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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1906
Page
2
Announcements list candidates for state and county offices including Senator D E Decker Jno W Veale District Judge A H Carrigan County Judge Gro H McLaren J E Simpson County Clerk E B Norman D D Casenbary R Lindsey County Treasurer F M Burkett.
The government approves a daily mail service for Loving starting July 1, expanding postal access for residents. Officials cite improved communication and service reach as the primary aims of the new schedule.
A reader wonders if Tom Campbell is a blind man. The late called session showed most Senators and Representatives refused mileage and per diem, yet remained in a hopeless minority as most took pay.
Report claims the Rock Island is turning right at Bryson and lifting rails toward Graham. The witty line notes such belief invites all to stand on their heads.
The passage notes Senator Depew being very ill and absent from Senate sittings. It states the veteran senator is discredited and without influence, reflecting a view of diminished power and relevance among political figures.
Orion Proctor secretary issues call for Northwest Texas Press Association Executive Committee meeting at Bridgeport on the 28th instant with the main meeting to be held in Mineral Wells at a time to be fixed by the committee.
A lyrical narrator recalls fishing fever rekindled by a boy with an eight inch catfish. The writeup contrasts backlot worms with a growing urge to fish, predicting either a wetting of the hook or a fit before long.
Political circles speculate the governor race centers on Bell versus Campbell. Austin prophets started this impression last week. The writer doubts Bell is stronger than Dallas man Tom Campbell, with Brooks Colquitt and Monta J. still in contention. The piece ends with a nod to the Campbells are coming air.
Itchall Pinks ring worm and skin eruptions reported among cotton pickers. Facial and hand sores, swollen and blistered feet noted as workers suffer from heat and conditions. Company Doty & Co. of Graham Texas advertised a product claiming to yield more cotton per picker.
The Graham girl impresses with swift skating skill, graceful falls, and quick recoveries, described as better than any this side of Dakin. Her poise and speed mark her as a standout in local skating circles.
The Young County Confederate Veterans held their regular monthly meeting at the courthouse last Saturday afternoon. Captain J W Horner presided with Adjutant R C McPhail recording minutes. Two new members joined as about forty members planned to attend the New Orleans reunion. Pearl Matthews was chosen sponsor for the camp at the reunion and a May decoration and picnic at Graham was scheduled with reorganizations and committees for the reunion to be formed. A relief committee of two veterans and one son was appointed to aid the sick and needy, including T J Lamons O A Norris and J E Simpson. The camp adjourned to the second Saturday in May.
A narrator recalls a day in town last Friday with misadventures including being swindled by a street fakir selling cheap jewelry that turned green, a fraudulent talking box, and a soap claim. He visits a Farmers Union meeting, dodges a password demand, and attends a skating rink where many youths suffer minor injuries yet persevere despite fear and embarrassment.
An advertisement asks if readers suffer from itching and promotes Hunt's Cure with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure any form of itch. The ad claims the product is guaranteed to work or cost nothing.
The writer urges holding the annual reunion on the Clear Fork in August to avoid election year politicking. They note Terrell election law prunes campaign activity after July 28 primaries and advocate delaying the reunion to a social, not political, event.
The article argues whether the Moon could support life, noting scientific assertions about its atmosphere but concluding humans require Earth conditions. It pivots to a tonic advertisement for Electric Bitters, claiming cures for multiple ailments and promising sound sleep, sold by B S Doty at 50 cents.
Two communications from Belknap arrived last week without the writers’ signatures and cannot be published. The paper questions when correspondents will learn to provide names.
Miss Cecelia Smith of Beaumont Texas offered $1000 for a cure. After using Hooper's Tetter Cure a $1 bottle her hands are now well and she withdraws the offer. Guaranteed by B Doty & Co.
A committee of Olney Lodge No 790 drafts resolutions of respect for deceased Mason F M Durham who died February 8 1906. Born in Georgia about 1833 34 he joined Masonry young and later moved to Young County Texas in 1885. He was a Christian man valued for charity and good deeds. The lodge laments his loss as a citizen husband and father and requests publication of the resolutions.
Cedar Creek reports winds persist after March with corn planting nearly finished but many replants. Cold dry weather gives poor stands, wheat and oats look fair. Notices of local residents visiting, a young milk cow and calf, a bedridden neighbor, a painted house, and a March 28 shower.
A sick headache is caused by a derangement of the stomach and can be cured with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Sold by all druggists.
Mrs Alexander of Cary Me calls Dr Kings New Life Pills the best remedy for stomach liver and bowels keeping them in perfect order. The painless purifiers infuse new life and are guaranteed by B S Doty & Co druggist at 25 cents.
Farmers and families are urged to subscribe to a joint Dallas Semi Weekly News and Graham Leader package. For $1.75 per year readers gain Local News Home Enterprises Personal Items and National and Foreign matters in a farmer friendly paper bundle.
A community letter from Komo reports farms staying active with J Tate harvesting and clearing land, J R White adding land and a new shop, and a shift from winter corn to a spring crop. The Komo school under Miss Ruth Thorp will close on June 13, a box supper raised over thirty dollars with Miss Nannie Akers winning prettiest girl and I Tate winning ugliest boy. The writer invites the editor to visit and promises to attend on June 6 unless plans change.
This salve targets sore nipples burns frost bites chapped hands itching piles chronic sore eyes corneal issues and various skin diseases including tetter ring worm eczema and scabies. It claims unparalleled success in treatment and is priced at 25 cents per box with availability from all druggists.
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