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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
4
The Christian Observer marks 100 years since its first issue in 1813 with a commemorative September edition. It features a facsimile of the initial edition, lists long-time subscribers, and photo facsimiles of early editors and figures linked to the paper.
Glasses and students interested in voice piano or expression are invited to meet Misses Bass and Poe Monday Sept 8 in their studios over Palmers.
Twelve applicants for first and second grade state and county certificates take examinations at the county courthouse. Five seek county certificates and two apply for the state. Afternoon exams on different subjects are scheduled for Friday. A. J. Keith of Pilot Point and T. A. Fritts of Hebron supervise the tests and will oversee Saturday applicants.
Judge Owsley welcomes 500 delegates to the 40th annual session of the NW D Association held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Dallas with Rev J R Swaney as pastor. The gathering in a modern edifice features opening remarks by Moderator Rev C L McPherson and sermons by Rev J C Sweeney and Dr S E J Watson among others.
W T C Potter returns from peach country and offers Elberta and Mamie Ross peaches canned in syrup for five cents per three-pound can while supplies last. Call ahead via phone number 7. Turner Bros promotes piano fall term with Irene Ferguson opening classes September 4 in the Kincaid building studio above the post office. New phone 300.
About 10 bankers from Dallas area join the Texas Bankers Association meeting called by President Nathan Adams on September 9. Attending from State Guaranty Bank is Dr J M Blount and from Denton County National is M W Deavenport with two other bank reps to follow. The association counts roughly 1300 members and about 500 expected attendees.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought Chas Williams of Aubrey to Denton and jailed him for receiving and concealing stolen goods. Officers found items from stores in Gollinsville and Aubrey during a search of Williams home. He could not explain the source or circumstances of acquisition.
A revival under the Baptist church begins Sunday night on a vacant lot near Alliance Mill. Rev. KR Fitzgerald and Rev. T Bowles lead the tent meetings with the County Mission Board. A church service starts the first Sunday in November with Rev. W B Riley of Minneapolis as preacher.
A claim promotes ethine double strength as a guaranteed treatment to remove freckles. Apply nightly and morning with an ounce often sufficient to clear skin and even light freckles vanish. Money back guarantee if it fails.
Two houses and lots offered at the right price with possession on short notice. Direct dealing with seller saves money. Also an advertisement for Herbine medicine noting cures biliousness malaria and constipation with multiple doses. Sold by R H Garrison.
Asthma relief offer free trial treatment and full information. Write Frontier Asthma Company Room 102 Buffalo New York for details and no charge.
A Kalem production titled The Princess Today and Tonight promises a thrilling shoo em up style tale of a fight for irrigation waters with Cupid aiding. The story aims to grip audiences with a finish that keeps viewers spellbound.
A concise notice praising The Work Habit as a well executed comedy with a good idea. It endorses Biograph for consistently producing quality work and suggests no weak entries in their catalog.
From the brink of the famous chasm we gaze across thirteen miles of space to the giant walls opposite. Descending three thousand feet we reach the turbulent river that carved this mammoth bed from solid rock. A Mother Earth's greatest wonder superbly photographed.
A patient fears the dentist during an extraction and, overwhelmed by gas, dreams of being seized by demons as the procedure unfolds.
Miss Bernice Carter currently serves as State Demonstration agent for the girls canning clubs in this district. She has been appointed to fill the vacancy left by Miss Betty Rogers as State Superintendent of the Girls Canning Clubs. Rogers, a College of Industrial Arts graduate and M. Eleanor Breckenridge cousin, left to attend college in the East. Carter organized and fostered strong canning clubs in Denton County and her successors are urged to match her personal care for each club and member.
Mrs. G. B. Egan remains bedridden with illness. Mrs. Gus Munsky of Krum is very ill at her father-in-law John Munsky’s home. Rev. Mr. Rogers invites all town students to attend services at the First Christian Church this Sunday.
The city rock crusher long housed at the cotton yard on East Hickory street has been relocated following complaints from nearby residents that it created a nuisance.
George Roarn worked in Aubrey on a trades day special and Mr Roark intends to move the Denton county exhibit to the Dallas fair. He says the county has rich supplies to draw from and expects a prize better than last year.
Denton invites note the marriage of Alma Posey daughter of Mr and Mrs L F Posey to Mr J R McMurray on Wednesday September tenth nineteen hundred thirteen at six o'clock at the residence of Mrs L T Fowlkes 39 East Mulberry Street Denton Texas.
J. D. Bell sells his interest to H. T. Higgs who has begun active work with the firm. Bell plans to devote full time to the Duggan Abstract Co. J. S. Darnall will handle office duties at Denton Trust, while Lomax and Higgs oversee land sales and county loans. The firm remains at its current south side of the square office.
Advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a prompt relief for weak kidneys and liver, claiming a wife was cured after other remedies failed. A San Francisco man cites gratitude, noting benefits for digestion and biliousness. Priced 50e and 1.00 at J. F. Raley & Co.
Free picture show and irrigation lecture by Col E C Hughes of Fowlerton Texas. In Denton at Princess Theater at 2 p m Saturday Sept 6. in Krum at 4 p m. in Slidell at 8 p m. Special invitation to farmers and families. Next excursion to Fowlerton Tuesday Sept 9. Contact Col Hughes or J H McAnear at City Hotel in Denton.
Delicious home-pack peaches from El Bertas and Mamie Ross in 3 pound cans, 15 cents each while they last. Order by phone. limited supply from W. T. G. Potter who canned them. Phones 7. TURNER BROS.
Local snippets report J H McAnear in Aubrey on business while several residents visit relatives in Aubrey Dallas and Fort Worth travelers include Silas Grant Ames College bound Miss Russia Conway and Miss Hortense LaForce. Schools staff Prof R L Jackson and Prof J P Downer arrive while others depart for Shreveport Galveston and California. Brown to San Marcos football training camp.
The Thorne family expresses deep gratitude for the loving help and sympathy shown during the illness and death of their daughter and sister Pearl. Mr and Mrs J L Thorne and family acknowledge the kindness and thoughtful courtesies extended to them.
The season prompts frugal shopping as editors urge readers to study in paper ads. Merchants publish money saving announcements to help stretch grocery and household budgets.
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