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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
4
The business announces Mr S J Alexander a practical harness and leather man with 18 years experience now in charge. It highlights long established patronage and promises full value to patrons with good work leather and honest prices. The notice invites ongoing and new customers to see them before buying or repairing harness. It references the Thomas Drill as a trusted product.
Sheriff Orr sold to M. W. Baugh the parcel 14 miles southwest of Denton near Roanoke from Walter D. Beale and S. Graham surveys for 2606 dollars. Judgment in Owen v Arnold et al. totals 2518.64 with costs. Several parties attended the sale. Regular dinners advertised at Smitty's Restaurant. A separate case Truehitt v Farmers' Union involves temporary injunction. ten days notice required. Truehitt’s public weigher at Sanger secured a writ restraining weighings of cotton.
The Baptist tent meeting near the C. A. campus has run since Monday evening under Rev B A Copass and Rev Fitzgerald. Rev H B Kreath of San Marcos is billed to preach tonight and all are invited. Also notes on goods at Minnis drug store and wood lists appear in the page.
Tom Berry aged 25 son of George Berry died Tuesday forenoon about a mile and a half from Garza from typhoid fever. This summer the disease has claimed another Berry family member and four other Berry relatives are sick with the same illness.
The passenger station will gain a new drinking fountain with running water replacing the old partitioned cistern that served whites and coloreds. Supt. Johnson and City Health Officer Piner promised installation once the fountain is ordered and delivered, possible without tearing up the waiting room floor.
A Denton group collects and ships supplies for Pilot Point Orphanage inmates. Contributions are welcomed at Scott Tailoring Company's rooms on the west side square.
Mrs W C Wright hosts a Wesley Tea at a suburban Denton home. Guests include Mrs Borden Rowsley Drake Alexander Cowan Wisgi Hover Lightfoot Hutser and others. Rev O T Cooper offers prayers a Wesley life sketch and teapot blessing while Miss Johnson plays piano and Mrs Cooper leads singing. Refreshments follow as the program ends and guests enjoy sandwiches olives fruit cake tea and mints.
This item notes Minnis Drug Store supplies fine paper for correspondence. It mentions prompt Yaray work and references Parks and Lester at Fox Bros. & Co as another entity in the advertisement.
Karl Sullivan and Miss Edna McGregor of Pilot Point Route 2 are advised to contact Parks and Lester at Fox Bros for arranging a move. Cranberries are requested as part of the next order and Turner robots are included.
Rev A D Rogers conducts four special services at First Christian Church Sunday for high school and college youth with invited attendance and special music The sermon topic is The Why of Youth The notice also advertises a low cost classified rate reaching thousands of local families
Elder F. L. Young left at noon for Smithville Tennessee to conduct a twenty day meeting. He will then travel to Charleston Mississippi for a month, before returning to Nashville Tennessee. He expects to be across the river for several months.
A grocer promotes Santa meats and special canned vegetables with a casual sales pitch. The notice highlights diverse offerings from Long and King focusing on holiday provisions and pantry staples.
The First Methodist Sunday school officers and teachers will gather at 7 pm tonight at the parsonage for lunch and a workers' meeting followed by a prayer service at the church. Rev. Mr. Cooper urges full attendance as the Bible study on Jesus Walking on the Sea (Mark 6:45-56) is conducted with assignments by Miss Hoskins Steinman Edwards Olgateinman Leeper and others.
A local storefront on the east side markets a curated range of toilet articles and bathroom essentials. The shop emphasizes value and accessibility for daily needs in a busy urban neighborhood.
The four cylinder National racing car valued as the state’s most powerful, with 120 horsepower, drew a complaint for speeding under city ordinance after its first run in Denton. Burman drove the vehicle in Indianapolis races and was said to have been nearly victorious before a problem stopped him. George Sheridan, who piloted to Krum, noted speeds of 65 to 75 mph in intermediate gear, and the car reportedly reached 115 mph in operation.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for impure blood and skin blemishes. It claims health and beauty benefits and urges readers to buy at J F Raley & Co. for 25 cents.
Miss Bertie Blakely and mother visit Corinth as residents and visitors arrive from Denton Garza and Green Valley. Typhoid illness cited for Ruthie Serren while Edith Wood returns to Dallas. Community box supper at Baptist church before second Sunday and farmers thrashing peanuts. Local ads include pumpkin yams mince meat evaporated fruit, Scott Tailoring offers, and Catsup brands Heinz and Beech-Nut plus Pinx ter cheese.
A local notice promotes a large stock of copyrighted books at Minnis' Drug Liony's Potted Chicken and Underwood's Deviled Ham. Pinxter cheese and Turner Bros appear in the listing. The ad warns customers about refunds and satisfaction with purchases.
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