Local shopping and social notes from the Leader
The Leader lists bargains at Petty Hallam & Co and B A Snoddy's Variety Store for dry goods and low prices. It notes Mrs R M Todd and children at the Dallas fair, calls from I W Steele and son Willie, rental offers for two four room cottages, and confirmed renewals from S P Taylor of Loving. Local fashion, millinery promotions, and attire ads follow with Mabry Short & Co and Graham Tailor Shop, plus trips to Fort Worth and Dallas for fairs and visits.
Cold Weather Advice Warns of Coughs and Pneumonia
Caution to beware coughs and colds that can lead to pneumonia or pulmonary troubles. Treat at onset with Ballard's Horehound Syrup, the standard American cure. Safe when used as directed. Prices 22c, 50c, and $1 per bottle. Sold by B. B. Doty & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Doty & Co
Rev C Jones to Preach in Mt Pleasant on Saturday Night
Mt Pleasant reports Rev C Jones of Throckmorton set to preach again on the Saturday night before the second Sunday in November. The congregation hopes for a regular appointment, citing his clear delivery that helps maintain order during services. Also noted are illness updates for Mrs Millard Walker and her son Willis, John Pope’s typhoid fever improving, and Mr and Mrs James Walker visiting Mrs Walker’s parents Mr and Mrs J W Marshall.
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C. Jones
Throckmorton
Millard Walker
Willis
John Pope
James Walker
Miss Grace Smith Visits Graham Then Returns to Dallas
Grace Smith spent last Saturday with home folks in Graham and returned to Dallas Sunday where she attends school. A crowd of young people went to Dallas last Sunday for the fair, many returning that night. A. A. Dalrymple called on the Leader Monday stating plans to leave this week for Midland and the western country to regain his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Smith
Graham
Dallas
A. A. Dalrymple
Midland
Attend to Your Liver Purifier for Better Health
A health note promotes Simmons Liver Purifier as a remedy to keep the liver well and prevent a range of troubles. The advertisement underscores its claim to support liver function and overall well being.
Gilt-edge Poultry Yards Seeks Room by Sale of Wyandottes
Cannedy claims Rhode Island Reds are as good as the best and White Wyandottes superior. Entire yard of Wyandottes offered for sale due to lack of space. Eggs available for hatching. The Priscilla club met with Mrs. Harry Wadsworth, seventeen members present and guests of honor Mesdames Morris, Street, Garrett, and Kidwell. They adjourned to meet Mrs. Harrell next Tuesday after a delightful afternoon.
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Cannedy
Rhode Island
Priscilla Club
Harry Wadsworth
Mesdames Morris
8. B. Street
Garrett
L. B. Kidwell
Harrell
Croom Hotel Proprietor Orates on Cures with Discovery
Mrs Ada L Croom Vaughn a well known hotel keeper suffered months of severe cough and consumption feared until Dr Kings New Discovery was tried. Three bottles cured her completely and she praises the remedy as a world wide lung and throat healer available at Sionan's Drug Store 50c and 1.00 with trial bottle free.
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Ada L. Croom
Croom
Vaughn
Caveny to Headline Gorham Lyceum Night at Court House
The second of five entertainments under the Graham band auspices will be held at the courtroom on October 31. J Franklin Caveny will perform as cartoonist and actor in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with rapid transitions between five characters. Marie M Caveny will sing, Mrs Caveny will accompany on piano, and reserved seats are on sale at 60 cents before 5 pm, 75 cents after, general admission 50 cents, children 25. The program promises varied interest and a potential return engagement.
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Graham
Court House
Cavery Company
Band Boys
Frank Burkett
Caveny Company
Rice Bureau
Caveny
Gorham
J. Franklin Caveny
Lyceum
Atlantic
Pacific
Fred Emmerson Brooks
Mr. Caveny
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Marie M. Caveny
More Than Enough Is Too Much Diet Advice
A health note advises adults to eat only what is needed to repair tissue and keep warm, warning excess food causes stomach, rheumatic, and kidney issues. It recommends revising diet and using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion, with as an aid to sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Caldwell and Payne Wed in Newcastle Union
Mr. E. A. Caldwell and Miss Nettie Payne were united in marriage on Sunday 11th inst. Rev. G. W. Roach officiating. The newly wedded couple have located at Newcastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Caldwell
Nettie Payne
G. W. Roach
Newcastle
Dear Leader Letter From R A Dunlap About Kansas Life
R A Dunlap writes from Reece Kansas on October 12 1908 sending expense money and inviting a visit to discuss Young County and old neighbors. He describes Flint Hills grazing land cattle feeding winter forage prices crops and land values noting health water and seasonality. He advises meeting at Reece rather than Eureka and mentions daily wagons for travel if late.
