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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
5
Local promo advertises a mail-in deal with the American Farmer of Fort Wayne Indiana. Subscribers paying arrears plus one year in advance receive the American Farmer for free. new subscribers pay one year in advance. Public notices also mention agency sales at the Red Store and upcoming Alliance gun production.
J R Hargis advertises a large stock of merchandise and groceries with the finest selection ever brought to Graham. He invites customers to call and examine the offerings as inventory and variety increase.
The page features persistent ads for D R Akin and Germ Exterminator, offering 24 hour prescriptions and microbe cures. It also lists travel tickets, real estate transfers, school advocacy for Graham, insurance notes for Ryus, and local classifieds on purchases, births, and merchandise.
A list shows Hall Morrison Will Sherrill Thad McCormick heading to Fulton Missouri James Girand to A and M College Bryan Texas Ada Girand Dallas Charlie Gay Ploughkeepsie N Y James White Georgetown Texas Sb Mabry and sister Ida Thorp Springs Texas Myrtle Morrison Kentucky Judene Arnold Waco Texas Rolla Ryus Weatherford Texas Geo LeGrand Austin LonA eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs D C Brooks died last Friday and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery Saturday
Advertisement noting Gravelys Best Tobacco offered at cost by D R Akin with a promise of bulk sale. The text presents a single seller and product promotion without dates or location.
A letter from R L Riekman & Co requests financial help amid demand for money. The firm notes over six hundred accounts and asks every debtor to contribute one or two dollars to ease cash flow.
A man purchases a state on the Quilter route as part of a scheme said to promise wealth. Details on the transaction and its origin are limited, but reports link the purchase to rising fortunes for the buyer.
Letters from John Argall and James Wells endorse Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla as a remedy for dyspepsia and related liver and kidney complaints. Argall from Golden Gate Avenue claims it cured his issues, while Wells of Oakdale reports acute relief after use.
A general mass meeting of The Farmers Alliance is called for Tuesday the 10th at 10 4 M to discuss matters of the Exchange Grand Mill Association and other business. Full attendance is requested as important matters will be considered.
Graham Texas September 1 1889 readers urge the Commissioners Court to improve roads and build bridges noting overseer duties and road law while debating Salt Creek bridge funding and railroad plans. The letter from J R Starrett argues three of five votes and funds are obstacles and calls for local support and relief from the county press.
Bold prospectus invites readers to seek loans, land purchases, fencing, or stock by visiting the Court House. Claims fast, simple terms with no red tape, straight interest over one or more years, and no heavy commissions.
The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway along with the Houston & Texas Central and Burlington Route launched a fast via sleeping car service on August 11 1889 linking Galveston Austin Dallas Sherman Denison Parsons Fort Scott Sedalia Hannibal and Chicago. The train arrives Chicago by 9 15 am enabling earlier connections east and west with a return service leaving Chicago at 5 45 pm reaching Missouri Kansas Texas points next morning and Texas next day.
The firm offers men’s Brogans at $1.00 and boys’ at 75 cents. Ay. 28 parties visited the Nee during the last few days as part of the purchasing territory overview.
Gray pony mare age 13 hands branded S on jaw and 8 on shoulder with heavy mane. Four months old light bay colt with white stockings. Reward: five dollars for return or 2.50 for postal information. Amos M Bailey Bryson Jack Co Texas. The text also mentions a sewing machine advertisement for the New Home Sewing Machine.
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