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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
6
The Land Department advertises sale and purchase of land with nationwide buyer connections. It urges listing lands at fair prices, boasts immigration links from Iowa Illinois and Missouri, and predicts many buyers from farming districts will visit Young County within 60 days.
A period advertisement offers short notice land loans with on site inspection and flexible terms, including extensions and smaller payments. It describes multiple farm properties near Graham, Olney, and Loving with acreages, cultivation, water, buildings, and price terms ranging from 14 to 30 dollars per acre, some with half cash and notes over 5 years.
Warm community gathering at Baptist meeting ends with songs and stories. Visitors from Talladega and Jack County share news while relatives visit. Local hunts, construction, and a picnic at Graham’s area bring the Valley community together with fishing, eating, and child play. Wild Bill reports a wolf sighting, prompting a bounty suggestion.
J. J. Firestone of Allegan Michigan reports taking two Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets last night and feeling fifty percent better than weeks before. He calls them a fine article for biliousness and Sloan Drug Co offers samples free for trial.
Numerous residents detail a Gra hum picnic with a fine time. Ed Martin and family visited J O Wilson and family. Grandma Litton is ill. John Clark's baby is sick. Fitzgeralds attended Miller Bend church. singing school pending. Harry Blackwood gets a new buggy. Eva Sitton stayed with Fine Fitzgerald. Sunday School restarts this week. Moonlight picnic at McCan bridge and Stella Wilson with Roy Mote at an ice cream supper. sleep scene SLEEPING BEAUTY.
Health and Beauty Aid ads claim Foley's Urine Laxative clears pimples blotches by cleansing the system for indigestion stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. Graham Drug Co.
An ad urges readers to shop Kidwell and Cooper for hardware granite tin ware stoves and guns with ammunition and other goods. It also promotes buying an Oliver typewriter, noting competitive prices.
A historic blurb extols two Dr Shoop remedies for women and general health. Dr Shoop’s Night Cure is a topical sleep aid soothing mucous surfaces and healing local weaknesses, while Dr Shoop’s Restorative is an internal tonic intended to ease nervous exhaustion and rebuild tissue, energy, and vigor.
An examination for prospective teachers certificates will be held at the new Graham school building on September 3 and 4. Exams start at 8:00 a.m. and all applicants must be present when the examination begins.
A sprain or ankle injury can lay a person up for weeks, but Chamberlain’s Liniment, used as directed, may cure in under a week. It’s praised for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains with prompt relief. Sold by Sloan Drug Co.
The advertisement notes Wildemann brings a major American show to town, billed as a big event. It announces the performance will take place here next Monday, inviting readers to attend. The piece emphasizes spectacle and local appeal without detailing cast or venue.
A health notice touts Simmon’s Liver Purifier as a remedy to diverse liver troubles. It claims the product both corrects liver issues and maintains liver health.
A bold sales pitch promotes a $100 Oliver Typewriter available for 17 cents daily with a small cash payment upfront. The ad emphasizes features like Ballance Shift and Automatic Tabulator, claiming universal appeal and growing demand across all classes and occupations.
The Oliver Typewriter is pitched as a money maker for beginners, promising high salaries for operators and rapid success. It promotes home use, schooling value, and a nationwide selling plan with an agent in Graham, Texas, urging readers to request details and a catalog. Also advertised are pain relief tablets, a traveling show, Preventives candy cold cure, and a editor's family trip.
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