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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
3
The Pearl Street Church of Christ revival led by Dr. Ligon draws larger crowds as sermons on The States of Man captivate listeners. Home state speaker is praised for meeting high expectations, with services nightly from 7:30 to 9. The subject How God Has Always Spoken invites all to attend.
A humorous quip from Johnny Lovitt about his brother Ned, praising Ned as generous. The remark plays on domestic mischief and the light tone of a Woman's Home Companion anecdote.
Chicago Sept. 19 a second new comet discovered this month has been located in Pisces west of Omega by Prof. E C Barnard of Yerkes Observatory. The comet will not be visible to the naked eye.
Denton Council No 50 convenes for work Thursday night at 7 30. B F Paschall and Ed Bates serve as recorder and T I recording officers.
A black memorandum book with names and figures was found between Denton and Fishtrap on Elm Street. The finder is asked to leave it with Record and Chronicle or H. Green. A two dollar reward is offered for its return.
Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping on Maple Street near the car line. Mrs. W. A. Richards. Also two rooms with modern conveniences on 33 E. Oak St. Old phone 170. One room for student rent via Mrs. A. S. Cowan. Southwest room in opera house building and a Wright building suite formerly used by the Elks. P. O. Box 706.
Multiple property and item listings including an eight room house and 40 acres near the courthouse, a new six room bungalow with garden, a 1 3 horsepower alternating current electric motor, with contact details at W H Doty barber shop and 134 West Prairie, all advertised in the Record and Chronicle office.
For sale at the Red Barn in Denton a carload of registered mares and geldings. Call to view them. Prices are to sell. Listed by J. C. Kerr.
Two four room houses on a corner lot one block from the square priced at 1500 dollars. Interested buyers contact C. Lipscomb Jr. on December 18.
Classified note lists a red jersey for sale and eight pigs offered by R. A. Musgrave at 444 West Prairie. Contact details include a short, incomplete address entry.
Sale offers a phateon and horse plus washstands and dressers. Contact J. H. Swindle at the Nickel Store for details.
Nine acres fenced with hog wire and a modern nine room residence with bath, large hall, cistern, storm house, and a good water well. Also 100 acres near Corinth with 35 cultivated acres and a small house, rest brush timber, priced at 16 dollars per acre with easy terms. See John A. Hann and A. D. Turner. Also 29 head of mules for sale.
Classified brief lists multiple real estate and livestock items. Charley Scripture at Taylor Hardware offers a six room house with bath and terms. Oakley Skiles is referenced for hogs and milch cows. F R Graham advertises two houses on North Locust Street and a new phone number. Fulton lists 20 acres with improvements one half mile north of town plus lots, business houses and contacts.
Classified items include a crop land rental request from W M Reeve of Krum Texas and help wanted ads for a store worker at Cox Whitson’s Normal store, a dressmaker and furniture moving services by Freight Transfer Co with contact details. Also listings for rooms and a barn for cheap cash, and a drafting of a farmer seeking sandy land for half crop shares.
A R McGintie offers furnished rooms for rent in Denton Texas. Office over Wilson Han ns shop with old phone 361. Rentals listed across the north south east and west areas.
An advertisement notes storage of household goods at reasonable rates by John B Schmitz offering furniture and gas stoves stored or offered for rent.
A compact classified ad mentions Jake Johnson offering wood cutting. It notes a phone contact 230 Old and 157 New, with work done quickly. Also lists Mrs McCann graduate of New England Conservatory inviting piano and voice pupils at 29 S Elm St with a Sept 28 deadline.
Come to Will Locknane's wagon yard near the square on East McKinney street to see two fine Jersey bulls the black and the fawn colored. Season is $1.50 cash to all. Also a house and lot on Lula street for sale. For sanitary milk and cream, phone Portwood Hodges. New phone 426 Old phone 297.
Contractor A. J. Noblett advertises wholesale building materials from Louisiana mills with strict quality guarantees. He invites possible buyers to compare prices and save money.
Attractive pitch from long established insurers boasting over half a century of service. Cites historic fires in Chicago Boston Baltimore and San Francisco and claims large surpluses ready to cover losses. Promises lowest price, efficient service, and courteous treatment for new policies.
Local business moves to a new storefront beside the North Texas Gas Co. office on West Oak Street. Frank Wilkerson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with updated contact numbers.
Henry Kaltreuther offers wood work metalwork and blacksmithing on East McKinney Street. He specializes in horseshoeing rubber-tiring and shrinking for vehicles and agricultural needs.
Feedstuffs including chops bran corn hay listed with prompt delivery and full measure. Also selling stove and heater wood with prompt delivery. Located on S Elm Street, Arkansas Mill. Both phones listed.
Hereafter the ecb and transfer fare will be on the cash basis. Please remember this and pay the driver. Skiles Transfer Co.
