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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
3
E S indicates a special meeting Thursday night with a Grand Deputy visit and an initiation. Social hour follows. Jarrell and Brown noted as officers with Mattie Brown as secretary.
A dark ladies raincoat lost on East Mulberry Street. notify Mrs. G. M. Purviance at new phone 427. A Lost-Pet raccoon offers a $2.00 reward for return to Freeman Key. A black memorandum book with names and figures left near Elm between Denton and Fishtrap crossing. leave at Record and Chronicle for H. Green.
Several listings advertise furnished rooms with light housekeeping, located at 33 E. Oak St 115 N Bolivar St 128 W Highland 2 W Hickory St and large southwest room in the opera house building plus a Wright building suite formerly used by the Elks P O Box 706 and contact numbers.
Multiple sale items listed including a white iron bed with oxeye feet and drop sides, a Monarch range, a boy's saddle, and an old phone number 257. A family carriage horse is offered through McMath at Lone Star Marble Yard. An 18 horsepower alternating current motor is advertised. An eight room house with 40 acres near the courthouse is offered via W H Doty at the barber shop on N Side Square.
Two four room houses on a corner lot one block from the square for sale at 1500 dollars. Interested parties should contact C. Lipscomb Jr. by February 18.
For sale 730 acres of river bottom alfalfa and corn land with tenant houses three miles from Mannsville Oklahoma. Big bargain and good investment. Contact W P Poland Ardmore Oklahoma. Also selling mules see A D Turner. House for sale six rooms and bath Normal addition terms right Charles Scripture Taylor Hardware Co. Sept 27. Also 20 acres with improvements one half mile north of town plus lots, business houses and lots for sale. Phone 183 or see L Fulton.
Classified notes show Portwood and Hodges seeking two dry hand milkers with contact numbers 426 and 297. Portwood also seeks two or three plow teams or single hands, with work interest and old phone 544. Another item lists three unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping, new phone 434, red. Freight Transfer Co offers moving services with office at Kincaid wagon yard West Oak Street and promises special attention to drag line moves.
A sales pitch touts long standing insurers with decades of steady losses payments. It cites fires in Chicago 1871 Boston 1872 Baltimore 1904 San Francisco 1906 and claims millions in surplus to cover losses. The ad promises low prices and efficient courteous service.
Classified notices show job ads and rental offerings in Denton Texas. Listings include a girl wanted by Denton Steam Laundry a Negro cook position with old and new phone numbers and A R McGintie office rent and furnished rooms for rent across Denton areas North South East West.
John Miller offers fresh Jersey milk cows for sale in Krum. Contact details indicate a farm listing with cattle available.
A man with a large family seeks to rent crop land on halves. He crops three bales of cotton per week and prefers sandy or black land in Sandy Land. Contact W. M. Reeve, Krum, Texas, 34-tw.
Frank Wilkerson Meat Market advertises fresh and tender meats with old phone 2412 and new phone 83.
Henry Kaltreuther of East McKinney Street advertises a full range of wood work blacksmithing horseshoving rubber-tiring and shrinking services.
Local Arkansas mill on S Elm St offers chops bran corn and hay as well as stove and heater wood. Prompt delivery and full measure available. Calls listed for ordering.
Notice states that from now on payments to Skiles Transfer Co. will be on a cash basis. Recipients are advised to remember the change and pay the driver.
Fort Worth bakery Fort Worth Bread Fresh daily sells six loaves for a small price. Paul Ramires Restaurant located at 31 West Oak Street is listed in the advert.
Local advertisement announces cattle business by J. K. McKelve y on McKinney Street. The notice markets milk cows for sale exchange and a registered Jersey bull in service at Wagon Yark.
Old phone 579, new phone 931. For high grade cement and brick work call or see me to get an estimate. S. A. Bushey.
W. E. Botts is a graduate veterinarian operating in the Hancock and Son blacksmith shop on S Elm Street Lipscomb block. It lists office phone 269, residence phone 486 old new and 4132 new.
Millions suffer stomach distress from sour upset and gas. Pape's Diapepsin promises quick relief in five minutes by digesting food and toning the stomach. A large case costs fifty cents at drug stores and offers gentle, harmless aid for a weak stomach.
