Local Church News and Social Happenings at Myrtle
Mt Pleasant notes report J H Fisher lacks a pastor at Median Chapel but plans to serve next year. Sunday gatherings include Rozzy Pardue Christopher Freeman and Fishers, with others at church in Tonk Valley. Miscellany covers visits, travel to Kingston Okla summers, new buggy purchase, sick recovery, Gooseneck picnic, and a water well near O T Freeman. Myrtle area residents listed with neighbors at church and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch At
Tonk Valley
Rozzy Pardue
Christopher Freeman
Fishers
Janeoks
John Sitton
Jam
Rkers
Mpson Townsend
Pat Carlton
A. H.mecclerkin
Tra Mundell
Mmnings
Ed Reeves
Ham
Inday
Ethel
Retta Brooks
Rozzy
Walker
Roy Pardue
Graham
Annie Wright
Coffe Hook
O. T. Freeman
Bill Blackwood
Marion Henderson
Ann Brogdon
J. H. Fisher
Myrtle
Chiggers and Mosquitoes Offer New Relief Now
The passage touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a remedy to chigger and mosquito bites. It claims the product keeps insects away and instantly eases irritation on exposed skin, inviting readers to try it and see the relief for themselves.
Fort Worth Caller Visits Judge Akin in Graham
W E Kaye of Fort Worth visited his brother in law Judge J W Akin and family in Graham last Saturday. He formerly worked for Col E S Graham, moved to Graham in 1877, lived there about six years, and later lost his hearing while surveying land on the plains. He shared several interesting narratives from the 1870s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kaye
Fort Worth
J. W. Akin
Leader
Kaye
Col. E. 5. Graham
Graham
Hunters on Vineyard Trip Bag Squirrels Rabbits and More
Luke Mathis and Johnnie Craig claim a Friday trip to Vineyard yielded a prolific hunt with shotguns and plentiful ammunition. They report shooting seventeen squirrels eleven rabbits six lizards and a few wampus plus many other animals and insects, then praising the area as a great country to hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Mathis
Johnnie Craig
Vineyard
Wen
Indigestion Cured By Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Advertising copy touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the product digests food, rests the stomach, rebuilds strength, and prevents recurrence, with physicians and hospitals endorsing its use. Sold by B. H. Blakeney, Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Blakeney
S. S. Ball
Ravenswood
W. Va
Saxe
Prospecting Tour Moves From Gibtown to New Mexico
W E May of Gibtown, son of E A May, visited the Leader office last Friday to report he has sold out at Gibtown and is bound for New Mexico on a prospecting tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. May
Gibtown
E. A. May
County
Leader
New Mexico
Electric Bitters Restored Mrs Hunter’s Health
Mrs Annie Hunter of Pittsburg Pennsylvania recalls four weeks of typhoid and kidney trouble and being bent double before Electric Bitters restored her health and strength. She praises the remedy as wonderful and credits it with enabling her to walk normally. Sold at B S Doty’s drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Hunter
Pittsburg
B. S. Doty’s
Farmer predicts strong cotton crop if no other damage
Aubry Wilkerson of Elbert Texas testified as a caller at the Lead er office last Saturday. He stated local farmers in that area should produce good cotton if no further damage occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubry Wilkerson
Elbert
Texas
Leader
The Sinews of War in a Northern Soldier Tale
Major General Corbin references a northern state participant in recent maneuvers. A guardsman struggles with his first ration of army beef, watched by a comrade who jokes about the sinews of war. The exchange underscores wartime strain and morale during the maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbin
Mrnsseux
Bill
Germany Our Rival in Global Trade
Germany remains the United States’ toughest competition with coal and other goods. German trusts push coal into central French coal fields and undersell French firms while German reps market wares in France. American producers rely on consuls to gain markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Cox Fields
France
Revival meetings announced at multiple towns
Notice lists revival meeting times and places Center Ridge Gooseneck Salem and Henry Chappel with Friday night openings and running over Sundays in August. Invites all Christian workers singers and asks prayers. motto The gracious revival at every point and many souls saved by the grace of God. Signed 5. D. Cook, P.-C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Ridge
Gooseneck
Salem
Henry Chappel
D. Cook
P.-C
Diamond cure claimed for consumption in Paris Iowa
Local report from Paris Iowa notes a claimed diamond cure for consumption. It endorses Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with a testimonial from W T McGee of Vanleer Tenn and cites a trial offer at B S Doty s drug store. It also praises DeWitt s Little Early Risers for headaches constipation and biliousness with multiple testimonials and sales by B H Blakeney druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
W. T. McGee
Vanleer
Tenn
Dr. King
Doty
DeWitt
Mack Hamilton
Valley City
N. C
W. H. Howell
Houston
Tex
B. H. Blakeney
The Kah-gyur Bible Shown in Mongol Trade
A Tibetan Bible known as the Kah-gyur comprises 108 volumes of 1,000 pages each totaling £,083 separate books. Each volume weighs ten pounds and measures 26 inches by 8 inches by 9 inches. Transport would require a dozen yaks and storage for carved printing blocks. A Mongol tribe paid 7,000 oxen for a copy, with 225 commentaries and additional claimed revelations accompanying the Bible.