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Reece
Eureka
Uncle Sam
Young County
Kansas City
Flint Hills
Kansas
R.A. Dunlap
Why Colds Are Dangerous and How to Cure Them
The article warns that colds can lead to pneumonia, chronic catarrh, and set the stage for worse illnesses. It argues that scarlet fever measles and whooping cough are more likely after a cold and endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the quickest cure, noting it is sold by all druggists.
Jersey Cows For Sale By Dix Leberman
Fine Jersey milch cows good milkers now and heavy springers for sale by Dix Leberman at True Jall. They will be sold at reasonable prices. Two rubber-tire buggies for sale cheap terms to suit purchaser apply to John E Morrison & Co.
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Jersey
Dix Leberman
John E. Morrison & Co
Land for sale near lint Creek in Bryson Texas
160 acres of unimproved fenced land on lint Creek about 7 miles from Iaham with a tank of lasting water. Priced at 16 dollars per acre. One third cash. J. M. Caskey, Bryson, Texas.
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Iaham
Ash
J. M. Caskey
Bryson
Texas
Nowell-Ellis Wedding in Henrietta Missouri
At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the bride’s mother's home in Henrietta Missouri, Miss Missouri Ellis wed Mr Tom Howell of Olney. Both are well known in Olney with many friends. Missouri Ellis taught locally and has county-wide friends. Tom Howell is an enterprising local businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Missouri Ellis
Tom Howell
Miss Missouri
Howell
Olney
Olney Oracle
Tom
Loving area reports slow cotton picking and local growth
The Loving editor notes cold mornings slow cotton picking with 600 bales ginned by two Loving gins by Saturday night. Most cotton and seed sold, with half seed going to Jacksboro and the rest to Graham. Town busy, merchants thriving, and a new Loving Baptist church to be built with 7000 feet framing donated by Simmons Brothers. Roy Megargal of New York, Dallas & New Mexico railroad builder, visits Loving, coal land leases stretch 25 000 acres along railroad route, a new schoolhouse is rising with Miss Irene Fields as principal, and a social at the McKinney home closes the week.
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Graham Leader
Loving
Jacksboro
Graham
Roy C. Megargal
New York
Megargal
Dallas & New Mexico
Olney
Seymour
Bishop
W. T. Long
Frank Amberson
Irene Fields
Ida Trene
J. E. Harrison
Dick Reeves
R. L. McKinney
Twine on Hand for Fall Feed Crops
J B N Hwa Co notes they still have ample twine to secure the upcoming fall feed season. The brief firm update highlights inventory readiness and continued supply for agricultural use.
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J. B. N, Hwa, Co
Sheriff Sale Notice in Young County Texas 1908
A court ordered sale in Young County Texas on November first, 1908 markets the W C Corbett property. The 143 acre Moses Barnes survey tract near the Brazos River will be sold at the Graham Howser door to satisfy a judgment of sixteen dollars and seventy five cents plus interest and costs totaling about twenty six dollars. The sale is subject to two year redemption by paying double the bid. M A Wallace Sheriff Graham Texas October 3 1908.
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District Court of
Young County
3Rd Judicial District
W. C. Corbett
Texas
Judiciads
Smee
Art Howser
Graham
Corbett
W. ©. Corbett
Moses Barnes
Varas
Brazos River
Varns
Powell & Henderson
M. A. Wallace
Attorneys at Law Practice in State and Pessoa Courts
Attorneys at law advertise practice in all state and federal courts, offering land loans, purchase and sale of vendor's lien notes, and ready issuance of complete abstracts of titles. They promise prompt service and reliable title furnished on short notice.
Even the simple life bears hidden complications
A concise reflection notes that ordinary routines conceal unexpected challenges impacting daily living and personal choices in quiet, everyday contexts. The piece emphasizes how simplicity can mask broader tensions and underscore resilience in ordinary settings.
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Beckham National Bank
S. R. Crawtorp
J.M. Norman
Cashier
Petty Hallam & Co
B. A Snoddy’s Variety Store
R. M. Todd
Dallas Fair
I. W. Steele
Willie
H. L. Morrison
Clyde Young
Farmer
Kidwell & Cooper
I. B. Padgett
S. P. Taylor
City Bakery
Masry, Shortt & Co
J. W. Cornelius
Fresno
California
Mabry, Short & Co
Graham Tailor Shop
Agency For Modern Steam Laundry
Ft. Worth
Mabry Short
P. A. Martin
Fort Worth
Mt. Pleasant
Simmons
Tene
Pd Siew
R. A. Dunlap
Nowell-Ellis
Phil A. Auer
J.T. Brickell
Ag’t, Graham
Arene
Arnold & Arnold
Attorneys-at-Law
Co. W. Johnson
Young
West Side
W. A. Morris
Graham National Beak
Graham, Texas
Kay & Akin
Tonk Valley
Wanb
Ley BrotHers
M. du Wallace
North Oak Streets
Berkshire
John Kisinger
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