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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
5
A compact primer on wardrobe basics and smart shopping tips from a vintage voice. It weighs fashion choices against practicality, encouraging quality staples, proper fit, and careful selection of fabrics for lasting value.
Locals report Mrs G W Black is very sick and Chas Short improving. Ruby Andrews visits Graham relatives. Dot Graham returns from Georgetown. Alice Stewart leaves for Fort Worth. Laundry and hardware ads from Graham Laundry Lyon Hardware and Cardwell barber shop. Miss Corine Gallaher returns from Missouri. Miss Ethel Lamons from Archer county. Two new autos purchased by locals. White Swan Coffee praised. Church notices for Hallam Eddleman First Christian June 30. Hunting forbidden on premises of Jason Mayes. Ed Graham burned by acetylene plant explosion. Miss Joe Moore promotes Baylor College in Belton. Watermelons on ice at Hallam & Eddleman. Mamie Chisholm returns to Waco. International Stock and Poultry food advertised. July meeting by W Graham Walker at 1st Christian Church tent.
An advertisement urges every man woman and child in the vicinity to open a bank account. It stresses balance, orderly financial habits, and systematic money management as foundations for attracting opportunity and enabling profitable investments, inviting all to come in and get their name on the books.
The snippet lists social calls and visits from Greene Newell, Aunt Betty Medlan, Dr. L. W. Price, Mrs. Earl Mulkey and family, J. J. Griffin family, Mrs. J. T. Brickell, and Mrs. 8S. R. Crawford plus Sam Roach from Eliasville. It highlights Hallam & Eddleman delivering barbecue and promoting Blanke's Tea with a cup and saucer offer. Also mentions a game at Ball Park at 3:30 o'clock and bankers from The Graham National Bank.
A medical note advises nursing mothers that applying Chamberlain's Salve after each feeding can cure sore nipples. Wipe off before the next nursing. The salve is commonly used by trained nurses and is sold by Sloan Drug Co.
Parsons Bros properties announce Graham Hotel fully refurnished from kitchen to door. First class accommodations with good beds and grub. Rates set at $1.00 per day for guests.
At their regular meeting last Thursday night the Odd Fellows elected the following officers J T Cunningham N G Wade Orrell W G George Kendall Secretary Sam Hinson Financial Secy.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs C W Johnson will entertain delegates of the Woman's Mission Society attending the Conference and members of other women societies from Graham churches at her North Oak street home.
Three rooms for housekeeping and one upstairs single room for one or two gentlemen. Close in location. Apply at Beckham House.
Miss Lizzie Carson, long time visitor of Mrs. F. E. Singleton, departed Tuesday to visit relatives in Springfield Missouri and other points. She plans to return in September.
The committee for the District Conference seeks about 150 homes to host delegates. Helpers should call the Methodist parsonage and provide their names and the number of delegates they can entertain.
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