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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
2
The Leader informs readers that subscriptions are on credit and will not be extended beyond one year. It instructs customers to check their label date and renew if arrears approach one year, urging calls or mail for renewal.
The text contrasts well kept fronts with dirty alleys and calls out hypocritical men who hide vice behind public virtue. It likens such behavior to Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde, urging public shaming and legal action to curb neglect and uphold decency.
Curzen Lawranc of Helena Oregon writes that after suffering eczema for a long time he used Hunt's Cure. One application relieved him and one box cured him, and he believes Hunt's Cure will cure any form of itching known to mankind.
A noon Monday roof fire at M. Brisco's residence started from a defective chimney while the family dined. Alvin Long's timely presence helped prevent total loss, with only a sizable hole in the roof and no other damage reported.
Instructional note advising immediate relief for a burner scar with Chamberlain's Salve applied to a neat cloth. Claims instant pain relief and rapid healing without scarring unless injury is severe. Sold by All Druggists.
A passage urges breaking political and ideological ruts driven by inherited beliefs and prejudice. It argues reason as the path to truth, warns that unexamined tradition harms personal growth, and compares prejudice to a mule’s balky pull preventing ascent to higher ground of understanding.
A historical ad praises Chamberlins Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for colds and grip. It claims it relieves lungs aids expectoration opens secretions and supports recovery with no narcotics. The article states it prevents pneumonia and is safe for babies and adults, sold by all druggists.
The Leader praises readers who use the telephone to share news. It notes the telephone is a valuable asset for reporters and thanks the many callers who provide tips, including information about themselves and their families.
LovueNia McFerran argues for teaching literature in public schools to awaken imagination, expand vocabulary, and build citizenship. She praises accessible classics, urges native-language mastery, and outlines an instructor’s method to study selections, stressing literature as universal, ideal, and emotional.
Program notes for a five Sunday period begins Thursday November 26 1908 with Nadal exercises led by O E Dixon. Activities include sermons by C Jones T E Cannedy and J K Roach devotional exercises led by Joe R Mayes and G A Wilson discussions on church membership who may partake of the Lord s supper and ministerial duties with questions and dialogue led by named participants. A building association meeting and a collection for Bnelsner Orphans are listed.
A church schedule lists morning activities starting at 9 a m with a deacon led exercise by G T Black at 9 30 a m and a mass meeting on Sunday School topics. Additional minutes cover qualifications for superintendent and teacher roles and what makes a good scholar, followed by a missionary sermon by N W Holcomb with alternate speaker J L Roach. Committee members include G W Black Jor R Mayes and N W Holcomb.
A Panama Mo man proclaims seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery cures coughs colds throat and lung diseases. The ad claims thirty eight years of proof for the product aiding plagues like grip hay fever bronchitis and early consumption and states it prevents pneumonia. Sloan’s drug store sells bottles for 20 cents and 31 00 with a free trial bottle offer.
Real estate notices describe multiple tracts around Graham offering 40 acres with 20 cultivated, 34 acres tillable, a 14 by 16 foot one room house and dugout, water well, priced at 25 dollars per acre with trade possible. Additional parcels include 654 percent acres 8 miles northeast of Graham at 316 dollars per acre with down payment, 80 acres with 10 cultivated near Graham for 500 dollars, 320 acres largely unimproved near east of Graham at ten dollars per acre, and 160 acres with 60 cultivated near Bryson at 20 dollars per acre.
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