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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
5
Local Graham notes list numerous arrivals and departures from nearby towns including Proffitt Olney Wichita Falls and Ryan Oklahoma. Mentions of renewals calls for groceries a new baby at the Mayes home and a child burial at Tyra cemetery. Phone changes and real estate moves surface alongside pneumonia notices and community health notes.
W. C. Burns offers cheap groceries while Seed Oats, Onion Letts, and Earth Corn supply on hand with a car arriving next week. W. C. Richardson reads the Leader and St. Louis Republic to stay informed on progressives this year. renewal paid last Monday.
The Woodmen Circle hosts a public box supper Friday night February 28 at the Woodmen Building to benefit the Circle. All invited, members and nonmembers, and ladies of all ages should bring boxes. Prize cakes will be sold as part of the event.
Members of Young County Camp will meet at the Graham court house at 1 o clock on Saturday March 7 to transact all business and pay dues. Urgent attendance requested after a long absence led by Adjt F Herron and Com Masry with parade of drum and bugle.
A newly purchased Star Meat Market announces it will furnish the best meats of all kinds. Ropison and Topp respectfully solicit the public’s patronage and promise courteous treatment in return.
Reason and restraint replace craving as a cure for stomach trouble. The copy touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to relieve biliousness and constipation, urging readers to reduce excess meat intake and trust the product. Samples are free and tablets sold at all druggists.
Sickness with colds and lagrippe recedes as families recover. Rev Joe Mayes shifts monthly preaching to the fourth Sunday. Frank and Hattie Reeves host a party for the young people. A girl born to Mr and Mrs J R Hobbs. Walter Elmo Fitzgerald plan a Bend crop this year. Lelia Dozier visits sister Mrs Steadham at Loving. Noah Cole to farm his father’s land. School progresses under Miss Martha Elkins. Rosa Dozier visits home folks. Dick Griffin and family are residents for the year. A May flower.
A letter from S Harrison of Kosciusko Mississippi extols Hunt's Lightning Oil as indispensable for both humans and animals. The writer praises its quick action and strong healing results for burns and fresh cuts, calling it a household necessity.
R M McLendon arrived last Friday night from Texico New Mexico to visit his mother relatives and friends in the county.
The St Louis restaurant moves to a west side location, displaying refined taste in new quarters. The stand previously housed by the Chicago Bargain House now features a dining room on the south, lunch counters to the north, and a modern roomy kitchen on the west end. Cigar and candy stands mirror the old setup, with extra space enabling better displays.
Health in the community is poor with many suffering colds and lagrippe. A Valentine party hosted by Jerry Moreland Friday night drew a large crowd, with Miss Myrtle’s birthday noted. Walter Long and family, with Miss Maud Souter of Eliasville, visited relatives. Mrs. Minnie Campbell hosted a dinner for A. J. Campbell, F. J. Peacock, Brittain Campbell and families, Oliver Peacock, and others. S. A. Otts and wife held a sing with Alma on organ, Loyd Jones among the amused. Various visits to neighbors and illnesses, including Nora Otts, and John Robins of Oklahoma passing through.
This ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cost effective choice offering sure cures in every bottle. It warns that neglected colds can worsen and asserts the product always cures at prices of 25 and 50 cents, available from all druggists.
Five room residence with three lots totaling 155 by 200 feet at the foot of North Oak street offered for sale. Includes a good barn and lot, a storm house, and a well water supply in house and yard. Terms are easy with small cash down and balance in monthly, quarterly, or annual installments if desired.
Will J. Hayner of Burley Colorado Bull etin reports his wife suffered persistent coughs for winters. After trying remedies, a friend suggested Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. After three doses the cough disappeared and has not returned. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
Signature SCA STORIA presents a sale listing new machinery including a Munger gin with 70 saws and 60 hp engine, 80 hp boiler, double-box press, steam packer, plus an 80 saw Murray system, Case Thresher 28 inch cylinder 50 inch separator with portable engine in Young county near True Texas. H C Williams signs as seller.
Arnold and Arnold Attorneys offer land loans and purchase vendor lien notes regardless of panics.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy for sleeplessness and nervous exhaustion. It claims the tonic soothes tired nerves, rebuilds strength, and promotes full body vitality with a promised money back guarantee. Customer testimonials mention relief from extreme nervousness and exhaustion.
Ordinance No 49 establishes water pricing and meter reading rules for Graham City Water Works. Meters are read monthly with notices and a cutoff threat for unpaid bills by the tenth of the following month, plus one dollar to turn on again.
Graham City Water Works tariffs cover domestic use up to 2000 gallons at $1.00 per month with 30 cents per thousand gallons thereafter, and varying rates for larger blocks. Additional charges include 25 cent monthly meter rent, and rules on meters, billing, cross-uses, taps, repairs, and street sprinkling. An ordinance details enforcement, licensing for plumbers, penalties, and repeal of conflicting laws, approved 1908.
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