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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
3
The slate names Adlai E Stevenson for vice president and county officials including F M Burkett George McLaren Chas Gay for county clerk W P Beckham for tax assessor J A Dixon and H C Fields for county treasurer are recorded.
Local notes report visits by Terrell Payne of Mineral Wells and Jas W Groves of Olney, new country sorghum at Morrison’s, and various residents in Graham. Items cover small sales, accidents, stage runs, political events, surgeries, and ads for remedies and goods.
If you have an acute or chronic disease of Eye Ear Nose or Throat give him a call. He will examine you free of charge. If you can be cured or benefited you will be told so. If not you will be told so and be out no money.
N. J. Tremons, identified as a company judge, and the firm Young Co. operate in Texas.
Help wanted notice seeking wheat and sewing machines or notes and accounts offered by R. C. Adams at market price. Provides concise request for goods and payment terms.
The notice invites renewal or new subscriptions to the Republic and directs readers to O. W. Kina at the Post Office Building. It also promotes new dress forms displayed by Mmes. Cuisin and Eddleman for ladies to inspect.
Property offered at 175 dollars for 175 acres of land located 112 miles east of Graham. Seller listed as B. L. Golpen of Graham.
Jno E Morrison and Company report paying the highest market price for wheat in both cash trades and on account contracts. The company emphasizes stiff competition to secure farmer grain and maintain market leadership in grain purchases.
E. G. Reeves of Miller Bend arrived Monday with exceptionally large peaches, one over three inches in diameter. He says his trees had been picked over previously and larger fruit earlier. Reeves just visited relatives in Greer County Oklahoma, reporting excellent crops and a thriving area. He anticipates the Rock Island reaching Manga this month.
A vivid scene at Tank Valley as Jasper Leela dumps a Georgia Rattlesnake melon and peaches. The force of editors melts the melon away, while ink and type are set, a chanterback er is removed, and a hot biscuit becomes the unlikely stage for a playful office moment.
An advert claims Tarient's Buckeye Pie Ornament cures piles. It asserts sufferers often think piles incurable but proper treatment works. It lists prices as 5cc bottles and tubes 75 ets.
J. N. Johnston advertises housing for Graham High School students and asks interested parties to call between August 15 and September 8 to arrange lodging for children. Prospects for a large attendance are noted.
Advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cherry picks a cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured by the remedy, with circulars and druggist sales promoted.
Mrs. L. F. Voules will reopen her school on Monday September 3 1900. Enrollment aims at ages five to eleven with patience and great care for the little ones.
A note invites calls to R. C. McPhails who has money to loan on land for building projects and related uses.
A free and easy expectoration is produced by a few doses of Bat- LARD's Horewound Syrup in cases of hoarseness sore throat or difficulty in breathing. Price 25 and 50 cts. Graham Drug Co.
The paper notes an impending repeal of the absolute lease law by the next Texas legislature. It states more than 10,000,000 acres of public free school land now leased to cattle interests will be offered for sale to settlers. It advises buying Ashby James's School Land Book detailing current laws and a May 23 law adding 4,000,000 acres, with sale expected around November 23 after survey.
Rev A A Power of Emporia Kansas credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing his bilious colic after two doses. He recounts aiding a neighbor who sought multiple doctors before using the same medicine and achieving complete relief. Graham Drug Co sells it.
A new law allows sale of over 400000 acres of school land at 1.00 to 1.50 per acre with 40 year terms and 3 percent interest, starting May 23. Within ninety days surveyed parcels will hit the market, with anticipated expansion to over 10 million acres as leases end. Ashby S. James advertises a School Land Book and state-by-state map offering full law text and purchase guidance.
A Williams Oregon father, J A Doak, credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with immediate relief and complete cure for his sick baby after doctors failed. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
Notice states small delivery of ice not made after noon with mention of Soda Water Chili Cake r's Bread and Ice to Ely's.
A flame shoulder often results from rheumatism in the muscles and may be cured with a few applications of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For sale by Graham.
Advertisement seeks energetic agents of both sexes for county control and appointment duties. Position emphasizes steady earnings and permanence. Apply to A. M. Colwick in Waco Texas for references and consideration.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat quip frames a milliner asking if a collector is honest. Mme Chiffon replies uncertainty, noting she has sent her to settle bills a dozen times with no payment received.
Blotches and excrescences are described as natural obstructions being shed. The ad asserts HER. BLUE will assist nature to purify the skin, promising a clear and beautiful complexion free from imperfections. Price 50c at.
A weary doctor promises one final remedy to a patient who quips that if nothing helps him he could have saved money by trying it earlier. Their exchange turns on sarcasm and medical optimism in a Boston Transcript item.
O P M Holiday of Denune Indiana recounts how his eleven month old experienced frequent bowel movements during teething in June and July. Four drops of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy mixed in water rapidly cured the baby's illness. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
A Chicago Times-Herald item recounts a wife noting her husband’s shrinking letter closings after they met engaged and married. She cites examples from “Yours, my dear Miss Weston” to “Yours, She” and finally a brief “J. Joan,” reflecting 17 years of marriage and evolving restraint in expression.
Portions of the state received welcome rainfall that authorities say could yield broad agricultural and soil moisture benefits. Officials noted the rainfall varied in timing and intensity across counties.
A Texas letter from Lacy denounces party divides and imperialist threats. The writer warns of possible empire, high taxes, and subjugation abroad, urging vigilance to preserve republican government and constitutional liberty in the face of national conflict. End with signature W T Buakey.
The Duchess of Queensberry championed Gay's Beggars Opera after a censorship halt in 1728. The production ran 62 nights, Handel risked bankruptcy, and the Duchess campaigned for prints of the play, even petitioning the queen. The king ordered her withdrawal from court, she quipped about her court visit.
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