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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
3
The Leader informs readers that under postal rules the paper will not be sent beyond one year on credit. Check your date on the label and renew if you are nearing arrears. contact by call or mail to continue delivery.
A meditation on everyday virtue. Real heroes live quietly at home as husbands, wives, and parents, sacrificing comfort and time for others. The text argues that private duty and unpraised good deeds deserve broader admiration than celebrated public acts.
A testimonial from L. M. Ruggies of Reasner Iowa says doctors diagnosed consumption but after using Foley's Honey and Tar her coughs and lung pain stopped and her health improved. The ad is bolded by Graham Drug Co.
The Rock Island surveyors will finish the permanent survey from Graham to Stamford this week. Engineer Beach and several surveyors depart for Chicago early next week to prepare the final report. In about thirty days the decision will be made on whether the road is built at once and when construction could start.
The article recalls an earlier Salt Creek Indian fight with unsettled details about location water and participants. It notes writers disagree on Salt Creek’s name and water presence, cites forts and Indian conflicts as context, and frames the event as part of early U.S. history while omitting unsigned letters.
Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as stopping chronic coughs and healing lungs, preventing consumption and strengthening the constitution. It is said to aid chronic bronchitis asthma hay fever and lung trouble with comfort and relief, sold by Graham Drug Co.
The Mineral Wells Index notes that a town’s business strength must be backed by ads from local merchants rather than newspaper claims alone. Without advertising support, boasts of vim and enterprise lose credibility and fail to persuade outsiders.
A camp meeting will begin Saturday morning July 17 at 11 o'clock at the Hrashears place 8 miles northeast of Graham. Preaching by Rev Y T. E. Cannedy and W B. Sanford. Fine grass and good water free. All invited especially those seeking salvation and to aid in saving souls for God. C D Brewron.
Ad warns delay in Foley's Kidney Remedy for back ache kidney or bladder trouble. starting today may speed recovery and prevent serious disease. Promotes Graham Drug Co as seller.
A reflective note from the Tucumcari Sun cites how success invites misunderstanding and envy from a money focused crowd. It laments public ingratitude and personal exhaustion, urging endurance with the proverb Laugh and the world laughs with you weep and you weep alone and to stay steady.
Delay in starting treatment for a slight kidney irregularity could lead to serious disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy claims to rebuild worn tissues and strengthen kidneys. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
A Colusa Herald spoof mocks the dull town news week by listing exaggerated crises and sensational events none of which occurred. The piece lampoons editors and readers alike for craving conflict and spectacle over routine happenings.
A local editor recalls a citizen’s death notice that turned out to be a live man. The piece criticizes false obituaries and notes ethical traps for editors. An ad promotes Dr Shoop Health Coffee and a No-Drip Coupon offer from B S Doty & Co.
W T Purselley, a Collin county immigrant, settled near Loving in Young county two years ago and has since built a fine home and an impressive orchard. He cultivated one acre of Irish potatoes this year yielding forty bushels sold at 1.25 dollars per bushel, and irrigates a patch of sweet potatoes from a tank. He predicts strong profits and notes the county's overall favorable crop prospects.
On Sunday July 4 at the residence of Mr and Mrs G B Underwood in Loving, Arthur Martin and Pearl Steen were united in matrimony with Rev G W Black officiating. The groom is a popular rural mail carrier and the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Steen of Red Top. The Leader joins friends in wishing them a happy prosperous life.
J. W. sui now in the marble business at Bridgeport visited old friends and relatives this week. He attended the Confederate Reunion in Memphis Tennessee and a Jackson Tennessee family reunion, meeting many relatives and enjoying his old home state.
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