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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1913
Page
3
Anfield Lodge No. 217 A F and A M meets Saturday on or before full moon. Denton Chapter No. percent BK A M holds first Tuesday in each month. Minendery No. 45 KT meets on the beta Thursday on or before.
Odd fragment shows an inquiry about renting the Moore or M Wright Opera House via P O Box 706. The unreadable text hints at a rental or sale listing or inquiry from an implied caller.
Several furnished rooms for rent advertised around town including 29 East Oak Street 32 Elm Street 423 North 495 and 115 North Bolivar Street with options from single rooms to large suites. Some listings mention heat lights and unspecified amenities in old telephone classified notices.
Classified snippet lists for sale or trade items including nice Rhode Island red hens at 193 West Mulberry and a Smith Typewriter for cheap cash. Contact details mention old phone 608 and 7p eet 690 L. in Garza Texas.
Classified listing shows a ladies saddle bridle and blanket sale and a cheap New Flanders motorcycle for sale. Denton Trust Co. contact details appear with prices stated as 49 and 45 cents respectively.
Advertises carriage and harness available for sale or trade. Contact G. C. Masters at 46d-itw.
Land sale to settle Mrs. N. Johnson estate. 140 acres east of Denton with an old home site and artesian well. T. E. Johnson who resides on the property will show it, contact N. P. Johnson. price 49 cents per 2 tw.
For sale at a bargain an eight room house and lot together with 40 acres of land located two miles from the courthouse. See W H Doty at the barber shop on N Side Square for details. October 5.
730 acres for sale in Washita river bottom, seven tenant houses, ideal alfalfa and corn land. Located three miles from Mannesville Oklahoma. Big bargain and investment opportunity. W P Poland Ardmore Oklahoma. Mules for sale by A D Turner.
Real estate advertisement offers 20 acres with improvements one half mile north of town, plus additional lots and business houses with lots for sale. For details, call phone 18 or contact L Fulton.
WANTED TO BUY second hand roll top office desk address J N Sugg Box 436 city or call old phone 338 after 6 pm. WANTED DAIRY HAND Springside Jersey Farm. LADIES TAILORING good work reasonable prices New Phone 422 white.
Classified notice seeking two or three men with teams and plows to break stubble and two or three single hands. No phone calls unless willing to work. Contact M. L. Portwood, old phone 544.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B. Sehmitz. Furniture and gas stoves available.
Mrs McCann, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, Boston, solicits piano and voice pupils. Address 29 S Elm Street. Oct 28.
Eagle Bakery in Fort Worth formerly supplied Smith's Restaurant with daily fresh bread. Six loaves cost 25 cents at Paul Ramirez Restaurant located at 34 West Oak Street, Nov ic.
A prompt handyman scene shows Jake Johnson cutting wood in a hurried fashion. The brief note mentions a phone contact partially and an implied job at a New 157 white setting, with urgency described.
Preight Transfer Co advertises moving services in Kincaid Wes Oak Street wagon yard offering armiture and drag line handling with special attention. Calls for service indicate local business support amid transportation needs.
Come to Will Locknane's yard on East McKinney Street for Jersey cattle. One black Jersey and another fawn Jersey available. Price is 1.50 dollars cash. New phone 350. Also listing a house and lot on Lula Street for sale.
A local shoe repair shop changes location moving next door to the North Texas office on West Oak Street. The notice is brief with limited identifying details and a partial date.
Local dairy firm wiwood and Hodges announces a new phone contact as it updates its Sanitary Milk and Cream service. Community shoppers are advised to note the revised communication line.
We have a partial text stating a shift to cash basis accounting and payment instruction. No clear individuals, organizations, or concrete events are identifiable for a proper summary.
The piece urges all men to insure for protection against loss, describing insurance as prudent and necessary. It emphasizes honorable means, warns against negligence, and promotes a firm that represents multiple reliable companies with office at Guaranty Bank offering efficient service and courteous treatment.
Mrs May Wilson, who is sewing for the Normal and J A girls, announces readiness to do high grade sewing for Denton citizens. Distribution agents earn $12.50 per 100, with free sample packages of Blumer’s Perfume, Laundry Starch. Address 793 Blumer Ride, Lincoln Ave. Chicago.
A local ad promotes remodeling last year's coat into a stylish cutaway at reasonable prices. Miss Kendall invites customers to visit McClurkan's for service priced at 60 cents.
Local classified note announces chopped feed including chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus stove and heater wood. States prompt delivery and full measure from Arkansas Mill on S Elm Street with both phones listed.
A. R. McGintie operates from his office above Wilson-Hann's in Denton Texas offering furnished rooms for rent. The listing notes phone number 361 for inquiries and specifies locations across north south east and west sections.
Old phone 579 updated to 931 for high grade cement and brick work. S. A. Bushey invites contact to estimate the project.