Texas Wonder touted for kidney and bladder cures
A letter from Edna Texas on March 14 1903 endorses Hall s Great Discovery Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and rheumatic troubles. Claims include relief from gravel diabetes seminal emissions weak backs and bladder irregularities in men women and children with one bottle lasting two months and mail order available from Dr E W Hall sole manufacturer P O Box 629 St Louis Missouri. The Graham Drug Co also sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Tex
E. W. Hall
St. Louis
Hall
Texas Wonder
P. O. Box
Graham Drug Co
Special Clubbing Offer for Dallas Semi-Weekly News
Farmers and readers sought a combined newspaper bundle, The Dallas Semi-Weekly News with The Graham Leader and Trians Semi-Weekly News, offering local, state, national, and foreign coverage plus farm features. One year per 31.75 dollars for 156 copies, delivering the Farmers' forum and other special features to farmers and stockmen in the locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Graham Leader
Trians
Going North Soon Top-Notch Travel Discounts
Travel promo lists low round trip rates to Louisville Toronto Indianapolis Asbury Park Baltimore and Buffalo with one fare plus fees and specific sale dates in June and July. Tickets allow return by late August or September on Harvey Dining Service trains with through sleepers and dining cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Toronto
Canada
On the Lakes
Indannapolis
Ind
Asbury Park
N. J
Sea Shore
Baltamore MD
Buffalo
N. Y
Texas
Succeeded Against Odds Edward Ray Seeks Harvard Master’s
Edward Ray of North Carolina, totally blind and poor, strives for a Harvard master's degree after excelling at the University of North Carolina. He earned tutoring money to fund his studies but cannot afford raised-eye reader transcription of textbooks and hires someone to read to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ray
North Carolina
Harvard University
University of North Carolina
Harvard
Sour Stomach Sold by B. H. Blakeney
A brief notice states Sour Stomach product or brand was sold by B. H. Blakeney. The item appears in a small classifieds style entry with limited context and no additional details.
Rockhill Named Minister to China and Orientalist
William W. Rockhill selected to replace Conger as minister to China. He has explored much of China and Tibet and is fluent in Chinese Tibetan and Sanskrit. His fitness shown during his tenure as American commissioner to China during Conger's recuperation after the Boxer siege in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Rockhill
Conger
China
Set Horses Leg: UC Veterinarians Heal Broken Limb
University of California veterinarian Dr. A R Ward and assistant Dr C M Haring successfully set a horse broken leg. The limb was encased in a plaster cast six weeks, cast over half a foot thick, removed with only a slight limp remaining. The horse is reported as good as ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Ward
University of California
C. M. Haring
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Mt. Pleasant
V. J. H. Fisher
Ham Blanton
Minnie
Rhoda Sher
Kingston, I. T
Wer
Gemany
Ain
Marks Te Rae
Owa Shing Ton
Ation
Brewster’s
George
McCutcheon
Brewster’s Millions
White House
Ree
Hugo Ziemann
F. L. Gillette
Hearst
New York American
Post Office
Express
New York City
America
Nhite House
BE. C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
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