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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a powerful general tonic for malaria chill fever and weakness. It emphasizes that the bitter ingredients dissolve in stomach acids rather than the mouth and highlights longstanding use across the South with physician approval.
A collage of old notices includes Dr Porter antiseptic healing oil claims for wounds burns and skin diseases and a Bromine Quinine laxative box. Also shown are local public notices electing tax officials and a travelogue excerpt praising New York experiences and Texas pride.
In 1879 the Northern Judicial District of Texas was created with a Graham court. A brick federal quarters above a drug store housed Maj. Girand and Col. Roy while Judge A. P. McCormick and Marshal A. B. Norton served. Eliasville and other towns prospered. In 1879 G. B. McDernmnt was murdered on Fish Creek. sons Jack and Nelson Post were convicted. Jack Post was hanged publicly near Graham. Nelson died in prison after a confession.
An old Graham Texas advertisement for Norris Johnson Hardware offers organ and sewing machine repairs plus furniture repair service. The shop promotes a selection of candies nuts gum tobacco soda pops and other cold drinks and lists J H Price as contact, opposite City Bakery with independent phone 744 rings.
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle gathered with Miss Elsie Rubenkoenig on Wednesday afternoon at 4. Members discussed Modern Inventions for roll calls. The next year’s study program was debated and deferred to year end. The afternoon lesson came from The Spirit of French Letters, The Century of Invention. Mrs. H. P. Rose led the table talk in an unusually engaging session. The group expressed regret as the study closed, praising the growth of French literature.
The note urges checking old harvest machines and arranging repairs now for the approaching season. A second line suggests photographing a mother, arguing she remains a beauty and public interest in later portraits, with a prompt to schedule at Chism's Studio.
Last Wednesday afternoon the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle met at Mrs. C. B. Jones home. Roll calls showcased world wide interests and scientific, historical, and philanthropic topics. Mrs A B Eddleman read a timely article from the Chautauquan Magazine on Educational Problems in Great Britain. A business session followed and Mrs E P Rose led the final lesson from Social Progress in Contemporary Europe, the last lesson of the year.
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