The Leader Weekly by J W Graves
A small weekly publication titled The Leader is noted as published by J W Graves. The text shows a price fragment 1 50 and a stray 1, indicating pricing or issue data.
22 Mar 1893
Page 1
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1893
Page
1
A small weekly publication titled The Leader is noted as published by J W Graves. The text shows a price fragment 1 50 and a stray 1, indicating pricing or issue data.
The city council met and approved ordinances including creating a city scavenger office and shifting filth out of the city. They ordered a dumping ground sought, dangerous awnings pulled down, a calaboose leased, and 348A convicts assigned to streets and works. Adjourned to March 28 at 2 PM. A local ad promotes Groceries and dry goods from Mornifox Street & Co and SaeMaken Davos.
Just Arrived Jewell's Spring goods with hats on display. Federal court adjourned and acquittal awarded for J D Head in mail robbery case amid questions on rewards. Reports note trials for whisky sales and criminal assault ongoing. new dry goods stock arriving. Morse Morrison Co and Moxinson Street Co advertise millinery and trotting gear.
The Axon community reports steady farming with corn planting under way and merchants stockpiling dry goods for the spring. J W Casey of Casey and Keen returns from St Louis with new goods while J M Keen and wife travel to Dallas and Hill County for two to three weeks, Keen attending a stock convention. Pneumonia endangers Mrs Drum wife of the town timer. Albert Keen visits Graham as town notes close.
Fragmentary notice lists laces, Point D Irlande, Valencicness, Torchons and assorted farm supplies such as plows, hoes, planters. Mentions ne Waptey and Surtement Co as sellers or suppliers amid scattered catalog items.
Community notes from Belknap include a meeting program dated April 15 1893 listing topics and speakers such as Prof R Lindsay J N Johnston Geo Compton and others plus a query box and decimal teaching guidance. Local items announce a death near Wadley Implement Co and mourners with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery noting Mrs Susie Drum wife of B W Drum and mother of two, plus sympathy from The Leaver.
D M Howard of Mineral Wells offers a large stock of dry goods and groceries for wholesale and retail trade. Call when you are in the Wells.
The notice promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum lever sores totter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions and claims a money refund if not satisfied. It lists price at 25 cents per box and notes sale by The R G Graham Drug Co with house headquarters details Morrison Street & Co and V F Gorrisson's for baseball supplies.
The issue notes a renovated hardware store, new spring stock, and Dr Newell’s shirts. It records local illness, a fatal child case, and staff changes at the school with Miss Whittenburg and Prof Lindsay. It mentions a Baduman banker, a planned April move, social notices, a concert at the school, and a Wadley Implement Co advertisement plus a newborn girl at Mr Cornish’s home.
A cure claimed for coughs colds throat and chest troubles with a money back guarantee. La Grippe sufferers reportedly recover quickly while a sample bottle is offered at the R G Graham Drug Co. Trial bottles are free and large sizes cost 60 cents and 1.00.
Indian Mound judge Timmons visited our school last Thursday and praised the teachers and students for good behavior. The note covers social visits to local families, upcoming cotton land shifts, and anxious rain concerns as ground dries.
JM Parker states readiness to construct tanks quickly and on flexible terms, highlighting swift mobilization and adaptable design capabilities for wartime needs.
Classified note describes a large heavy carved bed room suite with bedstead dresser and wash stand, priced at 25 dollars cash, plus a free English wash bowl and soap dish. Also mentions other local notices including a funeral, fabric stocks, sealed bids for city scavenger, and assorted services.
The document lists ordinances of Graham City addressing nuisances including filth in streets and privies, disposal of waste, and restrictions on livestock. It prescribes fines up to one hundred dollars and requires immediate abatement of nuisances, plus provisions for court-ordered cleanups and convict labor to pay fines. The text covers disinfection rules for privies and bans on frightening noises and street amusements, with mayoral approvals dated March 16 to March 17, 1893.
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