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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
7
A mixed page of small notices and ads referencing policy sales, watch repairs, photo folder requests, birth announcements, farm sales, and local trades. Mentions include M. H. n. m., Mitt ersley, Apton, J. C. Vaughan, B. S. Doty & Co, and W. J. Tidwell & Son. Also notes trips to the depot, beef market comment, and farm sales near Am and Bryson.
Dr. Brown's Medicine Co. of Worth Texas performs at the lie square tonight tomorrow and Saturday night offering over 200 dollars worth of medicine given away. Everybody come out.
Walter Allen announces eyeglass services in Graham and surrounding county offering high grade lenses and frames fitted at reasonable prices. He cites experience in the trade and guarantees satisfaction, urging customers to swap cheap glasses for better quality.
A notice invites entries for case naming by youths under 14 with top names receiving gold. Entries must be at the Graham Hardware Co office by May 31st at 6 p.m. Counts take place June 5th. Enclose all case names in sealed packs with the entrant’s name on the outside.
Dr. Pierce promotes Golden Medical Discovery from forest plant extracts to purify blood and aid digestion. It targets weak stomachs, biliousness, and torpid liver, claiming faster, permanent relief without alcohol. Substitutes reduce benefits. Pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
Elias DeLong known as Grandpa and namesake of Eliasville was born in Georgia in 1827 and died after a long life of faith, family, and service. He married Melissa Kimbell in 1847, joined the Baptist church at 25, and lived in Arkansas Texas and Eliasville, noted as a devout neighbor and upright citizen. For 54 years he maintained Christlike conduct and loyalty to his friends and lodge.
The annual Decoration Day program for Confederate veterans and allied groups is planned for the second Saturday in May 1906. Events begin at 10 AM at the courthouse with a procession to the cemetery, flowers placed on graves, and a social meal in Mr C W Johnson's pasture grove. Young Americans will enjoy swings and refreshments. baskets from locals are urged. By order of Young County Camp No 127. J W Horner Captain R C McPhail Adjutant.
Mrs Sue Martin a Fal sonora Mississippi resident recovered from six months of stomach trouble after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets She can now eat anything and says she is the proudest woman in the world to find such a good medicine For sale by all Druggists.
Full blood and high grade Short Horn bull calves offered for sale. Prices reasonable. Call on or address D. H. French, Graham, Texas.
An advertisement urges buyers to choose a Deering binder at Graham How Co for a machine that cuts and binds grain, contrasting with older binders that merely cut. The message emphasizes Deering’s one model handling both tasks.
A business missive urging customers to buy ready made horseshoes and nails and to value modern machinery over handcraft. It compares blacksmithing and painting, arguing that quality comes from proper manufacture and proper application, not from doing everything by hand. The note promotes Graham Hardware Co. and Devore & Co. as sellers of paint and hardware.
Mrs S R Crawford president of the Ladies Cemetery Association appeals for liberal contributions to maintain Oak Grove Cemetery as 547 graves are laid to rest in the growing plot. The request stresses ongoing needs and gratitude for support.
Do you itch 80 or older readers learn that Hunt's Cure is touted as the king of all skin remedies. It claims to cure any itching trouble promptly with one application and guarantees a cure in one box regardless of name or place.
New time card states a daily passenger service from Graham to Dallas with no freight. The local freight runs without passengers and does not operate on Sundays. Arrives Graham at 4:00 pm and leaves at 7:00 am. C. C. Miller, Agt.
Joe Hall the noted saddle horse will stand near Murray this season at J. W. Walsh's. For saddle stock buyers there is no better horse in the country. Season price eight dollars.
An advertisement proclaims that deaths from appendicitis decline in step with rising use of Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims the pills save from danger relieve constipation and associated ills, bringing strength and vigor, guaranteed by B. S. Doty & Co. Druggist, 25 cents. Try them.
Big stock of Deering six seven and eight foot grain binders row binders five and six foot mowers rakes twine harvester oil and repairs available at Graham How Co through the store.
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