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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
3
Mrs Cate from Jelican Kentucky assumes millinery apartment management after returning from St. Louis with a new stock of stylish hats. She offers garments from leading manufacturers, with thoroughly shrunk fabrics, high quality lining, and trims at fair prices.
W M Mortons offers apples oranges bananas and fresh candies while Fort Worth bread sits on shelves at the City Meat Market. Sheriff M A Wallace attended a stock convention in Dallas Tuesday morning as Dr M H Chim and A A Timmons visited for business and blacksmith work respectively. O B Wilson sent in a substantial subscription payment and W I Gilmore made a pleasant city call.
A Graham account describes a noisy day with a jack parade scene near the court house, teasing locals, a bell, hot lead on a pole, and talk of a badger fight. The letter ends with a note about the Farmers Union meeting at the Graham court house on April 6 and a public address by W P Stinson on the Union’s aims.
Masry Short Co reports good cattle condition and promising crops along Connor Creek after C D Gholson visited town last Saturday, noting timely planting of onion sets and favorable prospects for the area.
Dr. J W Gallaher requests all who know themselves indebted to call and settle at once, urging prompt repayment.
Editor P A Martin traveled to Dallas Tuesday to observe the cattle men convention and planned a stop at the Fort Worth stock show en route home.
The Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church hosts a Friday night box supper on March 30 at the Court House. Each box should contain lunch for two and admission is ten cents. All are cordial invited to the event. County Judge J W Akin departed Monday for Dallas and Fort Worth to attend the cattle convention and fat stock show.
One good bred stud colt, draft stock, coming two, very large for age. Price 125.00 dollars. R. Jeffery Ingleside.
KK C Stovall of Graham Texas advertises two acetylene machines a 100 light and a 50 light both in perfect working condition. He reports burning 153 lights on the 100 light unit and 44 lights on the 50 light unit and offers to sell at a close price with installation. Reason for selling is to upgrade to a larger machine.
W. W Kearney of the Independent Lowry City Missouri urges every family to keep Chamberlains Cough Remedy on hand to check colds at the outset and shorten recovery. He notes its efficacy for croup in children and its preventive value if given when hoarseness first appears. Available from all druggists.
A man on the street attracted attention by offering wood for three dollars cash to move from his wagon to any woodpile. Several people showed interest and paid to claim the load on a notably bad day.
February 16, 1903 Belle River Illinois druggist O L McKnight reports selling Hart's Honey and Horehound and Rego Laxative Tonic Syrup with full satisfaction. Hart's Honey cures coughs colds throat and lung diseases while Rego Laxative Tonic Syrup treats constipation biliousness and indigestion. Bottles priced at 25c 50c and $1.00 sold by B S Doty & Co.
The piece contrasts old and new school democracy, praising Capt. Scott Field for leaving political life, and arguing the old school stood for principled, selfless service while the new sought office for gain. It laments modern politicians aligned with cash, graft, and expediency, calling for a return to Bourbon honesty and unity.
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