Mrs. P S Green visits Cedar Hill to see daughter Mrs L G Bray. Mrs Olin Graham goes to Fort Worth to visit friends. Dr Bruce of the Normal attends a Texas Normal Colleges regents meeting in Austin. Miss Libby Wade returns to Fort Worth after visiting here. Mr and Mrs Fred Fowler return to McKinney after visiting relatives. Miss Ruth Bogie returns to Ardmore Oklahoma after visiting Mrs L S Forester. Leroy LaFollette of Washington visit with cousin Mrs J N Rayzor and is son of Congressman LaFollette. A L Nowlin spends time in Lewisville on business and has scholarship offer from Oklahoma University and teaching offer. he declines.
Denton county treasurer Wm Nelson recounts that his son Tom born seven years ago had ten living grandparents by age two, with seven grandmothers and multiple great grandparents named as part of a longevity study. Names include Mrs N L Dudley Mrs L Robertson Mrs J Robertson Mrs J N Stover Mrs M L Stover Missouri Nelson L Robertson Jimmie Robertson J N Stover.
In Denton Texas R R Turner testifies to back pain relief after two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. He bought them at J F Raley Co Drug Store and says the remedy improved his condition. He reiterated his endorsement on January 17 1912 noting others benefited as well. Doan’s Kidney Pills are sold by dealers nationwide.
Les ter and Miles of Lester and Sherrod announce new phone contact for their dray and moving business offering first class service at reasonable rates with a specialty in household moves.
W W Billingsley offers auto repair services and rental cars. Contact old phone 330 or new phone 448 for available cars and repair work.
Dr M L Martin A B MD treats diseases of eye ear nose and throat fits glasses and practices at an office above Raley and Co.
Local Denton directory listing several dentists with offices around the town square. CHAS. SAUNDERS operates above Long & King's with two phones. W. N. ROWELL has an office over McCray's on the south side square. DR. W. A. JONES located on the West Side Square. J. W. FRALIN in the South Side Square middle block upstairs.
For storage of household goods at reasonable rates see John B. Schmitz. Furniture and gas stoves available.
A notice invites interested individuals to call phone number 307 to inquire about scavenger work opportunities.
J M Gurley offers first class cement contracting with quality work at fair prices. Get estimates for paving driveways sidewalks and foundations from a trusted local contractor.
Mrs McCann graduate of New England Conservatory in Boston seeks piano and voice pupils at 29 S Elm St. Sept. 28. Also listing bulls for sale at Will Locknane’s wagon yard East McKinney St with season price 1.50. House and lot on Lula St offered. New phone 350.
Padisha of St Lambert a registered Jersey bull son of Wilna A with merit cow butter test of seventeen pounds seven ounces in seven days will be at Pinckleys wagon yard West Oak street after October 14. Season five dollars cash with return privilege. See pedigree and merit certificate of its dam in wagon yard office.
An item lists sanitary milk and cream service with Portwood Hodges and new phone 426 old 297. The entry also notes a shoe repair shop move next to North Texas Gas Co office on West Oak Street HH. Stanley and a bicycle ad seeking cheap cash inquiries through Live Oak Grocery.
American League results list Washington 5 New York 2 and Boston 5 Philadelphia 4. Today’s games feature Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston and St. Louis at Chicago. National League tallies show Chicago 7 Pittsburg 1 and New York 8 Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia 3 7 Boston 1 6 with New York at Brooklyn and Boston at Philadelphia on the schedule.
Despite threatening conditions a large crowd gathered for the Hendricks-Carter revival Thursday at Central Presbyterian Church replacing the tent. Up-town services followed at Raley & Company with strong attendance. Sunday plans include 1 PM and 7:30 PM services likely at the church and a men’s meeting at 3 PM in the tent if cold weather persists.
J M Forest and wife to J M Giles 20 325 336 of Henry Tierwester survey 2000 J M Forest and wife to Ed Giles 7 acres of the Tierwester survey 7000 A J Johnson and wife to H Ross Edwards 8 acres part of Dennis Cowan survey 937 75 J T Phillips and wife to J T Rushing 100 acres part of James Dooley survey 9600 L E Cornwell and wife to E H Cornwell lots 2 3 4 and 5 of block 4 of Goether addition to Garza 800 J F Bell and wife to W B McClurkan lot 9 of block 1 of Bell addition to Denton 8200 Robi Elkins and wife to J V Forest 130 55 100 acres out of B F Lynch survey 9070 75
The oldest Denton grocery store PAS CHALLS offers service and lists contact numbers 8 and 6 for customer reach.
A housewife is urged to read the day’s advertisements to stretch her budget and maximize value. Merchants advertise savings and deals, promising benefits from sales and promotions featured in the issue.
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