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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
7
The Denulieu chateau La Bastide near Villefranche hosted Lord Salisbury who asked the mayor to remove the Avenue Salisbury sign. The premier preferred peace and isolation, joking that many at home should not easily find their way to his villa.
Frohman defends a clean stage while noting hidden uncleanliness and cites a Johnson dictionary quip. On a California train Jack London meets a newsboy who mistakes him for the author of Alaska life. The boy then returns with Corelli works and asks about them.
The article explains that Chinese literacy requires memorizing thousands of characters as words, with no alphabet or sound guide. Students study individually, read aloud, and learn meanings later, in a school system with little holiday and constant practice.
A guide describes balancing a hard boiled egg on a plate held at the table edge. Place the plate, spin the egg with both hands, and let it stand on its end while keeping it in quick motion to complete the trick.
At Barrow in Furness England Andrew Carnegie opening the autumn conference of the Iron and Steel Institute recounted a Scottish tale. A Scot loses his money and, with a loaded gun, heads toward the fens with a desperate look. The gun owner yells if he plans suicide. He answers No I am merely planning to go to the fens to give myself a fright.
"I first met Toole in 1858" recalls John Billington the veteran actor. He recounts joining the company at the New Adelphi for Good For Nothing and a night when a toe kick provoked roaring laughter and Toole urged more realism.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes New York has about sixty first class hotels, with fifteen more added, totaling seventy five. A single tower of these hotels would reach 750 stories, while a giant consolidated hotel would be twenty seven stories high occupying seventeen acres and costing 75 million dollars with 22 500 bedrooms and capacity for 50 000 guests daily.
The late Chief Justice McCollum of Pennsylvania owed his election to a single accident. Nominated by the 1888 Democratic state convention against James T. Mitchell, his rival for the bench, McCollum gained a vacancy after a justice’s death. Both candidates were chosen, then seniority was decided by lot with commissions due January 1910, and McCollum drew the prize to become chief justice.
An old Texas dry goods firm led by J. M Haller promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers, claiming the pills cure morning lethargy and headaches after a trip East. The lightweight ad mentions Yokum Texas as a base and Graham Drug Co as seller.
Excerpt notes excitement in Corelli works with lines about Temporal Power Thelma and Vendbita. A boy asks if London is Marie Corelli and remarks Palma. The passage hints at admiration and identity questions surrounding the author.
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a natural digestive aid and tonic that cleanses and strengthens the stomach mucous membranes. Claims to cure sour stomach, dyspepsia, and general indigestion with testimonial from S S Ball of Ravenswood West Virginia. Bottles priced at 1.00. trial size 50 cents. prepared by E O DeWitt Co Chicago and sold by Graham Drug Co.
The Fort Worth Record introduces a semi weekly edition edited by Clarence Ousley with trials and sample copies available. A limited advance rate combines The Record and The Leader at $1.50 per year, rising to $1.75 after January 1. Subscriptions must be prepaid for a year.
A landowner warns that fence tearing and trespassing through pastures will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The notice requests no one be put to expense or trouble, but reserves legal action for any future incursions.
Estray report by J E J Ford Commissioner Precinct No 1 Young County Texas. Five miles south of Gra ham N M Howrey in possession describes a black horse mule 4 or 5 years old about 14 1 2 hands high no brands. Owner must appear prove property pay charges and remove or handling as law directs. Dated October 30 1903 Gro H Mclaren Clerk Co Court Young Co Tex.
Help wanted for a manufacturing house to travel, supervise salespeople, and collect payments in a local territory. Straight weekly salary of 20 dollars plus expenses with weekly pay and advance expenses. previous experience unnecessary. Permanent position based in Chicago Illinois with address 24 Dearborn Street Enclose self addressed envelope to Superintendent.
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