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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
4
A listing of sale items with prices including John Deere implements and tools. Sulky equipment, plows, Bois d arc Rim Oak Rim wagons priced from $30 to $91.65, with several items discounted to low costs.
At this week’s gathering ten members and ten guests attended. Guests included Mesdames Garrett Hudson E B Graham Hallam Jackson Rames Kames of Oklahoma City Chism Rickman Jones and Miss Mazelle Morrison. Annie Morrison sang several songs and Annie Lucile played duets including The Old Gray Bonnet. Two ill members Fowler Morris Mabry were absent. next week’s meeting will be with Mrs H L Morrison.
The State of Arizona elected a constitutional convention with 36 of 52 members Democrats. Judge Carrigan adjourned his court last Saturday and returned Sunday to his Wichita Paris home. The murder case against H. C. Daniel tied to Miles Jones in Newcastle was set for Tuesday the 2th with a special panel of sixty men for the trial, hoped for this term by District Attorney Martin.
The East Lynne Company under Chas. L. Newton played to a fair audience last night. Miss Dorrit Ashton as Lady Isabel impressed many, described as one of the best actresses the town has seen.
A Remington typewriter taken as part payment on an Oliver and offered at a bargain. The machine is nearly new with a new two color ribbon and will perform as well as any other make. Ideal for a buyer seeking a good bargain on a reliable machine.
Mrs. Alice Hardin of El Paso visited relatives here last week. Andrew Hefner of Ivan traded with Graham merchants last Monday. Rev C J Cook of Crystal Falls visits W A Cook’s family. Z A Wyatt, north of town, called at the office yesterday. Methodists use a large tent on the church lawn for meetings. Mrs. Belle Reeves of Tulsa arrived Tuesday night to visit her brother Postmaster J T Cunningham, unseen for thirty eight years.
In Maine on Tuesday the Democratic party carried the state for the first time in half a century, gaining majorities in both legislative chambers. They will elect a U S senator to succeed Eugene Hale, a result that surprised both parties and alarms Republicans about a possible nationwide loss in 1912.
Revs. Vanzant Whitt and Caldwell of Graford, Methodist ministers, were in Graham last evening on their way home from a two week outing across northwest Texas and Oklahoma.
D G Vick and Co announce their new fall dress goods dress trimmings and motions line. Geo A Cloud and his wife and daughter visited our office last Friday. Potter County prohibitionists contest the election alleging fraud and irregularities with anti majority at 61 votes. Geo M James has recovered from blood poisoning and visited Graham last Friday marking his first town call in two months.
A red faced rustic laments wasteful nights of dissipation in Pearson's Weekly. He recalls visiting a Blue Moon soda shop, accepting a cigar from a traveling man, buying ham sandwiches, attending a church social, and trying penny dip. He admits exhaustion from pleasure seeking and finishing his round of escapades after a chocolate cream date with his girl.
A Pearl diver in the Gulf of California evades a large shark by stirring mud to blind the predator. He shifts around a rock, surfaces, and is hauled aboard a boat just as the shark lunges, demonstrating quick thinking and nerve under sea peril.
In My Day Mrs. Pryor recalls Juliet, age fifteen, entertaining a young male visitor on a veranda. The suitor boasts maturity, but a voice from inside resolves the scene. The mother, with little concern for boy lovers, tells Juliet to accept him if she wishes and to bolt the door when indoors.
In Point Prim locals tell of a legend from a French fort attack when a chain ball severed the church steeple and toppled the promontory. The bell supposedly sank, and sailors claim a phantom bell toll greets winds and danger to those at sea.
A young Washington socialite dashes from his home just after noon intent on reaching the office in time for a lunch break, underscoring busy city life and social schedules of the period.
A scene hints at a young woman named Dsuchter and her mother Maude in a tense domestic moment about propriety and a kiss. The dialogue suggests a social confrontation over restraint and public perception.
A brief exchange from the New York Sun questions the concept of reform in city administration. The reply proposes first supplying an automobile and then establishing an office to manage it, illustrating a critique of bureaucratic setup versus direct provision.
A compact newspaper card conveys a Pittsburg Post quip about how most millionaires recount earning their initial thousand dollars, noting the tendency to speak from safe ground. The item captures a brief, period voice observation without embellishment.
An advertisement touts an Oliver Typewriter as the standard visible writer priced at 17 cents per day. It highlights features like Ballance Shift, Ruling Device, Double release, and Automatic Tabulator among others, claiming the machine to be the most perfected on the market. The copy emphasizes its tremendous significance in business history and its widespread adoption.
A recently announced plan offers 1 cent a day payments with 17 cents daily, prompting a flood of applications for machines. The approach appeals across ages occupations and social classes, reflecting strong public interest and wide reach.
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