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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1903
Page
8
The notice lists varied advertising rates covering wk and mo periods with per line charges and per hundred words for local notices. It states ads without special contracts stay until ordered out and billed monthly on the first day.
Mayor Jnc. C. Kay received a letter from M. J. Healey secretary of the Denton Decatur and Western Railway asking Graham citizens to prepare a proposition for the road with a survey planned soon. Graham appears on the prospective line while Kay declines to promote the project. Prof. G A Gray of Aspermont praised The Leader remarks as a comforting weekly letter from home.
Real estate notice offering two 50 by 200 foot lots on North Oak Street between the Woods House and the King residence for 260 dollars each. Terms available on application. Contact R C McPhiall.
An Oklahoma company plans a trans continental railway from Hudson Bay to Buenos Aires with routes via Graham and Archer City and others. The Dallas News hints a Dallas path but the map suggests Graham area as a key pivot. Local figures W A Squires A A Timmons Gore Timmins and L P Brooks visit, sharing Georgia memorabilia and reunion tales.
A Methodist brother at a Center Ridge summer revival denounces Mary J Holmes Opie Reed Governor Peck Owen Meredith the Old Rounder and the Leader for alleged obscenity and political preaching. The Leader and Old Rounder defend themselves praising liberal gospel ideas and the editor notes readers remain loyal while humorously challenging the preacher to publish sermons for comparison. Front page item by S.M. Benson of Farmer reports in city on business.
A Memphis editorial defends flinch as an innocent pastime while warning that any card games tempt gambling and time loss. It argues cards resemble poker decks only on backs and urges progressive euchre for prizes instead of monte or poker. The piece endorses restraint and law not to ban flinch.
Laxative Chill Tablets claim to cure chills and boost appetite and strength. Marketed as the most convenient chill tonic, the product fits in a vest pocket and promises immediate relief.
A circulation drives for Henrietta to become a wet town breaking years of alternating wet and dry rules. The Cross Timbers note the town’s long back and forth, with a tale of a stuttering citizen guiding a millinery store away from saloons as the only place to drink in town.
An advertisement urges readers not to be discouraged and to choose Simmons Liver Purifier, warning of imitators and noting the purifier is made by the A. Pimmon’s Jr. Medicine Co.
The case follows N R Whited of Graham who, reported in Newark in a demented condition, was found near Newark and pulled from a southbound train. A jury was empaneled to determine lunacy after testimony from family and doctors, with Whited described as acutely maniacc and kept under guard awaiting further examination.
An old advertisement claims a single day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drugists refund the money if it fails. Ek W Grove's signature appears on each box, priced at 25e.
The notice lists defendants including Jno. Lasater and J. J. Lasater in a case filed in Young County involving a mortgage on land and a claim that the note was paid and the lien should be cancelled. The sheriff is commanded to publish weekly for four weeks and to return a report of execution. The document includes clerk signatures and dates in 1908.
Advertised remedy claims to let people eat all they want by preparing the stomach for reception retention digestion and assimilation of wholesome food. It purports to transform food into healthy blood and strength. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
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