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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1903
Page
4
Infus e Nelaton, a surgeon, attended a case where a bank demanded a $1,200 fee for removing a coin. The banker objected but ultimately paid the bill after a heated dispute. The episode served as a teaching moment about medical charges.
The Era describes the University at Cairo with 10,000 students and a sunlit central square flanked by twenty four riwaks for Moslem nations. It notes the diverse religious rites, bitter Sunni Sufi schisms, and strict customs on water use and veiling, reflecting broad cultural and sectarian variety in campus life.
A man mocks washing babies by machine after reading about a horse washing invention. His wife objects and he claims insincerity of women while claiming to agree with her. The quarrel centers on reading the newspaper together at a club.
An Englishman, a poor marksman, accidentally crippled a gamekeeper. The next season the keeper planned revenge by guarding cartridges. In the morning the shooter fired nothing. He later learned his ammunition was used for another gentleman, who had shot needlessly.
Professor Hilprecht recounts Nippur discoveries showing ancient women kept toilet articles and jewels with the dead. He notes jars in tombs contained beads and trinkets for the departed, implying modern women are “sisters under their chin.” This echoes views on burial customs and daily life in antiquity.
The article notes that a discreet private detective operates under ordinary appearances, with no fear of being exposed. It argues his office is easy to find, as a public search warrant could expose him, but his advertising suffices to attract clients needing surveillance.
Boer envoy Gen Samuel Pearson plans a vast settlement in Texas allowing thousands of Boers to resettle. A tract measuring about 40 000 square miles, 400 miles by 100 miles, is under consideration with backing from two large New York financial firms to fund the migration project.
The article notes nitroglycerin as a heart remedy and the only explosive in dynamite, tiny doses in wine or gel form. It warns that plaited collodion contains guncotton, dangerous yet used medicinally. picric acid, from carbolic acid, is given in small doses for fever and headache and is among bomb-making explosives.
In a New York Tribune observation a car on the elevated road hosts two women who mock the seated men as weighted by business. The guard finally notices them and explains the ride is an excursion of deaf mutes sightseeing in the city.
The essay argues genuine titles in Palermo bring little power, yet social trappings like a carriage and liveried driver define status. Many heiresses endure frugal meals and faded rooms while awaiting the ritual 3 P.M. hour as mother and daughter adorn finery for the carriage ride to La Favorita and the Giardino Inglese.
Mothers are advised that the peculiar cough signaling croup should be treated promptly with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do not delay with untried cures. use as directed and symptoms will disappear. Available for sale by Graham Drug Co.
An English physician notes in the Lancet that a mixture of carminatives like peppermint spirit and chloroform spirit in hot water often induces sound sleep in insomnia. It suggests this gentler remedy before resorting to stronger drugs such as bromides chloral or trional.
When a problem is out of your control worry is useless. If you can act do so. For a cold fear of pneumonia, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and rest easy. It is available at Gra ham Drug Co.
Henry D Baldwin Supt City Water Works Shulisburg Wis reports trying many liniments with little benefit until Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism and pains. He calls it the best liniment on earth. Available at Graham Drug Co in 25c 50c and 1.00$ bottles.
Dialogue from the Chicago Post captures a tense exchange as two men debate accountability. The honest man admits he could have warned earlier, but insists his honesty prevented him from exaggerating the fault. The exchange ends with a defiant retort about timing.
A Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph quip notes a clerk telling his boss he seeks a salary increase. The boss replies that everyone would. The exchange captures a humorous workplace exchange without further context.
A curious new machine is described that can cut paste and hang wallpaper. The article extols Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption praising its life saving effects on lung ailments and its general reliability. Edgar Matthews & Co guarantee every $1 bottle.
An editorial style notice describes The Youth's Companion as concise reliable and nonpartisan. It outlines weekly news summaries and the 1903 volume features 53 issues with stories and articles, inviting subscriptions for 175 dollars and listing Boston address for orders.
Salt cleans discolored cups and saucers used with tea and coffee, removes egg stains from silver, and helps preserve colors in wash water. It cleans china and willow furniture with salt and water plus a scrub brush, serves as a dentifrice, and can smother chimney fires by dousing flames. A pinch on dripping fat coals can stop steak charring while broiling.
Notice announces several railroads including Chicago Rock Island and Gulf Railway Company and Choctaw Oklahoma Texas Railroad intend to petition the 28th Texas Legislature in Austin on the second Tuesday in January 1908 for local or general authority to merge, own, operate, and eventually sell lines and franchises. W. B. Leeds signs for multiple companies.
State commands the sheriff to publish notice weekly for three weeks to summon J Alfred Frane for divorce petition filed December 31 1902 in district court at Graham. Case No 580 names Addie France plaintiff and J Alfred France defendant. Petition seeks divorce custody of a minor child and relief. defendant accused of desertion cruelty and unchaste conduct. Court term set for February 1903.
The February issue highlights costume patterns home economics and domestic topics with literary items. Mrs E A Osborn reviews Lincoln in A Nation's Patron Saint and Ernest Neal Lyon sings Washington in verse while Mrs Wilson Woodrow discusses Mrs Fiske as Mary of Magdala and stars in the ladies of the stage.
Wonderful Nerve presents Arnica Salve as a universal cure for cuts wounds bruises burns and sore feet with added claim of helping stiff joints and piles. Sold for 25c by Edgar Matthews Druggist.
An early 20th century note promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy to stop a cold and remove its cause. Available at Graham Drug Co in 25¢ 50¢ and $1. bottles.
An advert announces that kidney trouble affects both women and men, undermining mind, ambition, beauty and cheer. Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer & Co is promoted as a remedy with sample offers, mail order and testimonials, urging readers to identify symptoms such as frequent urination, burning skin, or bedwetting as kidney problems. The copy warns against habits and emphasizes bladder and kidney disease as the cause.
Carpet wearing services will be ready after January 1. Those needing work should leave items at J. E. Morrison & Co store or at Mrs. S. E. Prrrowarp’s place four miles south of Graham.
Report by R M Summers, commissioner Precinct 4, Young County, Texas, lists a Trongra mare aged 6 or 7, about 14.2 hands high, branded TP on left shoulder. The stock was left with W T McBee about 7 miles north of Graham. Date December 26, 1902. Official: Gro McLaren C C C C C T.
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