26 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1891
Page
1
Local items include lodge meeting schedules for Belknap and Corinthian lodges, church services at multiple congregations, and notices to delinquents. Town updates report school trustees election, library activities, and calls for support of tax for schools, with various medicinal ads and business notices filling the page.
In Graham Texas a groove of cement rock once dismissed as fantasy is now claimed to yield silver and gold. J B Norris struck a grayish concrete layer while drilling a deep well and windmill site. a Denver assayer reportedly found near ten dollars of silver per ten with traces of gold. Local mineralogists say the vein thickens with further digging and underlies the town and surrounding area, with prospectors and Col E S Graham backing testing near Win Mountain.
An advertisement for the Hazleton Tripod boiler claims steam heating and power supply from 1 to 1000 horsepower with 50 percent fuel savings and nonexplosive design. Address W A Andrews Agent Graham Texas for more information. A church meeting notes disruptive crowds of boys smoking outside during services and blocking aisles, prompting concern over conduct and orderly exit.
The piece blends a hardware ad for all steel wind mills at 75 and up with notices of meetings in Doak Valley. It also recounts a weather expedition at Morris ranch with Prof Curtis and a long sermon about keeping the Sabbath and its civic and moral importance.
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