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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
5
Mrs. Cate of Cecilian Kentucky takes charge of the millinery department after a trip to St. Louis where she selected a new stock. With years of experience she invites customers to share their wants for pleasing selections and service.
Local notes report a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H Baynes, visiting doctors, illnesses, and local commerce. Reports include a storm house addition by Jno C Kay, travel by A B Eddleman to Galveston as R of P delegate, school return of Miss Marion Owen, typhoid recovery of Mary Ellen Burkett, and trades by Eliasville and Farmer residents. The True band receives uniforms, a Saint Louis specialist plans a visit, and Graham merchants pledge 7 PM closings starting April 23 1906. A sister of Mrs A J Broyles dies in Memphis after a Graham upbringing. Inventory ads close the note.
Young contestants under 14 may submit J. 1 case names for cash prizes of 5.00 and 2.50. Entries must reach the office by May 31 at 4 PM, with counts to be made by June 5. Submit sealed packages clearly showing your name outside.
A few registered polled Durham bulls offered at reasonable prices by Geo. W. Hunt in Drummond Texas.
If you want a binder that cuts and binds, choose a Desring available from Graham How Co. This old ad copy promotes a combined cutting and binding binder as the superior choice for grain work.
Market prices show wheat at per bushel, oats at per bushel, hay around 9 dollars, hogs at about 4.60, green hides seven cents per pound, dry hides fourteen cents, choice hens per dozen about 3 dollars, fryers 3.25, butter 15 cents per pound, eggs per dozen listed, with a closing line to S. W. Lane.
Deering binders are advertised as superior for light draft and claim to outperform all market binders by cutting lower or higher than competitors. The text markets Deering Binders as the optimum choice for precise binding in light draft conditions.
The Rock Island offers round trips to Dallas at $2.00 and Fort Worth at $1.50 for the base ball events. Returning train leaves Fort Worth at 6 p m to allow time for the game and return. Local notes report recent rains boosting crop prospects, a picnic canceled due to rain, new band member J D Lowe, Easter dinners with the Bosley Larimore family, Miss Stella Rains recovering from a fall, and various social visits and church attendance.
Advertisement promotes Deering Twine from Graham Holw claiming uniform quality and longer running length per pound than any market twine.
Real estate ads offer multiple properties near Graham Texas with four to six room houses, multiple lots, wells, barns, and town access. Prices range from 550 to 22.50 per acre, with terms: half cash, balance over 1 3 years, and monthly payments. Includes 3000 acres North of town farm and ranch, 426 acres nine miles south, 160 acres south of Graham, and 2200 acres north of Graham with tilable land, tanks, and wire fencing.
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