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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1902
Page
4
In Montreal cathedral a tapestry found in Derby street becomes a curious tale from Mrs. Silsbee. Mr. Miller negotiates with a woman who prized the tapestry’s life like figures, trading it for a new carpet she deems better, ending with a vivid red and green design for her best room.
A doctor suggests common sense as the cure for worrying, urging women to avoid borrowing trouble, stay cheerful, and maintain health and beauty. The piece compares English habits of avoiding worry, proper rest, digestible meals, and organized routines to youthful living, with a humorous aside about a child and an incubator.
A fragmented quotation describes why people react to the sea, with lines about wild waves and self awareness. The text includes phrases about fools and waves prompting questions, attributed to unnamed speakers in an American context.
Jem argues that the man speaks hateful beliefs mocking beauty as skin deep and Dess counters by proving him wrong with a sharp response in a Philadelphia Press feature story fragment.
A compact quip notes how attire can shape a man into acting as if he is expected to behave like a gentleman, reflecting social expectations tied to dress and demeanor.
A short note from the Atchison Globe urges readers to avoid moralizing or gossip. It emphasizes restraint and straightforward reporting without personal judgments or sensational language. The item underscores duty to present facts plainly.
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a preferred medicine to loosen phlegm soothe throat irritation and reduce inflammation during a bad cold. It claims the remedy provides soothing warmth and fast relief and notes availability from a local dealer.
A doctor notes how healthy lungs give a gentle breezy inhale and exhale while moist bronchitis shows a gurgling sound, dry bronchitis a wheeze, and pneumonia can produce crackling notes. Drip sounds warn of air and water in improper chest areas, and bottle-like tones arise from airflow over cavities.
A reflective essay compares having no reserve to a leaky vessel doomed in a storm. It argues people fail due to lacking reserve in education, capital, character, health, and friendship, urging prudent preparation and frugal living to avoid sudden collapse.
A traveler recalls a dinner tale where a bitten glass triggered a ringing noise. Another guest covered the shard to mute it. The group believes stopping the ringing might save a drowning life, though origin of the superstition remains unclear.
A gambling tale chronicles Chartes James Fox once taking on a debt to Mrs. Crewe, a famed beauty of the era. A gentleman entrusted Fox with payments, leaving town, and Fox allegedly lost the sum by morning. Crewe later hints at the debt, only to learn Fox had already paid three months prior, prompting a humorous misunderstanding.
In London, General Horace Porter was teased by the chairman who joked that the general acts like a slot machine at a dinner, spurring Porter to reply with a sharp retort about the chairman turning the dinner into a speech.
A French death row inmate, facing execution, selects masela as his final meal claiming it always causes indigestion. He adds that this time they will not have the chance to eat it.
A humorous exchange recalls days of chivalry as a wife laments modern manners. The husband quips about Sir Walter Raleigh placing a cloak for Queen Elizabeth and a deer mother sitting on his hat, reflecting satirical 18th or 19th century wit.
A brief exchange shows Githooler offering Mulcahey a bottle of hair restorer. Mulcahey retorts that his hair isn’t falling out yet, while Githooiey says if Ol starts using it now, he won’t go bald when his hair does fall out.
A friend encourages a young singer who confesses her heart was in her throat during a bold public performance. The exchange captures ambition and nerves in a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
The Kansas City Journal outlines a dual tariff policy of protection and reciprocity to shield domestic industries while courting foreign markets. It argues tariff revision will favor monopolies, with provisions aimed at preserving high privileges for large combines over public interests, according to Commoner.
A garbled excerpt shows travel and social banter about Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic claims, marital views, and a salary rumor. Dialogue references include Elgerly France and a widow, with a closing line about lending money from Kraft and Newitt.
An ad urges readers to combat coughs colds and acute catarrh this month with Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Testimonial from J A Anderson Salt Lake City praises immediate relief and recommends trying the pleasant tasting remedy available at Graham Drug Co in three sizes 25 50 cents and 1.00.
A Q and A about making sleigh bells with an iron ball sized larger than the bell opening. A sand core, shaped to the bell interior, is placed inside the mold with the ball inside. Molten metal fills the space and, once solidified, the core is burst out, leaving the hollow bell with the retained ball.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary ailments. It claims benefits for back pain, liver and bladder issues, and frequent urination. Sold in 50c and 1 sizes with samples and a book via mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
America s famous Beauties. Look with horror on Skin Erup tions, Blotches, Sores, Pimples. They don't have them, nor will any one, who uses Bucklen s Arnica Salve. It cures chapped lips, chapped hands, chilblains. Infallible for Piles, 25c at Edgar Matthews, & Co s drug store.
Sheriff and County Court of Young County require publication of final settlement for the estate of B dolascon deceased. The administrator SA J Johnson requests final settlement consideration at the January term 1903 and a renewal to be discharged. Notice to all interested parties to file objections by January term 1903 at the Graham courthouse.
The Dallas News will cut its daily edition price to 75 cents per month starting December 1, 1902, whether by carrier or mail. The publishers promise a superior paper and independent stance, aiming to remain Texas journalism’s leading force. Readers are invited to Graham Drug Co. for a free sample of Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets.
A Davis druggist, C T Smith of Davis K ie, touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. He claims six years of sales without failure and cites mothers, physicians, and Edgar Matthews & Co. guaranteeing satisfaction or refund. Bottles are free at El repeals Bic and price.
A Monett Missouri mother recalls using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for a child with cramp colic. After the first dose relief came in minutes and a second dose was given before the doctor arrived. Sold by Gra. 1 Den.
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