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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
2
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Schulenburg Texas postmaster removed on grounds he was not courteous. The critique labels politeness as a cheap virtue in public officials and questions the standard of service from local postal leadership.
A 19th or early 20th century note states postal laws limit weekly newspapers on credit to one year and threaten removal from pound rates. It then remarks on Chinese deportation, noting 147 buried in New York City over seven years are being disinterred for return to China.
An older advertisement urges immediate use of Simmon's Cough Syrup for coughs colds sore throats and chest ailments claiming it is a sure remedy and will make you well.
The Fort Worth Telegram extols a Texas farmer as a model citizen with a clear conscience willing hands and an honest heart, noting the respect of neighbors and devotion of family, as a finer ornament to society than traders and traffickers in the frenzied finance era.
The Buffalo man credits Bucklen's Arica Salve with curing a persistent sore after applying once daily for two days. He claims all signs of the sore vanished. Sold under guarantee at Sloan's drug store for 25 cents.
The Aspermont Star reports a rumored Kent County cave at its mouth offering a quart of whiskey for $1.50 via a bucket and rope. The staff plans a field trip with Jayton Herald to verify the tale and explore the land parcel possibly for sale.
A 19th century text asserts Hunt's Cure will absolutely cure any itching trouble of the human cuticle, promising infallible relief and a firm twenty year knowledge claim. The speaker notes the famous Shakespeare quote as a rhetorical hedge while declaring the remedy definitive.
A forty year old woman who left a small Texas town for the city died last week from poisoning after a life of cocaine morphine alcohol and vice. Once a famed figure in a sensational murder trial she lived hard and died alone in a distant town with her sister returning her body to a nearby country town for burial. Her story traces a harsh rise and fall from slums to reform to ruin.
Mrs A C Williams of Backy credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing a graveyard cough and lung illness after doctors failed. She says a single dose began improvement, leading to a 58 pound weight gain and full health restoration. The medicine is advertised as preventing pneumonia, sold at Sloan's Drug Store for 50 cents to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle.
A short reflection likens a bird to faith in tomorrow and simple needs. It contrasts human worry with birdsong, urging contentment and trust in God. The piece suggests men should sing more or at least speak kindly and avoid knocking others.
Lczema and tetter cases described as intensely itchy are almost instantly soothed by Chamberlain's Salve. The note claims many severe conditions have been cured and lists drugstores as sellers.
The piece outlines a scenic rail and road route from Weatherford to Clovis, New Mexico titled Traverse Fine Country. It highlights landscapes, towns, and cultural highlights along the extension corridor, inviting readers to explore the broadened travel region.
Weatherford Daily Herald reports Santa Fe officials plan a Weatherford to Clovis extension tracing a straight route through Palo Pinto Young Throckmorton Haskell Knox King Dickens Crosby Floyd Hale Lamb Bailey and Palmer counties. The project could unlock rival regions for rail access, with other lines surveying routes into East Texas and ongoing secrecy surrounding details.
W C Kiestler of Halliday Arkansas touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria stomach troubles and run down conditions. The tonic purifies and enriches blood tones nerves and restores vigor with a money back guarantee. Available at Sloan's Drug Store for 50 cents.
Davie Freeman of Kempt Nova Scotia testifies that Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets banish a heavy dull after meal feeling. He says the tablets strengthen the stomach improve digestion regulate liver and bowels and are superior to pills at no extra cost. Sample available at all drug stores.
40 acres four miles from Graham with house and water well tank 25 per acre. 520 acres seven miles from Graham with 40 cultivated 100 tillable at 5 per acre. 644 acres eight miles NE of Graham 55 tillable at 16 per acre with 450 down. 200 acres eight miles from Graham three house wind mill 35 per acre. 320 acres on California Creek near Newcastle new four-room house 5500. 50 acres near Graham two-room house good water 500. 520 acres east of Graham ten dollars per acre 45. 160 acres Bryson five miles from road 20 per acre. 382 acres 160 cultivation 220 tillable mesquite land 20 per acre with improvements near Finis 10 miles east of Graham on telephone line.
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