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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
4
The report from Graham notes plentiful rainfall, thriving crops, and rising business. Community updates include residents visiting or moving, school changes, hunts, and new product ads. Local doctors, druggists, and merchants boast cures and remedies amid pastoral life.
A fragmentary district page notes a 80 day flour exchange offer for white corn, local baby birth, patent medicines, and ads for Graham Milling Co, Hollingsworth & Dowdle, and Dr. Simmons Sar saparilla. It reports visits, farming items, stone cutting firm Davidson and Patton, and a Wichita County sheriff candidate Jno S. Fore. A county court docket update, new church improvements, and a Monroe era silver medal found by Sheriff Williams are included.
Last Saturday a stack of flour fell on J T Rickman with near-miss danger. Mothers warned of childhood worms and urged Worms Cream Germinivas at Graham Dragco for 25 cents. Monday night wind moved Mrs Driggers east Graham residence. Homer Mayes barn damaged. Cheatham's TastelessHILL Ton ic advertised as a cure all for chills and weakness at fifty cents.
Seu the White Elephant Mr Maddox of Alabama returns home to share Texas experiences Dr J W Gallaher leaves for Weatherford after closing local business relations in Graham Bertram Wood resumes role on Graham and Olney mail line offering reliable service S B Staxer Co promotes Premiums for coupons with gifts for five to fifty dollar values
Proclaiming public spirit, Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs has given away many trial bottles while claiming to cure thousands of asthma bronchitis la grippe and throat chest lung diseases. Handy Matthews druggists offer free trials with regular sizes priced at 50c and 1.00 guaranteed.
Notice from O. W. Kina agent for the Texas Stock and Farm Journal invites stockmen and farmers to subscribe, with contact at the Post Office Building.
A Morganton Tennessee mother cites a severe scalp sores outbreak on her daughter that progressed to scald head and credits Buckley’s Arica Saive with a complete cure. The ad claims it treats eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles, priced at 25 cents at Handy and Matthews.
Those who have promised to bring in cook stove wood on subscription are asked to confer a great favor by delivering it at once.
Last Saturday J J Gallaher narrowly escaped death en route to Jacksboro when his stageDriver driver entered a flood swollen stream six miles east of Graham. Heavy rains had raised the water and the horse drowned. A young man and a drummer aboard the stage rescued Gallaher who lay unconscious after the collision. His infant son was trapped in the stage but pulled out unharmed by the rescuer and another passenger. The mail suffered damage but could still be sent onward.
Abraham Hare, a Belleville Ohio druggist, proclaims Electric Bitters the best selling bitters he has handled in 20 years. He says they cure many diseases by purifying the blood and strengthening nerves, building up the entire system and restoring vigor. Price 50 cents. Handy & Matthews, druggists, offer them.
I will endeavor to keep an up-to-date publications music books newspapers etc. Call and see me and if I have not what you want can have it in a short time. Don't forget I handle The Allorning Register. Ise a week I will take your subscription for newspapers and save you money.
Sewing machines offered with easy installments and cash discounts. The Singer model highlighted as the machine to buy. Old machines accepted in trade. Also supplies like needles oils shuttles belts and related items kept in stock.
The last remainder of debt on the Presbyterian manse including principal and interest, amounting to $129.14, has been paid off. We express thanks to those who kindly lifted this burden. The Lapres' Aid Society.
An old advertising line promises a fast cure for colds with LaxaATIVE Bromo Quinine tablets. Drugstores refund the money if it fails to cure, and E W Grove’s signature appears on every box, priced at 25 cents.
The noted Jack White Swan will begin the season April 10 at the Johnson ranch sixty five miles northwest of Belknap. A fee of 3 dollars insures a living foal. Pasture furnished mares from a distance. R J Johnson.
Blandford reports fresh Boer success as De Wet inflicts the third British defeat in a week at Meerkatsfontein. About 600 killed or wounded and 900 captured, with twelve wagons. Boers suffer five killed and nine wounded. News wires recount reinforcements and prisoners arriving at Pretoria, boosting Boer morale after Bloemfontein fall.
All druggists are authorized by the manufacturers of PAZO AIN'T MEN DP to refund the money if it fails to cure any case of piles. Cures ordinary cases in six days, worst cases in fourteen. One application relieves itching instantly. If not in stock, send 50 cents postage to Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, MO.
Excursion notices list travel rates from Jacksboro for events at Springs Arkansas Louisville Kentucky Ft Worth Texas and Houston Texas. Dates include May 10 1 rate 14.70 for Springs. May 30 June 3 22.85 for Confederate Veteran Reunion in Louisville. April 18 19 2.15 for Flower Carnival in Ft Worth. April 16 17 10.40 for Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress in Houston. Tickets on sale with limited return dates.
The Texas and Pacific Railway offers round trip tickets from Texas stations on May 8 and 9 to Hot Springs Arkansas for the Southern Baptist and Auxiliary Conventions May 10 to 17 1900. Fare is one fare plus 82 cents with return valid up to 20 days from sale and ten day extension if deposited with R M Smith at Hot Springs before May 17. Through car service via Iron Mountain Railway to Malvern with five daily North Texas to Hot Springs trains.
A terse message from James M. Woop claims a list exists to track subscription status and when it expires, warning the recipient about time limits within the Texas Stock and Farm Journal context. The note references a special agent and implies monitoring of subscription timing.
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