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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
4
A telephone message to County Attorney Wilson said Judge Clem Potter had a bad night and showed no improvement after suffering several hemorrhages. The brief update notes continued health concerns while the unrelated ad copy about asthma remedies and stock listings appears in the same pass.
The High School named new officers Wednesday afternoon reflecting seven grade delegates. Henry McNitzky was chosen business manager after John Cobb resigned, with Harold Miler as assistant. Miss Georgia Freeman became assistant to Editor in chief Earl Dyer, Homer Fry and Ralph McKevy named Art Editor and assistant. Hall Spikes and Miss Jessie Freeman were elected athletic editors.
Denton High starts the 1917 football campaign Saturday with a 4 pm game at Hiland Park against High. A strong crowd is expected to gauge the team’s ability, with a listed lineup including Cobb, Rayzor, Buckingham, and McNew among starters and Magill and Dooley among substitutes.
The first game of the world championship series between Hoogston of the American League and the New York club of the National will be played in New York on October and alternated between the two cities until one team wins four games.
Local fans favor the Boston Red Sox to defeat the New York Giants in the upcoming World Series beginning October 7. Mixed sentiment exists among Giants backers in Lenton with bets and chatter about form. Historical note recalls the 1909 meeting when Boston won four of five. current 90 percent scores and lineups featuring Carrigan Ames Crandall and Mathewson are cited as context.
Two men injured and several others escaped serious harm when a cement roof at the Hippodrome on Main Street Dallas gave way. Harry Bates, brick mason foreman and former Denton boy, son of J D Bates, narrowly avoided injury in the incident.
Laura Pinson of Forney visits Denton friends. JC Parr leaves for Oklahoma City to visit family. Mrs McGee and Miss McGee of Lewisville shop in town. Mr and Mrs R D Walker of Pinton visit Frank Wilkerson. J D Land returns from Saltillo visit. E K Blewett returns from Western coast trip via Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles. Stone family back from Tennessee visit to Lewisville. Mrs Arthur P Jackson of El Paso visits J W Underwood. Ella May Jackson joins at cafe. Underwoods move to Garnett place near C4 A bought by A F Evers at administrator sale. Tom Gale home from Crosby county visit. Plains country fire mention. crops poor south of the region. John Allen Gano of Austin visits Dallas brother Gen R M Gano. Gen Cano ill in Dallas. Denton friends learn of Gen Cano’s illness.
Readers nationwide sample daily and weekly classifieds at Wiennis Drug Store and Pilot Point listings. Otto Hiltz and Miss Sophia Jengler of Pilot Point join Marriac Eh and Gracie Rothweil in a 4c per word rate for combined week placement, promising broad reach at low cost.
A vintage ad promotes Sucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and skin issues with a 25 cent price and claims of forty years of cures. It then extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy from Toledo, Ohio, offering a $100 reward if ineffective and listing mail orders and general remedies like Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Services will be held at the Catholic church on Bolivar street Sunday forenoon at 10 o clock. The Normal enrollment at 2 o'clock was 636, an increase of six over Wednesday.
A local stationery shop advertises fine linen papers such as Cascada Linen 48 sheets with envelopes, Craftsmans Art sheets with gold embossing, and a range of tablets inks pencils and fountain pens with prices from 25 to 50 cents, inviting patronage.
Mrs. Robert Haskins announces a piano and music class starting October 1 in Denton. Enrollment is open to interested students, with sessions focusing on fundamentals and repertoire in a small-group setting.
An ad offers an alarm clock for 75 cents at Minnis' Drug Store with a guarantee. It promotes Long & King for grocery orders and includes a pickle by Turner Bros inviting customers to buy sweet sour and dill pickles.
A good stock of school items is available at Minnis' drug store, promising convenient back to school shopping. The inventory includes notebooks, pencils, and other essentials for students.
A local supplier lists new catsup brands Heinz Sniders and Beech-Nut now available. The notice also mentions Pinx ter cheese and invites orders from customers.
A crowded Minnis' Drug Store advertises a large stock of popular copyright books and Libby's Potted Chicken and Underwood's Deviled Ham with Pinxter cheese. Turner Bros offers a money back guarantee on purchases not pleasing customers.
Denton agent for Waterman Ideal and Conklin Self Filler promotes a wide range of fountain pens at Curtis store. Emphasizes mechanical perfection and satisfaction guarantee with a new pen if it fails. Prices start at $2.50 regardless of size.
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