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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
3
Local listings show hair care at 114 W Hickory and sewing services by Mrs Da Lee. Rooms for rent in Denton listed with contact numbers, plus dressmaking and insurance offerings. Additional items include livestock loss notices, telegraphy department training, feed stuffs, and scavenger work through Drake College.
Several real estate items announced including a five room house with land and outbuildings offered at 550 dollars with 150 down and monthly installments, a 20 acre property with a house barn and orchard for rent, and a large East McKinney street building with water sewer and tenan well. Also quick messenger service advertised by J W Brashears and Hamilton Yeatts' office.
A compact listing notes veterinary services with old and new phone numbers, a China decoration lessons offer and studio location, piano lessons by Mrs. Maurice Smith at 46 Denton Street, and an automobile line and repair shop run by W. Bil Ling sley with contact phones.
Advertisement notes DAINTES and PARKS & LESTER offering household moving service with reasonable rates. Mentions sanitary milk and cream delivery via Reynolds & Hodges and lists a new phone number 426 for contact.
The notice lists Dr. W. A. Jones at West Side Square, Dr. J. W. Fralin at South Side Square middle block upstairs, and Dr. W. N. Rowell D D S over McCray's on the south side square in Denton Texas.
Concrete walks or brick work offered by M Gurley cement contractor. First class work, right price. Get estimates. Also advertising delivery of groceries by Turner Bros with prompt service and satisfactory goods.
The ad promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh described as constitutional. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 reward for any failure to cure, urging readers to send for testimonials and contact F. S. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A brief notice touts sale of a few houses at 50 to 75 cents on Goltar Phone Ful ton and 38. The ad claims high quality and falling prices at Sample's Grocery Store and urges readers to phone for details.
In a Denton county booth interview, Arnold describes farmers using thought and diversification to boost prosperity. He cites crop rotation with sorghum and cotton, subsoil stirring on heavy land, and livestock farming to supply feed and manure, stressing growing what sells and steady income.
A Lincoln Nebraska man credits Electric Bitters with curing three years of illness after six bottles, praising them for restoring appetite, strength, and digestion. The ad claims the remedy aids blood quality and nerve health and notes a 50 cent price at J F Raley & Co.
Burton W. Gibson a New York lawyer was indicted by the Orange county grand jury on a murder charge in the death of his client Mrs Rosa Penschik Szabo Ray. The case marks a high profile criminal action against a legal professional in the region.
Telegraphic market notes from Denton list quotes for Liverpool New York and New Orleans futures and spot prices with open, close and yesterday figures. Items show December January February quotes and spot Liverpool and New York rundowns.
Thomas F. Ryan described his campaign donations to Democratic figures from 1904 to 1912. He said he gave 450000 for Parker, 50000 twice and 350000 late in 1904, and between 75000 and 80000 to back Harmon in 1912. He recalled contributing about 35000 to Underwood's bid when Bankhead asked, and he would have given to Wilson if asked.
Mrs. Denton hosted a Monday afternoon Literary and social meeting of the Methodist Church Society. Miss Moore led the lesson on The church as a community center with readings by Mrs. Beyett and Mrs. Maxey and song by Mrs. Adkisson. Table talk on church rules followed and refreshments were served. Guests included Mesdames Allison Beyett and Pettit.
Mothers urged to use Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. The California Fig Syrup Co promotes a fig based cleanser and regulator for stomach liver and bowels with full directions on the package.
A long roster continues listing North Texas normal students plus their cities and street addresses. The column names numerous individuals including Read Jessie Memphis and Reed Cora Rogers Pilot Point, with hundreds of house numbers and street names across towns such as Denton, Seymour, Brenham, and Grand Saline.
Better Telephony Daily notes telephone use grows daily and praises the Home Telephone for rapid accommodating service. A trial is requested to prove its usefulness and value to daily life.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton’s Dandeline to combat dandruff and thinning hair. Claims include staving off hair loss, restoring lustre and gloss, and encouraging new hair growth after a few weeks. Local items note residents like R. H. Hoffman and W. R. Spencer visiting and a dip in temperature following a heavy shower.
A grocery ad invites readers to diversify staple purchases with a different, affordable option from an Al iine of canned goods featured by Long and King.
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