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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
3
Local retailer advertises 50 Genuine Wilton rugs heavy durable at 1.50 priced below $2.25 range. Tapestry and Brussels rugs 1.10 to 1.75 values. Ingrain carpet rolls 40 cents. Also mattings oil cloths linoleums shades portiers draperies and art squares offered cheap to beat rivals.
Mrs. Frank Peters of Farmer died last Thursday and was buried Friday. Postmaster Jno T Cunningham of Graham was reappointed. Frequent visitors and residents are noted. Maria Leavill, J. W. Burgess, Er. Morrison, and others are mentioned. Local business ads for millinery, groceries, laundry, and real estate appear alongside notices of reunions and new homes.
J. W. Still of Graham and S. R. Culver of Lovelaceville, former members of Kentucky cavalry regiments, met at Dallas Kentucky headquarters last week. Both endured capture, imprisonment, and hardship, later becoming Baptist deacons and Master Masons. Culver escaped. Still joined frontier service against Indians. Still thanked the U D C for the reunion, with A. A. Timmons introducing many old Georgia comrades.
At the Dallas reunion veterans from Georgia and Missouri met old comrades and friends. Highlights include J. H. Camp of Rome recalling Alex as a brave Southern soldier, Maj. J. W. Graves of the LEADER, and visits by Dr. J. W. Gallaher and others. A. P. Hogue of Goose Neck died, and Tidwell & Norman advertise low grocery prices while local notices mention dressmaking and county events.
Miss Dixie Harrison of Corsi Cana visits cousin Mrs. Chas Widmeyer. John Kay and Beckham children ill. Grandpa Norris and Mrs Clem McCarver sick. F H Stafford suffering carbuncle. cough syrup ad promises sleep and dreams. reunion talk and shopping offers noted among readers.
Lacy Leosis reports a recovering community after a whooping cough siege and a six month school term taught by Prof. Blakeley. Miss Ella Oatman returns from Throckmorton county teaching. Cattle fever spreads with fatalities as W O W plans ice cream supper on May 9 and anniversary on June 6. Rev G W Black treats a spider bite with soda paste.
The Graham Anti Saloon League adopts a constitution April 28 1902 outlining its aims to foster public sentiment against the saloon via agitation literature and press use. It names officers directors meetings quorum and amendment rules for local action.
An advertisement touts Simmons' Liver Purifier in a tin box promising business success and health benefits. It asserts relief from constipation ingestion headaches and billousness, and claims a healthier heart, urging readers to share with neighbors.
A vintage ad touts Cheatharo Laxative Tablets as a quick cold cure. The copy urges carrying them in a vest pocket with a guaranteed claim and a price of 25 cents.
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