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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
7
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Local notes record visits by Bettie Medlan from Graham and A J Holt from Loving on Big Monday. Several residents like A C White and J L Willis traveled for business. Merchants report strong Christmas trade and price cuts on Swan Salmon at Morrison's.
W Voules of Austin Texas has accepted a position with Eddleman Bros. Negatives made on cloudy days make softer lighting free from heavy shadows. Mrs Frank Matthews of Guymon Oklahoma visits relatives in Graham. Tenant Vaughan of Hubbard City is visiting his uncle J L Vaughan.
Henry Mowry and wife on Route One traded in town last Saturday. Sam Alberts from Loving arrived Big Monday with a load of line turkeys. R. L. Voyles of Markley with his son visited Graham for business last Monday.
The column records Big Monday trading by Graves & Ward and W. D. Spivey with Misses Effie Fitzgerald Ethel and Bertie Wilson in Graham. It lists visitors including Will Blackwood and Mrs Julia Timmons, T. K. Criswell from Henry Chapel, Mrs N Plumlee of Roaring Springs Motley county, Lawrence McLaren from Keary Chapel, and J H Price of Bunger. Engagements noted Angell's Comedians and Chicago Ladies Orchestra at the Opera House next Monday night.
Before you buy, see TMAS and their Christmas goods at Snoddy’s. Readings urge shoppers to compare items before purchase. The note emphasizes local store sales and seasonal selections.
A house across the way sits quiet where children once shouted. No holly, letters, or toys mark the window now. The scene is a shadowed, somber Christmas with no festive cheer in sight. S. BE. Riser notes in the Chicago Record Herald.
A practical guide to festive confections describing fudge making with milk sugar chocolate and vanilla. Methods include forming squares or balls with optional nuts and peanut butter, plus variations with preserved figs ground nuts fondant and dipping in melted chocolate.
A compact verse from the Atlanta Constitution urges attention to vulnerable children during winter. It appeals to kindness, noting small acts can brighten lives in gray places and bring Christmas joy to those in need.
The essay proclaims Christmas as the day of the child both in sentiment and doctrine. It emphasizes childlike humility, gifts, and the spiritual lesson that the heart should rule the head and that entering the kingdom of heaven requires childlike qualities.
A brief note from the Boston Herald on a yearly event that brings cheer but leaves a lingering trace the speaker struggles to describe.
J P McKinley traveled to Sey mour on business. Angell's Commedians will visit the week of the 15th. Hightower cheerful with crowds last Monday. Fowler of Galveston visiting his brother R F Fowler. J J Lacey reports wet conditions and welcome rains. The Daily and Sunday Star Telegram offered for $3.25 per year. W C Akin of Durant Oklahoma visiting Graham. Mrs N A Cropp of Brownwood visiting her parents. Bill Steadham of Mt Pleasant glad about recent rains. L L Higdon and I V Freeman of Upper Tank enjoyed Big Monday. Mrs Denver Killion, Miss Josie Andrus, Belle Brandon visiting The Leads office. Box supper at Finis school house on December 19. George Slater considered a likely new years campaign candidate, in town Saturday. B F Woody and Thomas Wadley of Tank Valley greeted friends Monday. F C Kramer renewed his Leader subscription. Murray country has best season in years. small grain looks fine.
Classified notice offers one bicycle in good repair for sale at a Bale. Call at or office for particulars.
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