and prices, a sale or trade offer for land in Arkansas, and various ads for employment and services.
Your dray business promotes first class moving service at reasonable rates with two new moving vans. Specializes in household moving and local relocations. Office phones 342 and 381. residence numbers 113-3r old or 381 new.
Veterinarians Dr W E Botts veterinary surgeon operates from the Linscomb block with the Denton Transfer Co. Office at Witt. Office phone 359. Residence phones Old 48h and new 182.
Mrs Maurice Smith, a piano teacher, is associated with 46 Denton Street according to the listing.
In this brief column the narrator notes household wear and urges readers to consult today's hardware advertisements for price inducements, hinting that Lim. Head offers may tempt purchases and suggesting reading the ads for deals.
Small ad listing Bantam chickens for sash Robert Scott Jr with contact 255 25tfe Dalles. Then a moving service note: your dray business first class service at reasonable rates with household moving a specialty. Parks & Lester, office Fox Bros with both phones.
Concrete walks and concrete side walks offered by S A Bushey and J M Gurley cement contractors. First class work at right price. Get estimates.
Local business cards list dentists J W Jones and J W Fralin on Denton squares, W Sn Rowell D D over McCray's, A Rk McGintife with East West North Denton properties, furnished rooms for rent, fire tornado and accident insurance with ten firms, J W Johnson feeds and choppings, Arkansas Ill on Elm Street with two phone numbers.
Local notice invites interested individuals to apply for scavenger work by calling telephone number 307 or using the alternative phone option. The brief offers no further details on hours pay or location.
Advertisement touts Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion gas and upset stomachs. It claims the product digests food and sets the stomach straight within minutes, offering relief from sour belching coated tongue and discomfort for fifty cents a large case.
The Katy announces a new time card effective October 6 reducing Dallas branch trains by two and eliminating Nos. 281 282 and 685 passenger service. A new Wichita Falls train will serve Dallas 6 20 am to 9 55 pm with return run, while the Denton mixed train keeps service with revised 12 01 pm departure and Dallas arrival at 4 00 pm. The Dallas origin train gains faster departure at 7 00 am with Denton arrival in 3 hours 30 minutes.
Will L. Sargent of the Texas and Pacific immigration department said Judge Kane of the State department of Agriculture received a 2000 bonus appropriation for the coming seat at the Denton experiment station to support further grain experimentation.
Sept 30 Little Elm notes list Denton visitors F Kelsay J B Gough Gainesville guests Miss Mary Robertson and Miss Lillie South Denton visitors include Mrs Stroup Ed Hart and his Dallas party Mrs C C Payen and children of Dallas attended. Ford purchase by F M Hart. Denton student Clay Fuqua visited his aunt Mrs Eli Gammon. Several Aubrey Prosper Sachse and Wildorado connections are noted.
A Denton resident J R Dobbs of Wenton Texas testifies that years ago kidney trouble caused back soreness and frequent urination. He used Dean's Kidney Pills after seeing a recommendation and reports a complete cure after two boxes. Sold by J F Raley Co Drug Store and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Clat Owens of Stamford visits Roanoke as a large Fort Worth show crowd gathers. Farmers complain of cotton picker scarcity with many leaving for Fort Worth. Una Brand heads to Milford for college. Local moves include J R Bourland & Son starting a new brick building while Roanoke plans its first newspaper this week.
Readers urged that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. The ad claims it works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any unhealed case with testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Green Valley held a Saturday evening box supper with large attendance. About $25.75 was raised for the Sunday school, and a cake sold for the prettiest girl in the house brought $51.50, won by Miss Bertha Maxwell by 250 votes.
The program teaches practical telegraphy work and station agent duties including handling train orders, freight and express bills, and making office reports. Both phones available. G E Swor, Manager Draughon’s Business College.
Scott Tailoring Co announces a new dry cleaning formula for ladies' white tailored suits that cleans without leaving any odor in the fabric. The firm emphasizes freshness and garment care.
