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Newspaper

Record And Chronicle

Location

Denton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1913

Page

4

Denton County Appeals Before Court of Criminal Appeals

County Attorney Wilson will travel to Austin next Tuesday to argue four Denton county appeals. The state cases include Claud Cook murder Oscar Blackburn seduction Jim Barrow theft by bailee and R J Wilson aggravated assault. Wil son prepares briefs for the state.

Wilson Austin Court of Criminal Appeals Denton County Mr. Wilson Claud Cook Oscar Blackburn Jim Barrow R. J. Wilson

Ballard's Snow Liniment Offered for Various Ailments

Local advertisement promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment as healing and antiseptic for flesh wounds burns and skin irritations. Sold by R H Garrison with bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00.

Ballard R. H. Garrison

Turner Brothers Groceries Promises Friendly Service

A neighbor notes satisfaction with local grocery service and urges calling the seven number for groceries. Turner Brothers promote friendly, dependable assistance for shoppers seeking convenient deliveries and quality products.

Turner Brothers

Membership Contest At Denton W O W Camp

The W O W lodge in Denton held a regular meeting with good attendance and several membership applications. The lodge split into two divisions led by Carroll Parchall and Tom Turner to compete for new members, with all members except Clerk W A Mathews in the lineup. The losing side must furnish refreshments at campaign end December 4.

Carroll Parchall Tom Turner W. A. Mathews

The Accidental Shot At the Princess Tonight

A local item notes an incident titled The Accidental Shot to be shown at the Princess tonight. A promotional prompt invites readers to call phone number 44 for details on fresh groceries and highlights Long and King serving Denton housewives with customer service.

Denton Long & King

Denton County Exhibit at Alliance Milling Booths

Fred Rayzor oversees a unique Denton County display for the fall fair. A farm scene with a wheat field and a log cabin forms the backdrop, featuring an overshot water wheel mill and a water circuit. J. C. Bell paints a 4 by 25 foot bird’s-eye city panel flanked by college images.

Arthur Rayzor Dallas Alliance Milling Company Chamber of Commerce Denton County Denton J. C. Bell

Local Courier Highlights Late Personal News Roundup

District court attendee O M Gentle. Roanoke visitor Mrs J W Medlin. Miss Bess Mitchell from Reagan visiting Miss Neil Fritz. Dr L Wallace travels to Carrollton on business. Mrs F P Johnson returns from McComb OK visit. Evan Embree back from Dallas vacation with brother Ed. Thedford family and Pearl return to Garland after visiting friends. Mrs B F Paschall and Mrs S E Elliston to Aubrey for a few days. Fred Raytor to Dallas to finish Alliance Milling booth decor. Lou Ledbetter returns to Fort Worth for school after visit home. S G Gary and family in Amarillo, plan Roswell NM trip. Mrs B C Barrier of Cooperville to Dallas to visit son. Wim Robertson and wife of Frisco return from Marlin after five months. Bernice Carter of College Station aids Girls Canning Club exhibition in Dallas. Mr and Mrs B H Deavenport to Dallas to visit their son Monroe in sanitarium. condition noted as improving.

O. M. Gentle J. W. Medlin Roanoke Bess Mitchell Reagan Neil Fritz L. Wallace Carrollton F. P. Johnson McComb Evan Embree Ed Embree Dallas S. G. Gary Gary Amarillo Roswell N. M B. C. Barrier Cooperville Marlin Record and Chronicle Bernice Carter College Station Denton Canning Club Baptist Sanitarium

ARE LAD ANNOUNCEMENT ON ATHLETIC FIELD WORK BEGUN

Dr Bruce announces ground clearing for a new athletic field. Students greet the plan with enthusiasm as work starts immediately after recent purchase. The project signals expansion of school facilities and athletic program support.

Bruce

Building for Societies at Normal College Plans and Donations

Dr. Bruce outlined a $10,000,000 building plan for exclusive society use at Normal College, funded by alumni and ex-members. A £5,000 donation will buy and equip a baseball ground of 2½ acres southwest of the school, with immediate work planned. A modern practice school for teacher training will open soon, with ninth grade placement for nonqualifiers, and extra seats approved for society halls.

P. C. Yates Normal College Dr. Bruce Bruce

Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Relief

A newspaper ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for grippe and severe colds. It promises relief from nasal congestion, discharge, headache, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, and body aches after two to three doses taken every two hours, with no substitute needed and a 25 cent price at drug stores.

