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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
5
Local notes from Tidwell’s and surrounding businesses list flour delivery, fresh hams, feed and seed, photos, watches, and cold drinks. Shoppers are urged to try El Reno’s Best flour, Bonner’s mite remedy, and Groceries from Tidwell’s. A high volume of queries mentions visits, sales, and local traffic.
For sale items include beef pork and sausage at Black and Edens. Sale details and prices are listed for customers seeking meat products. Local vendors promote available cuts and quantities in this economy-focused notice.
Advertises buying bones and scrap iron during April. Mentions April 8 and 6 as dates or notes, followed by the word Flowers.
A historical notice seeks able bodied men for beef, pork, and sausage roles. It calls for workers to report to a designated facility for screening and employment, outlining basic eligibility and wage expectations.
For Rent. Two residences in Southeast Graham with good water and convenient outhouses. Apply to A. C. Parker.
Bonner's celebrated remedies promise to cure roupe sore head and cholera in chickens and keep them clear of mites fleas and ticks. Sold and guaranteed by Mabry Short and Company.
The advertisement declares Hunt's Lightning Oil as a cure for sprains cuts burns bruises aches and pains. It claims the product's mission is to relieve numerous bodily injuries through topical application using a bottle delivery.
A brief notice invites anyone who appreciates a nice meal to visit Crump ton's restaurant when in Graham, highlighting hospitality and local dining options for travelers.
Walter Haggard promotes music as essential to education and explains simple ways to acquire musical knowledge. The message emphasizes the role of music in learning and cultural development.
A local advertisement seeks five hundred additional customers to buy Beef Pork and Sausage from Black and Edens as part of a promotional push. The notice emphasizes availability and urge to visit the shop to boost sales.
A notice states one hundred cords of wood were cut at once and applied to A. G. Love in South Bend Texas.
Miss Mattie Posern, longtime teacher of a successful public school at Upper Tank Valley, paid the office a pleasant visit last Tuesday.
For sale seven registered Shorthorned bulls at reasonable prices. Certificates of registration provided with each bull. Bulls can be seen at Hunt's ranch near Drummond. Geo. W. Hunt, Agent.
Advertisement notes a good buggy in first class condition for sale at a bargain. Interested buyers are told to inquire at the Leader Office for particulars.
The International Conservatories of Music based in Dallas and Atlanta promote music education for ambitious learners. Walter Haggard, in the city, discusses the program and its aims to make the Divine Art accessible to all.
Hensley Bros of Jacksboro will open an ice house near the Rock Island Depot next week and offer ice at popular prices to all parts of town. R F Taggart will serve as their agent at the depot location.
Eld J A Baughn will preach at the court house on Saturday night before the third Sunday and again Sunday at 3 o clock and Sunday night Services will begin at 8 o clock Everybody invited to attend.
Retail notice highlights a large stock of ladies trimmed and ready to wear hats. Emphasizes best styles and lowest prices offered by B. Street & Co.
The Graham National Bank erects an iron awning around its east and south sides to serve as a summer meeting place for the Young County Yarn-Spinners Association Lumber Company and the Sons of Rest.
Eight or nine head of good mares and colts in pasture 13 miles southwest of Jacksboro will be delivered by Walter McQuerry Christian Texas. J A McQuerry.
Postmaster J. T. Cunningham announces summer hours with the office opening at 7 a m and closing at 7 p m daily except Sundays when it opens at 9 a m for general delivery.
Editor Geo L Rhea and his family depart Monday for an extended trip to California and Oregon. They plan to be away until about June 1 and promise forthcoming letters from Mr Rhea.
Auction note offers a Nichols and Shepard Separator ten horsepower thresher in good nearly new condition for cash or trade. Item listed by W. P. Stewart of Jacksboro Texas with asking bargain price of 150 dollars as listed.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church will serve ice cream and cake in the court house park next Thursday night the 18th. All are cordially invited. Mrs. B. 8. Dory, Sec.
Reverend J H Green arrived last Wednesday night and plans a few days in the city before returning to his home in Little Rock Arkansas.
Wanted to learn Telegraphy for railroad service under an experienced operator. Notes accepted for tuition. Position guaranteed. Free catalogue from McKinney Telegraph College in McKinney Texas.
Four head of young horses offered by G A Pozern at his home four miles east of Graham. Good stock and all young. Sale to be conducted by the undersigned.
The work of capturing wild horses in the Fox mountain and Madeline plains area has commenced. Several animals have been taken. The region is a rugged, sparsely settled stretch of Western Nevada and Eastern California, rough terrain suitable only for grazing. Thousands of wild horses still roam the mountains. Captured horses are small but sturdy and become hardy, serviceable, and obedient after breaking.
The Louisiana Purchase commemoratives totaled 287,990,200 versus Chicago 2,014,233,100 and Buffalo Pan American 324,070,000. Omaha two-year issue reached 22,532,440. Major Reeves cites novelty wear‑off and consumer satisfaction with regular stamps as the cause.
A Belle Plaine reader reports a friend suffered severe hand swelling resembling blood poisoning. Bucklen's Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved his life. Advertises best for burns and sores, 25 cents at B S Doty & Co. drug store.
A London jeweler curates solid silver forks dating from the sixteenth century. The collection shows little change in design over centuries, with forks resembling modern pieces. Once a luxury, these forks were reserved for the aristocracy.
The article explains California hosts the world’s longest electric wet transmission system. It compares Niagara’s 180 foot water fall to California’s 500 to 1800 foot vertical drops for hydro power. It notes water streams of this height would be deadly and can pulverize rocks, requiring very stout steel pipes and heavy masonry at lower termini due to rapid wear.
The Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt, famed as Marlborough’s duchess, admired old plantation songs for their charm while enjoying modern tunes at social gatherings. Her taste influenced courtly circles, with Westminster and Princess I Pless noted as embracing similar traditional favorites.
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