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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
7
A public notice promotes the Hans Hanson Company to perform at the Opera House on Saturday January 14. An indoor 4 act comedy drama with an elegant band and orchestra offers a 3 30 PM city concert and a 7 30 PM outdoor performance. The company guarantees satisfaction with a money back promise.
A F Stewart and Son advertise a new high grade Bohemian line of canned vegetables and fruits with special prices this hard season. They invite inspection of canned English peas June corn beets beans table peaches raspberries and ready prepared cherries for Sunday dessert plus Foots and Wapco lines.
G C Boyle of Lone Oak called last Tuesday recalling the community. J M Helton and wife longtime Newcastle residents visited the city during the holidays and recalled The Leader with a pleasant call.
Mrs. Charles Kline of N. 8th St Easton Pa says Foley's Honey and Tar cured family coughs and colds. She notes it soothes throat irritation loosens the cold and she keeps a bottle in the house. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
Christmas greetings and local society notes. Miss Stella Porter visits Dallas and Miss Roxy Walker returns to Glade Water Texas. Uncle Johnnie Dixon renews subscription. Mr Lowry Owen fills Presbyterian pulpit December 25. Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised with prices and drugstore sales claims.
The note explains a two day delay due to compositor resignations and shortage of help. Only two staff remain with the foreman carrying the load. Management promises to improve scheduling after next week and asks readers for patience while the paper catches up.
Matthews and Dowdle sold their grocery stock to D G Vick and Co with immediate transfer to the Vick building. Dowdle will join Vick and head the grocery department. Spivey and Eddleman sold their groceries to R E Mabry and Sons, moving stock to the Mabry store.
An old newspaper promotional note extols the Thrice-a-Week World for impartial reporting and daily-like coverage at weekly price. It advertises 156 issues per year and a bundled offer with Graham Leader at a yearly total of 165 dollars.
A nostalgic account of London pit culture from 5 pm arrivals to entry at 7 pm. Describes orderly queues, the pit placeholder system for shillings, street vendors, vaudeville acts, and the polite crowd before a popular theater performance.
A three year old resists a bath with soap and water. The child asserts ownership of her nose and its use, prompting playful banter with her mother about bath time. Dorothy voices the humorous line that she herself is using her nose.
A dramatic exchange centers on a rejected proposal as a man admits motive behind his offer and the woman gently declares she would refuse. The lines showcase irony and sharp emotion in a Baltimore American feature fragment.
A concise reflection on knowing and using knowledge. It states that true wisdom lies in applying what one has and admitting ignorance when knowledge is lacking.
Geologist described striae on Central and Riverside parks as glacier footprints from ancient ice. The piece discusses glacier ages from 5,000 to 50,000 years, future climate shifts, and the possibility of glaciers returning to threaten cities. It cites Henry Gannett and notes the earth’s axis may have changed over time.
A Washington Post quotation portrays the father as a long standing but outmoded figure. It labels him a back number who hindered progress by resisting suffrage women’s clubs and new ideas while providing money and checks.
A naturalist traveling in the East Indies notes that monkeys react to humans with almost human emotions. They stare, cough, snarl, and gesture with abhorrence showing shocked and outraged feelings. The dominant expression is absolute horror directed at humans.
A 18th century account notes Fraser highlanders in North America adopting winter dress shifts that improved health. In Holland 1704 regiments suffered heavy disease, while the Black Watch with 3800 units recorded only 25 casualties.
A brief line from the Boston Transcript shows two revelers exchanging quips about wives and whisky. The first taunts that a wife cannot resist whisky, while the second jokes he can smell danger and fears the stench.
An editorial fragment shows a girl describing her odd path into society. The quote ponders the hurdle of being asked to come first as a gatekeeping requirement in New York Journal prose.
A concise adage attributed to Socrates urging self-change as the precursor to effecting broader action. The quote emphasizes personal transformation as the first step toward influencing others and events.
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