Fort Worth bakery offers six loaves for 25 cents at Paul Ramires Restaurant located on 31 West Oak Street.
McKelvy and Carbaugh advertise dairy cattle services at the wagon yard on McKinney Street. They offer milk cows for sale purchase and exchange and mention a registered Jersey bull in service.
Old phone 579, new phone 931. For high grade cement and brick work contact S A Bushey to estimate the project.
W E Botts a graduate veterinarian operates from the Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block. New phone 269 and residence phone 486 are listed.
A local dray business advertises first class household moving with reasonable rates. It lists Les ter and Miles at the office of Lester and Sherrod and announces a new phone number.
W. W. Billingsley offers autos for hire with old phone 330 and new phone 448. He provides automobile repair services.
Dr. M. L. Martin A B MD treats diseases of the eye ear nose and throat. Offers glasses fittings. Office located over Raley and Co. Delaware and Western area.
CHAS. SAUNDERS, DENTIST. Office over Long & King after Feb. 1st. Both phones. W. N. ROWELL, D. D. S., OFFICE over McCray's, south side square. DR. W. A. JONES, DENTIST, West Side Square. J. W. FRALIN, DENTIST, SOUTH Side Square, middle of block, up stairs. Denton, Texas.
Notice advertises scavenger work with contact number 307 for applicants seeking chores.
J M Gurley offers first class concrete walks at fair prices. Get estimates.
Padisha of St Lambert a registered jersey bull son of William A a merit cow with a butter test of seventeen pounds seven ounces in seven days will appear at Pinckley's wagon yard West Oak street after October 1 season five dollars cash with return privilege see pedigree and merit certificate in the wagon yard office.
Recap of yesterday’s MLB games in both leagues with scores: New York 6 Chicago 3, St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 0, Washington 6 Detroit 14, Boston 5, Cleveland 4. Today’s matchups list ae vs Washington, Louis vs Philadelphia, Pinan vs New York, Cleveland vs Boston. In the National League Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2, Chicago 3 Boston 0, Philadelphia at Pittsburg, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Boston at Chicago, New York at St. Louis.
A readable note highlights California pears apples oranges and grapes available at Bob West's on the square side offering fresh produce and local fruit selection.
In Grand Rapids on September 19 two masked robbers shot and killed J. A. Thompson and Ed Smith during an attempted robbery of K. J. Thompson's jewelry store. Paul Townsend was badly wounded but survived as the robbers escaped.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless cure for indigestion and sour stomach. It claims five minute relief from bloating gas and dyspepsia with a money back guarantee on a fifty cent case.
The Hartford suit concerns an insured home on West Oak Street with a second policy of $1,000 paid after a fire. The Sconce jury sought more information on special questions as it deliberated. trial began Sept. 5, with costs exceeding $600 for the jury and nearly $800 in court costs against the parties. This marks the case's second trial.
Californians backing the San Francisco exposition advocate sending Theodore Roosevelt as a special envoy to secure England and Germany participation. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan reportedly favor the move but will wait on European negotiations led by Expo Director General Skiff before a formal offer.
Princess Sophia aged 25 in Heidelberg committed suicide after the Grand Duke blocked her marriage to Hans von Bleichroeder. Her father, trapped by financial ties to the Grand Duke, favored the match but could not act independently.
Official announcement states the Bulgaria Turkey frontier agreement keeps Turkey with Adrianople Demotika and Kirk Kileseh while Bulgaria keeps Tirnova Mustapha Pasha and Ortakol.
Farmer Jones strains to move a cider barrel up cellar stairs and calls for help. One by one his family reveals they were indoors setting various objects. The humorous exchange ends with the youngest saying he was setting still on the doorstep.
In a Birmingham News snippet Mrs. De Timid chats with a neighbor about meeting European royalty and notable figures during her travels. The neighbor says she was presented to crowned heads of Europe and spoke with generals diplomats and even the Pope. The conversation turns to a humorous moment about an empty salt box destined for the head waiter.
An eminent skin specialist endorses ethine double strength to remove freckles and improve complexion. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails. First applications reportedly erase some freckles and lightens others.
A fresh delivery from California includes pears grapes apples and oranges. Shoppers are urged to buy locally to save money at Bob Wests.
The list shows wholesale and retail quotes for oats corn and wheat with prices per bushel and per hundred pounds for flour meal and feedstuffs. It includes cotton seed eggs butter hens fryers turkeys ducks okra peppers fruits vegetables and staples with assorted per unit and per ton or per dozen figures. Capital items include prairie hay oat straw straw bundles onions bananas lemons grapes and beans with per unit and per quantity costs.
Market quotes for Liverpool and New York stocks published for today. Includes open and close figures with percentages for various commodities and spots.
A showcase of top cinema and music presents a curated collection emphasizing quality and order. The event blends film and musical performances to celebrate excellence across arts and entertainment.
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