Pape Grippe

County Supt McCook to Read Paper Before Session

County Superintendent McCook of Denton county will present a paper at the Texas Conference for Education general session in Dallas on November 1. He and State Superintendent W F Doughty will discuss rural schools and the work of the conference with a focus on high schools and removing the 50 cent local tax limit.

McCook Denton County Texas Conference For Education Dallas W. F. Doughty Doughty Clarence Ousley S. M. N. Marrs Terrell James A Brooks John I. Guion A. and M Peter Radford State Normal J. H. Lowry I. A M. M. Crane H. F. Estill The Sam Houston Normal

Local Grocers Advertise Pimento Cheese and Savings

Long and King and Turner Bros promote groceries with emphasis on service and best prices. Pimento Cheese in glass jars priced at 41 5 cents. Phones listed for ordering and requests for customers to remember 44 for quick service.

Long & King Grocers Turner Bros

Sell Your Item Quickly with CLASS RikD

If you have something to sell, consider the CLASS RikD program offering quick listings and broad exposure. Contact details and eligibility are described in regional notices for potential sellers seeking fast transactions.

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promised Cure for Catarrh

A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh with a pledge of 100 dollar reward for any uncured case. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, urging readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio and to buy the product through local druggists. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Whall Wall F. J. Chenly & CO Toledo Ohio Allt Druesrista Hall

Card of Thanks for J B Lakey Bereavement

The Lakey family extends thanks for acts of kindness after the death of J B Lakey. Mr and Mrs Ray Lakey and Eli Lakey express appreciation for support and sympathy.

J.B. Lakey Ray Lakey Eli Lakey

Fountain Pens Featured at Local Drug Store

Do You Intend to Buy a Fountain Pen You will find at my Drug Store on east side of square a new stock of Waterman's Ideal Pens price 2.50 and up to 8.00 A new stock of Franklin Self Filling pens at 1.50 and up I also have the famous Remex fountain pen for 1.00 These pens are guaranteed to give you perfect satisfaction or your money will be cheerfully refunded.

Square Waterman’s Ideal Franklin Self

J. A. Minnis Prescription Druggist Opens Shop

J. A. Minnis, a prescription druggist, operates from East Side Square. The item notes his professional services and local storefront location.

East Side Square

County funds show depleted balances in 1914 figures

County records reveal net indebtedness of about 10 367 65 with road and bridge funds overdrawn by 6 337 65 and warrants pending 4 300 more. The court approved routine clerk and tax official reports and a $1 150 collapsible culvert form purchase with March 1914 warrants.

Court House

The Princess Presents New Program Tonight

The Princess features an excellent brand new show this evening, promising fresh content and lively entertainment for viewers.

A TEXAS WONDER Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments

The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and dissolves gravel. It supposedly treats diabetes and rheumatism, with effects for men and women and bladder issues in children. One bottle provides two months of treatment. mail order available from Dr. E W Hall in St. Louis, Missouri.

Texas E. W. Hall Olive Street St. Louis

Was Married at Home in Was to Miss Ethel Thedford

Robert Coon son of Mr and Mrs W P Coon of 52 South Elm street Was married at his home at 11 oclock Monday to Miss Ethel Thedford of Denton Rev Oscar T Cooper officiated and only the family were present.

Robert Coon W. P. Coon South Elm Street Ethel Thedford Oat Denton Oscar T. Cooper

Debt notice from Ray Lakey to J B Lakey

Short request from Ray Lakey asking any person indebted to J B Lakey to forward their statement at once. The note is a brief financial appeal seeking prompt settlement.

J. B. Lakey Ray Lakey

Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Ad Claim

An advertisement touts Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as curing old sores and many lasting ailments. It promises pain relief and healing simultaneously with price options of 25c 50c and 1.00.

Porter

Surprising Gift Sparks Hope in New England Village

In a two act tale set in a quiet New England village, the town drunkard Bill Hendrix unexpectedly receives a destitute young girl sent away by her mother. A mistag error triggers the surprise, revealing a story of marvelously human appeal and reform.

New England Bill Hendrix

Accidental shooting wounds revenue officer in cabin scene

A revenue officer is wounded and apparently killed in a cabin during a dispute with an old woman and her daughter. TJ fires from his revolver during the struggle while the women are accused of selling whiskey to Indians. The play is praised for clever acting.

