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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
1
A Graham item notes reliable reports of a modern Steam Laundry planned for the town. Details are scarce this week but confirm the enterprise will arrive this year. Local growth and new improvements are highlighted, with a promise to report on a forthcoming hotel proposal next week.
H C Wells and Miss Mabel Crane were married at Mineral Wells on Sunday January 17. They arrived in Graham Tuesday night and visited Proffitt Wednesday morning where they plan to make their future home. Wells is a county farmer with many friends who offer congratulations.
H. C. Wooldridge and son from Proffitt visited this morning describing how he and his two sons raised gathered and marketed eighty bales of cotton this season. He notes many families in Young County have fared well and hails Texas as a land for energetic men seeking opportunities.
The daily papers suggest the Wichita Falls and Southern railroad will extend toward Cisco with possible routes from Newcastle to Graham or Breckenridge to Cisco. Likely Dallas to Seymour line may cross Loving and pass Olney, while injunctions on graham and Olney tin top joints were heard January 19. J A Swancy recalled frontier days and Fort Belknap trees where soldiers once stood.
A. J. Lowe reports 85 bales of cotton from 90 acres near Farmer and 13 bales from a 10-acre block. The county is rapidly proving itself the banner cotton county of Texas with substantial yields and additional crops noted.
A midcentury pro ad copy stresses telling customers what you have. It warns that withholding stock or out-of-date messaging drives shoppers to rivals who advertise clearly and stock items. The piece urges transparent store messaging to attract and retain buyers.
The County Treasurer announces a road tax option allowing payment of 3.00 to cover road work and be exempt from road duty for the year if paid before February 1. This notice urges eligible parties to take advantage of the timely payment.
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