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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
6
Home remedies cover potatoes, parsley preservation, chicken tenderness, tea for vegetable stains, sharpening a food chopper, wash boiler care, vinegar for fish, brass care with paraffin, cucumbers as pest deter, ink stain removal on mahogany, and patent leather restoration with olive oil and milk. The tips offer practical steps and simple mixtures for common kitchen and household tasks.
A statement from A. M. Freeman of the American Legion warns ex-service members that many have not applied for their bonus. Delays now could mean months longer wait later. If the veteran dies before applying, the bonus may be reduced. At Graham City Hall blanks and free service are available, bring discharge. Relatives should apply for deceased veterans. Ex-service men are dying at about 400 per month.
A Royal Geographical Society fellow reports discovering a primitive people a few hundred miles south of the Mediterranean coast in Africa. They live in subterranean homes entered by sloping tunnels, number about 12,000, are Muslims, and described as extremely fanatical.
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By order of sale issued by Justice of Peace Precinct No 1 Young County on July 12 1924 Carter Grocer Company sues Capitol Cafe and R H Dillon and obtains judgment for 185.84 dollars plus costs and 6 percent interest. Sheriff W J A Cooper will sell August 5 1924 at 410 West Third Street Graham to satisfy the judgment with costs, describing stock of groceries and merchandise levied under an attachment dated May 29 1924.
Order of Sale issued June 18 1924 in the John R Elledge v Martin Creek case. Judgment Apr 8 1924 for 338.00 with 10 percent interest and costs. Levy made at Graham courthouse on July 9 1924 to sell Martin Creek's undivided .03135 interest in oil and gas leases covering North 80 acres of J W Howard Survey and 83 acres of B F Kutch Survey plus production and equipment including derrick and casing. Sale to satisfy the 338.00 judgment.
Notice of hearing in Austin on August 25 1924 by the Board of Water Engineers to consider Phillips Petroleum Company of Bartlesville Oklahoma seeking permit to appropriate up to 300 acre-feet annually from Cove Creek a tributary of the Brazos River in Young County Texas for mining. Dam proposed 25 feet high 7000 feet long creating reservoir about 3900 feet long 420 feet wide with 252 acre feet storage. Hearing open to interested parties with date and location spelled.
The Guaranty Abstract and Engineering Co. willard Mobley owner Court House Graham Texas S A Penix Lawyer McCain Building East Side Square M D Brown Elmer Graham Brown and Graham Lawyers First National Bank Building Maude M Gruby Chiropractor 616 East Third Street successor to Claudie Greene Both Phones
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 seeks to amend Section 51 of Article 3 to authorize pensions for Confederate soldiers sailors and widows resident since before 1910 and to levy a seven cent tax per hundred dollars valuation to fund the pension system and related aid. The measure passes to voters in November 1924 with a five thousand dollar appropriation for publication and election expenses.
A new medicated liquid called Creosone promises to stop sore and bleeding gums in 12 hours. Marketed as penetrating gum tissue healing and germ destroying, it targets tooth roots to relieve pain tighten loose teeth and heal pockets. Recommended by Scott-Long Drug Company.
A fragment offers a harmful marriage tip advising men to mix cement into a wife’s beauty routine to keep her compliant when returning home late, reflecting a violent and coercive mindset. The line uses dangerous, sexist language and portrays domestic abuse as humor.
Franklin's maxim on education as a lasting asset. The adage appears as a decorative quote about the enduring value of knowledge and personal growth.
A visiting man reports relief after taking Black Draught for constipation and stomach burning. The advertisement claims it cleanses the system by acting on the bowels and liver, aiding health and energy while warning against neglecting constipation. It promotes dosing at a penny per dose and notes druggists sell it.
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