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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
3
The timetable lists departure from Graham at 6:00 a.m. and Jacksboro at 7:10 a.m. Bridgeport departures are 9:00 a.m. Arrive Fort Worth at 10:50 a.m. Return legs depart Fort Worth 4:00 p.m. Bridgeport 5:50 p.m. Jacksboro 7:28 p.m. Final arrival at Graham 9:00 p.m.
Physicians contend colds cause many serious illnesses and that avoiding colds prevents pneumonia consumption and chronic throat and lung troubles. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as a safe cure without opium or morphine, backed by thirty years of reputation.
A poem on a rural telephone line that connected neighbors for gossip. Initially social and helpful, the line soon bred conflict as overheard secrets sparked fights. Wires rusted and poles toppled, leaving twenty friends as silent foes filled with grief.
Freeland Short left Friday for Chicago to buy spring goods for his firm. S. B. Street left Saturday to visit his uncle on the Spur ranch in the panhandle. W. S. Tidwell & Son advertise price and quality comparisons. Mrs. Smith, sister of Mrs. J. W. McAllister, returned home to Dallas after visiting several weeks. County attorney P. A. Martin left Friday for Seymour to attend district court and to promote his bid for district attorney, stopping at Henrietta and Wichita Falls along the way.
Full blood and high grade short horn bull calves offered for sale with reasonable prices. Contact D H French Graham Texas by phone or mail for details.
A letter from HH Meyers of Stuttgart Arkansas urges Millidgeville residents to stock Huart's Lightning Oil. Meyers claims it cured his Bloody Flux in under thirty minutes and his granddaughter of Cholera Morbus quickly, stating he has many friends and relatives there.
A Barnett place listing offers corn for sale fifteen miles northwest of Graham. Potential buyers may contact Frank Quisenberry or Andrew Jones for details.
A public notice urges readers to recommend Chamberlain’s Salve to anyone suffering from itching piles. It promises instant relief and states the price is 25 cents per box, with sale through all druggists.
A depot sale offers a shipment of fruit trees refused by the seller. C. C. Miller, agent, invites interested buyers to call at the depot for purchase.
A reader from Index Texas recounts using Hunt's Cure to relieve a severe itch on nails. He notes one application and less than a full box cured the problem, while reflecting nails serve many purposes beyond scratching.
A missing item probe is reported near Mr Curley's residence in Loving. The finder is asked to leave it at Aynesworth's wagon yard.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for lame back caused by rheumatism, claiming relief with two or three daily applications and vigorous rubbing, followed by a damp flannel wrap for quick relief. sold by all druggists.
A buff Plymouth Rock hen set a record by selling for 750 dollars at a Boston poultry show last week. Initially priced at 100 dollars by the owner, the bird drew interest from Drevenstedt and Hutchins of New York who sought exhibition at Crystal Palace. The sale, after later overtures, concluded with a 750 dollar purchase by Drevenstedt & Hutchins.
A compact ad offers to trade for horses and livestock with the phrase Our rigs are best and invites buyers of hides and furs to pay for services. It reads as a rudimentary barter notice from a rural advertiser seeking animals and fur goods.
Sunday evening norther turned warm to freezing, delaying Prof Yeakley and wife returning from Graham until Monday. Shearer Literary night featured recitations and a debated resolution on schooling vs preaching won by the negative side. Next Friday will debate South’s right to secede. E M Yeakley and Olin Harmonson lead. Harmonson and Frank Jones ship hides and furs to Graham. if good returns, car lots later. Prairie fires rise, urging caution. Lumber bought to weatherboard Shearer school house and an 18 by 34 addition planned. Lamar school house work underway.
The state commands the sheriff to summon the unknown heirs of James Rose deceased by publication weekly for eight weeks in a Young County newspaper. The case No 681 in the 30th Judicial District Court at Graham asks for possession of land Abstract 245, James Rose survey, with plaintiffs Fost er and W Ribbie alleging ownership by deed and long, continuous possession. The defendants allegedly dispossessed them on December 2, 1896, and the plaintiffs seek recovery, writ of possession, costs, and general and special relief. The notice is dated January 2, 1906 and signed by Clerk Geo H. McLaren.
Letter from Edna Texas dated March 14 1903 reports Dr E W Hall of St Louis Missouri curing kidney and rheumatic troubles with Texas Wonder Hall’s Great Discovery and recommends it to others. The testimonial cites personal relief and endorsement by L E Warp.
An old advertisement promotes a single Texas Wonder bottle as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and back pain. It claims two months of treatment per bottle, availability by mail for one dollar, and names Dr E W Hall as sole manufacturer with distribution through Graham Drug Co. and other druggists.
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