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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1913
Page
3
Denton Commandery No. 45 convenes Tuesday night to perform the Temple degree in full uniform led by W. F. Jarrell as the evening’s presiding officer.
A red low piglet about two months old vanished from Congress Ave on Wednesday. A solid gold medal is also lost and must be returned to this office. Liberal reward offered for the return to Ford Crawford.
Missing items include a railroad mileage book lost between Lewisville and Denton with substantial reward offered to A. L. Bromberg at 524 Slaughter Building Dallas. Also missing small coin bag containing a link watch chain with a heart charm engraved M and a diamond ring missing a middle stone. Return to this office. 16¢.
A room is available for a student renter at Mrs. A. S. Cowan’s residence. Contact by phone at old&s for details and availability.
Three registered Collie pups offered by Jack F. Schmitz. Also a 72 acre sandy land farm with 1900 equity advertised for trade. See W. A. Brashears at C. RB. Hamilton's Tailor Shop for particulars.
Good as new Monarch range for sale and a bird’s eye maple wash stand. Call old phone 257 for details.
Short list of sale items including choice shoats at five dollars each and a great sacrifice housing offer. One 5 room house and lot with terms to suit. Contact Joe Johnson for details at Springside Jersey Farm.
Classified listing for sale by W. A. Oliver at 181 West Hickory Street offers iron beds springs dressers wash-stands mattresses study tables bowls lamps chairs and more. January 22 edition.
FOR SALE Nice 4 room house large lot good shade trees on N Bolivar St price 1500 good terms Denton Trust Co. 19c FOR SALE First class drug store located in Little Elm doing good business Reason for selling other business Apply this office 44tfe
Two four room houses on corner lots one block from the square for sale at 1500 dollars. See C Lipscomb Jr on February 18.
House for sale six rooms and bath with normal addition terms offered by Chas Scripture at Taylor Hardware Company. Public notice dated September 27.
Two houses offered for sale one five room and one six room located on North Locust street near Denton Mill in the F R Graham listing.
Six room house with hall and bath room offers good terms. Proximity to North Side School. Contact H. T. Higgs or call old phone 475.
400 acres good land near Little Elm offered for exchange for a good residence. Contact Brown Realty Co. at Long and King’s for details.
Two houses offered for sale in Dallas Texas one four room on Bolivar Street and one five room on East Oak Street. Small down payment with the balance payable monthly through George Fritz c care P O Imp Co Dallas Texas.
Short classified notice offers twenty acres with improvements for sale one half mile north of a location, with lots to well and business houses. Contact phone 183 or visit L Fulton for details.
Classified note seeks a 40 acre farm with house near Denton. Respond to F. C. Seymour Amarillo Texas. Also requests 100000 bushels of ear corn from Alliance Milling Co. Lady canvassers wanted salary 2.50 per day call City Hotel Room 6 after 6. Cook needed German preferred apply Mrs. Frank Mahan 200 West Sycamore Denton Texas. Butfew
Springside Jersey Farm seeks a competent dairy hand. Will F. Parks is the manager. Single applicants preferred. tfc
Brief classified items announce a for good table board call at 47 W Hickory and storage rates with contact John Schmitz. Also listings for furniture and gas stoves, piano and voice lessons by Mrs McCann a New England Conservatory graduate, address 29 S Elm St. Jake Johnson saws wood by phone Old 236 New 157 white promising quick work.
A. R. McGintie offers furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas. Office location is over Wilson Hanns with Old phone 361. Advertising rent for houses in all directions North South East and West.
Will Locknane advertises two Jersey bulls, one black and one fawn, at the wagon yard two blocks east of the square on Kinney Street. Season price is 1.50 in cash to all buyers. New phone listed as 350. Also notes a house for sale not on Lula Street.
Sanitary milk and cream shop updates contact numbers listing Portwood and Hodges as the owners. New phone is 426 while the old line 297 remains discontinued. Customers urged to update records and call the new line for orders and inquiries.
Frank Wilkerson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with old phone 242 and new phone 83.
Skiles Transfer Co announces cash basis for esb and transfer fare and advises customers to pay the driver. Reminder to settle payments as of now.
Henry Kaltreuther of East McKinney Street offers wood work, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, rubber-tiring and shrinking services.
Fort Worth bakery Pan Ramires Restaurant at 31 West Oak Street offers six loaves for a quarter daily. Local ad promotes fresh bread and economy, highlighting value for households.
An advert offers buying selling and exchanging milk cows. A Registered Jersey bull is in service. The listing is by McKelvy and Car Baugh located on McKinney Street Wagonyard.
A brief notice from Acme Tailoring Co invites a student to work in exchange for room and board while attending school. The ad requests contact for arrangements and duties at the tailoring shop.
Announcement for chops bran corn hay and other feedstuffs plus stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measures offered by Arkansas Mill located on S Elm Street with both phones listed.
Old phone 579 to new 931. For high grade counter and bank work phone or see me and let me estimate the work for you. S. A. Bushey.
W E Botts, graduate veterinarian, sets up at Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Lipscomb block. New phone 269 for residence and business, old number 486 replaced by 132.
