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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
4
Crowds left the Opera House frustrated as a late-arriving train prevented the Leigh-Smith Concert Company from performing their violin, harp, and readings lineup. The Chautauqua circle and Interse Club held sessions with elected members and guest speakers, highlighting lectures on German life and Europe, plus a musical duet.
Mrs. R. J. Flint of Braintree Vermont urged use of King's New Discovery for a dreadful cough when the patient was near death. The medicine is praised as a quick cure for coughs and colds and reliable for throat and lung troubles including grip bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy and hemorrhages priced at 50 cents and 1.00 with guaranteed satisfaction by all druggists.
The Priscilla Club met Tuesday evening with Mrs. C. P. Hutchison. A large number of members were present with Meadams Hudson and J Rickman as invited guests. The group will meet next Tuesday with Mrs Gaines B Hall.
Advertises 160 acres near Padgett priced cheap and 323 acres adjoining Oi mney available in any size tracts with easy terms. Mentions potential loans, trade options, and no large lawyer fees. Also notes local club activities and civic notices about street railway plans and road projects in Orange and Palestine.
Anecdote from Aquone North Carolina showing how Bucklen Arica Salve healed a severe leg ulcer after other treatments failed. The ad also mentions uses for burns boils skin eruptions and piles and notes the product is sold by local druggists.
Polk Kirby and family moved to Italy Texas. J W Richardson from Proffitt and J H Wood of Olney visited Monday. Judge Martin spends week here with family. A P Stewart of Loving visits. J M Hand plans move for son to attend local school. Keen visits Graham from Farmer. Born to Mr and Mrs Sam P Taylor near Loving a girl on Sept 36. J W Robinson of Murray attends county court. J J Jones renews Leader subscription. Mabry Sons advertise Swift Brookfield products for Fri Sat. W M Goode from South Bend says crops busy after years. cotton ahead. Mrs C L Tucker of Merkel visiting. Sam Davis Randolph Sloan and John Wix of Olney attend county court. C W Poole of Jean joins Leader readers. Mia Sadie Hoch and child visit Judge and Mrs Ry A Martin. Up to last night 4053 bales of cotton weighed at Graham, 3000 shipped out. J L Wootton of Murray notes good feed crop, cotton not as strong.
County correspondent reports visits by Mrs Whitt Craig and sister Miss Bessie Johnson near Whitt from the 4th to 7th. They visited Mineral Wells and Whitt church, returning Monday. Weather conditions and local movements, with multiple short notes on residents, schools, baptisms, and family arrivals and illnesses.
F. L. Adair relocates his boot shop to the former John Pohlman site in Graham and will serve customers after this evening. A castor bean stalk grows to the second story window at the Dolman House. City booster messages urge growth, development, and civic effort. Numerous short items cover local business, agriculture, and civic projects from Gainesville to Wichita Falls, including warehousing, crops, and bank building plans.
The Commanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent will publish as a single paper with Tom Bell as managing editor and T. J. Cunningham as assistant. In Corpus Christi the Bowers Southern Dredging Co wins the basin dredging contract, starting October 1 to deepen harbor access for 15 foot draft boats.
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