College of Industrial Arts to exhibit at Dallas Fair tent

The College of Industrial Arts at Denton will display a tent exhibit at the Dallas Fair featuring domestic science work by students. President W. B. Bizzell emphasizes education, with expert demonstrator for foods and feeding, landscape planning, interior finishes, labor saving devices, sanitation, water supply, and sewerage.

Dallas Times Herald College of Idustrial Arts Denton J. J. Eckford McKamy W. B. Bizzell College of Industrial Arts

Local News In Brief From Gainesville Area

Local items note F F Hill receiving a new Gevlin der Interstate car. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs A B Fincher and a boy to Mrs J Ed Wilson Jr in Dallas. There are 525 students at the C LA Tuesday and 923 at the Normal College. A Mexican killed by a train near Cooper Creek Sunday is buried Monday with railroad expenses covered. A D Turner to ship eighty registered Shropshire sheep to Dallas for fair entry. showings expected to be best yet. Katy time card changes postponed indefinitely affecting southbound 3 35 and northbound 8 08. Wt W Baxter, Ella Baxter, Rev F M Griffith and others attended Denton Presbytery in Gainesville. next meeting at Mallard Montague county in spring.

F. F. Hill A. B. Fincher C. LA Normal College Cooper Creek A. D. Turner Dallas Turner J. Ed Wilson Denton Edwin Blake Wilson Katy Mallard Montague County

Minnis Drug Store Offers Old and New Toilet Articles

The Minnis Drug Store on the east side advertises a range of toilet articles both old and new with free delivery.

Minnis’ Drug Store East Side

Reading ads helps stretch the household dollar

The piece urges readers to study today’s advertisements to maximize savings. It advises that careful attention to merchant notices lets shoppers stretch budgets further and grab the best value.

Gentle and Effective Laxative Offers Quick Relief

Thousands swear by Dr. Kine's New Life Pills. Hush Tallman of San Antonio Texas says they are the best pills his wife and he have ever taken. They never cause pain. Price by druggists or mail from H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.

Kine Hush Tallman San Antonio Texas H. E. Bucklen & Co Philadelphia St. Louis

Buy Local Merchants to Grow Our Town

The passage argues that buying from local merchants will boost their prosperity and thus the city's prosperity. It contends that better store conditions and more hiring will create labor demand, attract residents from neighboring towns, and cause population growth.

Real Estate Transfers in Denton College Addition Moves

A list of property transfers in Denton includes T. E. Brown to O B Colquitt for lots 1 and 2 in block 32 at 850 dollars, and multiple other deeds in the College addition to Denton with prices ranging from 200 to 1,000 dollars. Additional transfers cover parcels in blocks 43 and 19 and various surveys. Notable participants include J M Gurley, Laurence A McDonald, Wm W Wright, and J D Morris.

T. E. Brown O. B. Colquitt College Denton P. C. Rithers J. T. Simmons Wm. W. Wright F. P. Hodge C. A. Montgomery College Addition J. M. Gurley Laurence A. MebDonald B. BL. B T. M. Rippy W. T. Johnson E. Puchalski A. W. Palmer G. H. Blewett North Side J. D. Morris E. T. Sanders Lowery Crebb Jane €. Haven Feaness Janie Wm. Loving

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France la France Wilson-Hann Company North Texas Gas Co Water and Light Office Bob West Express Julian Scruggs Denton CO First Pregoveriae Ncfarcane D. D Gme Jessie Whittaker Donnhower W. O. W. Camp P. Lipscomb Curtis’ Drug Store GEO. M. Hopkins Emory C. Smith N. Side Sq Denton Water, Light & Power Company W. J. Grady Firth Woodrum & Davis Bradley Evers Oratorical Association Committee On Literary Societies Clark Moore and Hall Pender Mac J. A. Minnis Coon-Thedford Steam Laundry Co Dallas Fair Wideawake J. M. Vivion Mer Ajax Fisk North Side Square Lipscome West Side Square W. T. Thomas Thomas Lumber Bleech Llwisville J. ©. Roark G. W. Smith Alexander Hill Collins Collins Feed &Fuel Yard N. Locust J. A. Collins Fox Bros. Shoe Repair Department Climatercy Tyrrell C. R. Hamilton Agent Sherman Steam Laundry Mr. Dooley S. M. Dooley Taylor Hardware Co
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