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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
5
The local page records assorted Graham area notes including births, visitors, purchases, and listings. Entries mention W. Vinson and Mr. and Mrs. Arnole in a December birth notice, shop visits by P. J. and others, and store promotions for chocolates and nuts. Other items note residents from Ivan and Proffitt visiting, drug ads, and various merchandise offers at Mabry & Sons and Tidwell & Sons.
Graves & Ward offers pickled pig feet while J. Graffman heads out Sunday to join his wife for a short visit. Santa Claus is coming soon with books Bibles jewelry kodaks dolls carriages and candy at B A Snoddy's store along with fireworks and more.
Plymouth Rock roosters offered for sale at one dollar each by JW Padgett. P H Johnson, long-time resident of BangER, moved to Comanche County to live with his daughter. I Tom Hewlett visited from near Breckenridge and renewed his Leader subscription. he has raised forty bales of cotton.
A notice lists a tow seated hack for ten dollars a cheap work horse for seventy five dollars and a heavy buggy for twenty dollars offered by J H Fisher in a local sale listing.
Mrs. M. L. Manning will spend Christmas in Albany. Mrs. J. O. Mabry of Dallas visits Miss Ollie Kidwell. Mike Roberta Akin improving after a severe grip. Dr. D. J. Newell and daughter Lois of Eliasville shopped in Graham. J. L. sell you your Watches welry. Miss Lucile Miller to spend Christmas with her mother in Arlington.
The notice notes stock and mules for sale by Wiley Moore, Graham Texas. Paul Dicts will leave for Albany Texas for Christmas. Jim Matthews anticipates a holiday visit from his mother and brother with possibly other relatives.
A four year old with colt is offered for sale by J W Pa Mrs Bowman and her little daughter joined Miss Dow at her Oran home last Saturday Rev Bowman will join them for Christmas.
For sale 300 acres 12 miles southeast of Graham 125 acres in cultivation with two sets of implements two wells and two tanks. In good community and a better home can be found anywhere. Price 20 dollars per acre See C. W. Hinson Graham Texas Mrs. W. C. Harrell has returned to her home in Newcastle after two weeks visit among friends.
Carl Arnold came in Saturday light from Fort Worth where he is attending the Medical University and will spend Christmas here.
Arlen Williams and his two children visited our office last Friday. He says they were callers a few weeks ago and one child is a girl wearing rompers, which led to a mistaken assumption.
A mix of health ads touts HERBINE for heartburn and Ballard’s HOREHOUND SYRUP for coughs with prices. druggists endorse Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Sloan Drug Co. advert. Local notes report W. W. Cunningham recovering from a wagon fall. Mrs J Z Beers travels to Spokane. M K Graham in Dallas on business.
A lady reports a small breast pin with a gel cross on black background lost at the merry-go-round last Thursday and asks the finder to return it. B Gardner and family depart Tutceday for Madill Oklahoma where Mr Gardner will work for a lumber company. Walter Douglas will fill the Hi place with the Young County Lumber Company moving here from Jan this week.
L MeJilton and two grandchildren Fanine and Ed Dowdle visit Graham for Christmas with relatives. John Dowdle plans to move from Seymour to Fort Worth, per local update.
Advertisement touts Imperial Self Heating Sadfron with a $50 weekly rate for hustlers. Sells from Ist National Bank Building in Fort Worth Texas and lists H L Leberman vice president W H Kennedy assistant cashier of First National Bank Olney along with S M Bennson and son visiting from Olney yesterday on business.
The shop announces two additional clerks have joined the staff to serve the expected holiday rush. The move aims to speed customer service and reduce wait times during peak shopping days.
Brook Payne returns to Toyah for Christmas with relatives while J R R McCluskey, weakened by typhoid, shows improvement at his South Bend home. Also Farming notice promotes Gip and ginner services by Farmers Union Gin Co. Mrs R Tankersley recovering after Fort Worth surgery. advisory on infectious disease prevention urges Chamberlains Cough Remedy from Sloan Drug Co.
Prof and Mrs E McLendon and Robert McJimsey to spend Christmas with family in Dallas. J W Abin improves and hopes to be home for Christmas. No meat delivered on Sundays by Miller and Graham Cold Storage. Patrons urged to place meat orders on Saturdays.
Sam Fitzgerald of the Murray route called last Saturday to renew his Leader subscription. He has read the Leader for over twenty five years and pledges to keep receiving it while ensuring delivery remains within postal law limits.
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