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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1900
Page
4
Mrs. Be McCan states she has separated from her husband A. J. McCan due to cruel treatment and warns others not to deal for the community property. Public notice seeks to protect her interests and inform creditors and associates of the separation.
Small delivery of ice not made after noon at Ely's Soda Water Chili Baker's Bread and Ice. Local note confirms service disruption and a delayed ice run affecting orders.
An advertisement from Quaker Valley Mrs. Co. Morgan and Harrison Streets Chicago offers a free sterling silver plated sugar shell valued at 40 cents to every married lady who writes. No payment required, gift is absolute, and readers are asked to send only their name for distribution of samples of available designs with illustrations for selection.
The Confederate Veteran published by S. A. Cunningham in Nashville Tennessee reports 84 issues per year with a total circulation of 1 196462 copies through January 1900. Historical yearly figures from 1808 to 1898 are listed and a club rate offer for a year with The Leader is extended.
An unlimited fund to lend on cattle is being offered by the Chicago Livestock Commission Company with offices in Chicago St Louis and Kansas City. The ad seeks energetic local agents in every community plus a live man to control county and appoint agents. References. Apply to A M Colwick Waco Texas.
Stockmen report that a poisoned wheat process eliminated prairie dog burrows with all active holes charged. The notice names Eggers and Ferguson of Gertrude Texas as the only firm to make a clean sweep.
The Kansas City Journal notes the income potential of a sleeping car on a New York to Chicago run. A 1,000 mile journey yields about $1 256 daily gross, with $50 from speed limited travel and $185 from berths and sections. After wages, wear, tear, and upkeep, yearly earnings exceed $60,000 with three 1,000 mile trips weekly.
Mrs Mary E Bryan in the Macon Telegraph argues that the old stereotype of the unmarried woman has faded. Today women over twenty are active, in business or professions, and devoted to culture, charity, and self-improvement. They refuse idle gossip and embrace purposeful work.
Chicago faced oppressive heat last week causing numerous prostrations and several deaths as residents endured high temperatures and humidity amid an ongoing heat wave.
Local notice cautions buyers about inflated pricing for Red June and Gold Plum trees marked 75 cents each while Stark Bros. offers similar trees at five to twenty five cents. Jas. M. Woop, agent, promotes cheaper options and asserts broader discounts on related stock.
The Chicago Rock Island and Texas Railway offers reduced round trip fares to major summer resorts across many states from June 1 to September 30, 1900. For the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Chicago, August 27 to September 1, a one fare plus two dollars option ($29.25) is authorized from Jacksboro with tickets on sale August 24 and 25 and valid to September 3, 1900, extended to September 30, 1900 with deposit and fee.
W L Graves in Graham advertises Italian and American marble tombstones with first class workmanship and prices lower than elsewhere. See designs and prices before ordering to save money.
Old soldiers and widows who homesteaded under 160 acres before June 22 1874 may be entitled to extra land to reach 160 acres even if the claim was abandoned. The office will buy such claims and Government Land Warrants and assist soldiers who have not received warrants. eligibility requires fourteen days service in the Mexican or other wars before 1855.
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A Bradford Star correspondent recounts a tame snake so clever it roamed its owner’s home and trapped a burglar in the dining room. The reptile coiled around the intruder’s legs and used its tail to strike a bell on the table, alerting the household and aiding capture.
The excerpt captures a witty exchange where Cleverton boasts of social access to New York’s literary circle while Dashaway laments spending all his funds. The tone is urbane and satirical, hinting at financial strains underlying high society.
A brief Chicago News item depicts a conversation on departure. Hills confirms his return from seeking his mine and declines a companion trip while asking for a $1 loan until he returns.
A compact ad-style notice urges readers to consider life insurance and promotes Geo. L. Rhea of Hartford Life Insurance Co. as representative. It frames life as unpredictable and advises preparedness through insurance. The tone mirrors a public marketplace insert.
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