Waketon notes report names visiting kin in Bartonville Lewisville and Bartonville plus county residents back from Dallas Grapevine Red River county and Austin. An editorial on a log on the track warns of trouble while Electric Bitters touted as a stomach and nerve tonic with patient testimonials and a 50 cent price at J. F. Raley & Co.
Background notes show residents visiting relatives in Dallas Denton Bartonville and Dallas shopping while others travel to Fort Worth Austin and Muskogee. An ad for Dr King’s New Discovery claims a cure for coughs and colds with prices 50 cents and 1 00 backed by J F Raley & Co.
Short orders served day and night promise tasty meals and friendly service. The note invites patrons to drop in and try the dining experience at Smith's Restaurant.
Den ton offers a 0.16 store with multiple ads inviting reader replies. The text notes that people read ads and answer them, urging use of the advertising column for responses.
The paper presents shoe adverts from city merchants urging readers to visit stores and inspect their wares. The notices emphasize offers designed to attract customers and possibly secure better shoes for less money.
The shopper who buys from home merchants is more thrifty than one who orders by mail. She avoids inflated orders to meet shipment, buys closer to true needs, and spends less by sticking to local merchants.
Denton County continues to fund the Wilson Marshall campaign with a recent remittance to National Committeeman Cato Sells and another pledge to arrive by week’s end. Contributors include named residents such as W. E. Mountain, Arthur C. Rayzor, Fred Keyte, Waller Buster, James D. Baldwin, H. V. Hennen, J. Henry Phillips and R. Leabeter, totaling over 4 dollars in listed gifts and several small donations.
J B Thomas is reported very low with typhoid fever. A new suit filed in County Court Miller versus Blewett and Christal for 250 dollars. Students arrive for entrance at two state colleges with arrivals Wednesday. C I A and Normal openings noted. Thirty football players in practice with scrimmages. Fort Worth High may play here. Terri school game may be arranged later.
An old grocery advertisement from Turner Bros promotes sweet sour and dill pickles in a new pack. The note emphasizes timely delivery for dinner and invites customers to try the products.
Fifty-eight acres of good black valley land with five room house artesian well barn near town. Eighty acres four miles from Frisco with five room house barn water and road access. One hundred twenty acres in eastern Denton county near rail line with house barn artesian well. Forty-five acres near Little Elm cultivated with house barn well and schools nearby. Prices from fifty to sixty five dollars per acre. Call for more offerings.
Mothers of the R. E. Lee school met with teachers to form a permanent organization led by Mrs. Cuvier Lipscomb and others. A cleanup day was set for Saturday October 5, with children to work and mothers to provide a picnic luncheon at 5 PM. A follow up meeting is planned for October 8.
Femina readers list egoism as man’s chief fault, followed by infidelity, jealousy, intemperance and cowardice. They rank immorality, despotism, temper, stupidity and idleness after the top five, noting egoism as the root of all. The piece adds commentary on the readers’ insights.
Brent Smith of Lloyd and other residents are noted traveling or visiting nearby towns today. Mrs. Guthrie visits Lewisville, Habfiard Bates heads to Port Worth, and Misses Jones Hook Bolting and Wright pursue education or visits. Rev Wycough, Heninger, and Sledge relatives are mentioned with various local movements. George Harris in Pilot Point reports brick T P depot progress. completion in about a month.
The Sanger community held a quarterly conference at the Methodist church with Rev. Pierce presiding elder. Sunday services featured special music by the singing class at First Baptist. Local deaths include Serah Evelyn Melton, age four, buried 2:30 pm in Sanger cemetery. Kathleen Gentle and diphtheria cases noted.
The line suggests Turner Brothers stock a wide array of vegetables with reliable availability. It emphasizes that any item mentioned as obtainable in a vegetable line can be found at Turner Brothers.
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