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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
The Leader publication in Graham Texas explains rates and renewal rules. It lists options One Copy One Year One Copy Six Months and 1.50 cents and notes second class main matter. It warns that subscriptions on credit will not be renewed beyond one year and asks readers to check their label date and renew if in arrears.
A moral reminder warns that debt leads to wasteful luxury spending. It urges the guilty to halt extravagance, settle debts, and test if financial restraint brings better peace of mind.
The city daily reads unfamiliar yet informative delivering neighborhood updates with familiar hometown tone and earnest local flavor. It conveys community events, notices, and shorter briefs that echo the home paper's assured vibe.
A local office notes that some visitors decline subscriptions citing they already take many papers. The message remains clear: do not worry about how many titles a person subscribes to, just take ours.
A comparison of modern barber shops with ancient Athens notes that Athenians used barbers to hear the news first. An old joke about King Archelaus of Macedon features a barber asking how to cut hair and the king replying in silence, reflecting a culture of quiet service.
At the Tyler preliminary hearing before District Judge Simpson last Thursday six of the men charged in the May lynching of Jim Hodge were remanded to jail. Three other indicted men were released on 5000 dollars bonds and two were discharged.
The editor states the newspaper aims to deliver value for each dollar spent and credits readers with funding improvements through advertising and subscriptions. They promise more quality content as revenue increases, noting support drives better reporting and expanded features.
A vintage print ad promotes Dr Shoops Pink Pain Tablets with a 25 cent box. It claims instant relief for congestion headaches blood pressure and various pains and urges consulting a doctor or druggist if the formula is incomplete. Sold by B Doty & Co.
A call to action to value educational effort in youth. Emphasizes that today’s boys become tomorrow’s men and should be supported to improve current school work and future outcomes.
A Racine Wisconsin doctor promotes a free book on rheumatism and a trial treatment of Dr Shoop Rheumatic Remedy in liquid or tablets. The note urges readers to obtain the booklet and test to offer relief to discouraged sufferers and surprise someone in need. Sold by B.
A Chicago Tribune reader is urged to support the fight against tuberculosis as a civic duty. The piece argues forty years could witness victory over consumption if voters back sanitariums and public health measures, noting past plagues and the hope in medical progress. It frames participation in elections as a personal contribution to ending the white plague.
A devotional summary extols the Bible as the mind of God and the path to salvation. It proclaims its doctrines as holy, its precepts binding, and its truths immutable, urging careful, prayerful reading for wisdom, faith, and moral conduct.
An advertisement touts the No-Drip silvered coffee strainer from Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin. It promotes Health Coffee made from malt nuts and grains, claiming no real coffee is used yet a real taste. The offer includes a coupon plan and a book on Health Coffee with a 11-2 package priced 25 cents sold by B S Doty & Co.
An editorial extols honesty in financial dealings and punctuality. It lauds the debtor who pays on time and the person who keeps promises, condemns those who fail to meet obligations or arrive late, and urges appreciation for reliable conduct in the community.
For years I suffered from billiousness and constipation and lost vitality. Pepsin and cathartics worsened matters. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets relieved the ill feeling at once and strengthened digestion. Mrs Rosa Ports Birmingham Alabama reports they purify the stomach liver and aid natural work. For sale by Sloan Drug Co.
A neighbor of General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War recalls how the future nickname Old Hickory arose. Amid a cold, rain soaked march without tents, Jackson slept in a muddy trench while soldiers huddled nearby. Captain William Allen and his brother Jim cut a hickory log to shelter him, and a drunken reveler later shouted the name as Jackson crawled out after the overturned shelter.
The advertisement claims Ballard's Snow Liniment can drive away rheumatic troubles in minutes and leave the user as well as a two year old. Sold by B.S. Doty & Co in the locale.
The program begins on Monday after May 26 with six weeks of study. Focus areas include arithmetic grammar spelling algebra geometry and latin with a German class possible if enough students apply. Tuition for the full term is five dollars.
The Burlington Hawkeye highlights spring as the time to bolster an extermination and prevention drive against the house fly. Citing Detroit efforts and Prof. George E Beyer, the piece warns flies spread disease, breed in waste, contaminate food, and urge all families to screen homes and report unsanitary neighbors to health officials.
President D. Neill of the Farmers' Union describes northeast farmers as meticulous business people driven by profit. He notes focus on home consumption and surplus sales, high quality stock and livestock, careful fertilizer use, land productivity gains, and well-kept orchards yielding solid returns.
A Dawson Louisiana Times excerpt extols the self made man with practical knowledge, skill, and health as his own best reference. It praises those who act decisively, improve continually, and lead with both intellect and ability, noting such doers are in high demand now as in the past.
Graham Laundry offers a drop off point at Cardwell's Barber Shop for laundry service.
Fragment lists unfamiliar units such as Vara and Varas with equalities like 1 Vara equals 1-3 inches and 1 acre equals 5644.3 Square Varas. Mentions 1900.5 Varas and 177 Acres related to labor values. No coherent narrative or persons identified.
An advertisement extols Dr. King's New Life Pills as a superior laxative and health builder. It claims the pills regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood strengthen the nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. Available for 35 cents at Sloan Drug Co.
The Van Alstyne Leader says the Commercial Secretaries Association is sending free letters to Texas newspapers but suspects bias. The paper vows not to publish them and warns readers to call a policeman if offered something free.
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