Christmas notes and local notices from The Leader
Local brief from Spring Creek and Graham area with names such as Mr and Mrs Norman Durham Mrs G W Ellis and Dr LeGrand. Mentions of requests for wood on subscription weather turning cold and transactions including farm land details 80 acres 7 miles east of Graham 35 cultivated. References to people Moore Co D Yancey Lary Pratt and Prof W D Bolding. Mentions of Uncle Joe Hawkins and McJimsEYs holiday goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Durham
Spring Creek
Graham Leader 1900 Christmas and New Century Notes
Local paper notes Christmas quiet in Graham and optimism for the new century with regional prosperity and upcoming railway. Features holiday reflections, editorials on national policy in Hawaii and the Philippines, and community notices including marriages and business ads. A prisoner letter from R. B. Osborn thanks Graham visitors for a Christmas dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Santa Clause
Young County
Sagasta
Hawai
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Congress of the World
Line Fence Dispute Ends With Lost Boundary
In a spur of the moment bid for transport, a civil engineer recounts a rural episode where two farmers argued over a six inch line. He admitted the unprofessional conduct but claimed no harm. the line vanished and the men blamed each other as he left. The case ends with accusations of theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
The Boatman and the Lost Life Lesson
An English boatman arguing with a reverend during a rough river passage finds humor in his ignorance of geology theology and schmology. When their boat capsizes the experienced swimmer smiles and remarks on a whole life lost as they survive the perilous moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tara
England
Wwell
Terra Firma
Pearson
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Ad Claims Cure for Cold
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a remedy that cures nine common colds, asserting every box bears the signature and promising quick relief.
Smallpox Scare In Markley Reassures Town
Health mostly good with nine cases confined to the Harbour family. The last patient is ill but expected to recover soon as quarantine remains. Exposures outside the family were few and payment for the Markley to Farmer telephone subscriptions is urged to begin work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Harbour
Sam Stinnett
James Newman
Graham
James
George Stinnett
Jacksboro
Luther Holt
Lacy
Dr. Pickens
Mr. Simmons
Markley
J. C. Calvin
M. A. Stewart
Farmer
C. W. Rasure
Willard
A Woman's Peril Ends With Electric Bitters Cure
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced dire stomach trouble and yellow jaundice due to gallstones. After vain attempts at cure a doctor warned there was only one chance to save her life. She then used Electric Bitters which cured her stomach liver and kidney distress boosting appetite. Sold by Handy Matthews druggists at 50 cents guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
Handy & Matthews
Manager and correspondent position advertised in Washington DC
A yearly position offering about 900 dollars to a man or woman to manage and correspond for a growing business in this and adjoining counties. Work can be done from home. Send self addressed stamped envelope for details to H. A. Sherman General Manager Corcoran Building opposite U S Treasury Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Sherman
Corcoran
U. S. Treasury
Washington,dc
When a Man Explains It Shows It Worries Him
An Atchison Globe quote notes that during the era near the mid century Britain relied on imports for much iron and coal use in smelting was only starting. The line quips that insistence on explanations reveals worry over the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Atchison Globe
Hicks Almanac 1901 Forecasts for Storm Warnings
The 1901 Hicks Almanac, published by Word and Works, claims to have predicted major storms and disasters such as the Galveston hurricane, asserting its warnings match real events. The near two hundred page volume, illustrated and offered as a premium, costs $1 a year for the journal and 25 cents for the almanac, with order details given for St. Louis publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irl R. Hicks
Galveston
Texas
Hicks
Gulf Coast
Worp
Word and Works Publishing Company
Locust Street
St. Louis
Lee McCan Moves His Family to Knox County
Local resident Lee McCan relocates with family to Knox County. Details on move date and reasons are limited in the available text. Further information may clarify settlement location and associated community actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McCan
Knox County
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Leader
Eastern
Matthews
Tidwell & Norman’s
Lee Drum
Ham
Moore
Co. D. Yancey
Lary Pratt
Eliasville
W. D. Bolding of
Olney
Drs. LeGrand
E. H. Ware
Joe Hawkins
McJimssey's
G. W. Fore
Lraper
Max Stern
Optician
Tom Timmons
Rising Star
Luther D. McCuistion
Casenbary
Murray
J. C. Bullock
Belknap
W. A. Norman
J.M. Keen
Elmer Timmons
Esterline
W. 8
McJimsay
W.H. Keen
Tre Leaper
Bacrs & Fergeson
Miles
Gertrude
Minnie Avant
Jas. H. Norman
Mississippi
May Norman
Sherman
Dr. Simmons
Alice Street
Dallas
C. P. White
Seymour
Mrs. White
Gooseneck Bend
J. F. Conner
Mr Clara
Lee Blakey
A. J. McCan
E. MccCan
C. P. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth & Dowdle
R. H. Greenwade
Proffitt
Reynor
Stonewall County
Grove
Oliver Loving
Young People’s Union
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Hardy A. Higgins
Angie Fickling
Rev. Rogers
O. D. Higgins
Miss Mary Fickling
Joe Braddock
Zula Coon
Geo. Spiller
Lee Douglas
Graham, Tex
Mrs. Handy
R. B. Osborn
Shoes &c
Street & CO
Mrkley
BEE Hive
Irl
R. Hicks
Chicago
Kansas Lily
The
Beckham National Bank
U.S
Agen's
Vie
Ecussic Cence
State of Tay
Seia I
D. Craig
Dee
Lexaa
B. Nona
K. Amon
Lena T. Frieburg
East St. Louis
Secese
Wena Cardus Thedi
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Odesians
Pes CorrrichTs &c
Ulleat Agency For Security
Muto & Co
Ely
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