W E Botts, a graduate veterinarian, maintains an office at Hancock and Son Blacksmith Shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block and lists new phone 269 and residence phone 486.
Local dray business markets first class service at reasonable rates focusing on household moves. The firm lists new office contact as Lester & Sherrod with a revised phone line.
W. W. Billingsley offers automobile hire and repair services with old phone 330 and new phone 448. The ad promotes autos available for rent and emphasizes repair capabilities.
Dr M L Martin and another physician treat diseases of the eye ear nose and throat and fit glasses. Office located over Raley and Co with downtown access.
Dentists Charles Saunders and W N Rowell provide offices in town. Saunders operates over Long and King’s with both phones listed. Rowell’s office is over McCray’s on the south side square with new phone 433 and old page 341.
Dr W A Jones announces a new dental practice located in West Side Square. The advertisement highlights convenient downtown access and professional services for family and general dentistry.
J W Fralin dentist advertises at South Side Square in the middle of the block in Denton Texas.
Classified note invites workers for scavenger tasks. indicates contact only by phone at 307. No further details on location, compensation, or schedule.
Padisha of St Lambert a merit cow sire with butter test 17 lb 7 oz in seven days will stand at Pinckley’s wagon yard West Oak street after October 1 season $5 cash with return privilege see pedigree and merit certificate of his dam in yard office.
Old phone number 380 and new 70 indicate a fresh meat market on McKinney Street. L. W Brooks is the proprietor and the market announces readiness to operate.
Denton reports today’s currency quotes across cities including Liverpool New York and New Orleans. Open and close figures show varied percentages and spot prices with March April and January markers.
The Curtis' store highlights a strong stationery stock with latest fashionable styles and high quality manufacture. Prices are presented as lower than inferior rivals, urging customers to buy there for value and finish.
Stationery advertised as delivering distinction and quality at a glance, appealing to buyers seeking the best at a moderate price. Each box starts at forty cents and upward, with sales exclusive to certain retailers.
The 401 Ranch Real Wild West Show from Bliss Oklahoma arrives in Denton for two performances on Thursday October 9. More than 600 performers animals and helpers join this western spectacle with a free mile long parade before showtime and a strict western-only program with no gambling and its own detectives. Two shows 2 PM and 8 PM offer seating for 10 000 with comfortable backs and foot rests.
The ad urges a bottle of Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and lung troubles. A Mason Michigan resident claims the product cured pneumonia in two 50 cent bottles. The copy bills the medicine as essential for every home and notes prices of 50 cents and one dollar with distribution by H E Bucklen & Co.
Local ad from LONG & KING invites customers to call with grocery needs. The terse notice lists a phone line 44 and presents no additional details about products, hours, or promotions. It reflects a simple direct sales prompt typical of small-town ads.
Rainfall prompts unprecedented floods from the Rio Grande to the Sabine and in Louisiana. Rivers rise, towns flood, crops scattered, and transportation disrupted as levees near Brownsville crest while Mission rises and Rio Grande City falls. Cuero reports twenty five year high water and corn losses. Rail traffic suspended between San Antonio and Hallettsville due to the Falls City river.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a five minute cure for nervous dyspepsia gas and indigestion. It claims relief from sour belching heaviness and headaches after fast acting digestion and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from a pharmacist for home use.
The Denton Banner urges that the currency measure benefits speculators and urban interests while discriminating against farmers. It argues credits would favor warehouse backed paper, risking farmer losses and elevating bank power, with little guaranteed aid to cotton producers and global price stability.
Albany Oct 6 The Sulzer impeachment trial resumes with Louis Sarecky campaign secretary to the governor summoned as the first witness for the defense.
Local ad notes a friendly grocery seller Long and King inviting customers to try its product range, service, and price. The message emphasizes pleasing neighbors with reliable groceries at competitive prices and attentive service.
New York date October 6 The national baseball commission ruled that players who had no contract by September 27 could not sign papers. The decision affects players seeking contracts after the cutoff and clarifies eligibility rules for paperwork.
A Denton reader reports relief from kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at J F Raley & Co. Drug Store. She describes back pain and irregular secretions improving quickly and recommends the remedy. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole U S agents. price is 50 cents.
Robbers held up Carl Koelb, cashier of the American Velvet Company, as he was taking $16,000 from the bank to the mills in Stonington Connecticut. A pursuing posse later found the money hidden in an old stone wall.
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment claims to penetrate pores and clear impurities stopping itching instantly. It is advertised as guaranteed to heal eczema rashes ringworm tetter and other eruptions and is sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
Long and King promote a varied menu promising quick service and hearty meals to curb all appetites. Prices and hours are not specified in the visible copy.
A Denton fair notice lists top prizes including best dozen peaches for 1.00 cash and best display from one farm for 15.00 by Exchange National Bank. Other awards include best half dozen beers and best twenty heads Egyptian Wheat Corn with vendor prizes and subscriptions.
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