Les ter and Miles promote office Lester and Sherrod for household moving with new phone New Phone. Indicates a dray business offering high quality service at reasonable rates targeting local customers.
W. W. Sillingley offers autos for hire with old phone 330 and new phone 448. Automobiles repaired.
Messenger notice urges calling 41 for quick service and mentions WA Brashears to manage accounts for a 10 percent commission. No other details provided.
M. L. Martin A B MD treats diseases of the eye ear nose and throat and fits glasses. Office located over Raley and Co. درد
CHAS SAUNDERS and another dentist operate above Long and King after February 1st. W. N. Rowell D D S has office over McCray's on the south side square. Dr W A Jones DENTIST on West Side Square. J W Fralin DENTIST on South Side Square middle of block up stairs. Denton, Texas.
Scavenger workers requested. call number 307 for opportunities and hiring details.
J M Gurley offers first class cement work at fair prices. Secure estimates for concrete walk installations and repairs from a qualified contractor.
An article from Curtis' Drug Store discusses proper fitting of glags in the Nose and Throat office, emphasizing techniques and patient comfort.
Farm and Fireside presents a piece for new state settlers advising newcomers to seek affordable land away from rail lines, travel by stagecoach ahead of rail expansion, and anticipate future improvements as progress comes.
The urban shoe ads urge readers to visit stores and inspect wares for better value. Advertisers advertise with a purpose of inducing shoppers to examine stock and compare prices.
The high school and three wards opened at nine for a one hour session marking the fall term. Supt Beaty said attendance appeared very high with many new students, especially in primary grades. First graders under six were barred. many were turned away.
At noon Mr Beaty announced 304 students attended the first day at Denton High School, over 50 more than last fall. He predicts at least 375 by the third week, a sharp rise from 396 in the same period last year, marking the largest year over year increase in Denton schools.
A union revivals led by Rev. Hendricks and singer Mr. Carter begins here September 21 with district prayer meetings starting September 9 at four o clock at Mrs. W W Shepard home. Districts 1 7 outline meeting sites and leaders across Elm Hickory Bernard Sycamore West Oak Bolivar Pearl N Elm Locust and Ponder avenues with Oak Street and EB Oak Street noted.
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast cure for nervous dyspepsia gas and indigestion. A fifty cent case is claimed to relieve heartburn belching sour stomach and headaches within five minutes and keep the family free from stomach disorders.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe prompt laxative for women. Mrs Dunlap of Leadville Tenn reports great relief and the ad notes a 25 cent box price with recommendation by J F Raley Co.
A dangerous voyage scene where a pirate captain asserts ownership over a woman aboard a ship. He toys with the crew as they toast his “new navigator” and then confronts the woman about his deception. She discovers her life hinges on his feigned villainy and tests his resolve.
A Sunday night blaze engulfed the Negro schoolhouse in Quakertown, with flames bursting from the north windows. The fire department saved the church and nearby houses, while the church front and a telegraph pole were damaged. Officials planned temporary relocation to a church in the southeast district as the board arranged for a new building. Insurance covered 500 on the structure and 100 on furniture.
A sales pitch extols Curtis' as a source of cool fragrant cigars with long lasting aroma. It promises finest hand made tobaccos from select plantations, skilled makers, clean conditions and low prices for quality. The shop also features cigar cases and a wide range of high grade tobaccos cigarettes and smokers' articles. Curtis' invincible a long cigar is highlighted as a superior product.
A promotional note from F. M. Berry invites readers to the Airdome with a rain policy. It states admission is ten cents and promises refunds or rain checks if rain occurs after show start, ensuring patrons won’t lose.
L. O. Tompkins, a Denton farmer, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back and kidney pains. The ad urges kidney awareness and urges readers to buy Doan's at 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, NY, sole U.S. agents.
The Princess offers patrons top value and clever production leading to packed audiences and strong appreciation for the troupe.
The delivery of reasonable vege tables arrives at Turner Brothers in small consignments to guarantee freshness for customers.
Denton reports cotton futures rising with New York spots up 25 points and Liverpool closing higher earlier. Local quotes show 13.25¢ per pound for spots with varied open and close figures in New Orleans and New York, while retail and wholesale prices for straw, butter, poultry, and produce are listed in Denton.
Market prices list oats corn and wheat with wholesale and retail quotes for per bushel and per 100 pounds. Flour meal bran chops chicken feed and hay are given with wholesale and delivered prices. Johnson grass hay and prairie hay also shown by ton and bale pricing. Local prices show small differences between wholesale retail and delivery terms.
We announce the purchase of Mr Lod V Robertson's Fire and Tornado Insurance Agency and will handle all business. We invite you to trust us with your policies, writing with strong reliable companies. Office in Guaranty Bank first floor north side of square. Very respectfully J P Magee & Co. Both Phones. New 47 Old 34.
Retiring owner 24 LOD V. Robertson certifies sale of Fire and Tornado Insurance Agency and goodwill to J. P. Magee & Co. He thanks friends and loyal customers for support and asks favors for successors.
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