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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
5
A note filed at the Graham Texas post office indicates this item is second class mail matter entered for delivery. The designation affects how the mail is processed and charged.
Advertising rates listed for various periods with figures, plus local notices priced at five cents per line per insertion. Legal notices charge one dollar per hundred words for first insertion and fifty cents per hundred words for each additional insertion. All ads run until canceled with payment at the start of each month.
Sheriff J. C. Williams spent a day or two in the city last week. J. M. Wright and Pike Ardis of Eliasville were in town Tuesday on business.
Rev. G. W. Black and J. M. Wood report a pleasant Fifth Sunday Baptists meeting last Sunday. Hunt's Cure is advertised as a remedy for Itch Ringworm Eczema with guaranteed results at 25 and 50 cents. Dr. Chas. B. Gant departed Tuesday for St. Louis to attend railway surgeon meeting representing Rock Island on this division.
The piece urges Graham County to improve roads to sustain its growing trade. It notes strong local commerce, competitive markets for cotton and wheat, and the need to preserve progress already made. Local leaders emphasize road quality as key to maintaining the town’s prestige and economic gains.
A town wrongly branded a night watchman as culpable after an uninformed outcry when he was home nursing sick relatives. The issue was resolved with his reemployment after the full explanation, echoing Abe Mulkey’s warning to wait for all evidence. The piece urges justice and restraint.
A Nov night watchman Mr Atchison turned over his post to the city marshal due to family sickness. The marshal sought a substitute who faced trouble and mounting charges as a result.
An old advertisement touts Cheatham’s Laxative Tablets as a guaranteed remedy for a cold. It claims instant relief and urges carrying them in a vest pocket, offered at 25 cents.
A brief promotional prompt inviting customers to call and visit for best goods and lowest prices. The message emphasizes value and direct contact. It has a sales tone suitable for classified or advertisement notices.
S B Street and Company promote favorable land opportunities in Greer County Oklahoma and surrounding Southwest areas for November and December. Prospective buyers are urged to act for low prices and favorable railroad rates through R S Lemon, Secretary Frisco System Immigration Bureau, St. Louis. Robt Hollingsworth reportedly ill this week. Ted Johnson trial postponed to next Tuesday after BIGHAM recovery. Mattie Glasscock, twin daughter of W N Glasscock, died of typhoid. sister gravely ill. M M Burris of True and F H Bowron of Snyder visiting local residents.
An OCR fragment states the tonic contains iron and quinine and is sold with a No Cure No Pay promise. It notes the formula is plainly printed on every bottle and lists a price of 50 cents.
A new Berlin designed Siemens-Schuckert searchlight system mounts three arc lights with reflectors and regulator devices 120 degrees apart. The trio, fed automatically, turns via electric motors while a fourth light moves independently. The apparatus, installed at Melgoland lighthouse tower, revolves at four rpm.
A dated Wall Street exchange recounts J Pierpont Morgan and John W Gates disputing over market and racing bets. Gates boasts of open doors while Morgan cautions about market impact. The dialogue ends with a quiet Morgan reply as they part.
Glen MacDonough writer of Babes In Toyland sits with Victor Herbert in a New York restaurant. A waiter recalls singing in one of MacDonoughs companies and MacDonough replies he is not surprised to see him as a waiter. He adds he has heard the waiter sing.
Alaska tin claims surge as great ledges of tin ore are found at Cape York on the Bering Sea. Placer miners have earned small fortunes, with two men salvaging twenty two tons of stream tin from a creek claim. Next season hydraulic machinery will be introduced to gauge the deposits.
The text advises that quality over quantity should guide a girl's room decor. Choose a single color scheme and stay with it, allow small deviations that fit the main palette, and limit personal photos to a few meaningful ones. Include at least one uplifting image and avoid clutter from bric a brac and gaggaws, prioritizing harmony and fewer, better pieces.
An old Punch quote touts affordable phonographs as popular gifts with confident sellers claiming strong, complaint-free performance and that the devices “speak for themselves.” The exchange reflects humorous consumer advertising flair.
Fiona L Hoare as administrator seeks discharge from administration of A P Hogue deceased. The county court requires all interested parties to file objections to the final settlement by the January 1904 term. The notice, issued by Geo H McLaren, clerk, appears in a Young County newspaper.
Advice on dampening woolen cloth for ironing without washing. Use warm water wrung sheet laid on a table with pieces rolled into a bundle, left for hours to soften folds. Iron slowly with irons hot enough to generate steam but not scorch the wool. Whipped goods benefit similarly. sponging with no follow-up pressing dries the material.
French railway companies issued an album to all stations showing pictures of likely traveler items. With many passengers unable to speak French, tracing lost articles becomes easier as travelers simply point to the missing item in the album, ensuring quick identification and return.
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