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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
2
The Leader lists subscription rates for one copy and annual price options, plus advertising rates by week and month. It details local notices pricing at five cents per line per insertion and legal notices at one dollar per hundred words for the first insertion, plus sixty cents per hundred words for each subsequent insertion. All ads run until ordered out and are billed on the first day of each month.
The War Department has finally determined upon the perfect weapon for regulars marines and militia. It will take a year to manufacture enough of the 24 inch rifles to supply the regulars and by then a new more perfect type will likely be discovered.
A compact ad-like notice urges keeping Bucklen's Arnica Salve on hand for accidents at remote homes. It touts Burns Cuts Wounds Ulcers and promotes Edgar Matthews' Drug Store as the seller offering the 25 cent remedy.
The Chief notes periodical pamphlets arriving from unknown sources with New York City postmarks, showing prohibition’s failing in Maine Kansas Maryland Massachusetts and Atlanta. The writer suspects a friendly sender aiming to save the state, a notion the Comanche Chief mocks as a revival of past advice from a man named Riggins in Waco who has since vanished from the scene.
A warning from J C Bullock states that trespassers on any of his property will be prosecuted fully, with emphasis on trespassing for wood and lumber.
Health of the country is good. Belknap residents report wind and sand Saturday. Local farming activity includes Thomas of Upper Tank Valley helping with wheat cuttings alongside Will Bush and Will Tipton. Various visits occur among Belknap families including Mrs. Whiteley, Mrs. Woolfolk, Mrs. Logan, and Mrs. Kate Allen. Grass and garden notes mention green bugs on turnips.
The Comanche Chief argues a paper is a proprietor’s property rather than a public institution, but the writer contends a newspaper is a public trust. Editors should use their best thought and courage, not remain silent, pushing for what helps society and guiding readers with clean, moral coverage.
A reprint from the Childress Post condemns gossip about women and condemns repeating unverified rumors. It warns that scandal harms reputations, calls for prosecutions for slander, and urges respect for ladies' reputations to improve society.
The report recounts severe cyclones and floods across Nebraska Kansas and Missouri with heavy property loss and numerous injuries. A Gainesville tornado on September Ist killed eighty five people, mostly women and children, with significant factory destruction and high casualties. The piece warns the summer of 1903 may set a grim disaster record.
The Henrietta Review attacks Senator D E Decker for opposing the Bryan Quarantine bill and claims he represents cattle barons in the panhandle. We acknowledge the district knew his views when elected and note voters erred in not finding an anti quarantine candidate. A Fort Worth saloon anecdote is also recounted with a humorously dark punchline.
Hilburn's Jewelry and Optical opens its operating rooms in a landmark facility, offering a new range of eye health services alongside jewelry repair and optical retail. The move positions the store as a combined medical and retail venue, highlighting expanded patient care in a local setting.
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